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Israel-Hamas War - What happened on day 66?

Israel's war in Gaza could finish by February, officials speculate • 559 soldiers wounded in Gaza since IDF's invasion began; 1,600 wounded since October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A fire burns in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 11, 2023. (photo credit: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS)
A fire burns in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 11, 2023.
(photo credit: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS)

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