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The US vice-president’s visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.

Attorneys for the rap mogul filed a notice to the court and are expected to file a full appeal soon.

Alvaro Uribe was the country’s first president to be criminally convicted, and faced 12 years’ house arrest.

Two coffins were handed over by Hamas to the Israeli military via the Red Cross in Gaza on Tuesday.

Ecuadorian officials say they found no evidence the man had committed a crime, and so had freed him.

Across the wider region, four people are reported to have been killed and 10 others injured.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejects the idea of halting the conflict at the current contact line.

The historic items were taken in broad daylight and are now feared to have been broken down for parts.

Israeli forces have pulled back to a boundary which leaves Israel in control of most of Gaza – keeping far-right ministers on Netanyahu’s side, for now.

A White House official said there were “no plans” for the two presidents to meet in the “immediate future”.