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View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cadiz-inc-declares-quarterly-dividend-for-q4-2024-on-series-a-cumulative-perpetual-preferred-stock-302339009.html SOURCE Cadiz, Inc.Seneca High School's new football leadership core had a little something to prove when 2024 began. The Indians had to show they could still be a dominant team after losing six all-state athletes from 2023. Two of those all-staters were quarterback Gavyn Hoover and running back Jackson Marrs. So they had to fill in the gap at two positions that touch the ball the most in a run-first offense that head coach Cody Hilburn runs. "The thing these guys kept hearing was 'We may take a step back and may have to rebuild a little bit.' That's been a chip on their shoulder. They carried that chip throughout the summer and throughout the season," Hilburn said. "They felt like the work they put in during the offseason, there wasn't going to be that down year." The replacements for Hoover and Marrs throughout the year have been Kaden Clouse and Brodie Probert at quarterback and Roman Miller at the running back position. Miller had gotten a share of the reps last year behind Marrs and had that extended varsity experience, but Clouse was a safety on defense last year and only got reps at quarterback in lopsided games. Clouse is 47 of 74 this year for a 63.5% completion rate and 868 yards, 15 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He's run the ball 110 times for 1,253 yards and 14 more scores. Probert is 10 for 11 for 247 yards and five touchdowns passing. He's toted the ball 75 times for 899 yards and 12 touchdowns. The two are used to splitting reps as they were doing that exact thing in junior varsity before coming the varsity quarterbacks. Miler leads the rushing attack with 1,267 yards on 134 rushes and 22 scores. "We knew what we had in him. He never comes off the field. He plays every rep at linebacker, then turns around and he's going to carry it 15 to 20 times a game," Hilburn said of Miller. That's the type of production Hilburn was looking for to replace his all-state kids in the backfield. Hilburn credits the work ethic immediately after the state championship loss last year to how these guys were able to be productive at this rate. "They knew we had to do some things differently to get back there, and that started in January," he said. "Immediate new leadership began to take place." Now that core of leaders has gotten Seneca into the Class 3 state quarterfinal round against Mount Vernon. The Indians and Mountaineers meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mount Vernon. "The group before us set a standard for us, and we're just trying to make that standard," Clouse said. "High expectations from the guys before us, but after a while we knew we could do just as good, if not better," Miller said. That extra work doesn't stop in the state quarterfinal week as Hilburn says his quarterback has been taking extra time to throw passes on Sunday — even though there is no practice — to just make sure he's improving his throwing ability. Seneca was also able to use its four returning offensive linemen as a foundation offensively. Now, the one that graduated was another all-state piece in Brian Bigbee. But having that experience returning on the line helped to pave the way for the guys trying to replace an all-state backfield. "It's easy to run the ball when you have a good line up front. Returning them helped a lot," Clouse said. Another key returner that blocks for Clouse, Probert and Miller is tight end Hagen Ginger. Ginger is a key part of the run game, especially when Seneca runs to the outside and he has to help set the edge. Ginger also leads the team with 17 catches for 362 yards and eight touchdowns. Ginger has helped to fill in for the void left by all-state receiver from last year Ethan Altic. Blaze Graham (10 receptions, 347 yards, six touchdowns) and Ty Harris (12 receptions, 157 yards, two touchdowns) — a transfer from Neosho — have helped to fill in as well. The defense is led by Kye Adams with 75 total tackles. He also has an interception and fumble forced this year. Hunter Hanes has 63 total tackles for the second most and also has one interception. Both are juniors. Adams is one of four players with three sacks on the team. Miller adds 55 tackles and five tackles for loss. Probert has 51 tackles and a pair of sacks. Joseph Renfro has tallied 48 tackles and three sacks to go along with eight tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two recoveries. Clouse has 46 tackles and two interceptions. Blake Hurn and Morgan Vaughn are two key defensive pieces that were all-state athletes, and the Indians had to find a way to slow opponents down after seeing them graduate. The Indians haven't allowed more than 21 points to an opponent this year and only allow 11.5 on average. They've only been held below 40 by one team, and that same team is the only opponent to keep the final score within less than 28 points. That is Saturday's opposition of Mount Vernon. The two teams met back in Week 2 of the regular season, and Seneca won 35-14.

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Tel Aviv, Dec 25 (AP) At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of some uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian city of Bethlehem was marking a second somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of the war in Gaza, with most festivities cancelled and crowds of tourists absent. Israel's bombardment and ground invasion in Gaza has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count. Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 15-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas's attack on southern Israel in October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage by Palestinian militants. Around 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza, although only two thirds are believed to still be alive. Here's the latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes kill at least 8 Palestinians in West Bank, health officials say RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in and around the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank on Tuesday. The ministry reported three of the dead were killed by airstrikes. