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Netanyahu convenes government ahead of possible hostage release on November 21, 2023 at 4:55 pm

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling extraordinary meetings of the government to occur Tuesday evening local time, signaling a potential breakthrough on the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas for at least 45 days.  

Netanyahu is convening first the war cabinet, then the security cabinet and then the government Tuesday evening, the prime minister’s office wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

The meetings are related to “developments on the issue of the release of our hostages.”

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President Biden and his officials have expressed cautious optimism in recent days that talks with Hamas to secure the release of dozens of hostages — likely women, children and the elderly — are coming to a conclusion. 

The reported U.S.-brokered deal could include a cessation of hostilities for a few days, which would allow for hostages to be transferred out of Gaza along with an increase of humanitarian aid into the strip. It also may include the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. 

Hamas kidnapped approximately 240 people from Israel on Oct. 7, as part of a large-scale attack where at least 1,200 people were killed. 

Among those captured and held include Israelis and people of dozens of other nationalities, including Americans. Hamas kidnapped a months-old baby, toddlers, children and the elderly. 

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Hamas has since released four people as part of intensive negotiations through Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. and Israel.

One Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas was rescued by Israeli armed forces amid their military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s war on Hamas over the past month and a half has killed more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians, largely from Israeli airstrikes, according to Gaza health officials. The Israeli military has also launched a ground offensive into Gaza and is now fighting in Gaza City. 

Israel’s strikes near refugee camps and operations into Gaza hospitals have stoked anger worldwide and fueled pro-Palestinian protests calling for a cease-fire.

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​ Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling extraordinary meetings of the government to occur Tuesday evening local time, signaling a potential breakthrough on the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas for at least 45 days.   Netanyahu is convening first the war cabinet, then the security cabinet and then the government Tuesday evening, the prime… 

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UK’s CMA is looking at whether Microsoft and OpenAI tie-up is a ‘relevant merger’ on December 8, 2023 at 11:17 am

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The whirlwind management drama at OpenAI last month ended with co-founder Sam Altman reinstated within a week of his surprise dismissal and a much bigger role for Microsoft, which ended up with a seat on the board for the first time since investing billions into the startup earlier this year. That new, cosier relationship is […]

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​ The whirlwind management drama at OpenAI last month ended with co-founder Sam Altman reinstated within a week of his surprise dismissal and a much bigger role for Microsoft, which ended up with a seat on the board for the first time since investing billions into the startup earlier this year. That new, cosier relationship is
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Threads is rolling out its hashtags without the hash symbol globally on December 8, 2023 at 9:45 am

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Meta’s social network Threads got a major update Thursday as the company started rolling out tags (without the hash symbol) on the platform. Users will be able to tag only one topic per post to avoid tag spam. The company began testing the tag feature in Australia last month, and it is now rolling out […]

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​ Meta’s social network Threads got a major update Thursday as the company started rolling out tags (without the hash symbol) on the platform. Users will be able to tag only one topic per post to avoid tag spam. The company began testing the tag feature in Australia last month, and it is now rolling out
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India’s top VCs face fresh obstacles as startup investment plummets on December 8, 2023 at 8:28 am

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High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they hope will return 3 to 5 times invested capital. Several leading India investors including Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed, Nexus and Accel have raised $500 million-plus in the past two years, […]

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​ High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they hope will return 3 to 5 times invested capital. Several leading India investors including Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed, Nexus and Accel have raised $500 million-plus in the past two years,
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