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Japanese SDF equipment

File photo taken Oct. 29, 2023, shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 16 mobile combat vehicles, seen during the "Resolute Dragon" Japan-U.S. joint drill at Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Deadly Israeli Attacks Flatten Homes - Gaza

Palestinians are seen in the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,226, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM /

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Deadly Israeli Attacks Flatten Homes - Gaza

Palestinians are seen in the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,226, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM /

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Deadly Israeli Attacks Flatten Homes - Gaza

A Palestinian is seen in the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,226, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM /

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Deadly Israeli Attacks Flatten Homes - Gaza

A Palestinian is seen in the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,226, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM /

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240716) -- BEIJING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese breakdancer Liu Qingyi competes during the women's gold medal battle of breaking at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. With this gold medal, Liu secures her spot in the Paris Olympics in advance. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with

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Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 33,797: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 33,797: ministry SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip being attacked by Israel STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 33,797, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 68 Palestinians and wounded 94 others, bringing the total death toll to 33,797 and injuries to 76,465, since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, it said in a press statement. Israeli naval boats opened fire on dozens of displaced Palestinians seeking to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least five people, said Palestinian sources. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through so

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Egypt makes airdrops of aid in Gaza

STORY: Egypt makes airdrops of aid in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a circulated video on social media showing airdropping aid over Gaza 2. various of trucks loaded with aid at Rafah border STORYLINE: Egyptian air forces airdropped humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported. The report cited a high-level security source who said the airdrops, which were participated by the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, included food and medical supplies for the besieged territory. Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag said on Feb. 16 that Egypt had sent nearly 200,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza, which accounts for 60 percent of the total relief from more than 37 countries. Israel has been attacking Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, after the militant group's surprise raid on southern Israel that killed about 1,400 people. The Israeli blockade and airstr

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CHINA-SCIENTISTS-FRESHWATER SNAIL SPECIES-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240112) -- KUNMING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a male Helicostoa liuae clinging on a female one in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (L, photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023), a shell sample of a female Helicostoa liuae (above, R, photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022) and a shell sample of a male Helicostoa liuae (below, R, photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022). A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. TO GO WITH "Freshwater snail species spotted in south China after over 100 years" (Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 26, 2023 shows the Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou-17 crew posing for a group photo inside China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-17 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Oct. 26, 2023, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows wild yaks on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With an average altitude of 4,580 meters, the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve covers a total area of about 45,000 square kilometers. The reserve is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China and is home to a wide variety of rare animals. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A journalist from Maldives works in front of a screen at the Media Center of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship is about to touch down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Cricket and baseball/softball will return to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session approved the proposal on October 16. Flag football, lacrosse and squash will also feature at Los Angeles 2028 as additional sports. In a separate vote, IOC members confirmed that weightlifting and modern pentathlon will retain their Olympic places, after the International Weightlifting Federation took action to solve doping issues, and a makeover for modern pentathlon sees obstacle racing replace equestrian. This file photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a digital display showing the sports of baseball and softball for their feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, during the second day of the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai, India. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Cricket and baseball/softball will return to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session approved the proposal on October 16. Flag football, lacrosse and squash will also feature at Los Angeles 2028 as additional sports. In a separate vote, IOC members confirmed that weightlifting and modern pentathlon will retain their Olympic places, after the International Weightlifting Federation took action to solve doping issues, and a makeover for modern pentathlon sees obstacle racing replace equestrian. This file photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows IOC members voting during the second day of the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai, India. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Cricket and baseball/softball will return to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session approved the proposal on October 16. Flag football, lacrosse and squash will also feature at Los Angeles 2028 as additional sports. In a separate vote, IOC members confirmed that weightlifting and modern pentathlon will retain their Olympic places, after the International Weightlifting Federation took action to solve doping issues, and a makeover for modern pentathlon sees obstacle racing replace equestrian. This file photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a digital display showing the sport of squash for its feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, during the second day of the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai, India. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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Displaced Gazans look for second-hand clothes to prepare for cold weather

