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☆ Israeli military rescues four hostages alive from Gaza, including Noa Argamani
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Freddie Clayton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Noa Argamani, who was kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and is one of four hostages who has been rescued by Israeli forces alive, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty ImagesA video circulating on social media showed Argamani as she reunited with her father. She also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone conversation following her rescue. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called the rescue "A great light in a terrible darkness" and welcomed the hostages back. Andrey Kozlov recently moved to Israel from Russia, and had also been working as a security guard at the festival.

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☆ Oil prices bounce back as Israel reportedly preparing for Iran attack this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

File photo of Israeli F-16 fighter jets performing during an air show over the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 5, 2022. Crude oil futures rose Friday as Israel is reportedly preparing for a direct attack by Iran this weekend, in what would be the biggest escalation of Middle East tensions since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last October. Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday, a person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. A person briefed by Iran's leadership told the Journal that no final decision has been made, though plans for a strike are under discussion. The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem Thursday restricted government employees and their family from personal travel outside Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva "out of an abundance of caution" until further notice.

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☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Gaza hunger crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the city of Be'er Sheva in southern Israel, according to Israel's police and emergency services. Police said they received a report Friday morning about a stabbing attack at Be'er Sheva's central bus station. The attacker was "neutralized" on the spot and police forces are conducting searches for any additional risk, police said in a statement. Emergency services are treating the injured man, who is in mild condition with a stab wound, and taking him to hospital, Israel's emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said in a separate statement.

Persons: Magen David Adom Organizations: Police Locations: Be'er Sheva, Israel

☆ A paramedic who treated victims of Hamas' attack in Israel said the hospital he worked in looked like a scene out of a war movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A 27-year-old Israeli paramedic was working in a hospital when Hamas attacked on Saturday. He said the hospital looked like a scene out of a World War II movie. "People were dying like flies," Yan Gorjaltsan told Insider. Gorjaltsan described the hospital as a scene out of a World War II movie — nurses and doctors frantically taking care of patients while others scream for help. "Even though we always have our differences, when something like this starts, everybody just stops talking and starts working," Gorjaltsan told Insider.

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☆ 'This is Israel's 9/11': Why Israelis say Hamas' unprecedented assault will change their country forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Some are likening Saturday's attack on Israel by Hamas to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US. The timing of the attack on Saturday morning "was a shock," Aisenberg told Insider on Sunday night from her home. Up and down the country, Israelis were angered by the lapses that enabled Hamas to evade the eyes of Jerusalem's military and intelligence services, Quinn added, calling the failures "incomprehensible." AdvertisementAdvertisementThere, close to the Gaza border, Aisenberg's mother- and father-in-law spent much of Saturday afternoon hiding in their home as Hamas fighters infiltrated their small town and wreaked havoc. 'We cannot afford to be divided'As the fighting continues, Aisenberg said Israelis are determined to prevail against Hamas and Hezbollah.

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☆ Live updates: Militants infiltrate Israel from Gaza as Hamas claims major rocket attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Andrew Raine | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

From Amir Tal in Jerusalem and Alex Stambaugh in Hong KongAt least 100 people have been injured across Israel in Saturday's militant attacks from Gaza, according to figures from two hospitals. At least 80 people with varying degrees of injuries have been transferred to Soroka Medical Center, a major medical center in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva the hospital said in a statement. The Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, a city in central Israel, said it is treating at least 21 people injured on Saturday, including two in serious condition, four in moderate condition and 15 with mild injuries. Some of the injured suffered gunshot wounds. Others were wounded by shrapnel, the Kaplan Medical Center said.

Persons: Amir Tal, Alex Stambaugh Organizations: Soroka Medical, Kaplan Medical, Kaplan Medical Center Locations: Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Israel, Gaza, Be'er, Rehovot

☆ The story of Cookies: How a former Wendy's employee turned a popular weed strain with a controversial name into a $1 billion empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-08 | by ( Ben Gilbert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

America's first $1 billion weed brand is here, and it's named Cookies. It's a company that he says is now worth at least $1 billion — the world's first legal $1 billion weed brand. From a logo on a hoodie to a billion-dollar companyThe inside of the Santa Ana, California, Cookies marijuana dispensary. He described this time period, between 2010 and 2018, when the first Cookies retail store opened, as a lengthy learning experience. Though he's repeatedly been offered millions of dollars for his majority stake in Cookies, Berner has thus far refused to sell.

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