Israel-Hamas War Day 243: What's happening in Gaza, Middle East? (2024)

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Republicans vote to sanction ICC for seeking warrants against Netanyahu, other Israeli leaders • More economic support put in place for released hostages At least 11 people wounded by Hezbollah attack near Hurfeish, Upper Galilee "A short while ago, a number of launches that were identified from Lebanon fell in the area of Hurfeish in northern Israel. No sirens were sounded, the incident is under review," the IDF said. Watch: IDF destroys massive Rafah tunnel, finds rocket launchers in Gaza UN post The tunnel that was located was extensive and contained blast doors, which were storing weapons such as AK-47s, anti-tank missiles, many intelligence assets, and explosives. Israel to phase out use of military-run detention camp that held Palestinian inmates Israel has come under increasing international pressure over its treatment of thousands of Palestinians detained in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the war. Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel Hezbollah says it targeted Israel's Iron Dome in Ramot Naftali IDF unveils new Lotar elite unit for Gaza border communities The unit was created in the aftermath of and in response to the October 7 massacre, the IDF added. IDF to publish Oct. 7 disaster probe in summer, timing impacts Netanyahu, Gantz standoff The probe, which will present findings related to Hamas's October 7 massacre of southern Israel, will include findings dating back to 2018. 36,586 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, Hamas-run health ministry says IDF unveils new Lotar elite unit for Gaza border communities Netanyahu in North: We’re ready for intense action against Hezbollah “Whoever thinks that he will hurt us and that we will then sit idly by is making a big mistake,” Netanyahu said. Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
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Republicans vote to sanction ICC for seeking warrants against Netanyahu, other Israeli leaders • More economic support put in place for released hostages

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At least 11 people wounded by Hezbollah attack near Hurfeish, Upper Galilee

"A short while ago, a number of launches that were identified from Lebanon fell in the area of Hurfeish in northern Israel. No sirens were sounded, the incident is under review," the IDF said.

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At least 11 people were wounded by a direct hit in the area of Hurfeish in the Upper Galilee on Wednesday, according to Magen David Adom.

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From initial reports, it appears that the attack was carried out by a Hezbollah drone, with drones having given Israeli air defense much more trouble than rockets.

Reports said that the impact was on a soccer field, and at least one person was critically wounded.

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Watch: IDF destroys massive Rafah tunnel, finds rocket launchers in Gaza UN post

The tunnel that was located was extensive and contained blast doors, which were storing weapons such as AK-47s, anti-tank missiles, many intelligence assets, and explosives.

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Destruction of a two-kilometer long tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2024 (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF destroyed a large tunnel in Rafah that reached the Philadelphi corridor and destroyed ready-to-fire rocket launchers that were hidden in a UN post in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, the military announced on Wednesday.

The combat teams of the 12th Brigade, the Givati ​​Brigade, the 401st Brigade, the Yahalom Unit, and Unit 504 have been conducting precise, intelligence-based, targeted operations in the Rafah area for the past few weeks under the command of the 162nd Division, the IDF noted.

Inside a two-kilometer long tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2024 (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

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Israel to phase out use of military-run detention camp that held Palestinian inmates

Israel has come under increasing international pressure over its treatment of thousands of Palestinians detained in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the war.

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Israel is phasing out the use of a military-run detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza war where rights groups say there has been abuse of inmates, justice officials said on Wednesday.

State attorneys told the Supreme Court that inmates held at the Sde Teiman site, which was opened after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, would be gradually transported to permanent holding facilities.

The transfers have started and most prisoners would be relocated within a couple of weeks. This would allow conditions to improve in the meantime, they said.

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Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel

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Rocket sirens sounded in Bar'am, in northern Israel on Wednesday evening.

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Hezbollah says it targeted Israel's Iron Dome in Ramot Naftali

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The Hezbollah terror organization said on Wednesday it had targeted Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system in Ramot Naftali with a guided missile.

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IDF unveils new Lotar elite unit for Gaza border communities

The unit was created in the aftermath of and in response to the October 7 massacre, the IDF added.

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The ceremony of the creation of the new Lotar elite unit entitled “Lotar Otef,” took place earlier this week, the IDF announced on Wednesday.

The unit was created in the aftermath of and in response to the October 7 massacre, the IDF added.

The purpose of this Lotar unit is to grant a quick response to terror attacks in the area of the Gaza border communities and is part of the military’s attempts at improving the security of the communities.

The Unit will be composed of IDF reservists and those who have served in elite units who live in the Gaza border communities area and will be trained for operations in the area.

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IDF to publish Oct. 7 disaster probe in summer, timing impacts Netanyahu, Gantz standoff

The probe, which will present findings related to Hamas's October 7 massacre of southern Israel, will include findings dating back to 2018.

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The IDF on Wednesday announced that it will start presenting its probes related to Hamas’s October 7 invasion and the following and ongoing Gaza war on a rolling basis during the months of July and August.

Aspects of a major probe on the IDF and defense establishment’s general national security and defense concept related to Gaza and Hamas over the years will be presented by key officers to IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi already in early July, but will only be publicized to the public later in the summer after they are integrated with other issues.

This probe will look all the way back to 2018, but not earlier.

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36,586 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, Hamas-run health ministry says

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More than 36,586 Palestinians have been killed, and 83,074 have been wounded in the Gaza war since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

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IDF unveils new Lotar elite unit for Gaza border communities

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The military unveiled a new Lotar elite unit entitled “Lotar Otef" which is set to improve the defense of the Gaza border communities.

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Netanyahu in North: We’re ready for intense action against Hezbollah

“Whoever thinks that he will hurt us and that we will then sit idly by is making a big mistake,” Netanyahu said.

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Netanyahu says Israel is prepared for action in North while on visit to Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday.

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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
  • 124 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
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