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TEL AVIV—Their Hamas captors told 13-year-old Hila Rotem Shoshani and 9-year-old Emily Hand to keep their voices low when speaking. A day after the close friends’ release, safe in the arms of family and doctors, Hila was still whispering to Emily. Yair Rotem, Hila’s uncle, is now her primary guardian, as his sister Raaya remains a Hamas hostage. He said his niece doesn’t show emotion when talking about her time in captivity, held in the dark for 50 days with little food and no showers. He is reluctant to press her for details of what happened when Hamas’s bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel interrupted a sleepover she was having with Emily at Hila’s house in Kibbutz Be’eri.

Persons: Hila Rotem Shoshani, Emily Hand, Hila, Emily, Yair Rotem, Hila’s Organizations: TEL AVIV — Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Hila’s, Kibbutz Be’eri

☆ Gazans call for truce to be extended, Israelis divided on the issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Palestinians spend time on a beach during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip November 25, 2023. All of them wanted the truce to continue. WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS IN ISRAELOn the other side of the border, Israelis were focused on the fate of the hostages. Ido Segev, an Intel employee, said he was optimistic the truce would be extended as long as Hamas continued handing over hostages. "They (Hamas) need to be punished, but not all the other people in Gaza need to be punished," she said.

Persons: Fadi Shana, KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Najar, what’s, Arava Gerzon Raz, Ido Segev, Adam Sela, Anat Errel, Dedi Hayun, Nathan Frandino, Saleh Salem, Abu, Estelle Shirbon, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Intel, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Israel, Deir al, Gaza, TEL AVIV, Egypt, Qatar, United States, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Abu Mustafa

☆ Gazans Call for Truce to Be Extended, Israelis Divided on the Issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

KHAN YOUNIS/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Gazans desperate for an end to their suffering said on Monday they wanted the truce to be extended, while Israelis were divided between those who wanted an extension so all hostages could come home and others worried about giving in to Hamas demands. All of them wanted the truce to continue. WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS IN ISRAELOn the other side of the border, Israelis were focused on the fate of the hostages. Ido Segev, an Intel employee, said he was optimistic the truce would be extended as long as Hamas continued handing over hostages. "They (Hamas) need to be punished, but not all the other people in Gaza need to be punished," she said.

Persons: KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Najar, what’s, Arava Gerzon Raz, Ido Segev, Adam Sela, Anat Errel, Dedi Hayun, Nathan Frandino, Saleh Salem, Abu, Estelle Shirbon, Nick Macfie Organizations: Reuters, Intel, Hamas Locations: TEL AVIV, Egypt, Qatar, United States, Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Abu Mustafa

TEL AVIV—Neta Heiman Mina awoke Wednesday morning to news that Israel had reached a deal to release hostages held by Hamas, bringing some small measure of relief and hope that her 84-year-old mother might be among those freed. By the evening, she was tempering her expectations as media outlets started reporting that the deal might be delayed. A call from a military liaison officer, who is assigned to give her updates, confirmed her fear.

Persons: Heiman Mina, Israel Locations: TEL AVIV

The Israeli military says Hamas is holding 239 hostages in Gaza, including foreign nationals from dozens of countries, who were taken during the October 7 attack. She would have turned nine on November 17 while in captivity, the single parent, whose wife died of cancer, previously told CNN. While reasonably hopeful that Emily might be among those that will be released, he told CNN on Wednesday that he has heard nothing from the government about her whereabouts or condition. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesAnother family told CNN they face a “terrible week” ahead as they wait to learn whether their loved one will be among the hostages released. Liz Hirsh Naftali, Edan’s great-aunt, told CNN about the “excruciating” wait to hear if her great-niece is coming home.

Persons: Hadas Kalderon, Nir Oz, Kalderon’s, Erez, Ofer, Thomas Hand, “, Emily, Weeks, they’re, Leon Neal, Roman, Yarden, Gat, Abigail Edan, Liz Hirsh Naftali, Edan’s, ”, Abigail, ” Liz Hirsh Naftali, Israel’s, Anat Moshe Shoshany, won’t, she’s, –, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN, CNN, Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Palestinian, ’ Affairs, Hamas Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza

The deal also involves the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying aid relief, medical supplies and fuel to all parts of Gaza, the Hamas statement said. Three Americans could be among the 50 women and children freed as part of the deal, senior US officials said. While the deal stipulates the release of at least 50 hostages it “incentivizes the release of everybody,” according to the official. “The hostages deal, as it is structured, includes a pause, a humanitarian pause over a number of days, four to five days at least. Soon after, two Israeli women, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, were also released.

Persons: CNN —, –, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Anat Moshe Shoshany, Nir Oz, ” “, ” Shoshany, “, ” Liz Hirsh Naftali, Abigail Edan, Abigail, ” Naftali, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie Raanan –, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Israel Organizations: CNN, Hamas, US, Qatar, American, Palestinian Prisoners Locations: Gaza, Israel, Nova, Qatar

TEL AVIV— Mark Shindel and his Israeli friends arrived at the music festival about 1 a.m. and drank and danced until sunrise. Shindel’s high-school pal Orel Dorf shouted over the music how great it was to share so many happy times. Last year, they traveled to Mexico and Miami, where they had rented Jet Skis and partied at dance clubs on a night that ended with takeout burgers at 6 a.m.

Persons: Mark Shindel, Orel Dorf Locations: TEL AVIV, Mexico, Miami

TEL AVIV—Israeli forces have taken control of much of northern Gaza—at least the parts that are above ground. Beneath the strip’s devastated urban landscape, Hamas still reigns. The war is entering a new phase, as the Israeli military takes its fight underground and into Gaza’s legendary subterranean tunnel network.

Locations: TEL AVIV, Gaza

Research prepared for a Boston Federal Reserve labor market conference found that whether driving for Uber to make ends meet or taking piecework jobs in retirement, casual contract workers sometimes don't consider themselves "employed" or even a part of the labor force. The research involved reexamining the detailed responses to a New York Fed survey of "informal work" from 2015 through 2022. Other research looked at how job training and policies towards employing those with a criminal record might help. Their research found many gig workers want additional hours of formal employment, suggesting more untapped labor supply. "And the higher levels of activity and participation can benefit those brought into the labor market, contributing to a vibrant economy that works for all."

Persons: Mike Segar, Uber, Anat Bracha, Mary A, Burke, Bracha, rehashed, Jerome Powell, Susan Collins, Collins, Howard Schneider, Dan Burns, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Rights BOSTON, Federal, Boston Federal Reserve, Hebrew University Business School, Boston Fed, Fed, New, Labor, Boston, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Jerusalem

TEL AVIV—With fears rising about the safety of hostages held in Gaza, the White House sent its top Middle East adviser to the region on Wednesday to push for the captives’ release. Brett McGurk , National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, met with Israeli leaders at the start of a regional visit that is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to prevent the conflict in Gaza from spiraling into a broader regional war. McGurk, who is also a deputy assistant to Biden, will next meet with Palestinian, Jordanian and Persian Gulf officials.

Persons: Brett McGurk, Biden, McGurk Organizations: White House, National Security Locations: TEL AVIV, Gaza, East, North Africa, Persian

Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestinian Authority, attending an emergency meeting in Riyadh. Photo: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/AFP via Getty ImagesIsrael is diverging from the U.S. and Arab world on a postwar solution for Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a role for the Palestinian Authority, which Washington and some Arab leaders prefer to take over from Hamas. Netanyahu, under pressure from his right-wing political base, said Saturday Israel wants a solution other than the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas . The Israeli leader didn’t put forward an alternative, saying only that Israel wants to avoid governing Gaza and needs to maintain security control over the strip after it defeats Hamas, which Netanyahu has sworn to do.

Persons: Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, didn’t Organizations: Palestinian Authority, Photo, SAUDI PRESS, Getty Images Israel Locations: Riyadh, U.S, Gaza, Washington

☆ Israel-Hamas War Israel Brings Reporters to Combat Zone Inside Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Ronen Bergman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Image Journalists were taken into northern Gaza for four hours on Saturday to see the extent of the Israeli military’s advance. Israeli military leaders brought a small group of foreign journalists into northern Gaza on Saturday for four hours to witness the extent of the advance. On Saturday, it was a giant Israeli military camp. Bloodier battles await the Israelis in Gaza City, where Hamas fighters are entrenched in their subterranean fortifications and are thought to be planning many more ambushes. Saher Abu Adgham, 37, a Palestinian graphic designer, had been searching the streets of Gaza City for firewood to boil some rice.

