Netanyahu says 20 hostages still alive, IDF tells Gazans to evacuate south

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 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 21, 2025.
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 21, 2025.
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IDF Arabic spox. calls on Gaza residents to evacuate southwards

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Netanyahu: 20 hostages are still alive, Israel has brought back 148 alive

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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference, May 21, 2025.
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Why are more Israelis spying for Iran? - analysis

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IDF troops fired in direction of diplomatic delegation in Jenin, West Bank - report

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IDF strikes over 115 terror targets in Gaza Strip, kills Hamas terrorists that attack on Oct. 7

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Pope Leo appeals for Israel to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza

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Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data across US government

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UN aid chief says 14,000 Gazan babies will die in 48 hours without aid, retracts statement

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Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..
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IDF demolishes home of terrorist who killed Cpl. Avraham Fetena in 2023

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IDF announces death of Staff Sergeant Danilo Mocanu

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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.
  • 58 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.