An anonymous Egyptian security source said on the 9th a Hamas leadership delegation met Egyptian officials in Cairo to discuss implementing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. The delegation, made up of senior Hamas officials, confirmed it will transfer Gaza’s administrative authority to the Gaza National Administrative Committee and agreed to hand weapons to that committee for safekeeping. Hamas also said it would facilitate deployment of peacekeeping forces and the committee’s work to pave

Rosatom said on the 10th that Russia and an IAEA delegation met in Kaliningrad for the 13th round of talks on safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The delegations were led by Rosatom CEO Likhachev and IAEA Director General Grossi. Likhachev said Ukrainian forces have stepped up strikes on the plant, the adjoining city of Enerhodar and surrounding areas since late April, causing 7 deaths, including one plant employee, and 40 injuries. He urged the IAEA to publicly condemn Kyiv's actions.

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