Operation Swords of Iron: What happened on Day 12?

Close to 4,500 wounded, 1,400 killed • IDF: 199 families of Israeli captives in Gaza have been contacted

 A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Egyptian NGOs for Palestinians start to move from Al-Arish to Rafah city as they wait for an agreement on the opening on the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish.
A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Egyptian NGOs for Palestinians start to move from Al-Arish to Rafah city as they wait for an agreement on the opening on the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish.
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Biden: We have no higher priority than freeing the hostages

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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.
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Historic synagogue in Tunisia heavily damaged in anti-Israel riots

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People gather during a protest after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in front of the French embassy in Tunis, Tunisia October 17, 2023
People gather during a protest after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in front of the French embassy in Tunis, Tunisia October 17, 2023
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Israeli airstrike targets Qasem Soleimani monument in Lebanon - report

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Biden says Egypt's Sisi has agreed to open Rafah crossing for 20 trucks

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UK PM Rishi Sunak to visit Israel on Thursday as war escalates

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signs messages and prayers for Israel at a Jewish school in London, Britain October 16, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signs messages and prayers for Israel at a Jewish school in London, Britain October 16, 2023
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Home Front Command chief: 'We failed to protect the South'

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Burned bodies of mother and child found a week after Hamas attack

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Israeli doctor's plea to Biden: Treatment for Israeli children in Gaza 

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 ZAKA personnel and Israeli soldiers at the forensic center in the Shura military base near Ramle, where hundreds of dead bodies arrived since the start of the war with Gaza, October 13, 2023.
ZAKA personnel and Israeli soldiers at the forensic center in the Shura military base near Ramle, where hundreds of dead bodies arrived since the start of the war with Gaza, October 13, 2023.
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Doctor suspended after pro-terror Facebook posts

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Forced displacement of Gazans is 'red line' -Palestinian leadership statement

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ISRAEL, HAMAS AT WAR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW


  • Hamas launched a barrage of rockets on Saturday morning, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border
  • Over 1,400 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered as of Wednesday afternoon, and more than 4,475 were wounded according to the Health Ministry
  • Israel reportedly preparing for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip
  • IDF: 199 families of Israeli captives in Gaza have been contacted