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Israel-Hamas War - What happened on day 70?

Netanyahu on killing of Gaza hostages: We will lick our wounds, learn our lessons • Sirens sound in Israel's capital of Jerusalem

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fire burns in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, December 15, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/CLODAGH KILCOYNE)
Fire burns in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, December 15, 2023
(photo credit: REUTERS/CLODAGH KILCOYNE)

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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities