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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 284?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Photos from hell: Families release new photos of observers in Gaza captivity

The five observers who were kidnapped from the IDF’s Nahal Oz base on October 7 and are still detained in Gaza are Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa, and Naama Levy.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 The families of the female IDF observers held in Gaza captivity released new photos of the observers in Gaza in the early days of the war. July 16, 2024. (photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
The families of the female IDF observers held in Gaza captivity released new photos of the observers in Gaza in the early days of the war. July 16, 2024.
(photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

The families of the female IDF observers held in Gaza captivity released new photos of the observers in Gaza in the early days of the war.

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IDF intel reveals: 66% Hamas fighter losses, 75% reduced rocket inventory in Shejaia

IDF said that Hamas has been reduced to a mode of survival as opposed to being able to do very much strategic or proactive attack plans.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 A graph of top senior Hamas officials killed by the IDF since the start of the war. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
A graph of top senior Hamas officials killed by the IDF since the start of the war.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The internal estimates show that Shejaia forces have dropped pre-war to 435 fighters from an initial 1,235 - a drop of around 66%, effectively ending most of the threat Hamas's forces could present using rockets from Shejaia.

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IAF strikes terrorists in Nuseirat UNRWA school, PIJ commander in Khan Yunis

The military added that the terrorists operated from the school to plan and carry out terror attacks against the forces in Gaza. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024.  (photo credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS)
Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024.
(photo credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS)

Israel Air Force (IAF) jets struck terrorists who were operating in a UNRWA school in the Nuseirat area in the Gaza Strip, as well as a PIJ Naval commander in Khan Yunis.

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One wounded in Sderot following Gaza rocket fire

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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One person was wounded following a barrage of rockets sent toward Sderot and nearby Gaza border communities, Israeli media reported Tuesday afternoon.

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IDF to High Court: Some tanks unfit for combat, there is shortage of ammunition, personnel

After the High Court letter was issued, it was rejected by the IDF, which wrote in response that that all weapons should be prioritized towards the current conflict over training new soldiers.

By AMIR BOHBOT, BINI ASHKENAZI
 IDF brigades training in northern Israel, June 13, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
IDF brigades training in northern Israel, June 13, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

The IDF postponed the recruitment of female soldiers in the military's maneuver formation until November 2025 due to a lack of tanks in the brigade, Walla reported.

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Suspects open fire at vehicle in West Bank, three lightly wounded

One adult and two teenagers were wounded by shattered glass before being transferred for immediate medical attention.

By JOANIE MARGULIES
Three people were lightly wounded following a shooting attack in the West Bank. (photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)
Three people were lightly wounded following a shooting attack in the West Bank.
(photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)

Three people were wounded after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle at the Ramin intersection near Beit Lid in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning.

The victims were a 32-year-old man and two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16. 

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'Tell everything so Hamas doesn't touch us again': Former captive calls for hostages' release

Goldstein Almog was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza with her mother and two younger brothers.

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 Former hostage Agam Goldstein Almog speaks at a screening of the film Screams before Silence, created by Sheryl Sandberg. July 15, 2024.  (photo credit: Paulina Patimer)
Former hostage Agam Goldstein Almog speaks at a screening of the film Screams before Silence, created by Sheryl Sandberg. July 15, 2024.
(photo credit: Paulina Patimer)

Agam Goldstein Almog, a survivor of Hamas captivity, made an emotional appeal for the release of those still held by Hamas, on Monday at a screening of the film Screams before Silence, created by Sheryl Sandberg.

Reflecting on her captivity, Goldstein Almog recounted at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, “We looked into each other's eyes, and you asked me: 'Tell everything so [Hamas] doesn't touch us again.' I can't stand missing a [hostage] deal.”

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US: Hamas, Israel gaps in Gaza hostage talks are bridgeable

Matthew Miller asserted that a deal was still possible, and referenced the agreed-upon framework confirmed by US President Joe Biden on Friday.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks at a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, US, July 11, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN)
US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks at a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, US, July 11, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN)

The differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged to achieve a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, US State Department Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington on Monday night.

“We believe that there are ways to bridge the divide between the two sides. That pertains to all of the remaining issues,” he said.

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Three Israelis injured by IDF while in vehicle that aroused suspicion at West Bank checkpoint

The vehicle was said to have aroused suspicion. The victims ages are said to be 17, 18, and 24 respectively.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, June 23, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, June 23, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Three Israeli civilians were injured by IDF soldiers while in a vehicle at a checkpoint in the settlement of Beit El near Ramallah in the West Bank on Monday night.

The vehicle was said to have aroused suspicion. The victims ages are said to be 17, 18, and 24 respectively.

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Israel Midwives Organization, MDA prepare midwives for births under fire in country's North

Magen David Adom and the Israel Midwives Organization are preparing healthcare professionals to deliver babies in Israel's North, where women may not be able to reach hospitals in time for birth.

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 A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative). (photo credit: INGIMAGE)
A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative).
(photo credit: INGIMAGE)

Expectant mothers may have one less worry as Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Israel Midwives Organization (IMO) have started a new project to assist women in labor in northern communities under Hezbollah fire, the organizations announced.

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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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 120 hostels remain in Gaza
  • 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says