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By Paul AdamsBBC News, Jerusalem The armed wing of Hamas has released a video which it says shows the bloody aftermath of a failed Israeli operation to free an Israeli hostage. In the footage, a man says he has been held for 40 days, suggesting the video may have been recorded in mid-November.

Israel is pressing deeper into Gaza with tanks and soldiers as its ground offensive expands in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the offensive as the second phase of the war to destroy Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza.

PENNSYLVANIA Ex-Penn State dean is named president Eric Barron, a former dean at Penn State and currently president of Florida State University, was named president of the Pennsylvania university, which is still reeling from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Lil Uzi Vert debut a new hairstyle and face piercing after dropping his new collab with XXXTentacion. The XO Tour Llif3 rapper is known to be edgy with his fashion choices and regularly switches up his look. Still, his latest move in his ever-evolving style is causing quite a stir on social media with a

Marcus Mariota was born in Honolulu, HI on October 30, 1993. The quarterback who won the 2014 Heisman Trophy after leading the University of Oregon to a Pac-12 Championship. He was also named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl MVP in 2013. In 2015, he was selected second overall in the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.