Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 348?
Israeli officials hold situational assessment • Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani wounded • Harris calls for end to Gaza war
Israeli ministers call for relocation of northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas
A group of 27 Israeli ministers and MKs urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement a plan relocating northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas.
A coalition of 27 Israeli ministers and MKs urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement a plan relocating civilians from northern Gaza to the south. This "General's Plan" aims to eliminate remaining Hamas forces by establishing a military siege in northern Gaza.
The proposal, backed by military leaders, emphasizes preventing Hamas from controlling aid distribution, although it does not address post-conflict governance or civilian return. The ministers assert the plan is feasible and compliant with international law.
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Gaza death toll since Oct. 7 reaches 41,272, Hamas-run Gaza health min. says
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry stated on Wednesday that the death toll in Gaza has reached 41,272 since the war started on October 7 of last year.
A further 95,551 have thus far been wounded in the conflict, the Gazan ministry added.
The number has not been independently verified, and the ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its toll.
The Hamas-run ministry has also been repeatedly criticized for distorting casualty figures.
In May, departing from Hamas’s reported figures, the UN halved the number of women and children it had previously reported had been killed thus far in the war.
Go to the full article >>In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties and Gaza ceasefire
US officials are finalizing a ceasefire proposal involving Hamas hostages. Blinken visits Egypt for discussions before meeting European leaders.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Egypt when he visits Cairo on Wednesday, his spokesman said. This comes amid concern about escalating Middle East tensions.
The top US diplomat's visit comes as the region remains on high alert due to the risk of the Gaza war expanding, particularly after the militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel, accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday.
Israel has declined to respond to questions about the explosions. At least nine people died, and nearly 3,000 others were wounded.
Go to the full article >>Drone intercepted Wednesday morning in North came from Iraq, IDF says
The drone intercepted early Wednesday morning after sirens sounded in the Lake Kinneret area was approaching Israeli territory from Iraq, the IDF reported.
Go to the full article >>IDF transfers 98th Division troops from Gaza to North in preparation of Hezbollah conflict
Troops from the IDF's 98th Division were transferred from the Gaza Strip to the Northern Command ahead of the possibility of a broadening conflict between Israel and the Lebanese terror organization, Hezbollah, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
Go to the full article >>Staff-Sergeant Agam Naim becomes first female IDF soldier to fall in Gaza combat
Agam Naim was an IDF soldier, she fell in Rafah in a building explosion along with three other IDF soldiers.
Staff Sergeant Agam Naim became the first female IDF soldier to fall in combat in the Gaza Strip after she, along with three other soldiers, was killed in a building explosion on Tuesday.
Naim was a 20-year-old paramedic from Kibbutz Mishmarot.
On Thursday, she was supposed to complete six months of service in Gaza, go on regular leave, and begin instructing a paramedics course at Bahad 10, the medical corps school.
She had already renewed her passport, intending to take a short vacation abroad with friends for a break from the months of fighting.
Go to the full article >>Israeli air, artillery strikes pound Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
In addition to the Majdal Selm IAF strike, the air force reportedly struck Hezbollah structures in another five areas of southern Lebanon.
The Israel Air Force and IDF artillery struck numerous Hezbollah terrorist targets in southern Lebanon since Tuesday, including a Hezbollah structure in the Majdal Selm area in which terrorists had been observed operating, the IDF reported on Wednesday.
In addition to the Majdal Selm IAF strike, the air force reportedly struck Hezbollah structures in another five areas of southern Lebanon.
Overnight into Wednesday morning, the air force also struck Hezbollah structures in the Odaisseh, Markaba, Blida, Maroun El Ras, and Chihine areas as well, the military continued.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces names of four soldiers who fell in combat in Gaza Strip
In addition to the four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Gaza, the IDF stated that an additional five were wounded.
The IDF announced on Wednesday morning the names of four soldiers who fell in combat in the Gaza Strip.
Staff Sergeant Agam Naim, Staff Sergeant Dotan Shimon, Staff Sergeant Amit Bakri, and Captain Daniel Mimon Toaff were killed while fighting in southern Gaza.
St.-Sgt. Naim, 20, served as a paramedic in the 52nd Battalion. St.-Sgt. Shimon, 21, St.-Sgt. Bakri, 21, and Captain Mimon Toaff, 23, served in the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade.
Five soldiers wounded
In the same incident in which Staff Sergeant Naim, who is the first female IDF soldier to fall in combat in Gaza, and the three Shaked Battalion soldiers were killed, an officer and two soldiers were severely wounded.
Go to the full article >>The return of evacuated residents to northern Israel is now a war goal, PMO says
Israel's security cabinet voted on the additional war goal of returning the 60,000 evacuees to their homes in the north.
Israel's security cabinet has expanded its war objectives to include the safe return of evacuated residents to their homes in northern Israel, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) early Tuesday morning.
Go to the full article >>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