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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 274?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 People perform a die-in protest during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and a call for the release of hostages in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 6, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)
People perform a die-in protest during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and a call for the release of hostages in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 6, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)

'A girl gave birth in captivity': Protesters mark fears of nine months of Hamas captivity

Protesters called for the return of their loved ones, and specifically dedicated their efforts to the women held by Hamas and fears that hostage women may be pregnant.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 At the Karkur Junction, protestors holding posters reading: "A girl gave birth to a girl in captivity", marking the 9 months that the hostages have been in Gaza.  (photo credit: Michel Braunstein)
At the Karkur Junction, protestors holding posters reading: "A girl gave birth to a girl in captivity", marking the 9 months that the hostages have been in Gaza.
(photo credit: Michel Braunstein)

Thousands of protesters rallied for the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday evening, specifically calling for the return of the twelve women held hostage and voicing fears that some may be pregnant.

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'Like being reborn': Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan's recorded message at hostage rally

"It's important that we reach a deal so that all the mothers can embrace their children and husbands, just as I hug my mother every morning now," Jan said.

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Almog Meir Jan, a former hostage who was rescued in operation Arnon, speaks in a recorded message to a hostage rally in Tel Aviv, July 6, 2024. (HOSTAGES & MISSING FAMILIES FORUM)

Almog Meir Jan, former Gaza hostage rescued in Operation Arnon, shared a recorded message of his gratitude and the importance of reaching a deal to a crowd of thousands at a rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

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Chilling document reveals: Preparing for horrifying scenarios of pregnancies in Hamas captivity

Twelve women remain in Hamas captivity, and the medical system, as reported in Maariv, is preparing for the dreadful possibility of pregnancies resulting from the rape of hostage women. 

By DR. ITAY GAL
 Entrance of the 200 meter-long tunnel shaft in an agricultural area in the Gaza Strip, March 15, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Entrance of the 200 meter-long tunnel shaft in an agricultural area in the Gaza Strip, March 15, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Twelve women remain in Hamas captivity, and the Israeli medical system, as reported by Maariv, is preparing for the dreadful possibility of pregnancies resulting from the rape of hostage women.

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WATCH: IDF bodycam, drone footage reveals Hamas tunnels in civilian buildings in Rafah

Tunnel shafts were also revealed to store weapons and explosives underneath residential areas.

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 Nahal Brigade soldiers operating in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 6 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Nahal Brigade soldiers operating in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 6 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

WATCH: IDF bodycam and drone footage show the Nahal Brigade operating in the Rafah area, where they locate tunnel shafts in residential buildings and uncover weapons caches.

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IDF operates in Balata, Nablus, six Palestinians injured - report

By AMIR BOHBOT
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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The IDF reportedly operated in Balata in the Nablus area on Saturday.

While conducting operational activities, IDF soldiers were fired at by gunmen, and Palestinian reports indicate that six Palestinians had been wounded. There are no reported casualties among IDF soldiers. 

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IDF foils Hamas ambush in Shejaia, eliminates all terrorists

In the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al Balah, Hamas terrorists embedded a rocket launcher in a humanitarian area.

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 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

The IDF continued to push forward in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaia over the past day, succeeding in eliminating numerous terrorists, terror infrastructure, and weaponry, the IDF stated on Saturday morning.

In one incident in the north Gazan neighborhood, combat team troops from the 7th Brigade and the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the command of the 98th Division, battled terrorists who had attempted to ambush and fire upon the troops, the IDF added.

By the end of the engagement, Israeli forces reportedly successfully eliminated all of the terrorists without sustaining any casualties.

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Gazan Palestinians rejecting Hamas and Iran, want peace, Abbas advisor says

Mahmoud Al-Habbash, an advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, stressed that Palestinians did not want October 7 and it was time Hamas committed to a ceasefire.

By SAM HALPERN
 Displaced Palestinians shelter in a UN-run school which was damaged in an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 4, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)
Displaced Palestinians shelter in a UN-run school which was damaged in an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 4, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)

Palestinians did not want October 7 and are now interested more in security than they are in fighting Israel or serving Iran’s interests in the region, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, an advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday, Palestinian Media Watch reported.

Palestinian Media Watch is an Israeli NGO that says it monitors material in Palestinian media that promotes hatred and terrorism in order to expose and educate on such content.

“The Palestinian people did not want October 7, and it was not consulted with about Oct. 7,” Al-Habbash said. “And now it wants a ceasefire and for the aggression to stop.”

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IDF Aerial Defense Array intercepts target over northern Israel

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IDF Aerial Defense Array intercepts target over northern Israel. July 6, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham: Gazans ‘taught to hate Jews from birth,’ ‘most radicalized population’

Pro-Palestinian protesters chanted “Lindsey Graham we’re not done, intifada has just begun” outside the senator's Fourth of July celebrations.

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/SAM WOLFE)
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/SAM WOLFE)

Senator Lindsey Graham, while addressing the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that took place on America’s Independence Day, claimed on X, formerly Twitter, that Palestinians born in Gaza are “the most radicalized population on the planet.”

Graham added that in addition to being the “most radicalized,” Gazans are “taught to hate Jews from birth,” and this “will take years to fix.” 

Graham further noted that he saw widespread antisemitism in the pro-Palestinian movement, comparing the popular protest chant “from the river to the sea” to the Nazis’ final solution - which planned to see the complete extermination of the Jewish people. 

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WATCH: IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists, military infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Sirens blared on Saturday morning as waves of suspicious aerial targets from Lebanon were intercepted.

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IAF strikes on Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. July 6, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Israeli air force aircraft struck a number of Hezbollah targets and terrorists in southern Lebanon overnight, the IDF stated on Saturday morning.

Among the targets hit were terrorists operating in the area of Bint Jbeil as well as terror and military infrastructure in the areas of Kfarkela, Bint Jbeil, and Yarine, the IDF noted.

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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