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Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their temporary cease-fire deal an additional two days, with Hamas agreeing to release at least 20 more hostages in exchange for the release of 60 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The extension comes after the two sides yesterday swapped a fourth group of Hamas-held hostages and Israeli-held prisoners, completing an original four-day deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the US.
As of Monday, Hamas has released 69 hostages of the more than 240 people who were abducted Oct. 7, while Israel has released 150 prisoners. Under the original plan, Hamas had agreed to release 50 hostages and Israel had agreed to release 150 prisoners, three for every hostage released. A majority of the people freed on both sides are said to be women and children. Humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip.
Separately, Elon Musk visited Israel yesterday after receiving backlash for supporting an antisemitic post on X (formerly Twitter), which had prompted major brands to suspend advertisements on the platform. Israel announced Musk's satellite internet provider, Starlink, will only operate in Israel and Gaza with Israel's approval.
See updates on the war here. |
A Chinese court held the first hearing yesterday of a liability lawsuit filed by relatives of more than 40 passengers on a Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished in 2014. The families argue the airline neglected to search for the plane after it vanished and are seeking a fund to search for the missing aircraft, civil compensation of between $1.4M and $11.2M each, and damages for mental distress in the amount of $4.2M to $5.6M each.
MH370 disappeared from radar screens March 8, 2014, having deviated from its planned route while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite one of the most expensive searches in aviation history (around $150M), only a few pieces of debris have been found and the cause of the airliner's disappearance remains unknown. The search was halted in 2017, and MH370 remains classified as missing.
Of the 227 passengers onboard, 154 were Chinese citizens. The families of more than 110 other passengers have already settled with the defendants and received between $300K and $400K each. A total of 239 people died, including crew. A similar lawsuit filed in the US was dismissed in January 2020. |
Opening arguments began yesterday in the racketeering trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug, who faces allegations his record label, YSL, has operated as a criminal street gang for a decade. The case was launched by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the same prosecutor overseeing a different racketeering case against former President Donald Trump for alleged election interference in 2020.
Young Thug—born Jeffery Williams—is a 32-year-old Grammy-winning rapper known for collaborations with Drake, Travis Scott, and others. Prosecutors allege Williams violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as the leader of a Bloods gang affiliate responsible for murder, drug dealing, and more. Racketeering laws are designed to prosecute organized crime groups like the Mafia, allowing prosecutors to target entire networks instead of individuals. The trial has stirred controversy for its planned use of the artist's lyrics as evidence, a practice critics describe as discrimination.
Analysts claim the trial, whose jury selection took 10 months and is expected to feature roughly 400 witnesses, could last months. |
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