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Blinken arrives in Israel as UN calls for investigation into number of journalists killed in Gaza
- The US Secretary of State met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today after talks in the UAE ahead of his visit to Israel.
- The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that it had recorded 249 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- Hezbollah announced the killing of a "commander" for the first time since October.
Franz Beckenbauer has died, aged 78
The German football legend won a World Cup as a player and manager.
- In Khan Younis, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) evacuated its staff and their family members from the area around the Al-Aqsa hospital
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Turkey today at the start of his fourth regional tour since the conflict began.
- In a statement on Saturday, the Gaza health ministry said it had recorded more than 120 deaths over the past 24 hours.
- Defence Minister Yoav Gallant outlined proposals for how Gaza would be run if Hamas is defeated.
- The proposals were unveiled on the eve of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fourth trip to the region since the conflict started.
- The health ministry in Gaza said it had recorded 162 deaths also over the past 24 hours.
Oscar Pistorius released from prison on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend
- The ex-Paralympian is "now at home" after his release from jail, authorities said.
- Reeva Steenkamp's mother said in a statement she is the one "serving a life sentence" in her grief for her daughter.