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Streetwise English

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After 15 months, three Israeli hostages have left Hamas captivity as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold on the morning of January 19.

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners also walked free from Israeli jail as the skies above Gaza and Israel were silent for the first time in over a year, stirring modest hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

The ceasefire deal, with an initial phase lasting six weeks, calls for the entry into Gaza of 600 trucks carrying humanitarian relief daily. Over the course of the deal's first stage, 33 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza will also be released in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Many Israelis stayed glued to TV screens to glimpse the three hostages — Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher — being released as militants handed them over to the Red Cross on a packed street in Gaza City.

In videos released by the Israeli government, the women were seen weeping and hugging family members. Damari raised a bandaged hand in triumph.

The military said she lost two fingers in the Hamas-led militant attack on October 7, 2023, that killed over 1,200 people and resulted in the abduction of some 250 others.

Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, crowds flooded the streets around 1 a.m. on January 20 as white buses carrying 90 Palestinian detainees — all women or teens — exited the gates of Ofer prison.

Fireworks erupted, and several men climbed atop one of the buses to raise Hamas flags.

All of those being released had been detained for what Israel called offenses related to its security, from throwing stones and promoting violence on social media to more serious accusations such as attempted murder.

Khalida Jarrar, one of the freed detainees, told The Associated Press: "There's this double feeling we're living in, on the one hand, this feeling of freedom, that we thank everyone for, and on the other hand, this pain, of losing so many Palestinian martyrs."


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Gaza Ceasefire Brings Exchange of Prisoners and Hostages

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Así se ve Ciudad Mayacoba en Playa del Carmen. Ciudad ___________ es una comunidad planeada en el norte de Playa del Carmen, diseñada para ofrecer calidad de vida y un __________ en armonía con la naturaleza. Cuenta con tres accesos controlados y una __________  de primer nivel, en la cual encontrarás 27 kilómetros de __________,  24 kilómetros de __________,  10 hectáreas de parques, áreas infantiles comerciales y un parque __________,   cruces de __________  y 134 hectáreas de conservación natural.
Además, dentro de la comunidad encuentras escuelas, comercios y espacios __________,  todo sin salir del residencial. Y si decides ir a la playa o al centro, estás a sólo 15 minutos en automóvil. Y te digo un secreto, justo en el acceso de la comunidad se construirá un centro comercial que __________  de servicios a todo el área sur de la ciudad.
Si buscas invertir en calidad de vida, Ciudad Mayacoba es el lugar ideal.


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Mayakobá , Playa del Carmen, México

Tacos are the world's most popular street food, according to a new study of TikTok posts.

Originally from Mexico, these simple, messy, hand-sized snacks are enjoyed around the world.

A money transfer company called Remitly wanted to find out about the world's best-loved street foods.

It made a list of more than 300 such foods from 136 countries, and looked at TikTok to see how many times each one had been mentioned on the app.

Tacos — tortillas filled with meat, vegetables or almost anything else you can think of — were mentioned more than 1.8 million times.

Next came a South Asian favorite, pani puri. Eaten in India at any time of day, these are crispy dough balls often filled with potato, chickpeas and spices.

Pani puri was mentioned more than 734,000 times, a little more than the third-placed food: hot dogs, which were mentioned almost 654,000 times.

Many of the most popular street foods on the list are things you can easily eat while walking — although you might get some sauce on your shirt!

But Vietnamese pho — a noodle soup — also did well, and so did Peru's ceviche, a fish dish made with lime juice and onion.

Some sweet snacks were also in the website's top 10, including waffles, croissants and crepes.

Many of these street foods can now be found around the world, although some are easier to find than others.

But travel website TimeOut says eating authentic local street food is one of the best parts of traveling!

Tacos Named World's Most Popular Street Food

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人気がある屋台の食べ物を紹介しました😉日本で見かけたら、ぜひ食べてみてください🫶

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Ep.41 夏ですね！屋台の食べ物を食べましょう🌞👒

这个星期的播客是一集全中文，一起来学习关于租房和房东的词汇吧！
