Israel at War day 609: What's happening in Israel and Gaza?

June 7, 12:42 AM

IDF announces four soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip, one wounded

June 6, 8:54 PM

GHF denies reports of violence at aid sites after announcing temporary site closure

The GHF opened two sites in southern Gaza on Thursday after closing all of its centers the previous day in the wake of shootings in the vicinity of its operations.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Palestinians gather at an aid distribution center in Deir Al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip, May 28, 2025.

(photo credit: Reuters/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo)

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June 6, 8:54 PM

US issues new Iran-related sanctions targeting 10 individuals, 27 entities

June 6, 5:29 PM

BBC reporters say IDF detained them in Syrian buffer zone for seven hours - report

Feras Kilani, a BBC Arabic journalist, claimed that he and his team were detained, strip-searched and interrogated by the IDF.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

BBC HEADQUARTERS in London

(photo credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS)

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June 6, 5:27 PM

Hostages are not a political issue, freed hostage Omer Wenkert tells Herzog

Wenkert and his parents stated that Omer wouldn't stop speaking about his experience in Hamas captivity until the last hostage was brought home.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Isaac Herzog and released Gaza hostage Omer Wenkert

(photo credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)

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June 6, 5:27 PM

Palestinian arrested for kidnapping Israeli to West Bank over financial dispute

The police stated that the reason for the alleged kidnapping was a financial dispute.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)

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June 6, 5:21 PM

Most Israelis doubt Gaza ops. will return hostages or defeat Hamas - Survey

According to the survey, only 37% of Israelis believe the operation will bring the hostages home, while only 38.5% think Hamas will be defeated in Gaza.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

DF operational activities in Gaza, 18 June 2024

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

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June 6, 1:11 PM

IDF reservists demand: Win the war or let us return home

Despite remaining highly motivated, many IDF reservists have demanded that the military take more decisive action to end the war with Hamas.

ByAMIR BOHBOT

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. August 19, 2024.

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

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June 6, 1:10 PM

Private Chicago equity firm linked to GHF funding, aid distribution - report

The foundation briefly paused work on Wednesday due to maintenance of the distribution sites and reopened them on Thursday.

ByREUTERS

A Palestinian carries aid supplies he received from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)

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June 6, 1:10 PM

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians at lowest in over a decade - poll

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians and the possibility of a two-state solution is at the lowest since 2013, a Pew poll shows.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

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