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Israel-Hamas war day 336: What's happening in Gaza and Lebanon?

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 IDF prepares Battalion 11 with training in Israel's North, September 6, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF prepares Battalion 11 with training in Israel's North, September 6, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Alleged Hezbollah financier expected to plead guilty in US sanctions case

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(photo credit: INIMAGE)

A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen accused by the United States of financing Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is expected to plead guilty in a criminal case charging him with sanctions evasion and money-laundering conspiracies.

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‘Killing of hostages makes it more difficult to close deal,' US says

“We've suffered yet another huge setback here.” Kirby said, but that “doesn't mean we're not going to keep trying," John Kirby told reporters

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 White House national security spokesperson John Kirby answers a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby answers a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)

The Hamas execution of six hostages in Gaza last weekend has complicated efforts to finalize a ceasefire deal but has increased the urgency to do so, US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

 

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'Revolutionary’: Defense Ministry start-ups grab investments of $500m.- exclusive

The program, which connects the ministry’s challenges with innovative solutions, “fosters small and agile companies to develop defense technologies,” said a ministry statement.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Col. Nir Weingold (photo credit: COURTESY DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Col. Nir Weingold
(photo credit: COURTESY DEFENSE MINISTRY)

Start-ups funded by the Defense Ministry have attracted half a billion dollars in investments during the Gaza war, a senior Defense Ministry official told The Jerusalem Post.

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Five things not understood about the Gaza deal - analysis

Below is a list of five often misunderstood points regarding the deal three-phase deal that has been under debate since US President Joe Biden first unveiled the deal on May 31.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 People hold banners as they take part in a rally calling for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza and for support from the U.S., outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2024. (photo credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)
People hold banners as they take part in a rally calling for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza and for support from the U.S., outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2024.
(photo credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)

Hamas executed six of the hostages it holds in Gaza last weekend, after negotiators had spent days in Doha hammering out the details of how such captives would be freed, including some of those who were killed.

Below is a list of five often misunderstood points regarding the three-phase deal that has been under debate since US President Joe Biden first unveiled the deal on May 31.

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'We’re not scrapping existing Gaza hostage deal, time of essence,’ US envoy says

“I think this plan A still has a very feasible path towards being accomplished,” US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew stated.

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 Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. (photo credit:  REUTERS/Leah Millis )
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023.
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The United States can’t scrap the existing Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal that has been under debate since May 31, US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew said on Thursday, as negotiations continued without an end date in sight.

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Hostage Family Forum conducts TLV coffin march to signify government neglect

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(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST/REUTERS)

The Hostage Family Forum commenced a "march of neglect" on Thursday evening from Habima Square towards Begin Gate of the Kirya military HQ as part of their efforts to bring forward an immediate hostage deal, the Hostage Family Forum announced.

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Hamas publishes video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Hamas revealed a video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin's last words at 11 p.m., the fourth hostage video out of the six murdered last week by Hamas.

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 Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Hamas captivity. (photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Hamas captivity.
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Hamas published a video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin on their official Telegram Thursday evening, as the terrorist organization continues to engage in psychological warfare.

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Blinken says incumbent on Hamas, Israel to remove gaps in hostage deal

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breaking news
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday it was incumbent on both Israel and Hamas to say yes on remaining issues to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal.

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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