Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Maryam Shah
Publication Date: April 30, 2024 - 16:50
Evening Update: Potential Israel-Hamas deal hangs in balance as Netanyahu vows Rafah invasion
April 30, 2024
Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:A potential Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to bring an end to almost seven months of war in Gaza hangs in the balance as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed today to invade Rafah regardless of how negotiations go.He made his remarks just before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who had visited Saudi Arabia and Jordan trying to drum up support for a ceasefire pact, landed in Israel.
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A mall in central Alberta was locked down while police say they responded to reports that two people were displaying a handgun.RCMP say in a news release they arrived Bower Place shopping center on Saturday evening after receiving two separate complaints about weapons, and with the help of mall security, they locked down the centre and secured the public in various stores.Officers arrested two youths without incident.
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