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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 331?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 1, 2024 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 1, 2024
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

IDF retrieves six bodies of Gaza hostages from Rafah

The hostages were likely killed after Kaid Farhan al-Alkadi was found last week.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, SAM HALPERN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Pictures of Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino and Hersh Goldberg-Polin (photo credit: Canva, Screenshot/Instagram)
Pictures of Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino and Hersh Goldberg-Polin
(photo credit: Canva, Screenshot/Instagram)

The bodies of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino were found in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said on Sunday morning.

The IDF retrieved the bodies of the hostages from a tunnel under the city of Rafah in Gaza.

They were likely slaughtered by Hamas shortly before the IDF got to them in Rafah.

The bodies were found only one kilometer from where Kaid Farhan al-Alkadi, age 52, from Rahat, was found last week.

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Probe reveals 6,000 Gazans infiltrated Israel during October 7 massacre - report

This revelation dramatically increases the scope of what was already considered to be one of the most severe breaches of the State of Israel’s security ever recorded.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.  (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

A staggering 6,000 Gazans infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre, nearly double the previously estimated amount, according to a new probe by the Gaza Division that was submitted to IDF Chief of Staff Lt .-Gen. Herzi Halevi and published on Saturday on N12.

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Iran celebrates Hezbollah and other proxy attacks on Israel - analysis

Despite Iran’s diplomatic offensive on other fronts, Iran is continuing to ring Israel with threats and increase the pressure on Israel from Hezbollah and its other proxies in the region.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in November. Hezbollah is virtually a state within a state, sucking the lifeblood out of Lebanon at the instigation of Iran, says the writer. (photo credit: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)
A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in November. Hezbollah is virtually a state within a state, sucking the lifeblood out of Lebanon at the instigation of Iran, says the writer.
(photo credit: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)

Taken together, it’s clear that despite Iran’s diplomatic offensive on other fronts, Iran is seeking to continue to ring Israel with proxy threats and increase the pressure on Israel from Hezbollah and groups in the West Bank. 

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