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Jan 31, 2025
New York [US], January 31: In 1968, the US Congress passed a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from dealing in handguns to people between the ages of 18 and 21, although parents could purchase such weapons for their children, or the prohibited age group itself could purchase them from private sellers or at gun shows.
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Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], January 30: Eight captives being held in Gaza - three Israelis and five Thai nationals - are to be freed by Hamas on Thursday.
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