Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 246?

Hezbollah UAVs crossed into Israel, one reaching 35 km inside and exploded near Afula, IDF responds with striking Hezbollah targets • pro-Palestinian protesters to protest at White House

Israeli soldiers from the Golani brigade take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, May 22, 2024
Israeli soldiers from the Golani brigade take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, May 22, 2024
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WATCH: Noa Argamani rescued by IDF helicopter

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EU's Josep Borrell calls hostage rescue operation 'another massacre of civilians' in Gaza

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Israeli Air Force strike Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon, two killed

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Palestinian President Abbas calls for urgent UN General Assembly meeting

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Colombia's president orders halt of coal exports to Israel 'until the genocide is stopped'

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Hamas says it still has large number of hostages and can increase it

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Netanyahu says Israel does not give into terror, committed to free all hostages

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'A hero of Israel': Yamam soldier Arnon Zamora succumbs to wounds after rescue op.

Arnon Zamora was fatally wounded during the rescue operation, which brought back four hostages from Hamas captivity.

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Border Police's late Yamam fighter Arnon Zamora.
Border Police's late Yamam fighter Arnon Zamora.
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IDF successfully intercepts aerial target over Nahariya coast

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WATCH: Noa Argamani to Netanyahu: It's so good to speak Hebrew again

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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
  • 120 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says



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