Persons: Ronen Bergman, Iddo Ben, Anat, Ben, he’s, —, ”, Eitan, “ We’ll, Abu Adgham, “, Mr, Majdi Ahmed, ” Mr, Ahmed, ” Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir, Patrick Kingsley Organizations: New York, The New York Times, New York Times, “, The Times, Protect Journalists, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Hamas’s, Gaza . Credit, Cairo, London, Jerusalem

☆ Blinken Travels to Israeli-Occupied West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Ronen Bergman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Image Journalists were taken into northern Gaza for four hours on Saturday to see the extent of the Israeli military’s advance. Israeli military leaders took a small group of foreign journalists into northern Gaza on Saturday for four hours to witness the extent of the advance. A reporter for The New York Times was among them. On Saturday, it was a giant Israeli military camp. Saher Abu Adgham, 37, a Palestinian graphic designer, had been searching the streets of Gaza City for firewood to boil some rice.

Persons: Ronen Bergman, Iddo Ben, Anat, Ben, he’s, —, ”, Eitan, “ We’ll, Abu Adgham, “, Mr, Majdi Ahmed, ” Mr, Ahmed, ” Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir, Patrick Kingsley Organizations: New York, The New York Times, New York Times, “, Times, The Times, Protect Journalists, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Hamas’s, Gaza . Credit, Cairo, London, Jerusalem

U.S. and Israeli interests in the ongoing Middle East conflict are diverging in both the short and long term, muddying the path to ending Israel’s war against militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Above all, Israel views Hamas as an existential threat and sees eradicating it as a crucial goal; anything short of that is a failure. The U.S. has committed to helping Israel defeat Hamas, but for President Biden, the threat goes beyond Hamas. His administration is trying to keep its allies united against Iran, Russia and China. Both countries want to avoid a larger regional war, but Israel is willing to take more risks in pursuit of defeating Hamas.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, Iran, Russia, China

American military officials say that the smaller bombs are much better suited to the dense urban environments of Gaza. The United States is now trying to send more of the smaller bombs to Israel, said the senior military official. If the United States can get those smaller munitions to Israel, American officials hope Israel will use them to mitigate the risk to civilians. The United States is also using aircraft on the two carriers in the Mediterranean to help collect additional intelligence, including electronic intercepts. While the United States has increased the amount of intelligence that it is sharing with Israel, U.S. officials stressed they are not helping Israel pick targets for strikes.

Persons: Biden, Blinken, Netanyahu, Nir, ” Israel, ”, Iddo Ben, Anat, “, Seth Moulton, ” Mr, Moulton, Mr Organizations: Israeli Defense Forces, The New York Times, United, Democratic, Hamas, ” Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, U.S, Jabaliya, Gaza City, Lebanon, The United States, Amman, Jordan, Massachusetts, Iraq, Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV—The body bags arrive by the dozen in a refrigerated truck first thing every morning. Some contain corpses, some only fragmentary remains, burned almost to ash. Another shipment usually comes before noon. Three weeks after the bloody massacre that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel, the cramped yellow building that houses Israel’s government forensic laboratory is still inundated with unidentified remains. The bags line the morgue hallway, on gurneys and the floor, spilling into an outdoor courtyard.

Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, gurneys

☆ Eli Lilly says supply of blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Eli Lilly on Thursday said supply of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in the U.S. after months of widespread shortages. During an earnings call Thursday, Eli Lilly executives said the company experienced tight supply for Mounjaro throughout most of the third quarter. But U.S. product shipments of Mounjaro have recently increased, and inventory levels at U.S. drug wholesalers have improved, according to Eli Lilly CFO Anat Ashkenazi. Eli Lilly has also invested more than $3 billion to build two new manufacturing sites in its home state of Indiana. Eli Lilly's main rival in the weight loss drug space, Novo Nordisk , is still navigating its own supply constraints of diabetes drug Ozempic and obesity treatment Wegovy.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Eli Lilly's, Anat Ashkenazi, Ashkenazi, David Ricks, Ricks, we're, Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pharmacy, Food, Pfizer Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, North Carolina, Indiana, Novo

☆ Eli Lilly's rally on blowout Mounjaro sales signals a new leg higher for the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

LLY YTD mountain Eli Lilly's year-to-date stock performance. Investors are understandably cheering the results, sending Eli Lilly shares higher by more than 4%. "Eli Lilly today is beginning its next leg of going up," Jim Cramer said during Thursday's Morning Meeting . The most important line item was Mounjaro sales, which cleared Wall Street's high bar. Excluding that divestiture and the $387 million in Covid antibody sales in the year-ago quarter, Eli Lilly's sales grew 24% on an annual basis — a highly respectable figure.

