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Israel-Hamas War day 293: What is happening in Israel and Gaza?

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 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. At that point, holding such a meeting at the White House was not even in the cards, the writer notes.  (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. At that point, holding such a meeting at the White House was not even in the cards, the writer notes.
(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)

Biden, Netanyahu, and the families of the hostages are currently holding a meeting

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Biden are meeting with the families of American hostages.

Israeli attendees include Gal Hirsch, Ron Dermer, and Ambassador Mike Herzog, while the US delegation features Jake Sullivan, Brett McGurk, and Ambassador Jack Lew.

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Meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Kamala Harris ended after 40 minutes

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  (photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)
(photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris has concluded after 40 minutes.

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‘President feels we've got to get this hostage deal in place’ Biden to tell Netanyahu

Directly after that conversation, the two leaders will meet a small group of relatives of the hostages and freed captives at the White House.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, July 25, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, July 25, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)

US President Joe Biden is expected to emphasize the need to close a hostage deal to PM Netanyahu in the ongoing meeting between the world leaders in Washington, given that the 'gaps are closer than ever,' the White House claims.

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Netanyahu to Biden: ‘From one Zionist to another, thank you for 50 years of friendship'

“From a proud Israeli Zionist to a proud Irish American Zionist, I want to thank you for fifty years of public service and fifty years of support for the state of Israel.  

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden meet at the White House, July 25, 2024. (photo credit: TOVAH LAZAROFF)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden meet at the White House, July 25, 2024.
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Joe Biden at the White House and personally thanked him for over half a century of friendship with the State of Israel.

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'A proud Irish-American Zionist': Meeting between Netanyahu and Biden kicks off

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden meet at the White House, July 25, 2024.

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Underground tunnels and Humanitarian zones: IDF's recovery of Gaza hostage bodies

Recent intelligence revealed new details about the raid in Khan Yunis that retrieved the bodies of five hostages, located in underground tunnels.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 The area the five hostage bodies were found.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
The area the five hostage bodies were found.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

Recent intelligence revealed new details and footage from the raid in Khan Yunis that retrieved the bodies of five hostages located in underground tunnels.

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IDF announces fallen soldier Noam Douek, killed in southern Gaza Strip

According to the IDF's tally, the death of St.-Sgt. Douek raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 687.

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 St.-Sgt. Noam Douek. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
St.-Sgt. Noam Douek.
(photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

St.-Sgt. Noam Douek was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Thursday.

According to the IDF's tally, the death of St.-Sgt. Douek raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 687.

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IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

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The IAF killed a Hezbollah terrorist in the Rab El Thalathine area in southern Lebanon, from which launches were carried out into northern Israel.

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IDF, Shin Bet recover body of Warrant Officer Ravid Aryeh Katz killed on October 7

Katz was killed on October 7, and his body was taken into the Gaza Strip. 

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 Israelis gather in Tel Aviv for the release of Gaza hostages on November 25, 2023 (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
Israelis gather in Tel Aviv for the release of Gaza hostages on November 25, 2023
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The body of Warrant Officer (res.) Ravid Aryeh Katz, 51, from Nir Oz, was recovered and returned to Israel by the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

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Suspected terror attack in West Bank - report

According to initial reports, shots were fired by a passing vehicle on highway 55. 

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 Magen David Adom operates at the scene of the terror attack in the West Bank. July 25, 2024. (photo credit: MDA)
Magen David Adom operates at the scene of the terror attack in the West Bank. July 25, 2024.
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Three people were wounded in a suspected terror attack in the West Bank on Thursday morning.

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Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.

  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.

  • 115 hostages remain in Gaza

  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says