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Gaza’s Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on June 9th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas. The ministry said Sunday that around 700 people were wounded in Saturday’s operation. The operation deep into central Gaza was the largest rescue operation since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polls open in 20 EU countries as voting for the European Parliament enters its final day
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on June 9th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – Polls opened on Sunday in 20 European Union countries, from Sweden and Lithuania in the north to Portugal and Cyprus in the south, as voters choose their representatives for the next five-year term of the European Parliament, amid concern that a likely shift to the political right will undermine the ability of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seoul will restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons. Following an emergency security meeting led by South Korean national security director Chang Ho-jin, the officials decided to install and begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seoul to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons
By The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons. Following a national security meeting, the South Korean presidential office said the loudspeakers will be installed and begin broadcasts in border ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haiti’s new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country
By Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince just days after arriving in the country, the government said. It wasn’t immediately known why Conille was hospitalized. The office of the prime minister said in a statement that Conille was feeling slightly unwell “following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haiti’s new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country, official says
By Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an official told The Associated Press. It wasn’t immediately known why Conille was hospitalized. Louis Gérald Gilles, a member of the transitional presidential council that recently choose Conille as leader of the troubled Caribbean country, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US official says
By Ellen Knickmeyer And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Badly needed aid has been delivered to Gaza from a newly repaired American-built pier, a U.S. official said Saturday, following problems that had plagued the effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea. The pier constructed by the American military was only operational for about a week before it was blown apart ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed
By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military’s heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals, a health official said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. At least 94 Palestinians are killed
By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick And Jack Jeffrey, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza as heavy fighting continued there. At least 94 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals, a health official said. Israelis were jubilant as ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. At least 94 Palestinians are killed
By Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began in Gaza. At least 94 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued around the sites in central Gaza, the Health Ministry said. Israel’s army ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. At least 55 Palestinians are killed
By Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began in Gaza. At least 55 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued around the sites in central Gaza, the Health Ministry said. Israel’s army ... Read More »
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