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Israel And Hamas Call A Truce To Free Hostages In Swap For Prisoners, And Allow More Aid Into Gaza
(JERUSALEM) – Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in Gaza, a diplomatic breakthrough that will release dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, as well as deliver a massive influx of aid to the besieged area.
The truce announced Wednesday bolstered expectations of finally ending the war, which was sparked by Hamas’s raid into Israel on October 7. Now in its seventh week, the war has destroyed massive swathes of Gaza, spurred a rise of violence in the occupied West Bank, and fueled worries of a wider Middle Eastern conflagration.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel would restart fighting after the truce to destroy Hamas’ combat and governance capabilities and guarantee the release of all hostages in Gaza.
The cease-fire temporarily paralyzes both sides at a critical juncture. Israeli troops control much of northern Gaza and claim to have destroyed tunnels and much of Hamas’ infrastructure. However, Israeli officials concede that the group’s infrastructure is still in place elsewhere. Just days before the agreement, Israel declared its intention to launch a ground offensive in the south.
Israel And Hamas Call A Truce To Free Hostages In Swap For Prisoners, And Allow More Aid Into Gaza
This could be disastrous for Gaza’s uprooted people, the majority of whom are crammed into the south with nowhere to move to dodge the assault.
Residents in Gaza City said shooting, heavy artillery, and airstrikes escalated overnight into Wednesday. “Apparently they want to advance before the truce,” said Nasser al-Sheikh, who is taking refuge in the city with relatives.
Throughout the day, Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel, suffering no injuries.
The peace statement came after weeks of indirect, stop-and-start discussions to liberate some of the approximately 240 hostages kidnapped by Hamas and other terrorists during their October 7 invasion.
According to Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV channel, the cease-fire will occur on Thursday at 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). Egypt and Qatar, as well as the United States, aided in mediating the agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Fifty hostages will be released in phases in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian detainees, according to Hamas. Women and children will be released first by both sides.
Israel claimed the cease-fire will be prolonged by one day for every ten hostages freed by Hamas. According to Hamas, hundreds of trucks bringing humanitarian aid, including fuel, will be permitted into Gaza.
Israel And Hamas Call A Truce To Free Hostages In Swap For Prisoners, And Allow More Aid Into Gaza
US President Joe Biden praised the agreement, saying Netanyahu had agreed to an “extended pause.” Several countries, including the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia, applauded the accord.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister, hoped the agreement would eventually lead to a lasting cease-fire and “serious talks” on addressing the Israeli-Palestinian problem.
The Israeli Justice Ministry announced a list of 300 convicts eligible for release; the majority of them were jailed in the previous year for rock-throwing and other minor offenses.
The Israeli military claims to have detained around 1,850 Palestinians in the West Bank since the war began; the majority of them are alleged Hamas members. Over 200 Palestinians have died there, mostly in battles sparked by IDF operations. Attacks by Jewish settlers have increased, adding to Palestinian despair.
When thousands of Hamas militants stormed southern Israel, they killed at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took hostages.
According to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave, weeks of Israeli bombardment in Gaza, followed by a ground invasion, have killed more than 11,000 Palestinians. It makes no distinction between civilians and militants, even though two-thirds of the dead have been identified as women and youngsters.
The ministry stated that it had lost the ability to tally the dead as of November 11 due to the collapse of large portions of the health system but that the number had climbed sharply since then. Some 2,700 people are feared to be buried beneath the rubble.
Ending the war now would leave Israel short of its goal of destroying Hamas throughout Gaza.
During the truce, Israeli troops and tanks are likely to remain in northern Gaza. Israel claims to have killed thousands of Hamas fighters but has provided no evidence to back up its claim.
Israel And Hamas Call A Truce To Free Hostages In Swap For Prisoners, And Allow More Aid Into Gaza
Meanwhile, Hamas will have time to regroup. Hamas commander Yehya Sinwar will almost certainly sell the release of the detainees – considered heroes battling occupation by the majority of Palestinians — as a big triumph and declare victory if the war ends.
Israel is under pressure to extend the cease-fire. The damage caused by the war has spurred international condemnation of Israel, and even the United States, its closest ally, has expressed worry over the severe toll on Gaza’s residents.
According to Ahmad Balouny, a relative of the deceased, an airstrike hit a residential building in the southern town of Khan Younis overnight, killing 17 people, including children. The bodies of two youngsters were retrieved from the wreckage by an Associated Press reporter.
Workers excavated a mass grave in Khan Younis for 111 dead turned over by Israeli authorities after troops seized them from Shifa Hospital and other sections of northern Gaza. During the search for hostages in the north, Israeli troops seized the bodies for DNA analysis.
Buildings in the Nusseirat refugee camp and the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza were also leveled by strikes in recent days. According to the city’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, 128 dead were taken in overnight following strikes.
