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Israel at war day 535: What happend in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 The Night time Operation of the Paratroopers Brigade in Syria, March 25, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
The Night time Operation of the Paratroopers Brigade in Syria, March 25, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF kills top Hamas officials in renewed Gaza fighting

The 'Post' learned that the military has entered a full kilometer into Gaza in areas including Beit Lahia, parts of Khan Yunis, and Jabaliya.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 An explosion is seen during an Israeli strike, in Gaza City March 23, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS TV/via REUTERS)
An explosion is seen during an Israeli strike, in Gaza City March 23, 2025
(photo credit: REUTERS TV/via REUTERS)

Since fighting in Gaza was renewed at the beginning of last week, the IDF has killed 150 terrorists, including 10 top Hamas officials, The Jerusalem Post learned Tuesday.

Additionally, the military has targeted 420 terror infrastructure sites, including buildings, tunnels, and vehicles.

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Israel under emerging threats as Syria's Golan faces power vacuum - analysis

It's unclear if these operations will lead to calm or if it could backfire and lead to elements entering areas such as the Yarmouk Basin and threatening Israel. 

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF said that they carried out an airstrike after gunmen opened fire toward IDF soldiers in southern Syria. “This morning (Tuesday), IDF troops identified several terrorists who opened fire toward them in southern Syria. The troops returned fire in response and the IAF struck the terrorists. Hits were identified,” the IDF said.

This is an escalation along the border. The fact that there were several gunmen involved on the Syrian side could mean that threats are emerging near the border. The IDF took over a buffer zone along the border on December 8 when the Syrian regime fell. Israel’s Prime Minister has said that southern Syria must be demilitarized. Israeli politicians and officials have threatened the new government of Syria in the last two months. There have been numerous IDF strikes in Syria as well. The latest strikes targeted the T-4 air base near Palmyra which is not in southern Syria but rather in the Syrian desert.

The full details of the clash on March 25 are beginning to emerge. The IDF says it identified gunmen who had opened fire. The IDF then returned fire and carrier out a drone strike. At least five people were killed in Syria. The clash took place near Kuwaya in Dara’a governorate. This village is located in the Yarmouk basin, a valley formed by the Yarmouk river that flows near the Golan border in Syria. It also flows near the Jordanian border.

This is a sensitive area. It is also an area that is far from Damascus and hard for the new Syrian government to control. With Israel’s warnings to Damascus it seems unlikely the new Syrian government will be able to control these areas with many forces, leaving a power vacuum.

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IDF confirms Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza was Hamas terrorist

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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The IDF confirmed that Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat, who was killed on Monday by Israeli forces, was a Hamas terrorist, the military announced on Tuesday morning. 

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'There's no safe space left': Hostages Elkana Bohbot, Yosef-Haim Ohana say in Hamas video

Bohbot, 35, and Ohana, 24, were both kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli hostages Yosef-Haim Ohana and Elkana Bohbot in Hamas captivity in Gaza. (Hostages Family Forum)

Hamas published a video of Israeli hostages Elkana Bohbot and Yosef-Haim Ohana.

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Egypt to expel released Hamas prisoners if no ceasefire is agreed upon - report

The prisoners in question were freed as part of the last hostage exchange and are temporarily residing in Egypt, as no other country has agreed to receive them.

By BARAK RAVID
 Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025. (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)
Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.
(photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)

Egypt has threatened to expel recently released Hamas prisoners from its territory if the terrorist organization fails to show flexibility and agree to a revised hostage deal that would extend the current ceasefire in Gaza, a senior Israeli official said.

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IDF encircles Tel Sultan in new Gaza ground operations

The IDF announced that it killed 20 Hamas fighters; 2 rockets fired by Hamas were shot down.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)  attacked more than 100 vans throughout Gaza that were being used by Hamas terrorists for terror activities March 24, 2025 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)  attacked more than 100 vans throughout Gaza that were being used by Hamas terrorists for terror activities March 24, 2025
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF Brigade 14 of the Gaza Division encircled Tel Sultan in Rafah over a period of four hours, the military announced Monday night.

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IDF chief tells Israel Katz: I don’t receive directives via press releases

Zamir rejected claims made by Katz regarding the investigation of Brig-Gen. (res.) Oron Solomon, calling them "false and baseless."

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF Chief-of-Staff Eyal Zamir and predecessor Herzi Halevi visit the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, on March 5, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
IDF Chief-of-Staff Eyal Zamir and predecessor Herzi Halevi visit the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, on March 5, 2025
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday night rejected claims made by Defense Minister Israel Katz regarding the investigation of Brig.-Gen. (res.) Oron Solomon, calling them "false and entirely baseless."

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IDF shuts down rumors of deceased hostages recovered from Gaza

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The IDF shut down rumors of bodies of hostages being recovered from Gaza on Monday night.

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Houthis claim strikes against US aircraft carriers

By MAARIV
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Yemen's Houthi terror organization claimed that they had attacked the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier as well as several American warships in the Red Sea in a Tuesday statement.

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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 Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
  • 59 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 a.m.
  • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025
  • 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal.