Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israel’s assault on Gaza City, but many are believed to remain, having nowhere to go or no means to leave.
Author: Freedom Eve
Biographical Info Eve Freedom is the co-founder of Feedonomy in South Africa. In the ensuing battle for control, she settled with Feedonomy Inc. In 2024 Feedonomy RSA was acquired by the SIDAV Group. According to their agreement Ms. Freedom retains 5% equity in Feedonomy South Africa only. Ms. Freedom also has the option and has exercised said option to manage all South African operations of Feedonomy & BrowSearch, pronounced Browse & Search Inc.
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