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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 363?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure across southern Lebanon  (photo credit: IDF)
IDF strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure across southern Lebanon
(photo credit: IDF)

Loud blasts heard in countryside near Damascus, Syria state news agency says

By REUTERS
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breaking news
(photo credit: JPOST STAFF)

Loud explosions were heard on Thursday in the countryside around the Syrian capital, Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. No further details were immediately given.

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Israeli military accuses Hezbollah of smuggling arms from Syria through Masnaa border crossing

By REUTERS
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

IDF spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee accused Hezbollah on Thursday of smuggling weapons from Syria through the Masnaa border crossing.

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EU announces extra 30 million euros of humanitarian aid for Lebanon

By REUTERS
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

The European Commission announced on Thursday an extra 30 million euros in humanitarian aid for Lebanon, which has been hit by clashes between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

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WATCH: IDF footage of strikes on Hezbollah terrorists and structures in Lebanon

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IDF footage of strikes on Hezbollah terrorists and structures in Lebanon. October 3, 2024. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Hezbollah rocket barrage sparks fires in North, IDF strikes kill over a dozen terrorists

A Hezbollah drone was shot down over the sea near Nahariya.

By JOANIE MARGULIES
An Israeli helicopter flies in Lebanese territory, October 3, 2024. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
An Israeli helicopter flies in Lebanese territory, October 3, 2024.
(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)

After Hezbollah fired rockets and drones on Thursday morning, sparking fires in northern Israel, the IDF announced that it had struck the Bint Jbeil municipality building in Lebanon, killing around 15 Hezbollah terrorists.

The strike was the first of its kind in the area since 2006, CNN reported.

The building allegedly acted as a weaponry stock house for Hezbollah terrorists.

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Prepare to be attacked: Houthis warn shipowners in new phase of Red Sea campaign

The Houthis have carried out nearly 100 attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea since November, acting in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza.

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 Fighters loyal to Yemen's Houthi group attend a military parade marking the anniversary of the Houthis' 2014 takeover of the capital Sanaa and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sanaa on September 21, 2024. (photo credit: OSAMA ABDULRAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Fighters loyal to Yemen's Houthi group attend a military parade marking the anniversary of the Houthis' 2014 takeover of the capital Sanaa and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sanaa on September 21, 2024.
(photo credit: OSAMA ABDULRAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.ted at entire fleets, increasing the risks for vessels still trying to cross the Red Sea."

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Fires break out in Israel's North following Hezbollah rocket fire

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Several fires broke out across northern Israel following a series of early-morning rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanese territory, Israeli media reported.

Israel's Fire and Rescue Service has reportedly extinguished a forest fire in Haifa, though a fire in Shlomi forest has yet to be contained. 

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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Tel Aviv with drones

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(photo credit: FLASH90)

The Houthis said they targeted Tel Aviv with a drone attack in a Thursday statement. 

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Rocket sirens near Gaza border false alarms, IDF says

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  (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

After rocket sirens sounded in the Israeli-Gaza border community of Nahal Oz on Thursday morning, the IDF stated that the alerts were false alarms.

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Hamas has refused to engage in ceasefire talks for weeks, US State Dept. says

According to the State Department spokesperson, despite the mediators' attempt to come up with the "soundings of what might be agreeable" for whatever reason, "Hamas has refused to engage."

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 Palestinian militants attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/AARAFAT BARBAKH)
Palestinian militants attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023
(photo credit: REUTERS/AARAFAT BARBAKH)

Hamas has refused to take part in negotiations for a hostage release-ceasefire deal for the past several weeks, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday.s that has kept us from moving towards an agreement."

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