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Israel preps for Thursday hostage release, Trump Mideast envoy in Israel

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  Protesters and hostage families in ront of the IDF headquarters calling to keep up the fight until the last hostage returns. (photo credit: Adar Eyal)
Protesters and hostage families in ront of the IDF headquarters calling to keep up the fight until the last hostage returns.
(photo credit: Adar Eyal)

'$50m. taxpayer dollars about to fund condoms in Gaza,' WH press sec. says

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza began launching improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including condoms and balloons, into Israel’s South in 2017. 

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 Flammable objects being prepared to be flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. August 21, 2020. (photo credit: FADI FAHD/FLASH90)
Flammable objects being prepared to be flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. August 21, 2020.
(photo credit: FADI FAHD/FLASH90)

“There was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday, slamming the Biden administration for its handling of foreign aid. 

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IDF fires warning shots at suspects in Gaza Strip

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The IDF fired warning shots at suspects who posed a threat to troops in various areas throughout the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday. 

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Israel at 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.
    • 90 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.
    • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
    • 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal