Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 160?

Netanyahu gives Rafah operation green light • Checkpoint thwarts bomb attack • Houthis claim to have transferred the Captain of the 'Galaxy Leader' to Hamas

 IDF tanks operate in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, Gaza. March 15, 2024.
IDF tanks operate in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, Gaza. March 15, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Netanyahu approves Rafah operation, Israeli officials to head to Qatar

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 14, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 14, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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US not yet briefed on Israel's Rafah invasion plans, White House says

ByHANNAH SARISOHN
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 John Kirby, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, listens during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2024
John Kirby, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, listens during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2024
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Yemen’s Houthis obtain hypersonic missile, upgrade weapons arsenal - report

ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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 A protester carries a mock drone as demonstrators, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Sanaa, Yemen February 16, 2024.
A protester carries a mock drone as demonstrators, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Sanaa, Yemen February 16, 2024.
(photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)
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By air and by sea: Over 100 tons of humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, HANNAH SARISOHN
IDF documentation of the humanitarian aid arriving from Cyprus. March 15, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Cabinet meeting on Hamas demands ended early due to being too close to Shabbat

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Hamas demands 50 released prisoners for every female soldier - report

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gestures during a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 16, 2018
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gestures during a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 16, 2018
(photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / REUTERS)
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Hamas lashes out at Abbas's 'unilateral' designation of new PM

ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024
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IDF destroys 200 meter tunnel under Gaza Strip agricultural area

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Footage of the 200-meter-long Hamas tunnel in a pepper field in the Hamad area being destroyed, March 15, 2024
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IDF attacks Hezbollah targets following launches into northern Israel

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IDF kills terrorists who planned to mine area with explosives in Khan Yunis

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IDF strikes Hamas terror infrastructure in Gaza. March 15, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit).
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