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☆ An off-duty pilot's attempt to turn off a plane's engines mid-flight is even wilder than we thought, court docs reveal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The off-duty pilot accused of trying to turn off a plane's engines mid-flight is now facing federal charges. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnother flight attendant heard Emerson saying, "I messed everything up" and that he "tried to kill everybody," the court papers say. They didn't...it didn't seem right," Emerson told police, according to the court documents. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe admitted he "pulled both emergency shut off handles because I thought I was dreaming and I just wanna wake up," the court papers say. I'm not fighting any charges you want to bring against me, guys," Emerson said, according to the court papers.

Persons: —, Joseph Emerson, Emerson, I'm Organizations: Alaska, Prosecutors, Service, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Portland International, Port, Portland Police Locations: Everett , Washington, San Francisco , California, Astoria , Oregon, Portland

☆ Trump's lawyers demand fraud trial stopped because of a COVID-19 risk — but none are wearing masks in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's fraud trial began week 4 on Tuesday after skipping Monday due to a courtroom COVID outbreak. An unmasked Trump watched as his lawyers asked the trial be halted due to the risk of infection. The AG's office is, meanwhile, insisting that all notification and quarantine rules have been followed. A spokesperson for the AG's office told reporters in a statement, "As always, the Attorney General's Office has followed and complied with CDC guidelines. Our office properly notified the court and defendants' counsel, and the court decided to proceed with trial today.

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☆ Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces. A local governor said was the fleet was "repelling a possible attack by underwater sabotage forces and enemy assets," TASS reported. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces as Moscow's war with Kyiv grinds on, according to a local governor. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces, including missile strikes on its headquarters.

Persons: —, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Vladimir Putin's, hasn't Organizations: TASS, Fleet, Service, Kyiv grinds, Black, Russian, UK's Ministry of Defence, Sea Fleet, for Locations: Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Crimean, Ukraine, Crimea, Washington, DC

☆ How Baltimore PD's tactics in handling convicted sex offender Jason Billingsley may have enabled him to kill a tech CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Glynis Kazanjian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

At a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 28, Worley defended the department's decision to not alert the public about Billingsley on Sept. 19. "We should have been informed," said Eric Chapman, 31, who lives in the same block where the Sept. 19 attack occurred. "Unfortunately, at a very young age, Jason started to get in trouble with the law," Jasmine Billingsley added. "I think he's a magnet for women," Jasmine Billingsley said. While Jasmine Billingsley was trying to encourage him to improve his life, their mother did not.

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☆ An American Airlines passenger says he got severe injuries after being 'scalded' by hot coffee during a flight, a lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Pennsylvania man is suing American Airlines, alleging he was "scalded" by a cup of hot coffee on a flight. The suit says the coffee spilled onto his arm, leaving the man with "severe and permanent injuries." The airline was "careless, reckless and negligent in serving scalding coffee" to the passenger, his suit says. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen asked for comment on the complaint Monday, an American Airlines spokesperson told Insider that it cannot comment on pending legal matters. American Airlines, according to the lawsuit, was "careless, reckless, and negligent in serving scalding coffee to the plaintiff in an unsafe manner" and for "failing to hire and retain competent personnel and employees."

Persons: —, George Latorre, David Jaroslawicz, Latorre Organizations: American Airlines, Service, Montreal Convention Locations: Pennsylvania, Vietnam, New York City, New York, 33J

☆ An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines during a flight is now facing dozens of attempted murder charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines was arrested. He had hitched a ride in the flight deck "jump seat" of the cockpit, Alaska Airlines said in a statement on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt some point, crew on the flight "reported a credible security threat" related to the off-duty pilot, Alaska Airlines told Insider. In audio posted to LiveATC.net, the pilot on board the Alaska Airlines flight can be heard telling air traffic controllers about the incident. AdvertisementAdvertisementIf you were a passenger on this Alaska Airlines flight, we'd love to here from you.

Persons: —, Joseph Emerson, We've, Emerson, It's Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Service, Horizon Air, Portland Police Department, Portland International Airport, Portland Police, FBI, Detention, Horizon Locations: California, Oregon, Everett , Washington, San Francisco , California, Port, Portland, Multnomah

☆ An Alaska Airlines jet had to dodge a SkyWest flight near an Oregon airport. Near-misses are surprisingly common.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Alaska Airlines plane and a SkyWest Airlines flight came a bit too close to each other. The situation unfolded last Monday at about 4:15 p.m. local time when an Alaska Airlines flight from California abandoned its landing attempt at the Portland airport due to bad weather — just as a SkyWest Airlines flight departed from the same airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot of Alaska Airlines Flight 1299 initiated a standard maneuver known as a "go-around" due to wind while attempting to land at the airport and turned toward SkyWest Airlines Flight 3978, which had just taken off. "An air traffic controller instructed the Alaska Airlines pilot to turn away from the SkyWest aircraft," the FAA told Insider in a statement. SkyWest Airlines told Insider that the flight "departed normally with pilots following air traffic control instructions and landed routinely at Seattle."

Persons: — Organizations: Portland International Airport, Alaska Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Service, FAA, YouTube, Oregonian, Oregon's Redmond Municipal Airport, New York Times Locations: Portland, Alaska, California, Oregon's Redmond, Seattle

☆ 'Real Bad with a capital B': Ex-prosecutor says Trump should be worried after former lawyers agree to plea deals and turn on him
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A former prosecutor saidTrump should be worried about his ex-attorneys' plea deals in Georgia. Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro struck deals in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. He emphasized that it's "real bad with a capital B" for Trump. Additionally, Bederow said, the plea deals will likely bolster the public's perception in the legitimacy of the charges and could prompt other co-defendants in the case to turn on Trump. Trump's team downplayed the significance of the plea deals in a statement.

Persons: saidTrump, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Mark Bederow, Bederow, Nobody, it's Trump, Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Mark Meadows, Chesebro, Fani Willis, they're, deprives Trump, Steve Sadow, Grace Goodwin Organizations: Service, Trump, New York City, White House, GOP, Getty, Fulton, intel Locations: Georgia, New York, Fulton County, Manhattan, Powell, Fulton

☆ Israel's getting tens of thousands of artillery shells intended for Ukraine, report says, as 2 wars pull at a stockpile already under stress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US has agreed to give Israel tens of thousands of artillery rounds initially slated for Ukraine, Axios reported. The Pentagon plans to send Israel the supply of 155 millimeter artillery shells in the coming weeks, the report said. The chair of NATO's Military Committee previously warned that allied ammo supplies are nearing the "bottom of the barrel." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US Department of Defense referred to Ryder's remarks when asked for comment on the Axios report on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeanwhile, President Joe Biden is asking Congress for tens of billions of dollars in aid for both Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: Axios, —, Pat Ryder, Ryder's, Russia —, Ryder, Joe Biden, Bradley, Biden Organizations: US, Pentagon, Service, Air Force, US Department of Defense, Russia, Attack Munitions, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Israel Locations: Ukraine, Israel, States, Gaza, Russia

☆ A Russian soldier was so weak from lack of food and water that he couldn't wear his bulletproof vest, Ukrainian intelligence says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine shared what it said was an intercepted phone call between a Russian soldier and his wife. The Russian soldier complains about a lack of food and water on the front lines, a report says. He tells his wife he is so weak that he is unable to wear his bulletproof vest. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine said he was so weak from lack of food and water that he couldn't wear his heavy bulletproof vest, according to Ukrainian intelligence. It said the conversation was between an unidentified Russian soldier and his wife.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Insider's Natalie Musumeci Organizations: Service, The Defence Intelligence, Facebook Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine's, Donetsk, Avdiivka

☆ A Florida dentist fired for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages had the 'best of intentions' but is now getting death threats, his lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Florida dentist was fired for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages who were taken by Hamas in Israel. Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa is now getting death threats, but he had the "best of intentions," his lawyer told Insider. ElKoussa's lawyer says he pulled down the posters because he was worried they'd spark more conflict. Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa is now getting death threats for his actions, his lawyer told Insider on Thursday. According to Shibly, ElKoussa decided to tear down the hostage posters because he was "horrified" by the recent killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy.

Persons: Dr, Ahmed ElKoussa, —, Hassan Shibly, Shibly, ElKoussa, StopAntisemitism.org, it's, Juan Izquierdo, Izquierdo Organizations: Service, Muslim, Twitter, Police, Hamas Locations: Florida, Israel, Miami, Brickell, Illinois, Gaza

☆ A Cornell history professor apologized for calling Hamas' attacks 'exhilarating' and 'energizing.' His actions are under review by the school.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Cornell University history professor has apologized for calling the Hamas attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Cornell University history professor who came under intense scrutiny after he called the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing" has now apologized for his controversial remarks, days after the college confirmed it was investigating his comments. AdvertisementAdvertisementStudents and others quickly called for Rickford's removal from Cornell University in online petitions as Rickford defended his comments to The Cornell Daily Sun. Cornell University President Martha Pollack and Cornell University Board of Trustees Chair Kraig Kayser called Rickford's remarks "reprehensible" and said his actions were under review in a statement to Insider on Tuesday. Cornell University did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Insider on Thursday.

Persons: Russell Rickford, —, Rickford, Gazans, Martha Pollack, Kraig Kayser, Pollack, Kayser Organizations: Cornell University, Ivy League, Service, Cornell Daily Sun, Sunday, Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Israel, Ithaca , New York, United States, Gaza

☆ A Silicon Valley billionaire is leasing a 2-acre plot of private land for $1 a year to help address the Bay Area's housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The San Jose City Council voted to approve a new quick-build housing development for the unhoused. Silicon Valley billionaire John Sobrato will lease 2 acres of private land to the city at $1 a year. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Bay Area billionaire is offering his private land to the city of San Jose, California, for a $1 annual lease in an effort to tackle the area's homelessness. A 2023 Point-in-Time homeless census released earlier this year found at least 6,340 people were homeless in San Jose, local media reported. San Jose City Council representatives did not return Insider's request for comment.

Persons: John Sobrato, —, Sobrato, Matt Mahan, @MattMahanSJ, Mahan Organizations: San Jose City, Service, Area, San Jose City Council, Via, San Jose, NBC, VTA, Via Del, Council for Community, Economic Research, Sobrato Organization, Forbes Locations: San, Silicon Valley, San Jose , California, Via Del Oro, NBC Bay, South San Jose, Via, Edenvale, San Jose, California, Valley, Del Oro, Unhoused

☆ Russia says it has a 'glaring issue:' More than half of its wounded soldiers are amputees
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than half of Russian troops injured in the Ukraine war have had amputations, a Russian official said. Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops have been injured or killed since the start of the war. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than half of the Russian troops wounded in the Kremlin's grinding war against Ukraine are now amputees, according to a Russian government official who called the situation a "glaring" problem. Upper limb amputations account for 20% of the amputations that Russian soldiers wounded on the battlefields in Ukraine have had, Vovchenko noted, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementVovchenko said that an average of three prosthetic and medical care products have been prescribed to injured Russian troops seeking treatment.

Persons: Alexey Vovchenko, Gazeta, —, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Vovchenko, Oleksandr Vynogradov Organizations: Service, Labor, Social, Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya, Federation Council, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Scholastic's iconic school book fairs are facing an "almost impossible dilemma." There'll now be a separate section for books dealing with race and gender at elementary school fairs that schools can opt out of. AdvertisementAdvertisementChildren's book publisher Scholastic says that state efforts to ban literary works that discuss gender or race are causing an "almost impossible dilemma" for the iconic book fairs that it has hosted at elementary schools across the United States for decades. AdvertisementAdvertisementSchools in all 50 states have already opted to include the "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" collection in their book fairs, according to Sparkman. Meanwhile, PEN America — a nonprofit that advocates for free expression — urged Scholastic to explore other options instead of partitioning book titles.

