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Israel-Hamas War day 283: What's happening in Gaza, Yemen?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF operating in the Gaza Strip July 13, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip July 13, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

IDF attacks Hezbollah's military storage facility and structure in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IAF strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah military facilities.

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US ambassador to Israel says indications that Deif was eliminated

By WALLA!
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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US ambassador to Israel Jack Lew said on Monday that there were indications that Mohammed Deif, Hamas’s military chief, had been eliminated.

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Prominent Syrian businessman killed in Israeli strike near Lebanon-Syria border

Earlier on Monday, according to Israeli media, citing Lebanese and Syrian reports, a vehicle was targeted in a strike on the Lebanese-Syrian border.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
 Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman)
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman)

Prominent Syrian pro-regime businessman Baraa Katerji was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Monday.

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Hezbollah operative arrested in Germany for buying UAV parts - report

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A Hezbollah operative was arrested in Germany after he was accused of buying parts for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the country for Hezbollah's use.

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IAF jets strike Hezbollah military buildings in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israel Air Force jets struck two Hezbollah military buildings in the Meis el-Jabal area of southern Lebanon on Monday.

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A birthday without him: Family of hostage Nimrod Cohen mark his 20th

Cohen had been in service in the IDF for less than a year when he was taken hostage. His brother described him as a normal 19-year-old.

By EVE YOUNG
 Hostage Nimrod Cohen's family gather in Rehovot to mark his birthday (photo credit: Kulanu hatufim)
Hostage Nimrod Cohen's family gather in Rehovot to mark his birthday
(photo credit: Kulanu hatufim)

Hundreds gathered in Rehovot Monday morning to mark the 20th birthday of Nimrod Cohen, a resident of the city who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for over nine months.

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British FM Lammy calls for Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, along with two-state solution

Lammy also spoke about the Labour government’s opposition to Israeli West Bank settlement activity and its commitment to a reformed Palestinian Authority.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
British Foreign Minister David Lammy meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, 14 July 2024 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
British Foreign Minister David Lammy meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, 14 July 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

British Foreign Minister David Lammy called for an immediate ceasefire and hostage deal and a “pathway towards a two-state solution” during meetings with Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

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IDF soldiers kill RPG-armed Hamas terrorists at close range in Rafah operations

Israel's naval forces continue to provide support to ground forces, the IDF said, and have attacked terrorist infrastructure in southern Gaza.

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IDF soldiers from Division 162 operate in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 15, 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF soldiers have killed numerous Hamas terrorists in continued operations throughout the Gaza Strip, including RPG-armed terrorists in close combat in Rafah.

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Yemen's Houthis conduct military operations in Gulf of Aden, Israel's Eilat

Houthi military spokesperson the latest operations came in response to the Israeli airstrike on Khan Yunis on Saturday.

By REUTERS
 The Houthis  (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)
The Houthis
(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)

Yemen's Houthi terror organization said on Sunday they had conducted two military operations, one in the Gulf of Aden and one in Eilat at the southern tip of Israel.

They said targeted the Israeli ship MSC UNIFIC in the Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles and drones in addition to attacking military targets in Eilat with drones in response to the Israeli airstrike on Khan Yunis in Gaza on Saturday.

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'Baseless': Urban warfare researcher John Spencer battles war crimes accusations against Israel

Spencer claims that Israel went above and beyond what was expected of a state in an attempt to prevent harm to non-combatants.

By MAARIV ONLINE
  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 14, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 14, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

John Spencer, urban warfare researcher and retired US officer, explained on Sunday why accusations against Israel of crimes against humanity are baseless and how it endangers Western countries.

He posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is wrong in its interpretation of Israel's actions in the war.

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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