Israel at war day 529: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

17 Thai and Nepalese workers were killed in the Kibbutz Alumim by Hamas invaders on October 7 because there was no real plan to protect them, the IDF’s probe revealed on Wednesday.

In the wider area around Alumim, 57 Israelis or foreign workers were killed.

Five people were kidnapped, three of whom were returned, and two of whom are still being held by Hamas or other terror groups.

IDF sources have acknowledged that there was no specific plan to defend the mostly Thai workers, whose living quarters were closest to the Gaza border and too distant from the rest of the village to defend both areas initially on October 7, and that there is still no such plan in place.

Sirens sounded across Israel following a missile from Yemen, the IDF announced early Thursday morning.

The missile was intercepted by the IAF before entering Israeli territory, the military announced.

Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.

Israeli tanks entered the Netzarim Corridor in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday afternoon, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

This confirmation comes after Palestinian reports in the Gaza Strip of IDF tank sitings.

At this stage, sources have indicated to The Jerusalem Post that a broader invasion has not yet started.

Israeli authorities will resume the "evacuation of civilians from the battle zones [in the Gaza Strip]," Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday.

"Take the advice of President Trump. Return the hostages and remove Hamas, and other options will open to you – including relocation to other places in the world for those who want it. The alternative is total destruction and ruin." Katz added.

"The Israeli Air Force's strike against Hamas terrorists was only the first step," he warned.

Katz also told the "residents of Gaza" that "this is the last warning."

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) conducted "dozens" of attacks on terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the military confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.

During these attacks, six senior terrorists were killed, including the holder of the security portfolio in Hamas's Political Bureau, Yasser Muhammad Harb Musa.

The military added that Musa was involved in "promoting and directing terrorist plots against the State of Israel" and was "a close associate of leadership figures, including Yahya Sinwar."

Hamas has called for “mass demonstrations and a global siege on Israeli and American embassies around the globe,” according to Iran’s state media Press TV. The report on March 18 said this was “in response to the Israeli regime’s resuming its US-backed war of genocide against the Palestinian territory.”

Hamas has faced renewed Israeli airstrikes in the last two days. It has not been able to carry out much of a response so far. It doesn’t appear to have much of a rocket arsenal left. Its lack of response could reflect its lack of an arsenal in Gaza, or it could mean it is concerned about provoking further Israeli action. Hamas likely finds it easier to encourage attacks on Israel and the US abroad. It can then deny responsibility for these attacks.

Hamas has sought since October 7 to try to create a worldwide campaign against Israel. Hamas backers have mobilized on campuses in the West, ripped down posters of hostages, and attacked Jews. Iranian-backed proxies have also carried out attacks in the region.

Any UN officials wounded in an episode in central Gaza appear to have been caused by a process of clearing landmines and not by an Israeli airstrike, sources told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday afternoon.

The IDF on Wednesday afternoon announced that it has carried out air strikes against dozens of Hamas terrorists across Gaza since Tuesday evening.

At least five people, including some foreigners, were reportedly wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a United Nations headquarters site in central Gaza strip on Wednesday, medics told Reuters.