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Leaders urge deescalation in Israel-Hezbollah tensions, mere handful know Sinwar's whereabouts

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IDF troops search for suspects in the West Bank. July 2, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops search for suspects in the West Bank. July 2, 2024.
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Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad

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(photo credit: GILI YAARI /FLASH90)

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's Mossad spy agency.

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Netanyahu conducts meeting with top IDF chiefs on Gaza war

The Southern Command and the Gaza Division have made a great effort in recent months to create a secure area there which will prevent any intrusion attempt in the future. 

By AMIR BOHBOT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, holds a security assessment in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, holds a security assessment in Tel Aviv.
(photo credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a situational assessment on Sunday regarding the Gaza Division.

The purpose of the discussion, which took place at the Prime Minister's request, was to understand the atmosphere and to meet the soldiers. Around the table in the discussion room sat, among others, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.

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Rocket and missile fire strikes house in the Negev

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(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

A house in the Negev was hit by rocket and missile fire Wednesday directed towards the Gaza border communities, Walla reported. 

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Senior Hezbollah field commander killed in Israeli strike, two security sources say

Sources said that the commander was responsible for a section of Hezbollah's operations along the border frontier

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 Smoke rises, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 14, 2024. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)
Smoke rises, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 14, 2024.
(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)

A senior field commander in the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday outside of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, two security sources told Reuters. 

He was considered one of the most senior commanders in Hezbollah killed so far in the war.

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PIJ official: 'We will keep treating hostages same way Israel treats our prisoners'

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement's armed wing, Al Quds Brigades, said on Wednesday some Israeli hostages have attempted suicide after it started treating them the same way Israel treated Palestinian prisoners.

The Palestinian terrorist group did not specify what measures it had taken against Israeli hostages.

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IDF aircraft strikes a terror cell in Nur Shams, West Bank

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An IDF aerial aircraft struck on Tuesday night a terror cell in the Nur Shams camp in the West Bank, after IDF troops and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) forces detected four terrorists planting explosives in the area, the military said on Wednesday.  

This was the same area in which explosives had been situated on Monday. 

The military noted the four terrorists who were subsequently eliminated were Muhammad Shehade, Muhammad Kanouah, Yazid Shafa, and Namer Ibrahim. 

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UAV strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon, one killed - report

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A drone struck a vehicle in the Tyre area of south-eastern Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, citing Lebanese sources. 

One person was reportedly killed in the strike. 

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Israel's fight against terror is ours, America is with you, US Rep. Kustoff says

“In your fight to eradicate Hamas and any other genocidal extremist group that threatens your way of life, America is with you all the way,” Representative Kustoff said.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 US Representative David Kustoff (R-TN). July 3, 2024. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
US Representative David Kustoff (R-TN). July 3, 2024.
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The United States Congress will make sure that Israel has all the tools necessary to defend itself because its battle against terror groups is also America’s battle, US Representative David Kustoff (R-TN) said in Jerusalem as Israel battles two Iranian proxy groups on its border.

“In your fight to eradicate Hamas and any other genocidal extremist group that threatens your way of life, America is with you all the way,” he said.

Kustoff spoke at a special event in the Knesset to mark the creation of the first-ever Knesset-House Parliamentary Friendship Group. 

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Settlers hurl Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces demolishing illegal West Bank outpost

Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of the area, according to the report. 

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 Clashes ensue between Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of Oz Zion outpost. July 3, 2024. (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Clashes ensue between Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of Oz Zion outpost. July 3, 2024.
(photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Security forces operated on Wednesday to vacate the West Bank outpost of Oz Zion, Army Radio reported.

Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of the area, according to the report. 

The Israel Civil Administration subsequently released a statement noting, "Earlier on Wednesday, officers of the Civil Administration, accompanied by a large force from the border police and other units arrived in the area to carry out an enforcement activity against an illegal construction that was recently established at the Oz Zion outpost.

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US threatens accountability, Israel to push plans for 5,300 settler homes

“Unilateral actions like settlement expansion and legalization of outposts, they are detrimental to a two-state solution,” US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD / REUTERS)
A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank
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The United States threatened to hold Israel accountable for West Bank settlement expansion, as the IDF’s Higher Planning Council for Judea and Samaria was set to advanced plans for 5,300 new settler homes in that region.

“Unilateral actions like settlement expansion and legalization of outposts, they are detrimental to a two-state solution,” US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told repeaters in Washington.

“So we’ll continue to use the tools at our disposal to expose and promote accountability for those who threaten peace and stability in the region,” he stated.

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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