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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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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CIA boss floats 28-day Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, Axios reports

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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, Axios 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