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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 67?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF retrieves bodies of Eden Zecharia and soldier Ziv Dado on December 12, 2023. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF retrieves bodies of Eden Zecharia and soldier Ziv Dado on December 12, 2023.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF begins pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza -WSJ

In 2015, Egypt flooded tunnels between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula with seawater.

By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 A terrorist from the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: ATTIA MUHAMMED/FLASH90)
A terrorist from the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: ATTIA MUHAMMED/FLASH90)

The IDF has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' tunnel complex in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing unnamed US officials, adding that the process would likely take weeks.

Some Biden administration officials have said the process could help destroy the tunnels, where Israel believes the terrorist group is hiding hostages, fighters and munitions, the Journal reported. Other officials have expressed concerns the seawater would endanger Gaza's fresh water supply, the newspaper reported.

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'Israel expressed willingness to discuss another hostage deal with Hamas' - report

By MAARIV ONLINE
  (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG)
(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG)

The "Sky News" Arabic reports from Israeli sources that the Israeli government has expressed willingness to promote a hostage release deal with Hamas.

This is a developing story.

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IDF officer wounded in combat in Gaza, succumbs to his wounds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)
(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)

St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Zvika Lavi from Eli succumbed to his wounds in the hospital on Monday night, after having been wounded fighting in the Gaza Strip. 

His wife and three children were able to say their goodbyes in the hospital.

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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