Morning news brief: Gaza ceasefire talks resume; settlers attack West Bank village; and more
Morning news brief
Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday (Aug 15)stated that any ceasefire in the ongoing conflict must include a "complete" withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
In other news,India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Friday (Aug 16) launched the Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) using its recently built small satellite launch vehicle SSLV-D3.
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