Deadly floods in Somalia; Biden urges Israel to extend truce, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 27 November 2023
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| 0:50.0 | Joe Biden, America's President, urged Israel's Prime Minister, |
| 0:54.0 | bin Y |
| 0:51.0 | bin Laden Yahoo, to extend a four-day truce with Hamas |
| 0:58.0 | to allow for the release of more hostages. |
| 1:01.0 | A Hamas spokesperson called on Mr. Biden to press Israel to end its offensive. |
| 1:07.0 | On Sunday Hamas handed over more hostages, 14 Israelis and 3 ties, and Israel released a third batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners. |
| 1:17.0 | The pause in fighting has allowed supplies of food, fuel and medicine to enter Gaza. |
| 1:24.0 | Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. |
| 1:29.0 | The largest raid took place overnight in the city of Jeunin, which is seen as a militant stronghold. |
| 1:36.3 | The Israeli army said it was seeking to capture suspects involved in an attack on Israelis in |
| 1:41.6 | August. Local health officials estimate that 239 Palestinians |
| 1:47.6 | have been killed in the West Bank in near daily violence since October 7th. |
| 1:53.0 | Nearly 100 people died as a result of blooding in Somalia, |
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