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Hamas remains firm on hostage deal terms, Hezbollah responsible for rocket attack on UNIFIL post

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IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 29, 2024. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 29, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

IDF announces deaths of four fallen soldiers in northern Gaza Strip

The four operated in the IDF's Multidimensional Unit. Another officer in the unit was severely injured and was evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment.

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 Captain Yehonatan (Joni) Keren, Staff Sergeant Nisim Meytal, Staff Sergeant Aviv Gilboa, Staff Sergeant Naor Haimov. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Captain Yehonatan (Joni) Keren, Staff Sergeant Nisim Meytal, Staff Sergeant Aviv Gilboa, Staff Sergeant Naor Haimov.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF announced on Tuesday the deaths of four soldiers who fell in battle against Hamas in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip.

The soldiers served in the IDF's Multidimensional Unit. The were reportedly killed by an explosive device, Hebrew media reported. They entered a building to clean and scan the area in the Palestinian city at 3 a.m., according to Maariv.

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Defense Ministry: 12,000 wounded during war, over half under 30

According to the division’s data, 93% of the wounded are men, 66% are reservists, and 51% are between the ages of 18 and 30.

By AMIR BOHBOT
 A MILITARY helicopter evacuates the wounded from Ziv Medical Center, injured by a Hezbollah missile fired earlier that day, to a Safed IDF base, Feb. 14.  (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
A MILITARY helicopter evacuates the wounded from Ziv Medical Center, injured by a Hezbollah missile fired earlier that day, to a Safed IDF base, Feb. 14.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

The Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department announced on Tuesday that it had admitted approximately 12,000 wounded individuals since the war began on October 7.
 
According to the department's data, 93% of the wounded are men, 66% are reservists, and 51% are between the ages of 18 and 30.

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Naim Qassem named new Hezbollah chief, replacing Hassan Nasrallah

Qassem was reported to have fled to Tehran in early October following the September attack, fearing an Israeli-targeted strike. 

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 Sheikh Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR/FILE PHOTO)
Sheikh Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR/FILE PHOTO)

Hezbollah elected Naim Qassem as Secretary-General, replacing the former leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a strike in Beirut in September, the terror group announced on Tuesday.

Qassem has served as the terror group's deputy secretary-general for over three decades, acting as the terror group's spokesperson. 

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Geert Wilders: 'Well done Israel. Terrorists are terrorists, whatever their disguise'

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After Israel's Knesset approved final voting for two bills aimed at blocking UNRWA in areas under Israeli control, Dutch Party for Freedom founder and leader Geert Wilders congratulated the Jewish state in a Tuesday post on X/Twitter.

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IDF kills terrorists in the Gaza Strip, destroys terror infrastructure

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IDF troops of the 252nd Division killed Hamas terrorists who were attempting to position explosive devices near the troops in the center of the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday.

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IDF: Military goals in Lebanon have been achieved, gov't can promote diplomatic resolution

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

The IDF said that its military goals in Lebanon have been achieved and that the Israeli government can now promote a diplomatic resolution to end the conflict in the North, Walla reported on Tuesday.

According to the Northern Command, most of the terrorist infrastructure near the Lebanon-Israel border has been destroyed, and most of the weapons have been transferred to Israel or destroyed in the field.

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CIA boss floats 28-day Gaza ceasefire and release of eight hostages - report

The proposed deal would see Hamas releasing eight hostages in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.

By REUTERS
 U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns is interviewed by Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, as part of the FT Weekend festival in London, Britain September 7, 2024. (photo credit: Em Fitzgerald/Pool via REUTERS)
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns is interviewed by Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, as part of the FT Weekend festival in London, Britain September 7, 2024.
(photo credit: Em Fitzgerald/Pool via REUTERS)

CIA Director Bill Burns floated a deal for a 28-day Gaza ceasefire, the freeing of around eight hostages by Hamas and the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners by Israel, Axios reported on Monday, citing three Israeli officials.

Burns discussed the idea during a meeting on Sunday with Israeli and Qatari counterparts in Doha, Axios said.

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Shrapnel falls onto train station and open road in Nahariya

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The IDF identified a drone that hit an area in Nahariya from Lebanon on Tuesday morning, with Ynet reporting that shrapnel fell onto the open road and at the train station in the city after the rocket was intercepted.

No injuries were reported.

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What happened on day 388 of the Israel-Hamas war?

IDF unveils tunnels, infrastructure in Kafr Kila built for northern invasion, Gazan ambulance driver says Hamas embeds in hospitals

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
 Palestinians check the damages after a convoy of ambulances was hit, at the entrance of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, November 3, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED AL-MASRI)
Palestinians check the damages after a convoy of ambulances was hit, at the entrance of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, November 3, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED AL-MASRI)

Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets to the North on Monday afternoon, including one volley of around 30 projectiles.

In the evening, the military announced that troops operating in Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon discovered underground military infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, and observation stands that were built inside and around the town, which “serves as one of the main strongholds of the Hezbollah terrorist organization.”

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Israel outlaws UNWRA, bucking international pressure

The bills passed 92-10, with support from the opposition parties National Unity, Yisrael Beytenu, and Yesh Atid. The Democrats party abstained.

By ELIAV BREUER
 Displaced Palestinians wait to receive United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024.  (photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)
Displaced Palestinians wait to receive United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024.
(photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)

The Knesset plenum approved final voting for two bills aimed at blocking the activity in areas under Israeli control of the UN Relief and Works Agency, which services Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein presented both bills in the plenum. According to Edelstein, UNRWA’s operations “eternalized” the issue of Palestinian refugees.

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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