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UNSC warns against shutting down UNRWA, IAF intercepts Hezbollah drone in North

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the UN Security Council, September 24, 2024. (photo credit: PERRY BINDELGLASS)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the UN Security Council, September 24, 2024.
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IDF downs three drones from Lebanon that crossed into Israel's North

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The IDF intercepted three drones that crossed into northern Israel territory from Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday, following the alerts that sounded in the area. 

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IAF strikes rocket launcher that fired at Ma'alot-Tarshiha, pounds Hezbollah across Lebanon

The Hezbollah rocket killed 24-year-old Israeli Arab Mohammad Naim and wounded several others. 

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IAF strikes in southern Lebanon. October 30, 2024. (Credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT).

Israel Air Force (IAF) jets struck the Hezbollah rocket launcher from which rockets were fired toward Ma'alot-Tarshiha in northern Israel on Tuesday, the military said on Wednesday. 

The Hezbollah rocket killed 24-year-old Israeli-Arab Mohammad Naim and wounded several others. 

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Drone shrapnel hits building in Nahariya with no siren, IDF investigating

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Drone shrapnel struck and damaged a building in Nahariya with no siren, the IDF reported Wednesday morning.

 

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Surface to surface missile from Lebanon caused sirens across Israel

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Following the recent sirens across central and northern Israel, the IDF announced that a surface-to-surface missile crossed from Lebanon into Israel territory, and fell apart in mid-air.

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What happened on day 389 of the Israel-Hamas war?

IDF announces deaths of four fallen soldiers in northern Gaza Strip; Military's strategy in Gaza still unclear.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 that four soldiers in the IDF's Multidimensional Unit were killed in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip.

They entered a building to clean and scan the area in the Palestinian city at 3 a.m. and there was an explosion in that area.

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Prime Minister’s spokesperson causes security breach leaking footage following Iran op

The recording, which revealed classified information, was taken from the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv and shared without permission. 

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 A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2024. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2024.
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Dr. Omer Dostri, the spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, released sensitive footage of the night of the IDF attack in Iran, committing a severe breach of security procedures, Kan News reported on Tuesday.

The recording, which revealed classified information, was taken from the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv and was shared without permission.

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Conservative party urges EU to cut funding for UNRWA, designate agency as terrorist org

Martín Frías urged the EU to show “clarity and determination” in addressing what he described as UNRWA’s “ongoing relationship with the terrorist group Hamas.”

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 EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says. (photo credit: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)
EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.
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Vox, Spain's right-wing political party, has renewed its call for the European Union (EU) to immediately cease funding the UNRWA and to designate the agency as a terrorist organization. 

This demand follows a similar request made on October 11, and the latest push comes from Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jorge Martín Frías. In a parliamentary question, Martín Frías urged the European Commission to show “clarity and determination” in addressing what he described as UNRWA’s “ongoing relationship with the terrorist group Hamas.”

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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