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Israel-Gaza war live: Joe Biden presses Benjamin Netanyahu on ‘urgency’ of sealing ceasefire
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The US president spoke to the Israeli prime minister on Wednesday in a call that included vice-president Kamala Harris, according to the White House
The crew of a Greek-flagged oil tanker that was attacked in the Red Sea on Wednesday abandoned the vessel and were rescued by the EU’s Red Sea naval mission “Aspides”, an official in the mission told Reuters on Thursday.
The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea region since November in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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