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IDF intercepts Houthi missile fired at Tel Aviv, Israel allegedly strikes Syria

Hamas reportedly says deal 'closer than ever' • IDF confiscates 10,000 Hezbollah weapons • IAF intercepts drone from Yemen • IAF strikes Hamas in Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Soldiers from the IDF's 98th Division operate in southern Lebanon, December 15, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Soldiers from the IDF's 98th Division operate in southern Lebanon, December 15, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Arab countries condemn Israel's 'opportunistic scheme' for Golan Heights expansion

This comes after the Israeli government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's NIS 40 million plan to encourage demographic growth in the Golan Heights.

By MATHILDA HELLER
THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon. (photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS)
THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon.
(photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS)

Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq have condemned Israel's move to expand settlements in the Golan Heights.

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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
  • 100 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.