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PoliticsDavid Seymour and Winston Peters on Israel-Hamas peace plan prospectsDeputy Prime Minister David Seymour and Foreign Minister Winston Peters weigh in on developments in a possible Israel-Hamas peace plan. Video / Mark MitchellWatch09 Oct 01:24 AM
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World'Blessed are the peacemakers': Trump says both Israel and Hamas have accepted a peace planUS President Donald Trump has announced a deal has been reached over the first phase in a peace plan for Gaza.Watch09 Oct 12:08 AM
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