Israel-Hamas War day 282: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

Two Syrian UAVs shot down near Eilat • IDF kills one in strike on Syrian military • Shrapnel from rocket interception wounds four IDF soldiers in the North

 IDF operating in the Gaza Strip July 13, 2024
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip July 13, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

Hamas says ceasefire-hostage deal negotiations to continue, claims Israel tries to sabotage talks

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
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 A chair is left in front of posters with pictures of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 26, 2024.
A chair is left in front of posters with pictures of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 26, 2024.
(photo credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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Yemen's Houthis conduct military operations in Gulf of Aden, Israel's Eilat

ByREUTERS
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 The Houthis
The Houthis
(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)
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Chief of Staff Halevi: 'Hamas is trying to hide' results of strike on Mohammad Deif

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi seen in the Gaza Strip, June 16, 2024
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi seen in the Gaza Strip, June 16, 2024
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Rescued hostage sues ‘Palestine Chronicle’ for employment of Hamas captor

ByMICHAEL STARR
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Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan reunites with his mother at Sheba Medical Center, June 8, 2024
Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan reunites with his mother at Sheba Medical Center, June 8, 2024
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Kataib Hezbollah’s threats to Israel, Saudi are further Iranian escalations - analysis

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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 Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)
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IDF quietly withdraws from northern Gaza, refocuses on center

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 13, 2024.
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Chief of Staff Halevi: Still to early to determine if Dief was killed in strike

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Mohammed Deif, if dead, could be a nail in the coffin of Hamas's comeback - analysis

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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 Yahya Sinwar and the newest photo of Muhammed Deif (right) holding US dollars and a plastic cup of juice.
Yahya Sinwar and the newest photo of Muhammed Deif (right) holding US dollars and a plastic cup of juice.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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IAF eliminates Hamas terrorists operating in UNRWA school in Nuseirat

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 Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike in an UNRWA school, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike in an UNRWA school, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
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Deif's assassination 'significant for advancing the hostage deal,' says former Shin Bet official

ByPELED ARBELI
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 A woman rides a bike near posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12, 2024.
A woman rides a bike near posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)
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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