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CNN —Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down news network Al Jazeera following the passage Monday of a sweeping law allowing the government to ban foreign networks perceived as posing a threat to national security. Rights groups condemned the move to shutter Al Jazeera and the law’s potential implications. In a statement the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was “deeply concerned” by the new legislation. The White House also called reports of the move to shutter Al Jazeera “concerning.”“The United States supports the critically important work journalists around the world do. Fighting between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 when Hamas carried out a deadly attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking some 250 hostages, according to Israel.

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☆ Health workers in Gaza are 'scared' they'll be trapped in Israel's path
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Despite shortages, Rafah's field hospital has accommodated nearly 30,000 patients since January. "A lot of health workers — specifically in the north, but all over — they're scared," he said. Many medical workers decided to stay in Northern Gaza as some patients could not be evacuated. AdvertisementDr. Zawar Ali, who is the medical advisor for the IMC field hospital located in Rafah, established the hospital in the beginning of January. Ali said the field hospital has faced numerous shortages from communication equipment to medical supplies.

Persons: —, Rik Peeperkorn, — they're, Peeperkorn, Zawar Ali, Ali, It's, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Health Organization, West Bank, Strategic, Israeli Defense Force, IMC Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Northern Gaza

☆ Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In his interview with CNN, Netanyahu made several claims about his country’s aid policy in Gaza. The Israeli leader’s claim contradicts statements he made previously, in which he boasted about permitting “minimal humanitarian aid” to enter Gaza. “We provide minimal humanitarian aid,” Netanyahu said at a press conference in January. The first 15 days of March saw an average of 165 aid trucks per day cross into Gaza, UNRWA reported Sunday. The UN and other aid groups have reported some of their aid trucks had been looted, but haven’t ascribed any blame for it.

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☆ Microsoft begins blocking some terms that caused its AI tool to create violent, sexual images
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The AI tool now also blocks requests to generate images of teenagers or kids playing assassins with assault rifles — a marked change from earlier this week — stating, "I'm sorry but I cannot generate such an image. There is also a warning about multiple policy violations leading to suspension from the tool, which CNBC had not encountered before Friday. Microsoft has started to make changes to its Copilot artificial intelligence tool after a staff AI engineer wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday regarding his concerns about Copilot's image-generation AI. Shane Jones, the AI engineering lead at Microsoft who initially raised concerns about the AI, has spent months testing Copilot Designer, the AI image generator that Microsoft debuted in March 2023, powered by OpenAI's technology. All of those scenes, generated in the past three months, were recreated by CNBC this week using the Copilot tool, originally called Bing Image Creator.

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☆ The 'special relationship' under pressure: Are Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course over Gaza?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

US President Joe Biden (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023. "The relationship [between Biden and Netanyahu] is absolutely terrible." A report by Politico in early February cited unnamed Biden administration officials describing the president calling Netanyahu a "bad f—ng guy." Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz (L) meets US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, at the US Capitol on March 05, 2024. Gantz reportedly faced a barrage of harsh questions and critiques from the administration over Israel's handling of the Gaza war.

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☆ Why only a trickle of aid is getting into Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Getting any form of relief into Gaza is a long and arduous process, aid workers and the UN say. An average of 95 aid trucks per day entered Gaza between October 10 and February 1, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, down from 500 commercial and aid trucks a day before the war, when Palestinians weren’t facing mass displacement and starvation. Following pressure from the US, Israel began allowing aid trucks to pass through Kerem Shalom in late December. Protesters blocking trucksIsraeli protesters have more than once blocked trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza via Israeli crossings. Risk of bombardmentOnce relief enters Gaza, Israeli bombardment, damage to roads from airstrikes, communications blackouts and mass displacement impede distribution within the enclave.

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☆ Gaza Ceasefire Plan for Hostage Release Awaits Hamas Response
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

"We don't know and we cannot predict what Hamas' response will be," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister, said on Monday. Hamas told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday the proposal would involve three stages, including the release of hostages held by the group and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. "After that, the Hamas leadership will meet to discuss the paper and express its final opinion on it," the statement said. More than 100 Israeli hostages are still held, following the release of a similar number in an earlier truce in November that involved the release of scores of Palestinian prisoners. The Hamas statement said the second phase would also involve the release of male military recruits.

