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Jan 2024
28m 4s

Hostage families storm Israeli parliamen...

Bbc World Service
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A group of 20 people have stormed Israel's parliament, demanding the government does more to secure the release of relatives in Gaza. There is growing dissent as 130 people are still being held hostage by Hamas. Also: India's prime minister attends the controversial opening of a Hindu temple, and after 30 years of research a potentially life-changing malaria vaccine is launched in Cameroon.

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