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Hamas publishes hostage video, Houthis launch missile from Yemen

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Footage released by Houthi Military Media says to show a launch of missile, which the Houthis say they fired at Israel, at an unknown location in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on December 19, 2024.  (photo credit:  Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS)
Footage released by Houthi Military Media says to show a launch of missile, which the Houthis say they fired at Israel, at an unknown location in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on December 19, 2024.
(photo credit: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS)

IDF: Rocket sirens in Gaza border area false alarm

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The rocket sirens that sounded in the Gaza border community of Netiv Ha’asara at 11:55 a.m. on Monday were determined to have been a false identification, the IDF announced shortly after.

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Hamas responds 'positively' to Egyptian ceasefire proposal - report

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Hamas has "responded positively" to the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, an official within the terror group told the Associated Press on Monday.

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Man killed, another wounded in suspected shooting terror attack near Yokne’am

Police said it had received a report of a suspected terror attack and noted the terrorist had been thwarted by police forces. 

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Two people were wounded in a suspected shooting attack that occurred near Yokne'am on Monday, Magen David Adom (photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)Enlrage image
Two people were wounded in a suspected shooting attack that occurred near Yokne'am on Monday, Magen David Adom
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A 75-year-old man was killed and another wounded in a suspected terror shooting attack that occurred at HaTishbi Junction on Highway 66 near Yokne’am on Monday, police and Israel's emergency response service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported. 

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US still searching for state to accept Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli cabinet told

Israel and US 'working together' to advance Gazan migration plan, minister tells cabinet • Ofer Winter tipped to head new Israeli office

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 An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump superimposed over displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: Canva, EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS, Hatem Khaled/Reuters)Enlrage image
An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump superimposed over displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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US President Donald Trump’s administration was searching for countries willing to absorb and resettle Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli ministers were told during a cabinet meeting held on Saturday.

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IDF targets terrorist within Khan Yunis hospital

The IDF has significantly expanded its ground operations within the Gaza strip since March 18.

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Hamas terrorists seen in Khan Yunis, February 20, 2025
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The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) struck a key Hamas terrorist who was operating within the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, they announced in a joint statement on Sunday. 

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Hamas is becoming more dangerous every day, citizen who warned of Oct. 7 says

Hayon claims Hamas now operates underground and records everything in real time. He also noted they smuggle weapons in ways the IDF can't detect.

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Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021
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Hamas has altered its combat strategy and is practicing ceaselessly, becoming more dangerous every day, says Rafael Hayon, a Netivot resident who warned the IDF about communications between Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in 2023.

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Gaza exodus accelerates as 1,000 residents depart in March

COGAT reports a dramatic surge in voluntary departures from the Gaza Strip, with hundreds more expected weekly as medical patients, families, and dual citizens seek new beginnings abroad.

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Palestinian Civil Defence personnel search under rubble following Israeli strikes in southern Gaza, March 23, 2025
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Since the beginning of March, a thousand Gazan civilians have left the enclave, N12 reported on Sunday.

An additional 600 people are expected to leave this week.

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Several dead and injured in an air force strike near an UNRWA school - Arab report

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Four people have been reported dead and several more injured in an air force strike in the southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported early Monday morning.

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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 Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
  • 59 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 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.