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☆ Biden says Netanyahu not opposed to all two-state solutions for Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Biden's call with Netanyahu was the first in nearly a month, the White House said, noting the discussions focused on Israel's ongoing strikes in Gaza. Asked if a two-state solution was impossible while Netanyahu was still in office, Biden said, "No, it's not." Speaking to reporters after a meeting with U.S. mayors, Biden said Netanyahu was not opposed to all two-state solutions, and there were a number of types possible, noting that some United Nations members do not have military forces. Biden was asked if he would reconsider conditions on Israel aid given Netanyahu's comments rejecting a two-state solution. Netanyahu had said in a press conference that he told Washington he objected to any Palestinian statehood that did not guarantee Israel's security.

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☆ ‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | Abeer Salman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi CNN —One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Since October 9, Israel has blocked access to water, food and electricity in the Strip that is home to more than 2 million Palestinians. “It’s chaos,” one resident told CNN Monday, standing behind a crowd of people scavenging for supplies under the damage. Displaced Palestinians queue for food donations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on November 30. A day after the IDF said it was expanding its ground operation, it said it struck about 200 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

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☆ Israel expands offensive in southern Gaza as UN says civilians must be protected
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli troops and tanks gather near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 3, 2023, after battles resumed between Israel and Hamas militants, as clashes continue between Israel and Hamas militants on December 3, 2023. The Israeli military is expanding its offensive in southern Gaza, where for much of the last two months it has told Palestinian civilians to flee for their safety. At least 50 people were killed Tuesday in Israeli strikes on Khan Younis in the south and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. The outlet and other journalists on the ground reported streams of ambulances rushing people to local hospitals. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan, speaking to press, said that Israel has "indicated there are areas where there will be no strike zones, and in those zones we do expect Israel to follow through on not striking."

Persons: Khan Younis, enclave's, Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, Jake Sullivan, Israel Organizations: Hamas, Israeli Defense Forces, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S

Almost 16,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its campaign in October, following Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. Israel believes it has killed “several thousand” Hamas militants, an Israeli official said. Israeli officials have indicated that that is their intention, one of the officials said. Senior US officials have been careful not to publicly criticize Israel and are increasingly insisting that their strategy of counseling Israel to target Gaza more deliberately and surgically has delivered some results. “I do believe that they have listened,” Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Sunday when asked whether Israel is listening to the US.

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☆ Little food, a beating and lice: What freed Israeli hostages are saying about being held by Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Rachel Clarke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The details below have been compiled from comments by freed hostages to their families, their carers and sometimes to reporters. Under the terms of the deal between Israel and Hamas, most of those released are women, children and foreign workers. Ruth Munder, a released Israeli hostage, walks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on November 24. Emily Hand told her father that they always had breakfast and sometimes lunch or an evening meal. Emily Hand said she was not hit and her father said he believed harsh voices were enough to make her do what was wanted.

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☆ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went on an 18-month, $85 million real-estate shopping spree — including a previously unknown Hawaii estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katherine Long | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementYears before the recent drama at OpenAI turned CEO Sam Altman into a household name, the former Y Combinator president went on an extraordinary 18-month, $85 million real-estate shopping spree, according to records reviewed by Business Insider — including a previously unreported $43 million Hawaii estate on land that locals describe as historically significant. AdvertisementSam Altman's Hawaii estate is immediately adjacent to the reconstruction of the royal temple of King Kamehameha I. Maxar TechnologiesA $43 million estate in HawaiiIn July 2021, Altman bought a twelve-bedroom estate in Kailua-Kona, on the big island of Hawaii, for $43 million. Altman's purchase of the Hawaii property has not been previously reported. AdvertisementAnnie had been unaware that her oldest brother owned property in Hawaii until Business Insider asked her about it, she said. A $27 million San Francisco homeAltman's weekday residence is a home on San Francisco's Russian Hill that was once described — inaccurately — as the most expensive home in San Francisco.

