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Anti-tank missile lightly wounds two in Metula • Incidents of IDF misconduct in the Gaza Strip prompt investigation

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Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2024 (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)
Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2024
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IDF confirms Mahamad El Atrash killed on October 7, body taken to Gaza

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Warr. Ofc. Mahamad El Atrash, 39, from Mulada was killed on October 7 and his body was taken into Gaza, the IDF confirmed on Monday.

Atrash was a soldier in the Bedouin Trackers Unit in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.

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Captive families publish chilling video, graphic of Hamas kidnapping hostages on October 7

Goldberg-Polin, Cohen and Levy all attended the Nova festival on October 7 and were subsequently kidnapped from a mobile shelter to Gaza. 

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An edited video of footage taken by Hamas of the kindappings of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Or Levy, and Eliya Cohen (CREDIT: HOSTAGES AND MISSING FAMILIES FORUM)

The Hostages & Missing Families Forum published a new video showing the moment Hamas terrorists kidnapped three hostages, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, and Or Levy.

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IDF chief: We are about to finish off Hamas in Rafah

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi on Sunday night during a visit to military forces in Rafah said that Israeli forces are about to finish off Hamas’s Rafah brigade of four battalions.

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Gallant, Hochstein meet on Hezbollah after US military chief rejects IDF action

Their talks come as part of a series of explicit and anonymous leaks by US officials trying to pressure Israel against launching a war on Hezbollah.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US envoy Amos Hochstein meet in Washington DC, June 24, 2024
(photo credit: ARIEL HERMONY/DEFENSE MINISTRY)

Defense Minister Gallant and US envoy Hochstein met to strategize how to reduce tensions with Hezbollah following statements that the US army wouldn’t be able to commit to the same level of assistance as with Iran.

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Rocket sirens sound in Gaza border communities

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Rocket sirens sounded in Gaza border communities on Monday afternoon.

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Anti-tank missile from Lebanon hits Galilee, starts fire

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An anti-tank missile was fired from Lebanon struck the Galilee on Monday morning, causing a fire to erupt, Israeli media reported.

The missile hit an open area between Manara and Margaliot.

No casualties were reported.

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IDF strike eliminates Hamas weapons developer Muhammad Salah

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IDF eliminates Hamas weapons developer Mohammad Saleh. June 24, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
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Israel-Hezbollah war risks spilling over, Borrell says after Cyprus threat

“The risk of this war effecting the south of Lebanon and spilling over is every day bigger,” Borrell told reporters ahead of a foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg.

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.
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European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the Middle East was close to seeing the conflict expanding into Lebanon just days after Iran-backed Hezbollah threatened EU member Cyprus.

“The risk of this war effecting the south of Lebanon and spilling over is every day bigger,” Borrell told reporters ahead of a foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg.

“We are on the eve of the war expanding.”

Iran-backed Hezbollah began attacking Israel shortly after Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault sparked the war in Gaza. Hezbollah has said it would not stop until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.

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IDF to allow Gazans through Kerem Shalom crossing for first time since start of war

Sources in the Southern Command confirmed the announcements and said that this is an initial move designed to allow Palestinian patients to go abroad for treatment in coordination with Egypt.

By AMIR BOBOT
Trucks carrying aid are seen entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom, June 18, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

Palestinian news reported on Monday that Palestinians will be able to leave the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing – for the first time since the beginning of the war.

The crossing will be permitted after a security check and coordination with Civil Administration personnel to prevent the escape of wanted persons and terrorists.

Sources in the Southern Command confirmed the announcements and said that this is an initial move designed to allow Palestinian patients to go abroad for treatment in coordination with Egypt.

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IDF eliminates Hamas weapons developer Mohammad Saleh in Gaza

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IDF eliminates Hamas weapons developer Mohammad Saleh. June 24, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
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  • 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