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Israel-Hamas War Day 165: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Protest calling for the release of hostages, in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS)
Protest calling for the release of hostages, in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2024
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Five commanders in Iranian-backed militias killed in Syria airstrike - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Five commanders of Iranian-backed militias in Syria were killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, according to Saudi television station al-Hadath, cited by Israeli media that night.

A further report claimed that one of those killed was a Hezbollah commander. 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, had reported three explosions and the presence of unidentified aircraft that day in the eastern city of Dier-ez-Zor.

 This is a developing story.

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US Congress deal bars US funds to UNRWA until March 2025, sources say

The US Senate passed legislation last month cutting off funding for the agency, part of a $95 billion bill providing aid to Israel that has stalled in the House of Representativies.

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 The UNRWA school gate is pictured in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem in the West Bank, February 5, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MUSSA QAWASMA)
The UNRWA school gate is pictured in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem in the West Bank, February 5, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MUSSA QAWASMA)

An agreement reached by US congressional leaders and the White House on a massive bill funding military, State Department and a range of other government programs will continue a ban on US funding for UNRWA, the main UN agency for Palestinians, until March 2025, two sources said on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden's administration said in January it was temporarily pausing new funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after Israel the agency's employees in Gaza of participating in the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

The US Senate passed legislation last month cutting off funding for the agency, part of a $95 billion bill providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that has stalled in the House of Representativies.

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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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 134 hostages remain in Gaza, 34 of which killed in captivity, IDF says