Israeli media is reporting that Hamas has agreed in principle to the US peace plan which was presented to Israel and Arab countries this week.

The plan would allow Palestinians to remain in Gaza and reform the Palestinian Authority in a departure from previous US deals. The reports come after another bloody night in Gaza.

Fresh overnight strikes have killed dozens, according to medics in Gaza, but there is renewed hope today as Israeli media is reporting Hamas has agreed in principle to the Trump administration’s latest peace plan.

Leaked details suggest it is a significant departure from previous US deals.

Reports say that Palestinians would be allowed to remain in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority would be reformed.

During that process, Gaza would be run by local technocrats overseen by a new international body and Hamas would be completely disarmed.

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Unidentified drones flew over Danish military sites including its biggest base during the night, the latest in a slew of sightings officials have called a “hybrid attack” and hinted at possible Russian involvement.

Drones were spotted at “several military sites”, a Danish military spokesman told AFP, refusing to provide other details.

Police said “one to two drones” were observed yesterday at around 8.15pm local time near and over the Karup military base, the country’s biggest base which houses all of the armed forces’ helicopters, airspace surveillance, flight school and support functions.

Karup is also home to parts of the defence command, according to the military’s website.

Police spokesman Simon Skelkjaer said police could not comment on where the drones came from, adding: “We didn’t take them down.”

Police were cooperating with the military in their investigation, he said.

The Karup base shares its runways with the Midtjylland civilian airport, which was briefly closed though no flights were affected as none were scheduled at that hour, Mr Skelkjaer said.

Mysterious drone observations across the Scandinavian country since Monday have prompted the closure of several airports.

Drone reports also closed Oslo airport for several hours earlier in the week, following drone incursions in Polish and Romanian territory and the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets, which raised tensions in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday that “over recent days, Denmark has been the victim of hybrid attacks,” referring to unconventional warfare.

Investigators have so far failed to identify those responsible, but Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that the flights appeared to be “the work of a professional actor”.

Ms Frederiksen has pointed the finger at Russia.

“There is one main country that poses a threat to Europe’s security, and it is Russia.”

Moscow said it “firmly rejects” any suggestion that it was involved in the Danish incidents. Its embassy in Copenhagen called them “a staged provocation”, in a post on social media.

Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said earlier this week the aim of the attacks was “to spread fear, create division and frighten us”.

The drone flights began just days after Denmark announced it would acquire long-range precision weapons for the first time, as Russia would pose a threat “for years to come”.

Hummelgaard said Copenhagen would also acquire new enhanced capabilities to detect and neutralise drones.

Defence ministers from around ten EU countries agreed yesterday to make a so-called “drone wall” a priority for the bloc.

EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Europe needs to learn from Ukraine and swiftly build anti-drone defences.

“We need to move fast,” Mr Kubilius told AFP in an interview. “And we need to move, taking all the lessons from Ukraine and making this drone wall together with Ukraine.”

Copenhagen will host an EU summit gathering heads of government on Wednesday and Thursday.

It said yesterday it had accepted Sweden’s offer of its anti-drone technology to ensure the meeting could go ahead without disruption.

Police officers in Northern Ireland are to be deployed around popular night-time settings such as pubs and clubs in a bid to identify predatory behaviour targeting women.

Project Vigilant is an initiative which has been used by a number of police forces in England to combat violence against women and girls.

The PSNI said it would involve the tactical deployment of both plain-clothed and uniformed officers within night-time economy settings.

Officers have recently received training from Thames Valley Police for the operation, which will see them intervene when they identify behaviour of concern.

Detective Chief Insp Leah Crothers said: “We are actively seeking out good practice from across the UK and have recently had Thames Valley Police over to Northern Ireland to train our tactical officers to enable us to deploy the successful Project Vigilant initiative.

“We want to make our night-time economy settings as safe as possible and a hostile place for predatory behaviours.”

The PSNI is marking the third year anniversary of its action plan tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Between the start of 2019 and July 31st, 2025, 36 women and girls across Northern Ireland were killed by men.

Until the end of August 2025, police have made 5,042 arrests under new legislation aimed at tackling domestic abuse, stalking and non-fatal strangulation.

They have also put in place four stalking protection orders using new legislation.

The force said there had been on average 84 arrests each month for the domestic abuse offence, 19 arrests each month for the offences of stalking and threatening and abusive behaviour and 76 arrests each month for non-fatal strangulation.

In the 12 months to July 2025 there were 21,729 VAWG offences recorded, a reduction of 4 per cent compared with the previous 12 months.

There have been 21 Walk and Talk events, which see neighbourhood teams meeting local women and support groups to hear their concerns.

Active bystander training has also been rolled out across the force.

Ms Crothers said: “We remain committed to doing everything we can to prevent harm, call out unacceptable attitudes and behaviours and protect women and girls wherever they live – in towns, cities and rural communities.

“Over the last three years we have spent a significant amount of time working with partners like the Department of Justice and The Executive Office developing our action plan, and more recently a public-facing campaign, Power to Change, to help address misogyny and other behaviours that we know can escalate to criminality.”

She added: “We have always been clear that it will take a societal effort to make a real change.

“But as a police service we have an opportunity to lead the way and to do so we have to be willing to look inwards to our own organisation and challenge our own attitudes and behaviours.

“This is why we have launched this year a mandatory internal training package for our officers and staff to reflect on how they can play an even greater part in making our organisation and wider society a more inclusive and safe space.”

The detective said: “Tackling violence against women and girls requires commitment from all – where perpetrators are held to account, communities stand together, and we work with partners to make every space safe.

“This remains our goal.” – PA