What happened on Day 221?

Hamas uses UN facilities for cover • US denies it withheld information about Hamas leaders' whereabouts • IDF kills Hamas terrorists in UNRWA school

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF kills dozens of Hamas terrorists in largest Gaza battle in two months

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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Israeli-Egyptian tensions rise over closed Rafah crossing

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a press conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Tahrir Palace,
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a press conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Tahrir Palace,
(photo credit: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS)
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State Dept. calls for investigation into 'incredibly disturbing' reports killed UN worker

ByHANNAH SARISOHN
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Egyptian cleaning workers are seen in front of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, while trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians await for it to open to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt October 19, 2023.
Egyptian cleaning workers are seen in front of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, while trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians await for it to open to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt October 19, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
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IDF reveals Hamas terrorists use UN vehicles, UNRWA compound as cover in Rafah - watch

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Footage of Hams terrorists using UN facilities for cover and transport, May 14, 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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The great non-resignations, non-probe of Oct. 7 and the end of personal responsibility- analysis

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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IDF Chief Herzi Halevi salutes during a ceremony marking Memorial Day in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024
IDF Chief Herzi Halevi salutes during a ceremony marking Memorial Day in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024
(photo credit: GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL VIA REUTERS)
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Citizen killed, four IDF soldiers injured by Hezbollah anti-tank missile in Western Galilee

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israeli reserve soldiers take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, May 8, 2024
Israeli reserve soldiers take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, May 8, 2024
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
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IDF kills Hamas terrorists embedded inside UNRWA school in Gaza Strip

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An infographic of the UNRWA complex in which the Hamas war room was embedded
An infographic of the UNRWA complex in which the Hamas war room was embedded
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White House: We do not believe genocide is occurring in Gaza

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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 US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month
US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month
(photo credit: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters)
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Four soldiers severely wounded in Gaza Strip

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US: Israel can’t achieve total victory over Hamas in Gaza

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (C) walks as he speaks to the media after meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo January 17, 2013. The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tens
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (C) walks as he speaks to the media after meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo January 17, 2013. The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tens
(photo credit: TORU HANAI / REUTERS)
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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
  • 131 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 38 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says