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Israel-Hamas war: What happened on day 189?

IDF jets strike terror targets across Gaza • World condemns Israel-Iran escalation, awaits Israeli decision on response

ISRAEL IS under attack.
ISRAEL IS under attack.
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Iran launches hundreds of drones toward Israel

The drones are expected to take several hours to reach Israel.

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, TOVAH LAZAROFF, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.
A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.
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Biden says G7 will coordinate 'united diplomatic response' to Iranian attack

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Biden in Israel October 18
Biden in Israel October 18
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Chikli calls for regime change: 'We will soon bring a new dawn to Iran'

Chikli shared a comment by Iran policy analyst Sarah Raviani, who claimed that to bring peace in the Middle East, "Khamenei’s oppressive regime occupying Iran, must be overthrown."

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Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023.
Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023.
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Donald Trump: Iran attacks wouldn't have happened if I were president

"Before I go any further, I want to say God bless the people of Israel. They're under attack right now," Trump said at campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024.
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UN’s Guterres condemns Iran attack, Israel calls for UNSC to take action

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned the attack, stating in a post on X that it was an “unprecedented escalation and a grave threat to regional security.”

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UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York City.
UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York City.
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House, Senate Republicans blame Biden's policies for Iranian attack on Israel

Congress members accused Biden of trying to "appease" Iran.

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US President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 13, 2024. The president returned to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware to consult with his national security team after Iran said it launched dozens of attack drones at Israel.
US President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 13, 2024. The president returned to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware to consult with his national security team after Iran said it launched dozens of attack drones at Israel.
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Anti-Israel activists take to social media to praise Iranian attack

Former UN weapons inspector and convicted sex offender Scott Ritter said that Israel "deserves everything it has coming to it," because it had failed to live in peace with its neighbors."

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New York Stock Exchange surrounded by pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests
New York Stock Exchange surrounded by pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests
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Netanyahu speaks with Biden in light of Iranian attack

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Biden in Israel October 18
Biden in Israel October 18
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Ambassador Herzog thanks US for 'ironclad' support

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Toronto protesters cheer as Iran fires drones at Israel

The Eid March was a demonstrations organized by several pro-Palestinian organizations from across Canada, including Ottawa 4 Palestine and Montreal for Palestine.

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olice officers stand guard as supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza gather to protest near the venue of a Liberal Party fundraising rally featuring Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
olice officers stand guard as supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza gather to protest near the venue of a Liberal Party fundraising rally featuring Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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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

  • 133 hostages remain in Gaza

  • 37 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says

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