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Morning news brief: Labour wins UK election; Mossad chief heads to Qatar for truce talks; and more

Morning news brief: Labour wins UK election; Mossad chief heads to Qatar for truce talks; and more

Morning news brief

United Kingdom is on the verge of a potentially historic political shift as the nation awaits the results of the 2024 general elections.

In other news, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calleda meeting of his security cabinet to discuss new Hamas proposalssent through Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

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