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of some uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. An Associated Press photojournalist captured images of Israeli forces detonating an explosive device planted by Palestinian militants during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp. Israel has carried out several large-scale raids in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza, ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. While airstrikes were once rare in the West Bank, they have grown more common since the outbreak of war as Israeli forces clamp down, saying they aim to prevent attacks on their citizens. Israeli fire has killed at least 800 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 2023, Palestinian health officials say. In that time, Palestinian militants have launched a number of attacks on soldiers at checkpoints and within Israel. Syrians celebrate Christmas and dream of a new birth for Syria SAYDNAYA, Syria — A large crowd of Syrians gathered near a historic monastery in Saydnaya on Christmas Eve to witness the lighting of a towering tree adorned with glowing green lights. Tuesday's celebration offered a rare moment of joy in a city scarred by over a decade of war and an infamous prison, where tens of thousands were held. Families and friends stood beneath the illuminated tree — some wearing Santa hats, others watching from rooftops — while a band played festive music and fireworks lit up the sky “This year is different, there's happiness, victory and a new birth for Syria and a new birth for Christ,” said Houssam Saadeh, one attendee. Another, Joseph Khabbaz, expressed hope for unity across all sects and religions in Syria, dismissing recent Christmas tree vandalism as “isolated incidents.” Earlier in the afternoon, pilgrims visited the historic Our Lady of Saydnaya Monastery, one of the world's oldest Christian monasteries, believed to be built in the sixth century. In Homs, a similarly grand Christmas tree was illuminated as security officers patrolled the area to ensure a safe and peaceful gathering, according to Syria's state media. UN says Israeli attacks on North Gaza have a devastating impact on Palestinian civilians UNITED NATIONS -- Recent attacks on hospitals in North Gaza, where Israel is carrying out an offensive, are having a devastating impact on Palestinian civilians still in the area, the U.N. humanitarian office says. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed deep concern at reports that the Israeli military entered the Indonesian Hospital on Tuesday, forcing its evacuation. The humanitarian office, known as OCHA, also expressed deep concern at attacks reported in recent days in and around the two other hospitals in North Gaza that are minimally functioning – Al Awda and Kamal Adwan. OCHA said the Israeli siege on Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia and parts of Jaballiya in North Gaza continued for a 79th day on Tuesday, and while the U.N. and its partners have made 52 attempts to coordinate humanitarian access to besieged areas in December 48 were rejected by Israel. While four missions were approved, OCHA said the U.N. and its partners faced impediments as a result of Israeli military operations and “none of the U.N.-coordinated attempts to access the area have been fully facilitated.” Throughout the Gaza Strip, OCHA said that Israeli authorities facilitated just 40% of requests for humanitarian movements requiring their approval in December. Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls the warning irresponsible WASHINGTON — A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month. The U.S.-created Famine Early Warning System Network says that's because of a near-total Israeli blockade of food and other aid in that part of Gaza. The finding, however, appears to have exposed a rift within the Biden administration over the extent of starvation in northern Gaza. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob Lew, disputes part of the data used in reaching the conclusion and calls the intensified famine warning “irresponsible.” Northern Gaza has been one of the areas hardest-hit by fighting and Israel's restrictions on aid throughout its 14-month war with Hamas militants. Israel wants UN Security Council to condemn recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels UNITED NATIONS — Israel's foreign minister has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to condemn recent missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, and to condemn the group's Iranian allies for allegedly providing the group with weapons. Gideon Saar said in a letter Tuesday to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the United States, which holds the council presidency this month, that the Houthis are violating international law and council resolutions. “This Iranian-backed terrorist group continues to endanger Israel's and other nations' security, as well as the freedom of maritime navigation, in flagrant violation of international law,” Saar said. “All of this malign activity is done as part of a broader strategy to destabilize the region.” The U.S. Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to an email asking when the council meeting will be held. The Houthis have said they launched attacks on shipping in the Red Sea – and on Israel -- with the aim of ending Israel's devastating air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli war in Gaza followed Hamas' deadly October 2023 attacks in southern Israel. Israeli military says troops' presence inadvertently contributed to Hamas killing 6 hostages in August TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli military investigation has concluded that the presence of troops inadvertently contributed to the deaths of six hostages killed by their Hamas captors in Gaza. The hostages' bodies were discovered in a tunnel in late August, an event that shook Israel and sparked some of the largest anti-war protests since the war began. The investigation found that the six hostages were killed by multiple gunshots from their captors after surviving for nearly 330 days. The Israeli military's “ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists' decision to murder the six hostages,” the