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Israel-Hamas War day 381: Updates on Houthis, Gaza, and Hezbollah

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 THE IDF operates in Gaza this week. Only after a clear victory over Hamas, will Israel be considered by Arab nations a worthy partner against Iran, says the writer. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
THE IDF operates in Gaza this week. Only after a clear victory over Hamas, will Israel be considered by Arab nations a worthy partner against Iran, says the writer.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

White House calls on all parties to cooperate on aid distribution in Gaza

By REUTERS
 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for a flight to Los Angeles this week. If Biden is coming to the Mideast to criticize and slow Israeli building in Judea and Samaria and greater Jerusalem, pull back, says the writer. (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for a flight to Los Angeles this week. If Biden is coming to the Mideast to criticize and slow Israeli building in Judea and Samaria and greater Jerusalem, pull back, says the writer.
(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)

The White House on Monday called on all parties to cooperate in distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza.

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Hezbollah's gold mine catches fire: Nasrallah's bunker under hospital held half billion dollars

The IDF reveals the economic blow that landed in Beirut.

By GADI ZAIG
 A graphic image of Hassan Nasrallah's bunker underneath a hospital in Dahieh neighborhood in southern Beirut. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
A graphic image of Hassan Nasrallah's bunker underneath a hospital in Dahieh neighborhood in southern Beirut.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed on Monday night that the former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's bunker in Dahieh in southern Beirut was located underneath a hospital - which held gold and half a billion dollars in cash.

One of his bunkers was located beneath the Al-Sahel Hospital and was used as Nasrallah's emergency bunker, according to the IDF. The hospital has been evacuated following Israeli claims a Hezbollah cash bunker is located beneath it, hospital director Fadi Alameh told Reuters on Monday.

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Hostages Families Forum files complaint with Lahav 433 over false reports of hostage rescue

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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum filed a complaint with Lahav 433 regarding the spread of false messages about how hostages held in Gaza were located and rescued.

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Explosion heard in Damascus' Mazzeh area, one killed

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An explosion was heard in the Mazzeh area of Damascus on Monday, Syria state media said.

Authorities were investigating the incident, the Syrian state media noted.

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Blinken extends Middle East trip to push for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

Blinken will travel to Israel and other countries in the region though his official schedule has not yet been released.

By HANNAH SARISOHN
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne deliver remarks after meeting in Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France, September 19, 2024. (photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne deliver remarks after meeting in Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France, September 19, 2024.
(photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)

State Secretary Antony Blinken will remain in the Middle East through Friday to "discuss the importance of bringing the war in Gaza to an end," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on Monday. 

Blinken will travel to Israel and other countries in the region though his official schedule has not yet been released. 

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Defense Minister Gallant: 'Hezbollah's bank will be declared a terror organization'

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared the association and concept "Qard al-Hasan," which finances Hezbollah, to the list of designated terrorist organizations by the State of Israel.

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UN agency says Israel still preventing aid from reaching northern Gaza

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 Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City on March 18, 2024.  (photo credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)
Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City on March 18, 2024.
(photo credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)

Israeli authorities are still preventing humanitarian missions from reaching areas of northern Gaza with critical supplies, including medicine and food for people under siege, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday.

Hospitals have been hit and are without power while injured people are left without care, Philippe Lazzarini said on X.

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Jon Polin rides through the grief of losing Hersh

Jon Polin is finding solace through cycling and has joined the Wheels of Love charity ride, benefiting Alyn Hospital's Pediatric rehab center in Jerusalem.

By BARRY DAVIS
  Jon Polin takes a break recently while training for the Wheels of Love charity bike ride. (photo credit: Courtesy Meir Charash)
Jon Polin takes a break recently while training for the Wheels of Love charity bike ride.
(photo credit: Courtesy Meir Charash)

Bereaved father Jon Polin is using his grief to help others.

Polin’s son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was killed by Hamas in August after he was abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7 and held hostage for almost 11 months.

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Ministers call for Gaza resettlement during Sukkot rally

The camp included a few dozen Sukkot, with a large central Sukkah designated as the "Sukkah of Revival" (Sukkat Hatkums).

By ELIAV BREUER
 The stage at the Preparing to Settle in Gaza festival near Be'eri, October 21, 2024.  (photo credit: ELIAV BREUER)
The stage at the Preparing to Settle in Gaza festival near Be'eri, October 21, 2024.
(photo credit: ELIAV BREUER)

Ministers, Members of Knesset from Israel's governing coalition, and settler leaders led a rally on Monday near the Gaza border calling for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip.

The rally was the culmination of a two-day festival titled "Preparing to Settle in Gaza" and was held at a makeshift camp made up of Sukkot, approximately one kilometer West of Be'eri and three kilometers from the Gaza border.

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Will Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah's financial network shift war? - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 IDF soldiers operating in the area of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, October 17, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operating in the area of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, October 17, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The question now is whether this war will stretch into next year or whether the new phase of strikes is a game changer. 

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Israel at 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