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Israel and Hamas claim victory after truce

There have been clashes in Jerusalem between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police after Hamas and Israel agreed a ceasefire

Both Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have claimed victory after a ceasefire took hold early on Friday. There have been clashes today in Jerusalem between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at Al Aqsa Mosque compound. We speak to our regional experts in Egypt and Israel about how the truce was brokered and get reaction from people on both sides.

Our regular coronavirus expert Dr Megan Murray from Harvard Medical School joins us to explain today’s coronavirus stories.

We’ll also talk about an independent report that has found the BBC guilty of covering up what it knew about how journalist Martin Bashir secured his famous interview with Princess Diana in 1995.

(Photo: A Palestinian woman reacts after returning to her destroyed house following Israel- Hamas truce, in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, May 21, 2021. Credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

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