Israel-Hamas War Day 264: What is happening in Gaza, Lebanon border?

Haredi leaders condemn draft law • Doctors Without Borders claims PIJ terrorist was a 'colleague'

  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 26, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 26, 2024.
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Gallant: Israel backs US hostage deal, committed to bringing everyone home

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 Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on May 15, 2024.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on May 15, 2024.
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Netanyahu: Allowing PA to collapse not in Israel's interest - report

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 Shawwa and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pose with the Golden Union Medal of Achievement from the Union of Arab Banks, at Abbas' office in Ramallah, May 18, 2018.
Shawwa and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pose with the Golden Union Medal of Achievement from the Union of Arab Banks, at Abbas' office in Ramallah, May 18, 2018.
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IDF to ‘Post’ in Rafah: In first, Hamas may have pre-evacuated its own people - interview

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 Palestinians travel on foot with their belongings as they flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024.
Palestinians travel on foot with their belongings as they flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024.
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PM Netanyahu to Sen. John Fetterman: 'Israel has had no better friend'

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 Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
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Gallant jabs Netanyahu's public airing of disagreements with Biden administration

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 (L-R) US President Joe Biden, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(L-R) US President Joe Biden, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Assassination foiled: Hamas operative convicted for planning terrorism

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A Palestinian holds a Hamas flag as he stands next to others atop a walk of the al-Aqsa mosque following clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021.
A Palestinian holds a Hamas flag as he stands next to others atop a walk of the al-Aqsa mosque following clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021.
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Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon in light of tensions with Israel

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Knesset defense committee delays vote to extend IDF reservist cutoff age

ByELIAV BREUER
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 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 26, 2024.
Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 26, 2024.
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Hamas smuggler Wissam Abu Ashak eliminated in airstrike

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  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 26, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 26, 2024.
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IAF strike on a launch site in Rafah containing ready-to-use rockets

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IAF strike on a launch site in Rafah containing ready-to-use rockets. June 26, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

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
  • 120 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says