Israel-Hamas war day 213: What's going on in Gaza?

Protests calling for hostage deal in Tel Aviv • Hamas will weigh options amid Rafah operation • Hezbollah claims to target Golan Heights

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
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US and Qatar are pressing Hamas and Israel on making a deal - source

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, ZVIKA KLEIN
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 Hamas terrorists
Hamas terrorists
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Dozens of Gazans stopped by Egyptian military as they attmept to cross the border

ByMAARIV, EYAL GREEN, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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 People flee the eastern parts of Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating Palestinian civilians, May 6, 2024
People flee the eastern parts of Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating Palestinian civilians, May 6, 2024
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Sirens in Sderot and the Gaza Envelope, rockets fragments fall on house

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Dozens of Gazans are trying to cross the border to Egypt from Rafah- Egyptian report

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IDF strikes Hamas terror targets in East Rafah

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 Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel (illustrative), December 2, 2023.
Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel (illustrative), December 2, 2023.
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Former security official to 'The Post': Hamas deal doesn't actually exist

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Hostage families block part of Ayalon highways, call for deal

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Hamas talks tough ahead of possible Rafah battle - analysis

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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 Israeli forces are seen operating in the Gaza Strip on January 29, 2024
Israeli forces are seen operating in the Gaza Strip on January 29, 2024
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Hamas tells Qatari, Egyptian mediators it agrees to ceasefire proposal

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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 Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024.
Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024.
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Israel is winning the war if you ignore original unrealistic goals set by the gov't - analysis

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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 Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, on November 27, 2023
Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, on November 27, 2023
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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
  • 132 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 38 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says