“There’s no safe place,” Umm Rami al-Jabali, who survived a hit in Deir al-Balah, said. “Inside isn’t safe, outside isn’t safe.”
Israel And Hamas Call A Truce To Free Hostages In Swap For Prisoners, And Allow More Aid Into Gaza
The release of captives could raise spirits in Israel, where their misery has gripped the country. Families of the hostages, who include toddlers and elderly people, have launched enormous protests to persuade the government to release them.
However, they may find themselves split if certain hostages are released, and others are not.
Ofri Bibas Levy, whose brother, sister-in-law, and two nephews — ages four and ten months — are among the detainees, said the agreement places the families in an “inhumane” situation.
“Who will be released, and who will not be?” Will the children be released? Will they be released with their mothers or not?” she asked The Associated Press before the agreement was revealed. “No matter how it happens, there will still be families that will remain worried, sad and angry.”
SOURCE – (AP)
(VOR News) – The social media network Bluesky has seen a spike in the number of new users, with over a million people signing up since the conclusion of the U.S. presidential election.
This rise can be linked to the fact that users left the platform because they were unhappy with the direction that X was taking under the direction of Elon Musk, the company’s billionaire owner.
It was announced on Wednesday that the microblogging site had achieved 15 million subscribers. Compared to the roughly nine million members it had in September, this is a considerable increase.
However, Bluesky subscriptions have grown since September.
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, founded Bluesky in 2019, and it has become known as a safe haven for left-leaning users who are unhappy with the route that X has taken under Musk’s leadership. On Twitter, Bluesky has established a reputation as a safe haven.
Throughout its history, BlueSky has established a solid reputation as a safe and secure location.
Bluesky users have attributed their decision to transfer to Bluesky to an increase in offensive content on X and Musk’s connection to Donald Trump, the incoming US president. Bluesky is a social networking site that facilitates knowledge sharing and discussion. These two factors have been mentioned as justifications for switching to the new system.
On Tuesday, Mark Cuban, a billionaire who had previously backed Kamala Harris for vice president prior to the election, released a statement titled “Hello, Less Hateful World.” On Tuesday, Cuban’s comments was made public. When it came to several problems, Cuban supported Harris.
Due to the “disturbing content” that was accessible on the “toxic media platform,” The Guardian newspaper said in a statement on Wednesday that it will no longer print any information about X. This decision was made in part due to the “toxic media platform.”
Racist remarks and Bluesky conspiracy ideas were in this text.
The Guardian stated on its website, “The U.S. presidential campaign has underscored our long-held belief that X is a detrimental media platform, and its owner, Elon Musk, has leveraged its influence to shape political discourse.”
“The presidential election campaign in the United States merely underscored our long-held beliefs.” “The presidential election campaign in the United States merely underscored our long-held beliefs.”
Since we feel that there are more disadvantages to being on X right now than advantages, we think that promoting our work elsewhere would make better use of the resources we now have.
The business has helped to strengthen Bluesky’s reputation as a haven for liberals who are unhappy with their experiences.
There has been conjecture about Musk’s potential presence to observe election results alongside Trump. X responded by saying that none of its employees would be “sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online.”
This was done in response to the accusations made on the website. This was a reaction to the rumor that Musk would be there when Trump announced the election results. Musk was supposed to be there to witness the declaration.
Since Musk took over the site in October 2022, X has experienced multiple waves of user departures, although it still has a far larger user base than Bluesky. This is true even though Bluesky’s user base is already much larger. There are far less users using Bluesky.
Similarweb, a company that tracks internet traffic, estimates that on the day following the U.S. election, approximately 115,000 users who live in the country deleted their X accounts.
According to Similarweb, this figure was roughly determined. This falls into the category of the biggest single-day decrease in history, according to Musk’s leadership.
SOURCE: AJ
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(VOR News) – The results of a recent study suggest that telehealth therapy may lower the risk of suicide. In the United States, a study was conducted.
The results of a study that was published in the journal JAMA Network Open on November 12 indicate that cognitive behavior therapy can help lower the number of suicide attempts and thoughts.
US Telehealth researchers conducted the study.
This predicament is still true even when therapy is delivered via telehealth for a little period of time. As a result of the information they discovered during the investigation, the researchers finally reached this conclusion.
According to a study conducted by clinical psychologist Justin Baker, a researcher at Ohio State University, this is information that should be promoted.
According to Baker, this is a result of the fact that, at this specific point in history, therapy is increasingly being delivered via the use of virtual methods.
Baker was said to have stated, “The nearly overnight shift from mostly in-person to mostly virtual therapy appointments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was the impetus for this research question.” Ohio State published a press release that contained this message.
In making this claim, Baker was alluding to the fact that the shift occurred very immediately after the outbreak began. Baker was referring to the changes brought about by the pandemic outbreak spreading significantly.