STORY: Displaced Gazans look for second-hand clothes to prepare for cold weather SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of second-hand clothes in store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DIAB OUDA, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN GHANEM, Displaced Gaza resident 4. various of Gaza-related footage STORYLINE: Displaced Gazans are forced to buy second-hand clothes to keep warm as the weather is getting colder in the coastal enclave, which has been mired in a bloody conflict with Israel since Oct. 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DIAB OUDA, Displaced Gaza resident "We live in a very dire situation in Gaza. There is no work, no money, no goods. We have nothing here. When we go to buy something, traders here treat us as tourists, not as displaced people who do not have money. We left our houses without taking anything. We only tried to escape the deadly attacks." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN GHANEM, Displace

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Michael Rapaport speaks at rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostage Agam Goldstein Almog speaks at a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. recently released hostages Maya Regev (L), Itai Regev, Daniel Aloni (2L) and Agam Goldstein Almog (R) at a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostage Daniel Aloni (R) speaks at a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Recently released hostages Itai Regev (R) and Maya Regev holds attend a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Yocheved Lifshitz (C), who was released by Hamas after 16 days in captivity, attends a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Yocheved Lifshitz (C), who was released by Hamas after 16 days in captivity, attends a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Yocheved Lifshitz (C), who was released by Hamas after 16 days in captivity, attends a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Yocheved Lifshitz (C), who was released by Hamas after 16 days in captivity, attends a rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Michael Rapaport speaks at rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. Families of hostages and their supporters rally outside The Museum of Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas. In November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstrations in Jordan continue in support of Gaza

STORY: Demonstrations in Jordan continue in support of Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest STORYLINE: Thousands of protesters in Jordan took to the street in downtown of the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday. Participants chanted slogans in support of Palestinian people in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire to the ongoing war on Gaza since Oct. 7. Protesters also chanted slogans, condemning the United States for its support of Israeli military operations. Protesters demanded that the Jordanian government expel the U.S. ambassador in Amman, close the U.S. embassy, and cancel a defense agreement with the U.S. This marching protest came at the same time when protests were held in different cities in Jordan in support of Gaza. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman. (XHTV)

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LEBANON-TAYR HARFA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231213) -- TAYR HARFA, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows items scattered among the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Tayr Harfa, Lebanon. Since Oct. 8, the Lebanon-Israel border has witnessed increased tensions after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas surprise attack on Israel the previous day. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have so far killed 147 on the Lebanese side, including 101 Hezbollah members, a Lebanese army soldier, one member of the Amal Movement, 16 members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and 28 civilians, including three journalists, according to security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-TAYR HARFA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231213) -- TAYR HARFA, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks among the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Tayr Harfa, Lebanon, on Dec. 13, 2023. Since Oct. 8, the Lebanon-Israel border has witnessed increased tensions after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas surprise attack on Israel the previous day. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have so far killed 147 on the Lebanese side, including 101 Hezbollah members, a Lebanese army soldier, one member of the Amal Movement, 16 members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and 28 civilians, including three journalists, according to security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-TAYR HARFA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(231213) -- TAYR HARFA, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen among the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Tayr Harfa, Lebanon, on Dec. 13, 2023. Since Oct. 8, the Lebanon-Israel border has witnessed increased tensions after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas surprise attack on Israel the previous day. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have so far killed 147 on the Lebanese side, including 101 Hezbollah members, a Lebanese army soldier, one member of the Amal Movement, 16 members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and 28 civilians, including three journalists, according to security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi kicks off Vietnam visit, calling for China-Vietnam community with a shared future

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a China-Vietnam (L) and a China-Laos international cold-chain freight trains pulling out of Yanhe Station of Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Chen Chang/Xinhua)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees sell Liubao tea products via livestreaming in Liubao Town of Cangwu County in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Nature thrives in Xinjiang's mountain reserve amid enhanced conservation efforts

(231201) -- URUMQI, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows wild yaks on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat

STORY: New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated quake relief STORYLINE: A total of 41 containers of China-donated quake-relief supplies arrived in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Thursday. The aid including food, tents, folding beds and jackets is expected to help the quake-affected residents in Herat survive the harsh winter. "These donations will be distributed to the quake-affected victims and the poor. This aid is more valuable than anything," said Kefayatullah Haqqani, head of Herat's financial authorities. The first batch of quake-relief supplies donated by the Chinese government was handed over to the Afghan side on Oct. 15. Two 6.2-magnitude quakes shook west Afghanistan on Oct. 7, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the same