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Israel at war day 459: What happened in Gaza, West Bank?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF's Kfir Brigade operates in northern Gaza, January 7, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF's Kfir Brigade operates in northern Gaza, January 7, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Halevi from Jabalya: We won't stop until Hamas understands the need to free the hostages

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

During a situational assessment and discussion with commanders Monday night in Jabalya, in northern Gaza, IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi vowed the Israeli military would continue until Hamas understood that it needed to free all the hostages being held in the Strip, the IDF reported on Tuesday.

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Gaza hostage deal: KAN reveals doc. outlining Israel's negotiation terms - report

The document also reveals the details of the deal under negotiation.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. September 25, 2024. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. September 25, 2024.
(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)

The Israeli document that forms the basis of the hostage negotiation talks in Doha, Qatar was published by Israeli public broadcaster KAN on Tuesday evening. 

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Biden admin: If Lebanese Army deployment persists, no reason for IDF to stay in Lebanon - exclusive

Sources with knowledge of the matter told the Post that the Biden administration believes the Lebanese Army has accelerated its deployment in southern Lebanon.

By AMICHAI STEIN
 Soldiers from the Commando Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, October 5, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Soldiers from the Commando Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, October 5, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The US believes if the deployment of the Lebanese Army to southern Lebanon continues as is, there will be no reason for the IDF to remain there or extend the 60-day stage of the ceasefire, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

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'I'm really hopeful': Trump envoy Witkoff expects hostages update before inauguration

Trump said of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2024, attack on Israel, "If the hostages are not back by the time I'm in office, all hell will break out in the Middle East."

By REUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 American business person Steve Witkoff makes remarks next to US President-elect Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US January 7, 2025 (illustration). (photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA, Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
American business person Steve Witkoff makes remarks next to US President-elect Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US January 7, 2025 (illustration).
(photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA, Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said on Tuesday that he hopes to have good things to report about the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by the time Trump is sworn in as president on January 20.

Witkoff, at a press conference held by Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, said, "I'm really hopeful that by the inaugural we'll have some good things to announce on behalf of the president."

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PA official: 'Battle in 1967 occupied lands open,' but coordination with Fatah required

Jibril Rajoub, long time Fatah politician and current president of the Palestinian Football Association, called on Palestinian armed militants to coordinate their ‘resistance’ endeavors with Fatah.

By OHAD MERLIN
 Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub holds a news conference to update the media about challenges facing Palestinian sports ahead of the Olympics in Paris, in Ramallah, in the West Bank June 12, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub holds a news conference to update the media about challenges facing Palestinian sports ahead of the Olympics in Paris, in Ramallah, in the West Bank June 12, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)

“The battle in the 1967 occupied lands is open in all means… but not at the expense of the Palestinian Authority,” said Jibril Rajoub, former head of the PA’s preventive security forces and current president of the Palestinian Football Association.

Rajoub spoke last week, at a time when the PA is in a tight corner between the Israeli government and rising popular support for Hamas in the West Bank.

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'I wouldn't be surprised if Yair Golan betrayed Israel on Oct. 7': Likud MK slams left-wing MK

On October 7, two hours after Hamas's rampage began, Golan drove south to rescue Nova Festival survivors.

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 Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan (L), Likud MK Nissim Vaturi (R) (illustrative). (photo credit: Canva, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan (L), Likud MK Nissim Vaturi (R) (illustrative).
(photo credit: Canva, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

"I wouldn’t be surprised if [Democrats MK] Yair Golan betrayed [Israel] on October 7," Likud MK Nissim Vaturi claimed in an interview with the Knesset Channel on Tuesday.

When asked by the interviewer whether he truly believes Golan betrayed the country, Vaturi responded, "With his statements, I wouldn’t be surprised by anything."

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'Over 300 terrorists eliminated': Kfir Brigade finishes nearly three-month north Gaza op.

Over the course of three months, the Kfir Brigade eliminated numerous terrorists, destroyed tunnels, and located weapons.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI ASHKENAZI
 Kfir Brigade soldiers operate in northern Gaza, January 7, 2025.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Kfir Brigade soldiers operate in northern Gaza, January 7, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

During its nearly three months of combat in northern Gaza, the Kfir Brigade, under the command of Division 162, destroyed tunnels, located weapons, and eliminated numerous terrorists, including some who partook in the October 7 massacre, the IDF announced on Tuesday after the brigade concluded its operations in the area. 

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CENTCOM deputy commander, IDF deputy chief of staff discuss joint ops in Israel

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 IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Amir Baram (L) and US Central Command Deputy Commander Admiral Brad Cooper (R), January 7, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Amir Baram (L) and US Central Command Deputy Commander Admiral Brad Cooper (R), January 7, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) Deputy Commander Admiral Brad Cooper arrived in Israel on Thursday as the guest of Deputy Chief of Staff Major-General Amir Baram to discuss joint operational activities between the two militaries.

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Gal Hirsch to meet with US, European counterparts to discuss hostages

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Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch is meeting with counterparts from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Austria on Tuesday at the residence of President Isaac Herzog.

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'A void in hearts of those who knew him': IDF announces death of Ido Samiach, killed in north Gaza

Sergeant Ido Samiach's funeral will take place Wednesday at noon at the Savyon Cemetery.

By DARCIE GRUNBLATT
 IDF announces the death of Sergeant Ido Samiach, 20, January 7, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF announces the death of Sergeant Ido Samiach, 20, January 7, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Sergeant (Sgt.) Ido Samiach was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Tuesday.

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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
  • 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.