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Reuters

(Reuters) - One Israeli male hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, said on Monday.

Hamas armed wing says one Israeli hostage killed, two women captives 'seriously wounded'

DOHA, Qatar — Hamas is willing to concede on governing the Gaza Strip after the war, but will not lay down arms against Israel, one of the group’s leaders says. Basem Naim, a leader in Hamas’ politburo, met with NPR in Qatar for a wide-ranging interview about the war with Israel, prospects for a cease-fire deal and how the Palestinian group now views its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms

Mediaite

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered a direct strike on Israel following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The Times reported, according to three sources, “Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday […]
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Iranian Leader Orders Direct Strike On Israel Following Hamas Chief’s Killing, Per Report

The Associated Press

Israel said Tuesday it had rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza. The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis after 10 months of war but also served as a painful reminder that dozens of hostages are still in captivity as international mediators try to broker a cease-fire in which they would be released. BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Qaid Farhan Alkadi was alone underground Tuesday after 326 days of captivity in Gaza when...

A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

The family of the first Israeli hostage to have been reclaimed alive from inside Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network underneath Gaza have hailed his rescue, saying it is as if he has been “brought back to life.”

‘Brought back to life’: Family hails rescue of Israeli hostage from Hamas tunnel in Gaza

Illinois State

I can remember vividly watching the Democratic National Convention in July of 2004 and seeing Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama for the first time — well, I knew about him, but seeing him speak for the first time. The Democratic presidential nominee at the time pegged Obama to give the keynote. Many said, “Who?” But when he appeared and spoke, it was spellbinding.

After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star

The bodies of six hostages being held by Hamas have been retrieved from an "underground tunnel route" inside the Gaza Strip, Israel's military has said. A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Chaim Peri and British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell were recovered from the Khan Younis area on Monday.

Six hostages' bodies retrieved from Gaza tunnels, says IDF

Business Insider

The electronic communications and navigation systems the West depends on are vulnerable to Russian attack.

Russia is signaling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.

OK Magazine

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were stripped of their security privileges when they left the royal fold, but experts wonder if the Duchess of Sussex will return to the region for the 2027 Invictus Games. It was announced the sporting event will return to the U.K. in 2027, but the Sussexes have ongoing safety concerns about the duke's native nation that could cause Harry to travel alone."Meghan has said she's only prepared to return to England if she and Harry have a place of their own and the security they both feel is essential," biographer Tom Quinn told an outlet."Meghan...

Meghan Markle Is 'Only Prepared to Return to England' If She Is Given 'Essential' Security

NBC News

It was supposed to be a joyful affirmation of new life in Gaza’s ruins. Instead, as Mohamed Abu Al-Qomasan waited to collect the birth certificates of his days-old twins, he learned the newborns and his wife had been killed in what local officials and witnesses said was an Israeli strike.

Newborn twins killed in Israel's offensive in Gaza as their dad went to get their birth certificates

Ukraine said Russia fired 28 Kalibr cruise missiles from surface and underwater carriers in the eastern part of the Black Sea on Monday.

Russia's largest attack on Ukraine just showed that its Black Sea Fleet is still dangerous despite its heavy losses

CBS News

Ultra-right-wing Israeli nationalists stormed two military facilities late Monday, protesting the detention and questioning of nine Israel Defense Forces reservists suspected of raping and abusing a Palestinian prisoner whose injuries were so bad he had to be hospitalized. Social media videos show guards at the Sde Teiman military base and prison, near Beersheba in southern Israel, shouting at and pushing military police who'd arrived to question the reservists, seemingly in defense of the suspects.The Sde Teiman facility is known to hold Palestinians arrested in Gaza since Israel launched its war on the territory's Hamas rulers, in response to the group's...

Alleged rape of Palestinian prisoner reveals stark divisions in Israel

The New Republic

He may not be in office, but Donald Trump has been speaking with the powers that be about Israel’s war on Gaza—but it’s not in an effort to end the genocide.Instead, Trump has allegedly been talking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avert a cease-fire deal, fearing that doing so could help Vice President Kamala Harris win in November, according to PBS.“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said PBS’s Judy Woodruff...

Trump’s Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines

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NewsNation

Former President Donald Trump was whisked away from a NewsNation interview when he was told that things were not safe.

‘We’re in danger here’: Trump whisked away from NewsNation interview

Mary Trump made her co-host choke laughing with her description of former President Donald Trump's RNC as compared to VP Kamala Harris's DNC.
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Mary Trump Makes Co-Host Choke On Her Coffee By Saying RNC Was ‘White People Funeral’ Compared To DNC

The Independent

 Barron Trump, the youngest of Donald Trump’s children, is embarking on one of the first big adventures of adulthood this fall: moving away to college.The 18-year-old, having just graduated from Florida’s prestigious Oxbridge Academy, will study in New York, his father revealed this week. The exact university remains unknown but NYU, Columbia and Cornell are all possible contenders. Barron will now join a long line of young adults to attend school with the weight of their parents’ presidential legacies on their shoulders — and Secret Service agents watching their every move. Paul Eckloff, a former Secret Service agent who protected...

Barron Trump starts college this fall—and he’s bringing his secret service detail along

A Bedouin man who was held hostage in Gaza for more than 10 months was rescued by Israeli forces on Tuesday, Israeli officials announced. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was rescued by troops with Shayetet 13, the 401st Brigade, in a "complex operation" in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced in a joint news release with the Israel Security Agency, or the Shin Bet.

Hostage held by Hamas in Gaza rescued by Israeli forces, IDF says

The US Sun

THE OLDEST animal walking the earth has lived through eight British monarchs, 40 US presidents and could be even older than first thought. Meet Jonathan, the giant tortoise who is 192 years old – at the “absolute” minimum. The “gentleman tortoise” is thought to have hatched around 1832 at the latest in the Seychelles, since living […]

Meet oldest living animal to walk the earth – Jonathan the tortoise who met late Queen & lived through 40 US presidents

It seems like this has been the air travel summer from hell. The Microsoft outage, weather delays, and overall airport chaos have made going on summer vacation far more of an ordeal than it usually is. Every other day someone goes viral on TikTok for showcasing the ridiculous long lines at airports, or for exposing how long they’ve been sitting on the tarmac. Everyone you know has probably had some sort of airport horror story from this past summer.

‘This is my nightmare’: Entire plane full of passengers are abandoned by American Airlines without the ability to leave the terminal

Axios

President Biden asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during their call on Wednesday to agree to pull Israeli forces back from part of the Egypt-Gaza border during the first phase of the hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal so negotiations on the deal can move forward, three Israeli officials said. Why...

Scoop: Biden asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from part of Egypt-Gaza border

NewsBreak

Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was a security guard on Oct. 7

Israeli troops have rescued an Israeli hostage from southern Gaza, the military announced Tuesday, the eighth captive held by Hamas to be brought back alive by...

Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was a security guard on Oct. 7

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