Israel-Hamas War day 285: What is happening in Gaza, the Middle East?

Bibi accused of sabotaging hostage deal • IDF destroys Hamas tunnels in Rafah • Groups protest Netanyahu's trip to Congress

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

How October 7 footage helps the IDF kill Nukhba terrorists one by one

ByAVI ASHKENAZI
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 A scene from the October 7 massacre on Kibbutz Be'eri
A scene from the October 7 massacre on Kibbutz Be'eri
(photo credit: Aviv Abergel, Via Maariv)
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Coalition strikes down bill to form National Committee of Inquiry into October 7

ByELIAV BREUER
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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Knesset, July 17, 2024.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Knesset, July 17, 2024.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
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IDF destroys Hamas tunnel route used for attempted infiltration into Israel

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Footage of a Hamas tunnel route used for attempted infiltrations into Israel being destroyed by the IDF. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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High Court keeps comptroller Oct. 7 probe frozen, which IDF and AG had opposed

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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Destroyed house in Be'eri
Destroyed house in Be'eri
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Netanyahu: First defeat Hamas, then investigate October 7 failures

ByELIAV BREUER
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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Knesset, July 17, 2024.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Knesset, July 17, 2024.
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IDF unsure how many haredi draft orders it intends to send on Sunday

ByELIAV BREUER
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 MKs debate haredi draft bill in Knesset, 18 June 2024
MKs debate haredi draft bill in Knesset, 18 June 2024
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Liberman and Bennet meet to allegedly discuss establishing a new ring-wing party

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 THEN-ALTERNATE prime minister Naftali Bennett and then-finance minister Avigdor Liberman attend a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, in July 2022.
THEN-ALTERNATE prime minister Naftali Bennett and then-finance minister Avigdor Liberman attend a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, in July 2022.
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Hezbollah says it will target new communities if Israel continues to 'target civilians' in Lebanon

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 Israeli police work at the site of a lethal rocket strike at a factory in Kiryat Shmona on March 27.
Israeli police work at the site of a lethal rocket strike at a factory in Kiryat Shmona on March 27.
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Hamas in disrepair: IDF realizes three major achievements in Gaza - analysis

ByAVI ASHKENAZI
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 Israeli tanks operate next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.
Israeli tanks operate next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.
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Quarter of Jewish Israelis, 40% of Arab Israelis contemplate emigration amid political crisis

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 Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben-Gurion Airport on April 4, 2023; illustrative
Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben-Gurion Airport on April 4, 2023; illustrative
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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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
    • 120 hostels remain in Gaza
    • 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says