Israel-Hamas War Day 224: What happened at the ICJ, Gaza, Lebanon?

US moves forward with Gaza pier • Rockets fired at northern Israel

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 17, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 17, 2024.
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Hezbollah claims to have struck Israel with new new missile-firing UAV in video

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 Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.
Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.
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IAF jet strikes building in Jenin

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IDF strike kills Senior Lebanese Islamist terror commander in Lebanon

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Gallant to soldiers in the North: 'We didn't come here for nothing, prepare for every possibility'

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 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting members of the artillery units in the North, May 17, 2024.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting members of the artillery units in the North, May 17, 2024.
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Denying Israel's right to self-defense dangerous and 'unthinkable,' legal expert warns ICJ

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 Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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Tributes and condolences pour in for Gaza hostages whose bodies were recovered by IDF

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 Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest march for their release near the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 9, 2024.
Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest march for their release near the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 9, 2024.
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Israeli forces recover bodies of three formerly believed hostages

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 (L-R) Itzik Gelenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk
(L-R) Itzik Gelenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk
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Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Israeli rep. in ICJ case: South Africa seeks to gain military advantage for Hamas

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Rocket sirens sound in Gaza border communities

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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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
  • 129 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says