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Israel-Hamas War day 297: What's happening in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

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  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 29, 2024.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 29, 2024.
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'This guy is totally nuts': Israeli, world leaders condemn Erdogan's threat to enter Israel

Following Erdogan's remarks, Israeli and Dutch leaders criticized him on social media, with some calling for NATO action and condemnation.

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 Haniyeh and Erdogan (photo credit: Arab networks)
Haniyeh and Erdogan
(photo credit: Arab networks)

Following what could seem like a threat by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where he implied Turkey would enter Israel like the country had done with others in the past, politicians began expressing their condemnations on the matter over social media.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday night.

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Harris' support for Israel ‘ironclad’ after attack on Golan Heights

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US Vice President Kamala Harris' support for Israel's security is "ironclad," her national security adviser Phil Gordon said on Sunday, adding that she has been briefed and is closely monitoring a rocket attack on a football ground in the  Golan Heights.

“The Vice President has been briefed and is closely monitoring Hezbollah’s horrific attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams in northern Israel yesterday which killed a number of children and teenagers. She condemns this horrific attack and mourns for all those killed and wounded.

"Israel continues to face severe threats to its security, and the Vice President’s support for Israel’s security is ironclad," Gordon said in a statement.

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Gajafara Ibrahim, 11, confirmed killed in Majdal Shams attack

11-year-old Gjafara Ibrahim was confirmed killed in a Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, local teen friend recounts “horrifying” experience.

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 Israeli rescue forces seen at the site of a Hezbollah missile attack in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
Israeli rescue forces seen at the site of a Hezbollah missile attack in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024.
(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)

Gajafara Ibrahim, age 11, was confirmed as the 12th child killed by Saturday’s Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

After being reported missing for over 30 hours, according to the reports, Ibrahim’s family was informed Ibrahim was killed on Saturday at the soccer field at the Druze village in the Upper Galilee.

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US, France scramble to stop Hezbollah attack sparking larger Lebanon war

Netanyahu held a security cabinet meeting late Sunday night at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, following security consultations.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Smoke rises above the ground of northern Israel, after Hezbollah claimed it launched more than 200 rockets targeting Israeli military positions in northern Israel July 4, 2024.  (photo credit:  REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
Smoke rises above the ground of northern Israel, after Hezbollah claimed it launched more than 200 rockets targeting Israeli military positions in northern Israel July 4, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

The United States and France scrambled on Sunday to prevent the sparking of a third Lebanon war after the Hezbollah attack that killed 12 Druze children in the Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams on Saturday. Israel stood poised to respond militarily.

“We have been in continuous discussions with Israeli and Lebanese counterparts since the horrific attack yesterday,” US National Security Council spokesperson Adriane Watson stated.

The United States “is working on a diplomatic solution along the Blue Line that will end all attacks once and for all and allow citizens on both sides of the border to return safely to their homes.”

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with both Prime Ministers, Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Najib Makati of Lebanon.

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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
  • 115 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says