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The Israeli government continues to insist that there will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip without the release of all hostages by radical Islamic organisation Hamas. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that he is prepared to make "tactical little pauses" to facilitate the release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian supplies, which aid organisations say are urgently needed. Europe's press takes stock.

President Andrzej Duda has nominated the current Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of the conservative PiS to form a government, despite the opposition camp having jointly won more seats in the parliamentary elections. Duda, who was a leading member of the PiS before becoming president, said he was continuing the good tradition according to which it is the leading parliamentary group that gets the first chance to form a government. Commentators find his stance unconstructive.

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has caused a stir with her plan to impose severe fines on charities that distribute free tents to the homeless. Braverman explained that the legislation would target people who sleep rough as a "lifestyle choice". The response in the press is divided.