US President Donald Trump on Saturday called on Israel to “immediately stop the bombing of Gaza”, shortly after Hamas accepted parts of his Gaza peace plan.

Two men from India, accused of robbing and assaulting two sex workers in hotel rooms while holidaying in Singapore, were each sentenced to five years and one month in prison, along with 12 strokes of the cane on Friday.

​After nearly two years of relentless war, the people of Gaza, who have endured daily airstrikes, displacement, and the constant shadow of violence, may be seeing a fragile moment of relief. US President Donald Trump, with his characteristic bluntness, has ordered Israel to stop bombing; Hamas, in a rare gesture, has signaled partial acceptance of a plan.