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Israel-Hamas War day 275: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

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

Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israel's Golan Heights

Israel has key surveillance, espionage and air defense installations on Mount Hermon where it overlooks the Syrian capital.

By REUTERS
 Israeli tanks are seen covered in snow on Mount Hermon amid Operation Swords of Iron, November 20, 2023 (photo credit: MT. HERMON MEDIA)
Israeli tanks are seen covered in snow on Mount Hermon amid Operation Swords of Iron, November 20, 2023
(photo credit: MT. HERMON MEDIA)

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israel's Golan Heights where there is a key surveillance center.

It said this was its first such bombing since it began trading fire with Israel on October 8.

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Hammering out hostage deal could take weeks, sources close to negotiations say - Exclusive

Israel wants to leave a loophole so that it can resume the war, and Hamas doesn’t trust that Israel will continue the mediation, the source said.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, ZVIKA KLEIN
 Einav Zangauker, mother of one of the hostages, Matan Zangauker, portrays herlself as a hostage in a cage during an anti-government demonstration to mark nine months since the deadly October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)
Einav Zangauker, mother of one of the hostages, Matan Zangauker, portrays herlself as a hostage in a cage during an anti-government demonstration to mark nine months since the deadly October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)

Finalizing the technical details of a hostage deal could take several weeks and there are many complex details to be worked out, sources close to the negotiations told The Jerusalem Post.

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Endangering the deal? Reactions to Netanyahu's 'red lines' for hostage deal pour in

The PMO issued a statement on Sunday, ahead of a critical Doha summit on the matter of the Gaza hostages and ceasefire talks to be held on Wednesday.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: REUTERS)
Benjamin Netanyahu
(photo credit: REUTERS)

The "red lines" set by the Prime Minister's Office on a possible hostage deal met responses and criticisms, with an unnamed security official noting that if this conduct ensues, "the hostages will not return."

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Netanyahu sets red lines ahead of Doha summit with Burns on hostage deal

The Prime Ministers Office stated that Netanyahu's conditions "will allow Israel to return hostages without infringing on the other objectives of the war,”

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: Yonatan Zindel/Flash90)
Benjamin Netanyahu
(photo credit: Yonatan Zindel/Flash90)

PM Netanyahu announced Israel's conditions for a ceasefire deal ahead of resumed talks in Qatar later in the week, claiming they will allow Israel to return the hostages without infringing on other objectives of the war.

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Starmer talks Gaza, Palestinian statehood in calls with Netanyahu, Abbas

Starmer underscored Great Britain's commitment to recognizing Palestinian statehood in his conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, following his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/CLAUDIA GRECO)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, following his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/CLAUDIA GRECO)

Newly elected Prime Minister Kier Starmer put the Gaza war and a two-state solution high on his foreign policy agenda, with calls to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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PMO reveals Netanyahu's red lines for hostage deal talks

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  (photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)
(photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced Sunday its firm opposition against any attempts to stop IDF operations in Rafah, which they claim brought Hamas to the negotiating table.

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Key takeaways from ex-IDF soldier wrongly accused of murdering 'Nukhba' attacker - analysis

The prosecution did not explicitly deny to the Jerusalem Post, that the video of the incident was forwarded to Israel by foreigners or a foreign state.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 The damage caused to a public bomb shelter at the October 7 massacre, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, April 30, 2024.  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)
The damage caused to a public bomb shelter at the October 7 massacre, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, April 30, 2024.
(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)

There are a number of key takeaways from the complex case in which an ex-DF soldier named Saar Ophir was wrongly accused of murdering a Gazan "Nukhba" attacker on the field of battle on October 7.

However, the lessons are not necessarily what most might think.

For example, it still appears likely that some Israeli beat a neutralized and surrendered Palestinian to death.

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Gallant: Ceasefire with Hamas doesn't mean we'll stop fighting Hezbollah

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke to IDF soldiers during an operational assessment at the summit of Mount Hermon in northern Israel, Israeli media reported Sunday.

While speaking to soldiers, Gallant stated, "We are in critical days for exercising our power against an enemy who only understands this way. Even if we reach a deal in the South, we will continue to fight until we bring Hezbollah to a settlement and restore security to residents of the north."

In attendance were commander of the 210th Division, Brig.-Gen. Yair Palai, deputy commander of the 188th Brigade, Lt.-Col. Oded Adani, as well as battalion commanders operating in the areas of the Hermon and Mount Dov. 

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Government announces extension of evacuations from North, South

The evacuation extensions will be financed by a sweeping 1% budget cut.

By ELIAV BREUER, EVE YOUNG
 Kiryat Shmona evacuees  (photo credit: Eyal margolin / Flash 90)
Kiryat Shmona evacuees
(photo credit: Eyal margolin / Flash 90)

Israel's government on Sunday announced that it will extend benefits for evacuees from towns near the northern and southern borders until August 31. The decision applies to residents of southern communities located within seven kilometers of the Gaza Strip border, and residents of northern communities located within five kilometers of the Lebanese border.

In a statement, the government clarified that the Tourism Ministry will continue to be responsible for contacts with the absorption facilities. The government also extended independent housing stipends for evacuees, and said that it is "evaluating" a measure to extend unemployment compensation and unpaid leave to a range of up to nine kilometers from the border, instead of the current 3.5 kilometers.

In order to finance the benefits, the government announced a sweeping 1.03% budget cut to all ministries, as well as NIS 525 million cut to funds allocated to a new labor agreement for high-school teachers that has yet to be signed.

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Former hostage Tami Metzger hints to Netanyahu in interview: 'I could shoot him in the forehead'

Tami Metzger, 78, was taken hostage to Gaza with her husband Yoram Metzger, who was killed in captivity.

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 Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 7, 2024. Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 7, 2024. Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)

In an interview on Channel 12, former hostage Tami Metzger told Ofira Asayag and Haim Levinson, "When I got out of there [captivity], I said that the first thing I could do is shoot him in the forehead," Metzger said, hinting to Prime Minister Netanyahu. "I'm not ashamed to say it," she added.

After Asayag pressed her and asked, "Who would you shoot in the forehead?" Metzger responded with a suggestive look, "Who?" Levinson distanced himself from Metzger's statement, and said, "We do not agree with such a statement."

This isn't the first time that Metzger has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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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