Israel-Hamas War day 291: What is happening in Israel and Gaza?

Hezbollah drones hit Mount Meron • IDF eliminates terrorists hiding behind fridge in Gaza • Palestinian factions to unite

 Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 22, 2024.
Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 22, 2024.
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Released hostage tells 'Post' she's afraid Netanyahu won't listen to Congress urging he sign deal

ByHANNAH SARISOHN
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 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu will address a special joint session of Congress on his visit to Washington, as he did last time he was in the US capital.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu will address a special joint session of Congress on his visit to Washington, as he did last time he was in the US capital.
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IDF reinvasion of Khan Yunis kills dozens of Hamas terrorists as Hezbollah escalations rise

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 21, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 21, 2024.
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Families of American hostages meet with US Foreign Affairs Committee

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IDF strikes Hezbollah vehicle in southern Lebanon, drones crash on Mount Meron

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Hostile aircraft intrusion sirens sound in northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Vehicle attacked in southern Lebanon - report

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'The state forgot and abandoned them,' says mother of killed hostage Yagev Buchshtab

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Hamas's smuggling collapses: IDF's tactics and goals in fighting Gaza terror - analysis

ByAMIR BOHBOT
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IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 23, 2024.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 23, 2024.
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Gaza death toll since Oct. 7 reaches 39,090, Hamas-run Gaza health min. says

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'Conditions are ripening': PM Netanyahu tells hostage families deal may be nearing

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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024.
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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 at 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