Tzvi Ben-Elya
The Saddest Birthday in the World Israel News ...

In this edition we mark the sad birthday of 5-year-old Ariel Bibas, the little redhead being held by Hamas with his baby brother and parents. We also want you to know about the courageous stand taken by Ayelet Samerano against the UNWRA secretary-general in Lausanne.

Read about how long can a hostage survive in captivity, about Turkey in NATO, the threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah and what the IDF says might happen.

The Saddest Birthday in the World Israel News Insights - Aug 5, 2024 (Day 303)

Lumenis merger with XIO Fund

$14 merger consideration per share for Lumenis shareholders

Lumenis announced that it completed its merger transaction with an affiliate of China's XIO group. As part of that merger, Lumenis shareholders will receive the merger consideration from its of $14 per share in cash.

Lumenis shareholders approve merger with XIO Fund I LP

Nasdaq GlobeNewswire reported that Lumenis Ltd. announced that the shareholders of Lumenis approved merger proposal at a special shareholders meeting held on August 3. According to the merger proposal Lumenis will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of an Israeli company that is, indirectly, wholly- owned by XIO Fund I LP. The merger with XIO is expected to close in September 2015.