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Release of US hostages

Israeli officials confirm the release of US hostages

Israeli officials have confirmed to the BBC that two American hostages, Judith and Natalie Raanan have been released by Hamas.

The mother and daughter were taken hostage by Hamas at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, in southern Israel, on 7 October.

Families welcome hostages’ release

A group supporting families of some of the hostages being held in Gaza has welcomed the apparent release of two hostages by Hamas.

We do not know yet if the families are reacting to the reports or have been told anything.

Describing Hamas’s actions as war crimes, Hostages Families HQ called on leaders in Arab countries to use their influence on Hamas leaders to immediately release all the kidnapped and missing persons held in Gaza.

The group urged world leaders and the international community to also use their “full power” to work for the release of all the hostages and missing persons.

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Amy Schumer Slams New York Times

Amy Schumer Slams New York Times, CNN for Parroting Hamas Propaganda: ‘Published a Propaganda Lie, Blaming Israel Without Fact Checking’

TODAY -- Pictured: Amy Schumer on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
Comedian Amy Schumer has emerged as the latest celebrity to slam establishment news outlets for parroting Hamas propaganda concerning the recent missile attack on a Gaza hospital — even going as far as to call for top editors to resign for spreading what she called “terrorist lies.”

Amy Schumer called out the news organizations by name —  the New York Times, CNN, BBC News, and others — for prematurely blaming Israel for the attack.

“Many Western outlets published a propaganda LIE, blaming Israel without fact checking. FACTS only reached the headlines an hour later. Fire the @bbcnews @nyt @skynews @cnn editors who put terrorist lies on their homepages,” she wrote in her Instagram Stories.

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Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli airstrike

WATCH: Top Hamas commander who led Nirim attack killed in Israeli airstrike

Israeli Security Agency had located the position of Bilal Al Kedra in Khan Yunis, a city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip

WATCH: Top Hamas commander who led Nirim attack killed in Israeli airstrike

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A high-ranking Hamas commander, believed to be responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre in Israel, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, Israel Air Force (IAF) said in an official statement on Sunday.

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US sends second aircraft carrier

The deployment signals Washington’s ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and our resolve to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate this war,’ Austin said in a statement

Agence France-Presse Last Updated:October 15, 2023 07:39:00 IST

US sends second aircraft carrier 'to deter hostile actions against Israel' as Gaza tensions grow

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The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas’s attack,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday.

The USS Eisenhower and its affiliated warships will join another carrier group already deployed to the region in the wake of the attack on Israel a week ago and Israel’s ongoing response.

The deployment signals Washington’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and our resolve to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate this war,” Austin said in a statement