report found. According to the investigation, the Israeli military began operating in the area where the hostages were being held in southern Gaza about two weeks before their discovery, under the assumption that the chances of hostages in the area was medium to low. On August 27, hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi was found alone in a tunnel, causing the Israeli military to halt operations for 24 hours to determine if there could be other hostages in the area. The military discovered the opening leading to the tunnel where the bodies of the six hostages were located on August 30. A pathological report estimated the six hostages were killed on August 29. The six hostages killed were Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose American-Israeli parents became some of the most recognized spokespeople pleading for the hostages' release, including addressing the Democratic National Convention days before their son's killing. “The investigation published tonight proves once again that the return of all hostages will only be possible through a deal,” the Hostages Families Forum said in response to the investigation. “Every passing moment puts the hostages' lives in immediate danger.” Israeli ceasefire negotiators are returning from Qatar after a significant week,' prime minister's office says JERUSALEM — The Israeli negotiating team working on a ceasefire returned from Qatar to Israel on Tuesday, the prime minister's office said, after what it called “a significant week” of talks. After months of deadlock, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt resumed their mediation efforts in recent weeks and reported greater willingness by the warring sides to reach a deal. According to Egyptian and Hamas officials, the proposed agreement would take place in phases and include a halt in fighting, an exchange of captive Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a surge in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel says Hamas is holding 100 hostages, over one-third of whom are believed to be dead. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was “some progress” in efforts to reach a deal, but added he did not know how long it would take. Israeli soldiers force patients to evacuate a hospital in northern Gaza, some on foot, Palestinian health officials say CAIRO — Israeli soldiers took control of a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcing all the patients and most of the doctors to leave, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Tuesday. Some of the patients had to walk to another hospital while others were driven by paramedics, according to Health Ministry spokesperson Zaher al-Wahidi. He did not specify how many patients had evacuated. The Israeli military confirmed its troops had entered the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Jabaliya as part of an operation searching for Hamas fighters. The army later said its soldiers had left the hospital. The military said it had assisted with evacuating the patients and had not ordered the hospital closed. However, al-Wahidi said only one doctor and maintenance person were left behind. The Indonesian Hospital is one of three hospitals left largely inaccessible in the northernmost part of Gaza because Israel has imposed a tight siege there since launching an offensive in early October. The Israeli army said Tuesday's operation at the Indonesian Hospital came after militants carried out attacks from the hospital for the past month, including launching anti-tank missiles and planting explosive devices in the surrounding area. The Health Ministry accused Israel of “besieging and directly targeting” the three hospitals in northern Gaza. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, said Israeli drones detonated explosives near the hospital and that 20 people were wounded, including five medical staff. The Israeli military declined to comment on the operation around the hospital. Syrian Christians protest to demand greater protections after a Christmas tree is burned DAMASCUS — Scores of Syrian Christians protested in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, demanding greater protections for their religious minority after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hama a day earlier. Many of the insurgents who now rule Syria are jihadis, although Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has renounced longtime ties to al-Qaida and spent years depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. It remains unclear who set the Christmas tree on fire Monday, which was condemned by a representative of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham who visited the town and addressed the community. “This act was committed by people who are not Syrian, and they will be punished beyond your expectations," the HTS representative said in a video widely shared on social media. "The Christmas tree will be fully restored by this evening.” On Tuesday, protesters marched through the streets of Bab Touma in Damascus, shouting slogans against foreign fighters and carrying large wooden crosses. “We demand that Syria be for all Syrians. We want a voice in the future of our country,” said Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church as he addressed the crowd in a church courtyard, assuring them of Christians' rights in Syria. Since HTS led a swift offensive that overthrew President Bashar Assad earlier this month, Syria's minority communities have been on edge, uncertain of how they will be treated under the emerging rebel-led government. “We are here to demand a democratic and free government for one people and one nation,” another protester said. “We stand united — Muslims and Christians. No to sectarianism.” Qatar says Gaza ceasefire negotiations are ongoing DOHA — Qatar's Foreign Ministry said that ceasefire negotiations to end the war in Gaza were ongoing in Doha in cooperation with Egyptian, Qatari, and American mediators. “We will not leave any door unopened in pursuit of reaching an agreement,” said Majid al-Ansari, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday. Al Ansari added that rumors the ceasefire would be reached before Christmas are “speculation.” The ceasefire negotiations come at a time when winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 