Israel rejects Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza; Possible communications breakdown in near miss at Sydney Airport; And in cycling, Demi Vollering wins the Tour de France Femmes.
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- Israel rejects Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza.
- Possible communications breakdown in near miss at Sydney Airport.
- And in cycling, Demi Vollering wins the Tour de France Femmes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza Peace Plan.
His remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war.
The agreement calls for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to halt its strikes and begin withdrawing from the roughly 60 per cent of Gaza it currently controls.
Mr Netanyahu says the Israeli military will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed.
Hebrew* then translated into English): "Israel rejects the 15-point plan. I heard people say, you didn't say, we said, but here, I'm saying it again, Israel rejects the 15-point plan. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed. And when I say disarming Hamas, it means the heavy weapons, the less heavy weapons, and the light weapons, all the weapons, and we are talking about real disarmament, not a fictitious disarmament."
In a statement, Hamas says it is still committed to the plan.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets Tehran's demands.
Iranian State Media is reporting Iran has laid out a list of conditions for reopening the strait, including an end to the war on all fronts, the lifting of a US counter-blockade of Iranian ports, the end of sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was, in his words, "low-keying it" in his approach to Tehran, suggesting he believed he could wait for Iran to back down over the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran insists on retaining control of the Strait after the war, and says it wants to charge tolls for passage.
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Australia's Transport Safety Bureau is investigating a possible breakdown in communication which led to a near collision on the taxiway at Sydney Airport yesterday.
Jetstar says a staff member was injured when a passenger plane bound for the Gold Coast braked to avoid colliding with a Qatar Airlines jet that was being towed along the tarmac.
It comes after a week of flight delays at the airport, due to apparent staff shortages.
Chief Commissioner of the transport safety bureau Angus Mitchell says it's too early to tell what caused the crash.
“We do know they've certainly come in much closer vicinity than they should have. So there's been some sort of a breakdown, whether it's through communication or misunderstanding. Part of it will be from recorded devices. What was broadcast from the air traffic controllers? What was the understanding by the crew in the Jetstar aircraft? What was the understanding of those that were manoeuvring the Qatar Airlines flight."
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The most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year has made landfall on the country’s east coast.
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall over the coastline near Yuhuan City in Zhejiang Province overnight, with maximum wind speeds near the centre of more than 150 kilometres per hour.
The effects were felt as far away as Hong Kong on China's southern coast, where the weather observatory posted a record high temperature of 36.9 degrees Celsius caused by warm air pushed over the city by the typhoon.
State broadcaster CCTV reported the cancellation of nearly 1,400 flights in and out of Shanghai's two main passenger airports; and 270 flights in and out of Hangzhou's airport.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics is urging everybody in the country tomorrow night to take part in the national Census.
The nationwide survey happens every five years and collects important data which is used by governments to provide services and infrastructure.
This year's Census includes questions on topics including ancestry, religious affiliation, sex recorded at birth, and how people commute to work. All data remains private.
ABS Census spokeswoman Emily Walter says even people travelling in Australia are expected to complete the questionnaire.
"In respect of Census night, we need to know who was here, and that includes international visitors, it includes international students, visa holders, even babies. Sometimes people forget to put babies on their form."
Australians travelling overseas do not take part in the Census.
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To sport now and in cycling...
Dutchwoman Demi Vollering has secured her second Tour de France Femmes [[Fam]] title, winning the ninth and final stage to reclaim cycling's biggest prize.
Vollering began the ninth and final stage around Nice with an eight-second lead over Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, after taking the yellow jersey from the Polish rider a day earlier.
The Dutch rider put any lingering doubts to rest on the final ascent, where she launched a decisive attack, before finishing with a lead of one minute and 18 seconds.
The 29-year-old FDJ-Suez rider says she has her team to thank for her success.
“It’s incredible, the people I have around, you know, like, it’s not only the dream to win in yellow here, to win a second Tour de France, but it's the dream to live this life, to work hard together with people with a lot of passion. I think that's the whole dream, you know.”
