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Israel at war: What happened on day 388?

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 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 28, 2024.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 28, 2024.
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WATCH: Gazan ambulance driver testifies to Hamas's use of the Kamal Adwan Hospital

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Interrogation of an ambulance driver who testifies to Hamas's use of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalya, northern Gaza. October 28, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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New legislation prevents family visits to imprisoned terrorists until hostages released

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A new bill that was approved on Monday prevents families from visiting security prisoners who are members of terrorist organizations holding hostages, N12 reported.

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'All tools available': Iran vows comprehensive response to Israeli strikes

IRGC commander Major-General Hossein Salami was quoted as saying that the attack would have harsh consequences.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Major-General Hossein Salami threatened Israel's retaliatory strike would have consequences. (Illustrative).  (photo credit: Iranian Parliament website/West Asia News Agency/via REUTERS/SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Major-General Hossein Salami threatened Israel's retaliatory strike would have consequences. (Illustrative).
(photo credit: Iranian Parliament website/West Asia News Agency/via REUTERS/SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A)

Tehran will "use all available tools" to respond to Israel's attack, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, according to Reuters, after Israel's Saturday strikes on Iran.

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WATCH: Beirut building collapses live on Lebanese TV

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A building in the suburb of Dehiyeh in Lebanon's capital city of Beirut collapsed while being filmed for local Lebanese television, N12 reported on Monday.

Dehiyeh is a Hezbollah stronghold and has been targeted numerous times by Israeli strikes.

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WATCH: After IDF operates in Jabalya hospital, ambulance driver admits to Hamas's use of facility

Following operations, troops arrested some 100 terrorists, including some who had tried to flee during the evacuation of civilians from the area. 

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 IDF troops operate in the Kamal Adwan hospital in Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip. October 28, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Kamal Adwan hospital in Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip. October 28, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Hamas uses ambulances to transfer terrorists in the Gaza Strip, an ambulance driver at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip driver interrogated by security officials said, according to footage published by the IDF on Monday. 

In the video, the drive, apprehended for suspicion of involvement in terror activities, confirmed his role as driver and paramedic at the Health Ministry in the Kamal Adwan and Al-Ahli Arab Hospitals.

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Radar systems in Iran breached prior to Israel's Saturday counter-strike - report

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Shortly before Israel launched its retaliatory attack on Iran on Saturday, radar systems in the Iranian defense systems were breached, and the radar screens froze, KAN reported on Monday, citing Iranian sources.

Due to this possible breach, Iran's ability to intercept targets was limited and allowed the Israeli air force to penetrate Iranian airspace, Iranian sources were cited by KAN as saying. 

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Iran says it will use all available tools to respond to Israel's attack

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Tehran will use all available tools to respond to Israel's attack, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, after Israel's Saturday strikes on Iran.

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Government meeting to change location due to security considerations

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The government meeting scheduled to be held on Monday is set to change location due to security considerations, Israeli media reported. 

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Terrorist opens fire in West Bank, no injuries reported

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A terrorist exited a vehicle and opened fire near Shaked in the West Bank on Monday, according to Israeli state broadcaster KAN.

The terrorist subsequently fled the scene, and IDF troops were searching for him. 

No injuries were reported. 

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October 7 genocide: MKs submit bill for prosecution of Hamas Nukhba terrorists

This step has been previously avoided due to legal challenges and possible international ramifications.

By YAKI ADAMKER
 Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024 (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024
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A new bill submitted by the Chair of the Constitution Committee, Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman, and Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky will define the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas as genocide. 

By defining the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas and other entities against the Jewish people and the State of Israel as genocide, it will fall under specific definitions and special conditions. The bill also set special conditions for the imprisonment and prosecution of terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre. 

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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