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Abdullah has cancelled the summit , abdullah has cancelled the summit, which was going to take place in the jordanian capital, amman. And would bring together President Biden with the egyptian and palestinian leaders of the region. Also, the news of the region. Also, the news today, a british israeli teenager whos been missing since last weekends terror attacks by hamas has been confirmed dead today. 13 year old yahel and her mother , old yahel and her mother, lianne, were both killed when gunmen attacked their kibbutz last weekend. Her sister, noya, last weekend. Her sister, noya, and their father, eli, are both still missing here. The Prime Minister has called for the Immediate Release of hostages taken by hamas. Well, it needs taken by hamas. Well, it needs away from israel the return of islamist terrorism poses a threat to all european nations , threat to all european nations, according to the french president , according to the french president , emmanuel macron. Today his comment
Biden, leaving for israel on a key visit to the middle east. And news from jordan has come through tonights hospital through after tonights hospital strike that the palestinian president , abbas, has president , mahmoud abbas, has cancelled his planned meeting with joe biden and Jordans King Abdullah has cancelled the summit , abdullah has cancelled the summit, which was going to take place in the jordanian capital, amman. And would bring together President Biden with the egyptian and palestinian leaders of the region. Also, the news of the region. Also, the news today, a british israeli teenager whos been missing since last weekends terror attacks by hamas has been confirmed dead today. 13 year old yahel and her mother , old yahel and her mother, lianne, were both killed when gunmen attacked their kibbutz last weekend. Her sister, noya, last weekend. Her sister, noya, and their father, eli, are both still missing here. The Prime Minister has called for the Immediate Release of hostage
Allies to find out what happened at the hospital. The israeli ambassador to the uk, tzipi hotovely, responded to news of the hospital attack earlier on gb news this is a war that hamas started from this horrible massacre that happened in october 7th. I think everyone is still shocked in this country, in israel and around the world, from the atrocities that were exposed that hamas did. And as exposed that hamas did. And as we speak, there are still 199 israelis, including children and holocaust survivors, grandparents that are kept hostage in hamas hands. I want to check what happened, but im sure and i can guarantee you, we never target civilians. Never target civilians. Well, weve been watching pictures in the last 15 minutes or so of the us president , joe biden, leaving for israel on a key visit to the middle east. And news from jordan has come through tonights hospital through after tonights hospital strike that the palestinian president , abbas, has president , mahmoud abbas, has