'Hellhole Gaza is on the brink of collapse': Warning from UN chiefs as terrified families flee homes to escape Israel's massive invasion force including armoured bulldozers capable of ripping buildings apart.British surgeon Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah flew to Gaza on Monday and has been operating night and day ever since Babies caked in blood, young bodies peppered with shrapnel.Israeli forces release footage showing 'Hamas terrorists indiscriminately shooting at toilet cubicles during Nova Music Festival massacre'.Tim Davie tells BBC staff to 'speak up whenever you need to' as broadcaster faces backlash for refusing to call Hamas terrorists.But there IS one chance for peace that would make Hamas irrelevant. BORIS JOHNSON: Having worked on a kibbutz, I wept over the slaughter in Israel.That’s why I know all too well Hamas is another ISIS – whatever useful idiots in the West say I was raised to curse Israel and pray for the destruction of Jews, writes AYAAN HIRSI ALI.Hamas terrorists kidnap disabled 17-year-old girl who cannot walk or talk and relies on her family feeding her through a tube.Police brace for terror attack in Britain after call from ex-Hamas chief.Hamas releases sickening video showing terrorists holding Israeli toddlers and children shortly after kidnapping them during Saturday's horrific massacre.Israel sends tanks into Gaza ahead of full-scale invasion: Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians desperately flee as 24-hour deadline ticks down and Benjamin Netanyahu vows to 'destroy' Hamas - amid rising global concern at evacuation order.Gladys Knight and The Pips won a Grammy Award in 1973 for their single, “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye). Under Whitfield’s guidance, the group released more chart-topping singles over their remaining six years with Motown, including “The Nitty Gritty” in 1968 and another #1 R&B hit in 1970, the unforgettable “If I Were Your Woman.” The single, which was produced by Norman Whitfield, sold 2.5 million records, reaching #1 on the R&B charts and #2 on the pop charts.

Their first big Motown hit, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” was released in 1967. While Gladys Knight and The Pips had scored hits for other companies, the group really took off when they signed with Motown Records in 1966. A family affair, the group included Gladys and her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. Gladys Knight and The Pips came to Motown as an established group that had performed together since the 1950s. The Kennedy Center’s commitment to the arts is unparalleled and I am so very grateful for this moment.” It is dedicated to all those who paved the path for me to be able to accomplish the wonderful blessings I’ve been able to receive. I stand here with my fans, my family, my friends, my team, and my faith in accepting such an amazing distinction. To be honored as a Kennedy Center Honoree is among the highlights of my career. I have been blessed with so much in my life and this certainly stands with those achievements at the top of that list.

It would have been the dream of all dreams. You could never have told me as a young girl starting my career that I would be honored on a stage such as this, with artists and humanitarians such as these-it just wouldn’t have seemed possible. “I’m humbled beyond words to be included amongst this prestigious group of individuals, both past and present. Given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture, The Kennedy Center Honors have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a gala celebrating five honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. Seven-time Grammy Award®-winner and Motown alumna, Gladys Knight, has been recognized for her lifetime artistic achievements at the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Photo by Greg Allen, Invision, Associated Press News Gladys Knight Recognized at the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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