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A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision

When Hamas militants swarmed into Israel over the weekend, one of their first targets was the Tribe of Nova music festival KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel -- The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man said, and the other sat behind, shooting at any target he saw. At least one wore body armor. “He didn’t see me,” Michael Silberberg said. So Silberberg made a decision. He and two friends had already managed to escape the slaughter at the Tribe of Nova music festival, where hundreds of militants from the Palestinian group Hamas had swarmed through crowds, killing at least 260 people and taking an unknown number hostage. They survived another attack a few minutes later, with two hiding in a roadside air-raid shelter while the other hid outside. Soon after that they were driving away in Silberberg’s car, trying to get far from the massacre, when they saw the motorcycle. “I knew it’s either I hit him o...

South African president awaits party decision on his fate

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a joke with journalists as the African National Congress party’s national working committee is discussing his political fate JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a joke with journalists as he made a brief appearance Sunday at a meeting of the African National Congress party 's national working committee, which is discussing his political fate. Ramaphosa's future hangs in the balance as he faces calls from within the ANC and from opposition parties to step down from his position amid a scandal involving the president's animal farm. Ramaphosa was recused from Sunday's meeting of the ruling ANC, which came days after an independent parliamentary panel issued a report that suggested he may have broken anti-corruption laws. The report follows a criminal complaint laid by the country’s former head of intelligence, Arthur Fraser, who has acc...