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Rescue efforts are hampered by landslides blocking roads, with focus shifting to finding victims buried under rubble. A university lecturer in Ruteng city, over 100 km from the epicenter, said she had never felt such a big quake and jolted awake at 5:30 am.
The visit comes after Netanyahu opposed a provision for Hamas to gradually disarm and transfer weapons to a Palestinian third party while Israel withdraws troops. Hamas had agreed to a preliminary version and remains committed, while at least 1,260 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire.