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Israel-Hamas War Day 232: What's happening in Gaza?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Blinken reiterated US position on Rafah in call with Israel's Gantz, State Dept says

By REUTERS
  (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated President Joe Biden's position on "a major Rafah operation" when he spoke with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz on Friday, the US State Department said.

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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
  • 125 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says