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Lebanon as he stated last week Lapid did not have a mandate to give away ‘sovereign assets’ to an enemy state.

Lebanese caretaker PM Najib Mikati has said the US guarantees the accord whoever is Israeli leader.

Lapid said it was the job of the government to “heal Israeli society’s wounds and not worsen them”. He added, “We will continue to fight for an Israel that is Jewish and democratic.”

Far-right MK Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Religious Zionism Party backs building of settlements.

Ben Gvir claimed his party represented secular, Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox.

Likud will join with the Religious Zionist Party and two ultra-Orthodox parties to form a coalition.

National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz has not ruled out sitting with Netanyahu and called for a political map bringing all parts of society together.

Gantz’ inclusion in a coalition would temper ultra-Orthodox influence.

Voter turnout appears to be 71 per cent, 4% more than the last election.

NJA chairman Gary Mond offered congratulations. Mond called on Netanyahu to take steps in Israel’s “best interest without allowing entities outside Israel to influence him”.

Sunak, Johnson and Herzog at COP27

The United Kingdom will have two Prime Ministers at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt which opens on Sunday.

Rishi Sunak will now attend after stating he was too busy preparing for the budget on November 17 to attend the event. He told PMQs he would deliver on Glasgow’s legacy of building a “secure, clean and sustainable future”.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would attend on Tuesday,

President Isaac Herzog hosted Israel’s delegation yesterday. He is expected to lead the mission of ministers, climate experts and academics. Herzog has established the Israeli Climate Forum.

He said: “I see an unparalleled opportunity in this delegation to make a firm statement about the magnitude of the challenge, to present our accomplishments and capabilities and of course to extend a hand to our neighbours and partners so that we may fight together for the future of Planet Earth and of our environment.”

Stamford Hill teen girl ‘critical’ after horrific bus crash

BY ADAM MOSES

A teenage girl from Stamford Hill is in a critical condition with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after a double decker bus crash on Monday evening in Stamford Hill.

A second girl, also 14, is believed to be improving after being injured in a horrifying incident.

Police were called at 5pm on Monday after reports of a collision involving a bus and motorcyclist at the junction of Amhurst Park and Stamford Hill in north London.

Police sealed off the area and are investigating circumstances of the incident.

Police said that the girls were injured when a route 76 bus struck a traffic light pole which fell on to the girls. Emergency services were called and transported the girls to hospital.

The route is operated by Go Ahead London.

A London Ambulance spokesperson said: “We were called at 5:11pm today (31 October) to reports of an incident at Stamford Hill, N16. We sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, a medic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance by car. Two people were treated at the scene. We took one to a major trauma centre as a priority and one was taken to hospital by a

Stamford Hill bus accident

Hatzola ambulance crew.”

The Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville, tweeted: “Awful to hear about this accident tonight in Stamford Hill, first thoughts with those injured in the accident and all those from the community and emergency services who went to help them.”

A spokesperson from Transport for London said: “We are determined to continue working towards eliminating death and serious injury from London's transport network.”

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