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Six Israeli hostages freed ahead of Palestinian prisoner release
Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday. The released hostages included four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel – Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert. The two other men freed, Avera Mengistu and…
Read MoreSix hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed
Palestinian extremist group Hamas released six more hostages on Saturday, with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners set to be released from Israeli jails in exchange under a fragile ceasefire deal. The six hostages were turned over to the Red Cross in different parts of Gaza, with 40-year-old Tal Shoham and long-term captive Avera Mengistu, 39, released…
Read MoreHamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Palestinian extremist group Hamas has transferred three more hostages to Red Cross representatives in the Gaza Strip, a live broadcast of the handover ceremony showed on Saturday. The three men, Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen, were abducted during the October 7 attacks on Israel some 16 months ago. They were handed over to…
Read MoreChina’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (Pedro Pardo) One of China’s leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which the company operates by the end of this year, its CEO said Saturday. Founded in 2014, XPeng is…
Read MoreAnger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting
An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two key cities in recent weeks are trying to seize more territory. Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was injured two days ago by a bullet that struck the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) office in Masisi where he…
Read MoreThe Rise of the Passive Spectator
The famed twentieth-century photojournalist Weegee was just as fascinated with tragedy—fires, car crashes, murders—as he was with our desire to gawk. Source link
Read MoreBefore He Formed Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page Played a Prom in Ohio
Back in 2021, I wrote an essay about the great musicians who, surprisingly, had performed at my high school, in Kansas City, in the nineteen-sixties: the Crystals, the Drifters, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Ike & Tina Turner. There were so many of them that I assumed high-school dances with big-name talent must have been…
Read MoreWhere to see cherry blossoms in South Korea
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The end of South Korea’s long, frigid winter is announced by puffs of pink and white. Cherry blossom season is a big deal here, celebrated with local festivals and flower-themed drinks — and it’s as beautiful as it is fleeting. Southern Jeju island sees its first…
Read MoreHamas hands over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza
Palestinian extremist group Hamas has turned over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal with Israel, according to a live broadcast of the handover ceremony on Saturday. The two men, Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu, were handed over in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, with four…
Read MoreHamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal
Hamas freed five hostages on Saturday – with a sixth expected later – in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement with Israel. The first two men released were identified as Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39. Video footage showed the two men looking frail and scared…
Read MoreShiri Bibas’ body confirmed as release of more Gaza hostages planned
The body of a woman handed over by Palestinian extremist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip is that of the kidnapped hostage Shiri Bibas, the Nir Oz kibbutz confirmed early on Saturday. “The kibbutz announces with deep pain that she was murdered while being held hostage in Gaza,” said a spokeswoman. Hamas handed over the…
Read MoreBody handed over by Hamas is that of Shiri Bibas, Israeli sources say
The body of a woman handed over by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is that of the kidnapped hostage Shiri Bibas, the Nir Oz kibbutz confirmed early on Saturday. “The kibbutz announces with deep pain that she was murdered while being held hostage in Gaza,” said a spokeswoman. The militant Palestinian organization Hamas handed over…
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