It has long been thought that patients who are deemed to be at high risk are not suitable candidates for virtual healthcare. This is because the use of virtual healthcare is linked to both accountability and the possibility of harm.
We randomly assigned the following telehealth programs to 96 Americans:
They received instruction on how to control and alter the disturbing ideas and bad notions they were experiencing through telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy, with a special emphasis on suicide. They received this instruction while participating in the activity.
A treatment method called present-centered therapy is used to help patients deal with the difficulties they are currently confronting in their life.
The results of the study conducted by the researchers demonstrated that a present-focused approach to treatment is a successful way to reduce depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. Research has shown that therapeutic approaches that focus on the present moment are useful.
However, the results of this study show that when it came to reducing the proportion of patients who attempted suicide while getting telehealth services, cognitive behavioral therapy outperformed present-centered therapy.
Furthermore, the results showed that both treatments were effective in lowering the number of suicidal thoughts that patients thought about taking their own lives. The effectiveness of both therapies served as evidence for this.
Craig Bryan, a researcher and the chairman of telehealth Ohio State University’s Suicide Prevention Program, says, “We have good, tested treatments that will lead to significant symptom reduction and improved quality of life for those who are suffering from suicidal thoughts and behaviors.”
In addition, Bryan is currently the program’s leader. Additionally, Bryan is currently in charge of the program. “We have treatments that have been proven to be effective.”
Bryan said that a considerable percentage of therapists are still maintaining some aspect of their telemedicine practice following the epidemic, even though limitations are being loosened.
This leads to the scenario even when boundaries are being loosened. “The results of this study have the potential to expand access to essential treatments that are supported by evidence for people living in rural and difficult-to-reach areas.”
You should call the telehealth Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 if you or a loved one is experiencing an emotional or suicide crisis if you are experiencing emotional distress. They are available to listen to your issues as well as offer support.
SOURCE: USN
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(VOR News) – The challenging road to lower levels is demonstrated by the fact that one of the most important measures of inflation in the United States has increased for the first time since March.
The consumer price index (CPI), a metric that gauges price inflation across a variety of goods, at an annual rate of 2.6% as October reached its peak. The CPI has never been higher than it was at this time.
According to reports, the rate was 2.4% last month, the lowest in over three years. This rate is higher than the one that was noted the month before.
Eliminating food and energy, “core” inflation stayed at 3.3%.
This occurred upon completion of the computation. Following this stage, the index underwent a thorough analysis. A reading was considered accurate if it agreed with the estimates provided by economists.
Even though inflation has somewhat decreased since reaching its greatest level in four decades in the summer of 2022, many Americans still face financial hardship as a result of years of rising prices. This can be attributed to the fact that inflation peaked in the summer of 2022.
According to exit poll results, a significant number of Republican voters expressed dissatisfaction with their own financial circumstances as well as the state of the US economy.
Their voiced displeasure was a reflection of their dissatisfaction. A significant factor that contributed to the election was the ire generated by the rising cost of living. This rage was among the most important factors.
Concerns have been expressed regarding the real effects that these reforms would have on the inflation rate. Donald Trump proposed tax cuts and tariffs as workable answers throughout his campaign, but there have been questions raised over the real effects of these measures.
The next president has promised to levy tariffs on all U.S. imports that are at least 10 percent higher than the current rate, according to the results of a research by Yale’s Budget Lab.
The implementation of this strategy, which many industry experts believe would almost surely result in an increase in inflation of up to 5.1%, has already been made public.
It was the first time in four years that the Federal Reserve started lowering interest rates in September, which marked the first time in four years they had done so.
This was the first time they had ever implemented inflation.
The Federal Reserve has reached a significant turning point in its attempts to control inflation at this particular moment. Additional interest rate cuts were implemented Monday, lowering them to their lowest point since February 2023. Since February 2023, they have not been this low.
The Federal Reserve’s chairman, Jerome Powell, said the Fed “has gained confidence that we’re on a sustainable path down to 2%,” the target it has set for its inflation rate.
He hosted a news conference where he made this declaration. Considering the previously mentioned, he added that “the task is incomplete.”
As part of its “dual mandate,” the Fed is working to keep inflation from rising while also keeping the unemployment rate from rising. This is being done from the Federal Reserve’s point of view.
Over the past few months, the labor market has been significantly slowing down; in October, the United States created just 12,000 new jobs.
This suggests that there is a downturn in the labor market. In October 2023, the unemployment rate was 4.1%, which was a low figure that was similar to levels before the sickness started. Since the illness had not yet spread, this was the situation. This occurred following a reduction in the rate, which came to 3.4% in February 2023.
In response to a query concerning the impact of the election on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions, Powell said that officials “do not know the timing or substance of any policy changes.”
Powell was questioned on the significance of the election. As a consequence, we are unable to determine the possible economic impact of this. The current circumstances are to blame for this.
SOURCE: TG
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