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☆ Israel and Hamas agree to last-minute cease-fire extension of 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A helicopter with Israeli hostages released earlier by Hamas lands at Sheba Medical Centre on the sixth day of the temporary truce after Hamas blamed ‘technical issues’ on the delay as family and friends wait nearby in the early morning hours of November 30, 2023 in Ramat Gan, Israel. Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire by at least a further 24 hours just minutes before the fragile truce hit its deadline. Under the terms of the deal between the warring parties, three Palestinian prisoners are exchanged for every one Israeli hostage. Qatar, a key mediator of the arrangement which has also been home to Hamas' political division since 2012, noted the continuation of humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza under the terms of the cease-fire. U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Wednesday that one of the freed hostages was a dual Israeli-American national.

Persons: Joe Biden Organizations: Sheba Medical, Israeli Defense Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Ramat Gan, Israel, Gaza —, Qatar, Gaza, State, American, Egypt, U.S

☆ Israeli cyber VC fund Cyberstarts names new general partner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israeli venture capital fund Cyberstarts on Wednesday named Hila Zigman as general partner. Before joining Cyberstarts, Zigman worked closely with Cyberstarts portfolio company Noname Security as chief product officer, leading the company's development and product teams, and overseeing its Israeli headquarters. Zigman also served as a captain in the technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. Zigman's appointment comes two months after Cyberstarts announced its Scale fund with $480 million in committed capital slated for seed investments in cyber startups. Cyberstarts said it has $663 million of assets under management while its portfolio is valued at $30 billion.

Persons: Hila Zigman, Zigman, Cyberstarts, Steven Scheer, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Cyberstarts, Security, Israeli Defense Forces, Thomson Locations: Cyberstarts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said. The Israelis have been receptive when administration officials have raised these concerns, the official said. The two sides agreed Monday to extend the truce for an additional two days and to continue swapping hostages for prisoners. It will be his third trip to the region since Israel’s war with Hamas began last month. The aid is to be delivered into Gaza by the United Nations.

Persons: —, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, White, Israeli Defense Forces, State Department, Hamas, Ministry, Biden, United, World Health Organization, United Nations Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S, United Nations, Egypt

Thirty-three Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived early Tuesday in east Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah. Political Cartoons View All 1267 ImagesCurrently:— Israel and Hamas extend their truce, but it seems only a matter of time before the war resumes. So far, Hamas has released 69 hostages, including 51 Israelis, and Israel has released 150 Palestinian prisoners. Fifty Israeli hostages have been freed under the terms of an initial four-day truce, which has been extended to Wednesday. Israel has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released.

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Biden vowed that he would not relent until all American hostages in Gaza were released. Biden had his own demand throughout the talks: Humanitarian assistance had to reach Gaza, regardless of a deal. Israel’s ground invasion plans were revised so fighting could be paused if a hostage deal came together. Talks resumed last Friday, and in another conversation with the Qatari emir, Biden told him it was the last shot at a hostage deal and he had to close it now. Officials also crafted a way to try to entice Hamas to release more hostages than the 50 already agreed to.

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☆ Opinion: The drama around Sam Altman is an urgent warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is on its third CEO in as many days. And how should other institutions – governments, non-tech industries, global alliances, regulatory bodies – reign in the worst excesses of potentially dangerous AI innovators? This dynamic – a potentially dangerous technology developed at extreme speed, largely behind closed doors – is partly to blame for Altman’s firing. And we all have a stake in whose interests AI will serve – and right now, its development is being funded with billions of dollars by people expecting to make a huge profit. The Altman story is fascinating because Altman is the most powerful figure in AI technology, which in effect makes him one of the most powerful men in the world.