Persons: There'll, —, it'll, Ketanji Brown Jackson, John Lewis, Anne Sparkman, Sparkman, Cailey Myers, Myers, PEN America —, We're Organizations: Service, Scholastic, Republican, Supreme, Fairs, Florida's Department of Education, Florida Department of Education, PEN America, PEN Locations: United States, Georgia, Florida

☆ Mia Schem's mother didn't know she was alive until seeing her bandaged and 'very terrified' in a Hamas hostage video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mia Schem's mom said she didn't know her daughter was alive until she saw a Hamas hostage video. Mia Schem is one of about 200 people believed to have been abducted in Israel by Hamas fighters. Keren Schem explained that she did not know whether her daughter was dead or alive until she saw the video Hamas released. Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokesman called the hostage video of Mia Schem "psychological warfare," according to Reuters. As a result of the attacks by Hamas, Israel declared war, launching relentless retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza and killing more than 2,700 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

Persons: Mia Schem's, didn't, Keren Schem, Mia Schem, —, Mia Schem —, Schem, Israel Organizations: Hamas, Service, The New York Times, CNN, Reuters, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Tel Aviv, she's

☆ Hamas says Israeli forces bombed a hospital and killed hundreds of people. The UN has documented dozens of other attacks on health care in Gaza.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that Israeli forces attacked a hospital. The UN separately has documented dozens of Israeli attacks on health care in Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that Israeli forces attacked a hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of people, but Israel's military denied involvement. "The occupation targets the Gaza Baptist Hospital, which shelters displaced people from the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip," the health ministry said on Facebook. According to the Associated Press, the ministry said at least 500 people had been killed in the hospital bombing.

Persons: —, Getty, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: Hamas, AP, UN, Service, Facebook, Palestinian Health Ministry, Gaza Baptist Hospital, Associated Press, Israel Defense Forces, World Health Organization, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, WHO Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Ahli, Israel, Palestinian, al

☆ Students want a Cornell University history professor fired after he called Hamas' deadly terrorist attacks 'exhilarating' and 'energizing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Cornell University professor called the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing." AdvertisementAdvertisementA Cornell University history professor called the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing" — and now outraged students at the Ivy League college and others want the educator fired. More than 1,400 people were killed in Hamas' attacks and dozens more were taken hostage by Hamas fighters from Gaza, according to Israeli officials. One, which garnered more than 1,400 signatures on the website iPetitions.com, described Rickford's comments as "inappropriate," "offensive," and "divisive." AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a Monday statement, Cornell University President Martha Pollack said that she was "sickened by statements glorifying the evilness of Hamas terrorism."

Persons: Russell Rickford, —, Rickford, Rickford's, Martha Pollack, " Pollack, Cornell, Ethan Glezer, Israel Organizations: Cornell University, New York Ivy League, Service, Ivy League, Cornell Daily Sun, Palestinian, Hamas, Cornell University ., Cornell, Cornell Jewish, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: Israel, Ithaca , New York, United States, Gaza

☆ Palestinian citizens of Israel have been assaulted and harassed in the wake of Hamas attacks, activist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An activist said Israel's Palestinian citizens have been assaulted and harassed since the Hamas attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementPalestinian citizens of Israel have faced assaults, harassment, and discrimination since Saturday's terrorist attacks by Hamas, a local activist told Insider. "There is always a level of discrimination and racism against Palestinian citizens of Israel," Farah said. About 15 Arab citizens in Israel were also killed in the attacks, according to the Mossawa Center. Many of Israel's Palestinian citizens are now grappling with "double realities" as Israel continues its relentless counterattack on Gaza, the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas, Farah said.

Persons: it's, Jafar Farah, —, Farah, Israel —, Hanin Majadli, Majadli, Mourning Organizations: Mossawa, Service, Hamas, Haaretz Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Haifa, Palestinian Israeli, Gaza

☆ Gaza's hospitals are running out of medicine, have no beds for new patients, and could turn into morgues without electricity, Red Cross and officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gaza's hospitals "risk turning into morgues," officials and the Red Cross warned. Palestinian health officials said health services in Gaza have entered a "critical stage." Palestinian health officials said Wednesday that health services in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas rules, have now entered a "critical stage" and that "medicines, medical consumption and fuel are running out." "Without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues," Carboni warned. "Continued disconnection of the Israeli occupation of electricity, water, and fuel poses a danger to the lives of the injured and patients and causes a serious health and environmental disaster," the Palestinian health ministry said.

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☆ A 25-year-old Israeli woman helped save her entire kibbutz by arming a neighborhood watch group to fight off Hamas militants, her neighbors and dad say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Alisa Shodiyev Kaff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A young Israeli woman helped save her kibbutz by arming citizens to fight Hamas militants, reports said. Inbal Liberman, 25, a security coordinator in Nir Am, armed a neighborhood watch group amid Hamas' attacks. A young Israeli woman has been credited with helping to save her entire kibbutz from the wrath of advancing Hamas militants by arming a neighborhood watch group to fight off some of the assailants, residents and her dad said. The father added, "The neighborhood watch group was already assembled and she made the decision to give them weapons and station them." The assault by Hamas has already left more than 1,000 dead in Israel, with many more injured, Israeli officials have said.

Persons: Inbal Liberman, Nir Am, —, Liberman, Ofer Liberman, Nir, I'm, Israel Organizations: Service, Hamas, Haaretz, Israel Defense Forces, Nir Am, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: Israeli, Israel, Nir, Gaza, Palestinian, Saar Paz

☆ An Israeli family found out 5 relatives were likely kidnapped by Hamas after video showing one of the kids being grabbed by armed militants appeared online
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Israeli family believes that five relatives, including three kids, have been taken hostage by Hamas militants. They say a video emerged online showing one of the kids being grabbed by gunmen. The family is now pleading for the safe return of their missing relatives from the village of Nir Oz. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli family believes that five relatives, including three children, were taken hostage by Hamas fighters amid the Palestinian militant group's attacks on Israel after seeing a video showing one of the kids being grabbed by gunmen appear online. The assault by the Hamas militant group has already left more than 900 dead in Israel, with many more injured.

Persons: Nir Oz, —, Carmela Dan, Erez Kalderon, Sahar Kalderon, Noya Dan, Ofer Kalderon, Noam Dan, Sabrina Belhassen, Nimtzovitch, Hama, Israel, Alisa Shodiyev Kaff Organizations: Service, Hamas, The New York Times Locations: Israel, Nir, Gaza, Belhassen

☆ Israeli parents have been warned to take social media off of children's phones over fears of broadcasted hostage videos from Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli parents are being warned to delete apps from their kids' phones over hostage video fears. A Tel Aviv school's parents association warned parents to remove apps like TikTok, CNN reported. Fears that fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas will broadcast videos of hostages taken from Israel have prompted warnings to Israeli parents to delete social media from their children's cell phones. The association asked parents to remove social media apps, including TikTok and Instagram, from their children's phones, according to the news outlet. Israel declared war on Hamas after the attacks, launching retaliatory strikes in Gaza, where hundreds more people have been killed.

Persons: —, Hama, Joe Biden, Eli Cohen, Israel Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Service, The New York Times, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Associated Press Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza

☆ An Egyptian intelligence official said Israel's government downplayed threats from Gaza and was repeatedly warned of 'something big'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Egyptian intelligence official said the Israeli government was warned about "something big" before the Hamas attacks. "We have warned them an explosion of the situation is coming, and very soon," the official told the AP. Yet Israeli officials downplayed the threat from Gaza and instead focused on the occupied West Bank, the anonymous Egyptian intelligence official claimed, the news outlet reported on Monday. But they underestimated such warnings," the Egyptian official told the AP. The Egyptian official said that Egypt, which has historically acted as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, told Israel repeatedly that "something big" was being planned.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Israel, Israel —, Yaakov Amidror, Netanyahu, Amidror Organizations: AP, Service, Hamas, Associated Press, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Egypt

☆ An Israeli father saw a video of his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law being taken hostage by Hamas militants and he's pleading that the fighters show them 'respect'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Israeli dad says he saw a video of his wife and children held hostage by Hamas militants. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli father is begging Hamas militants not to harm his family after he recognized his wife, two young daughters, and mother-in-law in a viral video being held hostage in the back of a pickup truck and flanked by armed fighters. Asher told Reuters he was able to identify "my wife, my two daughters, and my mother-in-law on some kind of a cart, and terrorists of Hamas all around them." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe father said his daughters are less than 5 and 3 years old, and he pleaded for the militants not to hurt his family. More than 100 people are believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas following the group's attacks on Israel.

Persons: —, Yoni Asher, Doron Asher Katz, Asher, Nir Oz, Asher Katz's mother's, Khan Younis, he's, Israel Organizations: Service, Gaza, New York Times, Reuters, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israeli, Palestinian, Israel, Nir, Gaza, Khan

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