Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a US-led 15-point Gaza plan backed by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed and raising objections with the US.
President Cyril Ramaphosa met the family of South African-born Captain Daniel Perez after government intervention secured the release of his remains from Hamas, the presidency said.
Hamas says it has agreed to a Gaza deal covering disarmament and a phased Israeli withdrawal, with implementation and verification now the focus.
The Caribbean is reeling and the Bahamas are bracing for impact as Hurricane Melissa, a storm of historic ferocity, continues its devastating march across the Atlantic....