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Israel-Hamas War Day 131: What happened in Gaza?

Netanyahu to Biden: I want a hostage deal, but Hamas's demands are a non-starter • US 'working intensely on Gaza hostage deal' as Israeli delegation leaves Cairo

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Israeli soldiers rest in a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, February 11, 2024 (photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)
Israeli soldiers rest in a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, February 11, 2024
(photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)

Israel-Hamas 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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 134 hostages remain in Gaza, IDF says