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Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 50 Palestinians
By Najib Jobain And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 50 Palestinians, including women and children, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 50 Palestinians killed in Gaza airstrikes during the Israeli rescue operation of 2 hostages
By Najib Jobain And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hospital officials in the southern Gaza town of Rafah say at least 50 people were killed in airstrikes that accompanied an Israeli hostage operation. Dr. Marwan al-Hams, director of the Abu Youssef al-Najjar hospital, said Monday the dead included women and children. An Associated Press journalist also counted the bodies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday. It identified the men as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70. It said both men were kidnapped by Hamas militants from Kibbutz Nir Yizhak in the Oct. 7 cross-border attack that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December, was hospitalized again Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon said. In a statement, the Pentagon said Austin was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center around 2:20 p.m. While Austin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by 2 off-duty officers; young boy with her hurt
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her, sending worshippers rushing out of the building between busy Sunday services, authorities said. The woman entered the Houston church with a 5-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman firing rifle killed by 2 off-duty officers at Joel Osteen’s church, 2 others hurt, police say
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A woman in a trenchoat entered the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen and started shooting Sunday afternoon and was killed by two off-duty officers working security, police said. They added a young child with the woman was critically hurt and another man nearby was wounded. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheriff says suspect “is down” after shooting at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Texas megachurch
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas sheriff said Sunday that a shooter was down after a shooting at the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen on Sunday afternoon. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez did not immediately provide more details in his post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Lakewood Church had earlier posted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, but ‘retaining the functions’ of office
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon said. In a statement, the Pentagon said Austin was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center around 2:20 p.m. He “is retaining the functions and duties of his office,” according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Sec. Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, but ‘retaining the functions’ of office
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon says. In a statement, the Pentagon said Austin was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center around 2:20 p.m. He “is retaining the functions and duties of his office,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police report possible shooting at Texas megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – Police in Texas said Sunday that they were responding to a possible shooting at the Houston megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. In a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, Lakewood Church said there was “an active situation involving shots fired” at the church. “That is all the information we ... Read More »
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