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☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | Andrew Raine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Israeli military said it is conducting a raid inside Gaza’s biggest hospital Al-Shifa as it targets Hamas militants it claims are operating beneath the structure — which the militant group and hospital officials deny. The United States on Tuesday cited intelligence suggesting Hamas has a command node under the hospital, seeming to back Israel’s assertion. What’s happening on the ground: Khaled Abu Samra, a doctor at the hospital, told CNN they were given 30 minutes’ warning before the Israeli operation on the complex began. Khader Al Za’anoun, a journalist inside the hospital, told CNN that Israeli tanks had moved into the hospital complex, and there were gunfire exchanges across the yard. It’s unclear whether there are IDF soldiers inside the hospital buildings, Al Za’anoun said.

Persons: Israel, Hamas’s “, ” Israel, Peter Lerner, Khaled Abu Samra, “, ”, Khader Al Za’anoun, Al Za’anoun, Mai Al, Kaila Organizations: Hamas, CNN, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, Health Ministry, Israel Locations: Gaza, United States, “, Ramallah, Israel

☆ Al-Shifa Hospital: Israel says it is carrying out ‘precise and targeted operation’ in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Israeli military is carrying out a “precise and targeted operation” in Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces, and Israeli tanks have moved into the hospital complex, a journalist inside the hospital told CNN. “We can see them pointing the guns of the tanks toward the hospital. The Israeli operation is taking place in a “specified area” of Al-Shifa Hospital, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which again accused Hamas of continuing to use the hospital for military purposes – claims Hamas and hospital officials have repeatedly denied. A doctor inside Al-Shifa told CNN they were given 30 minutes’ warning before the Israeli operation began. The Israeli statement said, “The IDF is conducting a ground operation in Gaza to defeat Hamas and rescue our hostages.

Persons: Khader Al Za’anoun, –, Shifa, “, Dr, Khaled Abu Samra, Al Shifa, ” Israel, General Antonio Guterres Organizations: CNN, Shifa, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Health Ministry, United Nations Locations: Gaza’s Al, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Ramallah

☆ 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.

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CNN —Israeli forces launched a raid Wednesday on Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, after accusing Hamas of operating from tunnels beneath the vast complex – a claim denied by the militant group and hospital officials. A satellite image shows Al-Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza on November 7. Hagari at the time offered only one piece of evidence: a phone call purporting to be between two Gazans discussing the presence of Hamas’s headquarters at the Al-Shifa hospital. An aerial view shows the compound of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 7. Wounded Palestinians sit in Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after arriving from Al-Ahli hospital following an explosion there on October 17.

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Reuters GraphicsReuters spoke to four shareholders that have launched activist campaigns who said that some big consumer goods companies are ripe for executive changes after failing to impress. Reuters GraphicsMany large consumer goods companies generally hold low levels of debt and are cash generative, said André Medeiros, managing director and Alvarez & Marsal's EMEA consumer and retail leader. 'ADVOCATING FOR MANAGEMENT CHANGE'Gianluca Ferrari, founding partner of investor Clearway Capital, said his firm had some consumer companies on its radar but declined to name them. He did not identify specific executives nor disclose the nature of his work with consumer companies. In October, Reuters reported that Peltz had approached former CEOs of consumer goods companies as candidates for the Unilever top job.

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☆ Exclusive-Bayer investor Artisan calls for breakup of company
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Richa Naidu | Ludwig Burger | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Artisan wants the drugs-to-pesticides company to find new owners for its over-the-counter and pharmaceutical units, it said. Before taking over as CEO, Anderson said he was keeping an open mind on whether to break up the company. Artisan is Bayer’s 16th biggest investor, according to Refinitiv data. Samra said the chairman of Bayer’s supervisory board, Norbert Winkeljohann, has not directly written a letter back to Artisan, but said Artisan had “been in contact” with the company. Samra said Artisan “has not suggested specifically how (Bayer) should restructure their business” in the letter.

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☆ Exclusive-Bayer investor Artisan calls for break up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Richa Naidu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayLONDON (Reuters) - Bayer is a “conglomerate” that needs to make major changes including “de-merging” two of its three business arms, investor Artisan Partners told Reuters on Friday. Artisan wants the drugs to-pesticides company to demerge its over-the-counter and pharmaceutical units, it said. “Recently we wrote a letter to the conglomerate Bayer -- and it is a conglomerate,” David Samra, founding portfolio manager of Artisan’s International Value team, said in an interview. Bayer has a “whole host of problems” including “too much debt,” Samra said. Artisan is Bayer’s sixth biggest investor, according to Refinitiv data.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, ” David Samra, Bayer, ” Samra, ” Organizations: Bayer AG, REUTERS, Wolfgang Rattay LONDON, Bayer, Artisan Partners, Reuters, Artisan’s Locations: Leverkusen, Germany

The logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the facade of the historic headquarters of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Leverkusen, Germany, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bayer (BAYGn.DE) is a "conglomerate" that needs to make major changes including "de-merging" two of its three business arms, investor Artisan Partners told Reuters on Friday. "Recently we wrote a letter to the conglomerate Bayer -- and it is a conglomerate," David Samra, founding portfolio manager of Artisan's International Value team, said in an interview. Bayer has a "whole host of problems" including "too much debt," Samra said. Artisan is Bayer's sixth biggest investor, according to Refinitiv data.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, David Samra, Bayer, Samra, Richa Naidu, Matt Scuffham Organizations: Bayer AG, REUTERS, Bayer, Artisan Partners, Reuters, Artisan's, Thomson Locations: Leverkusen, Germany

☆ ValueAct is correct in pushing for Seven & i to spin off 7-Eleven chain, portfolio manager says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | 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 EmailValueAct is correct in pushing for Seven & i to spin off 7-Eleven chain, portfolio manager saysDavid Samra of Artisan Partners says Seven & i "has an incredible opportunity to consolidate the convenience store industry in the United States, and instead they're bogged down with some of their domestic general merchandise store operations."

☆ Lebanon judge sets March 15 hearing for central bank chief in graft probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIRUT, March 6 (Reuters) - A Lebanese investigative judge has scheduled a March 15 hearing for Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh as part of a cross-border corruption probe into Salameh and close associates, a judicial source said. Judge Charbel Abu Samra took over the case late last month after another judge charged Salameh with embezzlement, illicit enrichment and money laundering. The charges against Salameh are the product of an 18-month probe into whether Salameh and his brother, Raja, embezzled more than $300 million from the Central Bank between 2002 and 2015. Salameh, central bank governor since 1993, still enjoys backing from powerful Lebanese leaders. He was charged last year over illicit enrichment in a case related to the purchase and rental of Paris apartments, including some to Lebanon's central bank.

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