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Israel-Hamas War Day 230: What's happening in Gaza?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The reconstruction elephant in the Gaza room - Analysis

Gaza reconstruction needs to happen sooner or later. If it isn't implemented correctly, reconstruction funds and infrastructure will fall right into Hamas's hands.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 17, 2023.  (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 17, 2023.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

Reconstructing the Gaza Strip comes with a long list of challenges. Can Israel over come them without creating a new stronghold for Hamas?

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WATCH: IAF fighter jets attack Hezbollah targets following salvo of rockets into northern Israel

Sirens sounded earlier in the Upper Galilee Thursday evening as a barrage of rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles targeted Israel's northern border with Lebanon.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Strike on a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Ayta ash Shab, May 23, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Israel Air Force fighter jets attacked multiple Hezbollah targets following heavy barrages into Israel's North.

Watch footage of the strikes here.

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PM Netanyahu: 'We have detailed, important, and even surprising plans for the North'

The Prime Minister spoke with Maj.-Gen. Gordin and the divisional commanders on the detailed operational plans in the region.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the IDF Northern Command, May 23, 2024.  (photo credit: Ma'ayan Toaf (GPO))
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the IDF Northern Command, May 23, 2024.
(photo credit: Ma'ayan Toaf (GPO))

 During an operational briefing from the head of Northern Command, Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that the IDF has killed hundreds of Hezbollah operatives, but it is far from done. He also hinted elaborate plans for Israel's North, that he said he wouldn't talk about.

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Hamas suggests it is holding Israeli colonel alive, despite being reported killed on Oct. 7

By REUTERS

Hamas published on Thursday a video of an Israeli colonel captured on October 7, who Israel had previously reported was killed in the attacks that day.

The Hamas armed wing Al Qassem Brigades said Colonel Asaf Hamami had been wounded during his capture. Besides a video showcasing different images of Hamami, the terrorist group supplied no proof of life and did not specify whether he was still alive.

The Israeli military reported months ago that Hamami, 41, a brigade commander, had been killed in the October 7 attacks, and his body was being held by Hamas in Gaza.

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Exclusive: Rafah crossing worker by day, Al-Qassam terrorist by night

"Hamas exploits Gazan side of crossing for their own terrorist goals," IDF source tells 'The Post.'

By OHAD MERLIN
The IDs of Nasser Kamal Ghizan Abu Mousa, a Rafah crossing worker, and member of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigade. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
The IDs of Nasser Kamal Ghizan Abu Mousa, a Rafah crossing worker, and member of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigade.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF soldiers came across incriminating evidence that at least part of the staff at the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing also served in Hamas’s militia. Read this exclusive interview on the discovery with the IDF.

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Hamas terrorists, father and son, admit raping before murdering women on Oct. 7 - Daily Mail

According to an IDF spokesperson, both father and son were in custody in Israel and were waiting for trial.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 The interrogation of Islamic Jihad terrorist Manar Mahmoud Muhammad Qasem (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
The interrogation of Islamic Jihad terrorist Manar Mahmoud Muhammad Qasem
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

A Daily Mail exclusive report revealed footage of  members of the terrorist organization Hamas, a father and son, confessing to raping innocent Israeli civilians before killing them on October 7.

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'Post' takes a look inside Hamas's Jabalya tunnels that hid hostage bodies

Reporter's Notebook: I attended the funeral of Shani Louk, in her home village of Moshav Srigin. So now I am here to discover what I can about the process whereby her body was discovered and brought

By JONATHAN SPYER
 The reporter captures pictures of IDF troops rescuing bodies of hostages held in Hamas captivity. (photo credit: JONATHAN SPYER)
The reporter captures pictures of IDF troops rescuing bodies of hostages held in Hamas captivity.
(photo credit: JONATHAN SPYER)

The Jerusalem Post's Jonathan Spyer joined the IDF and got an inside look into the tunnels that held the bodies of four Gaza hostages that were recovered by the IDF and ISA, including Shani Louk. He also gets firsthand accounts of the bravery of Major Gal Shabbat, who took part in the operation to rescue the bodies and was killed by sniper fire.

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Could Oct. 7 attack have been prevented? IDF reveals Netanyahu received prior warnings

Prime Minister Netanyahu had previously claimed that reports of warnings before October 7 were false.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Herzl. May 13, 2024. (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Herzl. May 13, 2024.
(photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

The IDF revealed a document on Thursday showing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received no less than four warning letters from IDF intelligence between March and Juley of 2023. The warning letters stated that Israel's enemies saw how social divides were weakening the countries defenses. The Prime Minister's Office responded saying that these reports are false.

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Foreign Ministry reprimands Irish, Spanish, Norwegian envoys over Palestinian statehood

The ambassadors were also shown the short video released by the Hostage Families Forum depicting the movement five of the remaining 132 hostages were taken captive on October 7.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Envoys of Ireland, Spain and Norway watch the October 7 horror film released on Wednesday, on May 23, 2024 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Envoys of Ireland, Spain and Norway watch the October 7 horror film released on Wednesday, on May 23, 2024
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

After recognizing Palestinian statehood, the ambassadors of Spain, Norway, and Ireland respectively were reprimanded by Israel's foreign ministry.

Additionally they were shown footage from a video released by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum which depicts the moment that five female hostages are captured, abused, and threatened by Hamas.

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IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in strike in southern Lebanon

Faran was killed in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, the IDF added. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF strikes in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon. May 23, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit).

The IDF said on Thursday it had eliminated in southern Lebanon Hezbollah terrorist Muhammed Ali Nasser Faran, who was responsible for the terror group's infrastructure for the production and equipment of weapons.

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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