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Israel-Hamas War - What happened on day 375?

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Israeli battle tank entering Lebanon from northern Israel at the southern Lebanese border point of Naqoura. October 13, 2024. (photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli battle tank entering Lebanon from northern Israel at the southern Lebanese border point of Naqoura. October 13, 2024.
(photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Australia calls its citizens to leave Israel 'now'

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Australia has upgraded its travel recommendations for its citizens planning on visiting Israel to "Do No Travel," Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong posted on X/Twitter, on Monday.

Wong explained that Australian citizens "should leave now if its safe to do so."

The decision was made  over "serious concerns the security situation in Israel," the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, "could deteriorate rapidly."

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Watch: IDF seizes Hezbollah weaponry on northern front as Gaza operations intensify

More than 200 terror targets within Lebanese territory have been destroyed within the last 24 hours, the IDF said.

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IDF strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The military is continuing operational activities throughout the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon to meet their goal of eliminating terror organizations Hamas and Hezbollah.

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IDF to conduct siren test at Kibbutz Ruhama

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A Home Front Command siren test will be conducted in Kibbutz Ruhama at 11:35 a.m., the military announced on Tuesday.

If a real alert occurs, an additional siren will sound. Alerts will also be sent through the Home Front Command app and other notification systems.

For more information, contact the Home Front Command by calling 104, messaging via WhatsApp at 052-9104104, visiting the Home Front Command website at oref.org.il, or checking social media.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Map of rocket sirens across Haifa area

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Rocket sirens activate across Haifa, Caesarea areas

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IDF: Following the sirens that sounded between 7:24 and 7:27 in the areas of Menashe, the Haifa Bay (HaMifratz), HaAmakim, Wadi Ara, and HaCarmel, two projectiles that were identified crossing from Lebanon were successfully intercepted by the IAF.

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Hezbollah, IDF battle, millions head into shelters from ballistic missiles

Hezbollah and IDF exchange intense fire, with rockets reaching Tel Aviv, as Israel struggles with drone defense but strikes back, hitting Hezbollah targets and escalating tensions.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Fighters of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO)
Fighters of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024.
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Hezbollah and the IDF continued to pound each other on Monday as the West tried, so far unsuccessfully, to engage Israel on security aspects of a ceasefire.

 

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IDF website reveals critical information, aiding enemy attacks on Oct. 7 - report

A detailed virtual map of training bases, including specific locations such as mess halls, living quarters, and assembly areas, was publicly available on the IDF recruitment site, Mitgaisim.

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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)

The October 7 surprise attack by Hamas, which claimed the lives of more than 1,400 Israelis, may have been facilitated by critical information published on an official IDF website, according to a report by Kan News.

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UK's foreign minister, EU's foreign policy chief condemn Iranian attacks on Israel

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British Foreign Minister David Lammy and the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned Iran's attacks on Israel and its supply of ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said in a statement on Monday.

Lammy and Borrell met ahead of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, the office said, adding both remain committed to sanctioning Iran's regime over its attacks on Israel.

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Netanyahu told US Israel willing to strike Iranian military targets - Washington Post

Netanyahu signals to US willingness to strike Iranian military targets, avoiding nuclear sites.

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US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July.  (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States that Israel is willing to strike Iranian military targets and not nuclear or oil ones, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing two officials familiar with the matter.

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UNSC calls for a 'durable end' to IDF-Hezbollah war

The UNSC “emphasized the need for diplomatic endeavors that would bring a durable end to the conflict and allow civilians on both sides of the Blue Line to return safely to their homes."

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution on non-proliferation during a meeting on the maintenance of International Peace and Security Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 20, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ/FILE PHOTO)
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution on non-proliferation during a meeting on the maintenance of International Peace and Security Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 20, 2024.
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The United Nations Security Council called for a “durable” end to the year-long IDF-Hezbollah war, as Netanyahu insisted that Israel would continue to strike the Iranian proxy group everywhere it was situated in Lebanon.

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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