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Security forces arrest 18 in West Bank, IDF intercepts missile from Yemen

Former hostage passes away • Three fallen soldiers killed in Gaza Strip • IDF may stay in Lebanon longer than expected

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF intercepts projectile from Yemen over central Israel December 24, 2024 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
IDF intercepts projectile from Yemen over central Israel December 24, 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

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
  • 100 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 4:00 a.m.