15-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. Families of the approximately 100 hostages who have been held for 445 days in Gaza are also worried their loved ones will not survive another winter. In a press conference, al-Ansari also called on the international community to lift sanctions on Syria as quickly as possible on Tuesday. “The reason was the crimes of the previous regime, and that regime, with all of its authority, is no longer in place, therefor the causes for these sanctions no longer exist today,” he said. US journalist missing in Syria since 2012 is believed to be alive, says aid group DAMASCUS, Syria — American journalist Austin Tice is believed to be still alive, according to the head of an international aid group. Nizar Zakka, who runs the Hostage Aid Worldwide organization, said there has never been any proof that Tice, who has been missing since 2012, is dead. Zakka told reporters in Damascus on Tuesday that Tice was alive in January and being held by the authorities of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad. He added that U.S. President Joe Biden said in August that Tice was alive. Zakka said he believes Tice was transferred between security agencies over the past 12 years, including in an area where Iranian-backed fighters were operating. Asked if it was possible Tice had been taken out of the country, Zakka said Assad most likely kept him in Syria as a potential bargaining chip. Biden said Dec. 8 that his administration believed Tice was alive and was committed to bringing him home, although he also acknowledged that “we have no direct evidence” of his status. A former Israeli hostage dies TEL AVIV, Israel — Hannah Katzir, an Israeli woman who was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, and freed in a brief ceasefire last year, has died. She was 78. The Hostages Families Forum, a group representing the families of people taken captive, confirmed the death Tuesday but did not disclose the cause. Her daughter, Carmit Palty Katzir, said in a statement that her mother's “heart could not withstand the terrible suffering since Oct. 7.” Katzir's husband, Rami, was killed during the attack by militants who raided their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Her son Elad was also kidnapped and his body was recovered in April by the Israeli military, who said he had been killed in captivity. She spent 49 days in captivity and was freed in late November 2023. Shortly after Katzir was freed, her daughter told Israeli media that she had been hospitalized with heart issues attributed to “difficult conditions and starvation” while she was held captive. Israeli air defense system intercepts projectile launched from Yemen TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's military said the projectile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, but it set off air raid sirens overnight in the country's populous central area, sending residents looking for cover. Israel's rescue service Magen David Adom said a 60-year-old woman was seriously wounded after being hurt on her way to a protected space. There was no immediate comment from Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. It was the third time in a week that fire from Yemen set off sirens in Israel. On Saturday, a missile slammed into a playground in Tel Aviv, injuring 16, after Israel's air defense system failed to intercept it. Earlier last week, Israeli jets struck Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city, killing nine. Israel said the strikes were in response to previous Houthi attacks. (AP) AS AS (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)Once Michel Barnier formally resigns, he will become the shortest-serving prime minister in France's modern history. France's National Assembly — the lower house of the Parliament — toppled Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government on Wednesday night. A total of 331 MPs, from the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP) and the far-right National Rally, voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, out of 577 lawmakers. The move has thrown the country into a period of political and economic uncertainty, just six months after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly following his party’s heavy loss in the EU elections. The reactions have so far been mixed in the political sphere. Mathilde Panot, the leader of the hard-left party France Unbowed (LFI), part of the NFP coalition, welcomed the outcome, telling reporters: "Today is a historic day... Today we have defended democracy." “The chaos is not us, it was Emmanuel Macron for the past seven years,” she added before asking the French president to resign. Calls for Macron to step down have been mounting among various opposition parties. However, he is not obliged to do so as his term in office ends in spring 2027. However, Olivier Faure, leader of the Socialist Party (PS) and a member of the NFP coalition, said that he does not think Macron’s resignation is "a good solution" to the political crisis. On the far-right, Marine Le Pen, the prominent figure of the National Rally party, adopted a grave tone during an interview with French TV channel TF1 on Wednesday night. "There was no other solution”, Le Pen said, claiming she does not consider the result of the vote as "a victory." When asked whether Macron should resign, Marine Le Pen said that she does not call for early presidential elections. “He alone will make that decision,” she added. When it comes to the country's budget plan for 2025, Le Pen emphasized that her party will “let them work" and that they will "co-construct, not just with the RN but with all the forces in the Assembly, a budget that is acceptable to everyone." Other politicians criticised the vote’s outcome. Valérie Pécresse, the right-wing President of the Paris region, called it "a sad day for France" and defended Michel Barnier, saying he had tried to steer the country back on track in a post on X. Outgoing Finance Minister Antoine Armand accused the left and far-right of "joining forces to destabilise the country." Emmanuel Macron is set to address the nation on Thursday evening, but his team has not yet provided any details on when a new prime minister will be appointed.