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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 86?

Israel can only discuss 'day after' when Gaza war ends, Netanyahu claims • IDF intercepts Iraqi drone over Golan Heights, strikes in Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police and security personnel at the scene of a stabbing attack at the entrance to Mishor Adumim, in the West Bank, December 31, 2023 (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Police and security personnel at the scene of a stabbing attack at the entrance to Mishor Adumim, in the West Bank, December 31, 2023
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities