Year in review: A look at events in August 2024 – Collingwood Today
Dec. 12, 2024
A look at news events in August 2024
1 – The Israeli military confirms the death of Hamas’ military leader, Mohammed Deif. Deif was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July, knocking another leader of the militant terror group off Israel’s hit list. Israel says it targeted Deif in a July 13 strike on the outskirts of Khan Younis, but hasn’t been able to confirm the kill for weeks. The Israeli confirmation came a day after an apparent Israeli airstrike in Tehran killed Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
1 – The U.S. and Russia complete their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Moscow released some two dozen people today, including Canadian-born Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in a multinational deal. The exchange took place in Turkey and officials there confirmed the news. U.S. President Joe Biden thanked Turkey as well as Germany, Poland, Slovenia and Norway for their assistance. He praised the negotiations as a “feat of diplomacy.”
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