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Israel at war: What happened on day 448?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, December 27, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, December 27, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF to give families of observers killed on Oct. 7 final recordings before massacre

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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IDF personnel chief Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar-Khalifa will meet on Friday with the families of the IDF observers in order to provide them with all the communication recordings from the last 24 hours before the observers's deaths, the IDF announced on Thursday.

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Explosions heard in central Israel following IDF strikes in Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Explosions were heard in central Israel following extensive IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday night.

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UN chief says Israeli strikes in Yemen, including at airport, are alarming

By REUTERS
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The spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned escalations between Israel and Yemen, saying Israel's airstrikes on Yemen's Sanaa International Airport, the Red Sea ports and power stations were alarming.

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IDF officer killed, two soldiers seriously wounded in northern Gaza

Another soldier from Maj. Shriebman's unit was injured in the incident.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Maj. Hod Shriebman. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Maj. Hod Shriebman.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

Maj. Hod Shriebman was killed in combat in northern Gaza, the IDF announced on Thursday.

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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.