Persons: Eli Lilly, LLY, Mounjaro, it's, Eli Lilly's, Jim Cramer, Jim, It's, Novo's, Lilly, We're, Dave Ricks, Ricks, Trulicity, Anat Ashkenazi, Lilly —, Ashkenazi, Jim Cramer's, David Ricks, Eli Lilly Scott Mlyn Organizations: Drug Administration, FDA, Novo Nordisk, CNBC, Management, Dice Therapeutics, Therapeutics Locations: North, Concord , North Carolina, U.S, Indianapolis

TZE’ELIM, Israel—In the sun-torched plains of southern Israel, thousands of soldiers wait for the go-ahead from politicians and commanders to do what the Israeli military has trained for years to do: fight in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has built a replica of a generic Palestinian village nicknamed “Little Gaza” at a base in the Negev Desert, where soldiers train for combat against armed terrorists in narrow streets and a labyrinth of tunnels.

Persons: Israel — Organizations: Gaza Locations: TZE’ELIM, Israel, Gaza

Single women face unique challenges when planning for retirement, so I asked an expert for help. Plus, women are often put in a caregiving role, which means time off from work — and not contributing regularly to retirement funds. So how can single women like me juggle with inflation, a higher cost of living, dwindling income, and the gender wage gap to be on track for retirement? I asked Marie Thomasson, a certified financial planner and founder of Modern Assets, an LA-based financial advisory firm for independent, progressive women, for tips on how single women can steer the course and make sure they're on track with their goals for retirement planning. Reassess your retirement accountsOnce you have your financial bases covered, you can venture into investing and retirement planning, says Thomasson.

Persons: Marie Thomasson, —, I've, Thomasson, hadn't, doesn't, aren't, Amanda Holden's, Simran Kaur's, Erin Lowry's, Tonya Rapley's, Tiffany, We're Organizations: Service, Modern Assets, Research, Pew Locations: LA, YOLO

☆ Some Israeli Journalists Express Fear About Conveying Dissenting Views
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Emma Goldberg | More About Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Other journalists say they are getting threats and being harassed on social media. In Israel, many journalists are covering the war while processing their own grief and shock over the surprise attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7. Expressing dissenting opinions has become even more fraught than in previous conflicts, said Anat Saragusti, a senior staff member for the 1,500-member Union of Journalists, an Israeli organization with 1,500 members. Journalists and media experts attributed the change to several factors: The attacks by Hamas have been especially traumatizing for Israelis. And the spread of misinformation, particularly on WhatsApp and social media platforms like Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, has intensified existing viewpoints.

Persons: ”, Anat Saragusti, ” Ms, Saragusti, Natan Sachs, Mr, Sachs, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, “, Tehilla Shwartz, “ It’s, Dr, Shwartz, Tal Shalev, it’s, Shalev, “ I’m Organizations: Union of Journalists, Journalists, Center for Middle East, Brookings Institution, Israel Democracy Institute Locations: Gaza, Israel, Washington

President Biden said American leadership “is what holds the world together,” during an address Thursday from the Oval Office. Biden announced he is sending a budget request to Congress for funding for U.S. national security, Israel and Ukraine. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Press PoolAs Israel fights its bloodiest war in decades, many Israelis have found comfort and strength from an unexpected wartime leader: President Biden. Biden’s popularity has soared in Israel, with the president’s staunch support for the country’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack earning him widespread praise. That stands in contrast to the bitter criticism directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the failure both to prevent the assault and to comfort Israelis shaken by the massacre.

Persons: Biden, “, Jonathan Ernst, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: U.S, Israel Locations: Israel, Ukraine

☆ American Hostages Judith Raanan, Daughter Natalie in Gaza Are Released by Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie in an undated photo. (Associated Press)The Israeli government identified the two American hostages released by Hamas as Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie. The two women, who both have U.S. citizenship, had been visiting family in Nahal Oz, a kibbutz, at the time of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The women are from Evanston, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.

Persons: Judith Raanan, Natalie Organizations: Associated Press Locations: Nahal Oz, Israel, Evanston, Ill, Chicago

After paying off $50,000 in debt, Berna Anat started saving money seeking financial freedom. She found that a "sinking fund" can help with typical life expenses that don't require cracking open the emergency fund. If you find yourself constantly dipping into your emergency savings for everyday issues, you will soon not have much of an emergency fund left. You can have as many sinking funds as you like, however big or small you need. "No need to dip into your emergency savings or cut any part of your budget.

Persons: Berna Anat, —, Anat, Ally Organizations: Service, That's Locations: New York

☆ When Hamas Attacked, This Israeli Kibbutz Fought Back and Won
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( David S. Cloud | Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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