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Israel-Hamas War Day 262: What is happening in Gaza, Lebanon border?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2024 (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)
Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2024
(photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets Senator Lindsey Graham amid trip to US

Gallant took off for the United States Saturday night with the aim of meeting with top American foreign policy and defense officials, he announced before he left.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on May 15, 2024. (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on May 15, 2024.
(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met US Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday to discuss Iran, Hezbollah and the war against Hamas in Gaza, the two announced in respective statements on X, formerly Twitter.

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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

  • 120 hostages remain in Gaza

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