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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 314?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  Israel Air Force jets practicing aerial refuelling as part of readiness preparations, August 15, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Israel Air Force jets practicing aerial refuelling as part of readiness preparations, August 15, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

Hezbollah threatens Israel in video revealing massive underground tunnel network

The space within the tunnels seen in the video is vast and contains enough room for several trucks and motorcycles to pass.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Screenshot of Hezbollah tunnel network from video released by the terror group to threaten Israel on August 16, 2024 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Screenshot of Hezbollah tunnel network from video released by the terror group to threaten Israel on August 16, 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

The terror group Hezbollah published a video to threaten Israel on Friday showcasing a giant network of underground tunnels from which missiles can be launched, the official Telegram of Al Mayadeen news channel showed.

Tunnels seen show many terrorists operating inside them. The tunnels appear to be part of an underground network that, along with missiles, contains lighting, technology, and computers. 

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Hezbollah plans to delay retaliatory action due to hostage talks in Qatar - report

According to the source, Hezbollah does not want to be responsible for disrupting a possible deal. 

By GUY ALSTER
 Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold up posters of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli strike, as they attend a rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen August 9, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold up posters of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli strike, as they attend a rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen August 9, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)

Hezbollah may plan to hold off on a retaliatory attack against Israel while negotiations for a hostage deal are underway in Qatar, a source close to Hezbollah told the Washington Post, Army Radio reported Friday morning.

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IDF continues operations in Gaza Strip with airstrikes, tunnels exposed

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

The IDF continued its operations in the Gaza Strip on Thursday by launching airstrikes and eliminating terrorists, the Israeli military said on Friday.

After rockets were launched into Israel from Khan Yunis, IDF artillery struck the area from which the launches were fired. The Israel Air Force also initiated strikes that eliminated a number of terrorists, including drone operators who have fired into Israeli territory during the war.

Over 30 terror targets, including military structures, terrorist cells, and additional terrorist infrastructure, were also hit, the IDF said.

Additionally, IDF ground troops located tunnel shafts and eliminated by drone a number of terrorists who were operating near the troops in central Gaza. 

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Trump: 'Hostages better be back before I assume office'

Regarding a hostage deal, Trump stated, "Hamas is really being difficult to negotiate with, and the reason is they're dead, not all but almost all."

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. (photo credit:  REUTERS/Marco Bello)
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Marco Bello)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for the return of the hostages at an event entitled "Fighting Antisemitism" in New Jersey on Friday. 

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Israel forgot about Iran's nuclear threat - will it pay the price?

Sources are mixed on if Jerusalem is ready to stop the bomb

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 ISRAEL IS weighing up its response to the Iranian attack last weekend, but should it focus on Iran’s nuclear capabilities or strike at Iranian oil facilities? (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
ISRAEL IS weighing up its response to the Iranian attack last weekend, but should it focus on Iran’s nuclear capabilities or strike at Iranian oil facilities?
(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)

Israel is very ready to defend against a massive Iranian conventional missile and drone strike, against a massive rocket and drone strike from Hezbollah, it has for now mostly neutered Hamas in Gaza, has terrorists on the run in the West Bank, and is ready for attacks from Syria, Yemen, or Iraq.

But sources have given The Jerusalem Post mixed signals about how ready Israel is to stop an Iranian nuclear weapons breakout.

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US: Iran attack could come with no warning, possibly in next days

Kirby said that the US did not have a firm sense of what kind of an attack Iran might launch, which is why it has worked diplomatically to de-escalate the situation.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024.
(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)

Iran could attack Israel with no warning within days, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said Thursday as the region remained on edge.

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Dozens of masked Israelis riot in the West Bank, Palestinian reportedly shot dead

Following the initial reports, the army added that forces had been transferred to the area and removed the rioters from the village. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
According to Palestinian reports, some 100 Israelis entered the village of Jit near Kalkaliya, set fire to 4 houses and 6 vehicles, August 16, 2024. (CREDIT: Maariv)

Dozens of Israeli civilians, some of whom were masked, entered the village of Jit in the West Bank on Thursday night, hurling stones and Molotov cocktails and setting vehicles and buildings on fire, the military said. 

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Hamas official says negotiations must be based on plan to implement what was previously agreed

By REUTERS
  (photo credit: FLASH90)
(photo credit: FLASH90)

Hamas politburo member Hossam Badran said on Thursday that the Palestinian group sees that any negotiations must be based on a clear plan to implement what was agreed on previously, as talks between mediators are set to continue in Doha.

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Qatar PM holds call with Iran Foreign Minister on deal progress

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  (photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)
(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a phone call with the acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, All Bagheri Kani, regarding regional developments and cooperation between the two countries, on Thursday.

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Mediators concluded 'constructive' day of discussions on Gaza ceasefire, source says

By REUTERS
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
(photo credit: JPOST STAFF)

Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States had concluded a "constructive" day of discussions on a potential Gaza ceasefire deal on Thursday and talks will resume on Friday, a US official said.

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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