Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from the Australian I'm Christianami it with
Speaker 1: The Front's afternoon headlines. Hammas militants and other Palestinian militias
Speaker 1: will lay down their arms under a deal designed to
Speaker 1: bring peace to the Middle East. Donald Trump announced on
Speaker 1: Friday morning Australian Time the Iran proxy group had agreed
Speaker 1: to disarm and give up power in the Gaza Strip
Speaker 1: provided Israel withdraws its forces from the enclave, But a
Speaker 1: Hummas official told The Wall Street Journal the group had
Speaker 1: only agreed to place its weapons in a storage facility,
Speaker 1: not to fully disarm or hand over any weapons. Ghazi
Speaker 1: Hammad also said Hammas had not agreed to any Israeli involvement.
Speaker 1: Trump said in a truth social post the deal is
Speaker 1: quote a monumental step towards lasting peace and security. The
Speaker 1: deal is the product of months long negotiations between the
Speaker 1: United States, Israel, and Hammas, as well as mediators from
Speaker 1: the Middle East and the Boy of Peace established by
Speaker 1: the US President in January. US officials said enactment of
Speaker 1: the agreement will be a multi phase process designed to
Speaker 1: ensure compliance by all parties. Australian Middle Distance run at
Speaker 1: Rose Davies made Commonwealth Games history in Glasgow this week,
Speaker 1: becoming the first woman to win the women's five thousand
Speaker 1: meter and ten thousand meter races. Fellow Australian Jess Hull
Speaker 1: ran a close second in the five thousand meters.
Speaker 2: And how gets up alongside Davies. Have a look at
Speaker 2: this vision. Rones won't given away. She's fighting hard, She's
Speaker 2: going to do the double. She's going to do what
Speaker 2: nobody has ever done. Five and ten of the couple
Speaker 2: morf Games. She is a true champion.
Speaker 1: Australia also picked up three gold medals in the men's
Speaker 1: and women's cycling overnight, pushing our total medal hall to
Speaker 1: date to one hundred and ten for the Games, which
Speaker 1: come to a close on Sunday. Defense Industry Minister Pat
Speaker 1: Conroy says American submarines will have a presence in Australia
Speaker 1: far beyond twenty thirty two. That's after he claimed subs
Speaker 1: rotating through Western Australia's HMAS Sterling under the aucust Defense
Speaker 1: Pact would quote fade away after twenty thirty two, when
Speaker 1: Australia is due to receive its first Virginia class sub
Speaker 1: from the US. In a statement issued from Washington, where
Speaker 1: he's meeting with American defense officials. Conroy said the U
Speaker 1: S subs are quote intended to be an enduring element
Speaker 1: of US posture in Australia. As many as four of
Speaker 1: the US Navy vessels will operate out of Western Australia
Speaker 1: from next year. Check out those stories live right now
Speaker 1: at the Australian dot com dot a U and come
Speaker 1: back to the front first thing in the morning for
Speaker 1: our look at the second life of one of Australia's
Speaker 1: most loved films. It's The Castle and its coming to
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