Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste
Someone tried to steal those shoes, and there was a fight, there was gunfire, and 17yearold James Anthony smith ended up dead. Today i talked to his mom. She said she last saw her son alive yesterday afternoon. He said, ill be back, ma, i love you. Reporter thats the last you saw him there . Thats the last time i saw him. Reporter here at your job 4 00 yesterday afternoon . 4 00 yesterday afternoon. Reporter now hes gone. Hes gone. Reporter it has to be tearing you apart. It tares tears me apart him being shot, his life taken for tennis shoes. Reporter mike lives around her lives here. He was around last night. He heard the gunshots. It more than ten. Reporter he said there is a lot of lead in the air in this neighborhood. He says cars get shot. People get shot. Why, just last week, he says, he picked up all these shell casings right in front of his house. You could be sitting watching television. The next thing you know, its 100 gunshots, you know. You dont know whether to duck, get u
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You the dramatic Surveillance Video just in capturing the brazen robbery of a car in prince georges county, guards were stocking atm with cash with bad guyed made their move and made off with a bunch of cash. It happened last friday in beltsville, Police Looking for the culprit. To the battle between development and history. A Self Storage Company has the okaf to Start Building on the spot of Church Congregation claims is an old African American cemetery. The latest twist in this story just happened. It involved a whole lot of money. The truth, buried deep in the ground, under a spot housing a gas station, a parking lot, and more in bethesda. Here is john henry. Reporter right here some people believe African Americans from the turn of the 20th century are still buried. Despite that, the montgomery Planning Board approved a storage companys proposal to build on that site. They will be placed from where some believe bodies could be. One thing they have offered to do is give the county 4