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Family members of those kidnapped by Hamas were joined by hundreds Sunday in taking to the streets outside the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland, to demand the release of the terror group's hostages and call for international action.
Outside the Red Cross in Geneva on Friday, Assaf Shem Tov clutched a picture of his 21-year-old nephew who was abducted by Palestinian group Hamas and called on the international community to step up efforts to free Israeli hostages. The nephew, Omer Shem Tov, was at a festival in Kibbutz Reim near the Gaza Strip when he was abducted. "I think that we need the Red Cross to first of all visit the hostages, make sure that they are well treated," he said.
A funeral held for an Australian grandmother killed in the Hamas attack on Israel; two US hostages held by Hamas released; and Australia defeats Pakistan to move up in the Cricket World Cup standings.