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Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260 posted at 19:43:12 UTC   via   apnews.com JERUSALEM (AP) — The night was a getaway. Thousands of young men and women gathered at a vast field in southern Israel near the Gaza border to dance without a care. Old and new friends jumped up and down, reveling in the swirl of the bass-heavy beats. Maya Alper was standing toward the back of the bar with teams of environmentally conscious volunteers, picking up trash and passing out free vodka shots to party-goers who reused their cups. Just after 6.a.m., as a light-blue dawn broke and the headliner D.J. took the stage, air raid sirens cut through the ethereal trap music. Rockets streaked overhead. Alper, 25, jumped into her car and raced to the main road. But at the intersection she encountered crowds of stricken festival attendees, shouting at drivers to turn around. Then, a noise. Firecrackers? Panicked men and women staggering down the road just

The question remains: Why did Hamas attack Israel? posted at 13:20:40 UTC   via   bostonglobe.com There is an obvious question we should ask about the Hamas raid into Israel on Oct. 7 that culminated in a massacre of more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians. Why did Hamas do it?   Saved Web Pages Review - The News And Times - TheNewsAndTimes.com President Biden Meets with President Boric of Chile This year, Chile and the United States celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations. And today, our partnership is stronger than it’s ever been. posted 3m ago   via   youtube.com   NGO: Russian activist kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, brought to Moscow, and tortured Russian authorities detained left-wing opposition activist Lev Skoryakin in Moscow after he was kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, probably by special services, a Russian independent human rights project reported on Nov. 3, citing Skoryakin's lawyer.The activist has spent two weeks in a Moscow detention facility and was subjected to torture