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Israel at war: What happened on day 382?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldier operating in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldier operating in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Seven Israelis arrested for spying for Iran, providing info on army bases

Prosecutors allege they completed some 600 missions for Iran, including gathering intelligence on sensitive military and infrastructure sites and identifying potential human targets for Iran.

By JACOB LAZNIK, EVE YOUNG, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023.  (photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)
The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)

Seven Israelis were arrested on suspicion of espionage for Iran, Israel Police and the Shin Bet announced Monday.

Prosecutors allege that the suspects completed some 600 missions for Iran, including gathering intelligence on sensitive military and infrastructure sites and identifying potential human targets for the Islamic Republic.

Notable sites involved in their alleged espionage included Ramat David Airbase, Nevatim Airbase, Glilot, and the Golani Brigade base, where four soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone attack last week.

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Rocket barrage toward central Israel triggers sirens across region

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A barrage of rockets was sent toward central Israel from Lebanon early Tuesday morning, the IDF confirmed.

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Five Hezbollah rockets cross into northern Israel, following sirens in area

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Five rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanon early Tuesday morning, the IDF said, following the multiple rocket sirens that sounded in Haifa, Acre, and throughout the Carmel area, starting at 4:51 a.m. local time.

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Israel declares war on Hezbollah’s money, killed 1,200 terrorists since invasion

Terrorist group maintains heavy rocket, drone fire on large portions of country.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, YUVAL BARNEA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike. Lebanon October 21, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY)
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike. Lebanon October 21, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY)

Israel effectively declared war on Hezbollah’s finances on Monday, continuing air strikes on the group’s key banks which had started on Sunday, as Defense Minister Yoav Gallant redefined the banks as terror entity arms of Hezbollah.

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Top UN officials to Netanyahu: Help us ease civilian suffering

UN chiefs urgently appeal to Netanyahu for humanitarian aid in Gaza, citing critical shortages and potential famine amid ongoing conflict.

By REUTERS
 People visit the United Nations Headquarters as delegates of the Security Council delayed for one extra day the vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 20, 2023 (photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
People visit the United Nations Headquarters as delegates of the Security Council delayed for one extra day the vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 20, 2023
(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

The heads of the United Nations World Food Programme and UN children's agency UNICEF have privately appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for help "alleviating the suffering of countless civilians" in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Lebanon, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.

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Hezbollah cyberattack targets Haifa hospitals after Beirut hospital bombing

Hackers supporting Hezbollah spread disinformation about Israeli hospitals following Beirut bombing, falsely claiming weapons are hidden beneath medical centers.

By DR. ITAY GAL
  Hezbollah cyber attack targeting Israeli hospitals (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Hezbollah cyber attack targeting Israeli hospitals
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

Hackers claiming to support Hezbollah have been spreading photos of Carmel and Assuta hospitals on social media, following the bombing of a Hezbollah hospital in Beirut. The posts ask, “What is underneath?”

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Fire breaks out in Syria's Homs refinery, state TV says

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A fire broke out at the gas department of Syria's Homs refinery, state TV reported early on Tuesday, adding that firefighting teams are currently working on extinguishing it.

 

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Palestinians met requirements for Israel to extend banking waiver, source says

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Israel's requirements for the indemnification needed to allow Israeli banks to continue conducting transactions with Palestinian banks have been met by the Palestinian authorities, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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IAF intercepts suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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The Israel Air Force intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed into Israel from Lebanon, the military said in the early hours of Tuesday after the alerts that sounded in the Galilee Panhandle starting at 12:26 a.m. local time. 

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Heavy strike heard near Beirut's southern suburbs - witnesses

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A heavy strike was heard near Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday night, witnesses said.

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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