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☆ Fact Check: 2013 Egypt hospital attack video shared as Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Video showing chaos with audible gunfire inside the Rabaa al-Adawiya hospital in Cairo, Egypt in August 2013, has been falsely shared online as showing Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) inside the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza in 2023. The miscaptioned video circulated online after Israeli troops entered the Al Shifa hospital on Nov. 15 after a days-long siege. Israeli forces say that the hospital covers tunnels used by the Islamist group Hamas, a claim that has been denied by the group, Reuters reported. “Israeli forces shooting inside al shifa hospital” read posts sharing the old video on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter (archived). The video, however, was uploaded to YouTube (archived) by Egyptian news outlet Rassd News Network (RNN) in mid-August 2013 and depicts shooting inside the Rabaa hospital.

Persons: Al, ”, Mohamed Mursi, Read Organizations: Israeli Defense Forces, Al, Hamas, Reuters, Facebook, YouTube, Rassd News, The Atlantic, The Washington, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Egypt, Gaza

☆ Humanitarian team describes Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital as 'death zone', WHO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A makeshift operating theater area is seen inside Al Shifa hospital during Israel's ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023. There were 25 health workers and 291 patients, including 32 babies in critical condition, remaining in Al Shifa, WHO said. "WHO and partners are urgently developing plans for the immediate evacuation of the remaining patients, staff and their families," it said. Israeli forces seized Al Shifa in their offensive across north Gaza last week, saying it concealed an underground Hamas command centre. Al Shifa staff say Israel has proven no such thing.

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☆ US 'deeply concerned' that attack wounded Jordanian medics in Gaza -Sullivan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing held by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The United States expressed deep concern on Thursday that Jordanian medics were wounded in shelling near their field hospital in Gaza. Jordan's foreign ministry said seven staff members at its field hospital in northern Gaza were wounded by Israeli shelling. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday called Jordan a critical ally and said its "essential role in the conflict must be protected." "We are deeply concerned that Jordanian medical personnel in Gaza were wounded in an attack near their field hospital, and we are profoundly grateful to medical professionals providing critical care to Palestinians in Gaza," he said.

Persons: Jake Sullivan, Karine Jean, Pierre, Leah Millis, Jordan, Sullivan, Sufyan, Susan Heavey, Doina Organizations: National, White House Press, White, REUTERS, Rights, United, White House, Israeli Defense Forces, Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armed Forces, Arab Army, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Gaza

☆ Israeli army releases video said to show operations in Al-Shati camp
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIsraeli army releases video said to show operations in Al-Shati campThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released footage on Thursday that they said showed military activity in Gaza's Al-Shati camp. In a statement, the IDF said: "During the operational activity, the Commando Brigade coordinated 54 precise strikes from the air, sea and land, during which Hamas terrorists were eliminated and terrorist infrastructure, booby-trapped buildings and tunnel shafts were destroyed."

Organizations: Israeli Defense Forces, Commando Brigade Locations: Al, Gaza's Al

☆ How an Indian startup hacked the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +41 min

The Indian company hacked on an industrial scale, stealing data from political leaders, international executives, prominent attorneys and more. Run by a pair of brothers, Rajat and Anuj Khare, the company began as a small Indian educational startup. The Indian company hacked on an industrial scale, stealing data from political leaders, international executives, sports figures and more. Back in 2012, Kristi Rogers was an executive at Aegis, a London-based security company. Canadian security company GardaWorld, which acquired Aegis in 2015, said it had no information on the incident.

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☆ Israeli military says its forces have entered Gaza's Al Shifa hospital for 'precise' operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Israeli military said early Wednesday its forces had entered Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital. Israeli authorities claim the militants conceal military operations in the Al Shifa Hospital. Israeli military officials gave no further details but said they were taking steps to avoid harm to civilians. 🔴 Operational Update:IDF forces are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital, based on intelligence information and an operational necessity. International organizations have warned of crises at multiple medical facilities, including Al Shifa, which is the biggest hospital in Gaza City.

Persons: Gaza's, —, Dr, Khaled Abu Samra, 🔴, aza, ity., hite Organizations: Gaza's Al, Israel, Service, Hamas, Al, CNN Locations: Gaza's Al Shifa, Gaza's, Gaza

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