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Israel-Hamas War Day 241: What's happening in Gaza, Middle East?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 A Palestinian man views the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)
A Palestinian man views the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)

US: Roadblock to Gaza ceasefire is Hamas, not Israel

“The world should know, the Palestinian people should know, that the only thing standing in the way of an immediate ceasefire today is Hamas,” Miller said.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS)
White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS)

“To be clear, the roadblock right now to a ceasefire is not Israel, the roadblock to a ceasefire is Hamas,” US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller said on Monday.

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IDF announce deaths of four hostages in Hamas captivity

The IDF said that the four were killed in the Khan Yunis area a number of months ago.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
 (L-R) Nadav Popplewell, Haim Perry, Amiram Cooper, and Yoram Metzger. Four hostages that the IDF confirmed as dead in Hamas captivity, June 3, 2024. (photo credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
(L-R) Nadav Popplewell, Haim Perry, Amiram Cooper, and Yoram Metzger. Four hostages that the IDF confirmed as dead in Hamas captivity, June 3, 2024.
(photo credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)

IDF confirms the deaths of four hostages, Nadav Popplewell, Haim Perry, Amiram Cooper, and Yoram Metzger in Hamas Captivity.

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Netanyahu: Hostage deal doesn't demand Israeli pledge to end Gaza war now

Biden, on Friday night, explained that phase two did involve a permanent ceasefire but that talks were needed to start that phase.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 People hold placards during a protest calling for a deal and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 12, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY)
People hold placards during a protest calling for a deal and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 12, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY)

The hostage deal on the table can move forward without an Israeli pledge to end the Gaza war now, PM Netanyahu said as he awaited Hamas’s response to the latest proposal to free the remaining 124 captives.

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Gaza hostage Nadav Nadav Popplewell murdered in captivity, Kibbutz Nirim says

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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Kibbutz Nirim announced on Tuesday that Gaza Hostage, Nadav Popplewell, was murdered in Hamas captivity.

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Is Hezbollah beginning to anticipate IDF’s responses? - analysis

The Alma Research and Education Center: "Hezbollah attacks doubled in May."

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal (photo credit: REUTERS/ALI HASHISHO)
A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALI HASHISHO)

Although the IDF responds to Hezbollah's escalating attacks, Hezbollah likely has already calculated into its framework of escalation the fact that the IDF will respond.

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Shin Bet thwarts Turkey-based Hamas cell terror attack in Israel

The Shin Bet further stated a pipe bomb weighing 12 kilograms along with orders on how to carry out the attack had been found hidden near a spring in the West Bank. 

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 The Hamas terror cell operating in Turkey that planned a bombing attack in Israel (photo credit: ISRAEL SECURITY AGENCY)
The Hamas terror cell operating in Turkey that planned a bombing attack in Israel
(photo credit: ISRAEL SECURITY AGENCY)

Israel' Shin Bet thwarted an impending terror attack by a Hamas cell whose headquarters is based in turkey.

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Ben-Gvir reiterates threat to leave government if Netanyahu accepts hostage deal proposal

Netanyahu's reluctance to show Ben-Gvir the text of the hostage deal came on the backdrop of the fact that the deal was not presented to the statutory National Security Cabinet due to fears of leaks.

By ELIAV BREUER
 Otzma Yehudit leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2024 (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Otzma Yehudit leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2024
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to show National Security Minister Itamar-Ben-Gvir the draft text of the hostage deal proposal that US President Joe Biden presented in a speech on Friday night.

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36,479 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, Hamas-run health ministry says

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 A Palestinian man views the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)
A Palestinian man views the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)

Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 36,479 Palestinians and wounded 82,777 since Oct. 7, the Gaza-run health ministry said on Monday.

Forty Palestinians have been killed and 150 wounded in the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement.

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UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah

1 million Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah as the IDF continues operations in the area to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, UNWRA says.

By REUTERS
 Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024. (photo credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters)
Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024.
(photo credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters)

Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.

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Body of Dolev Yehud identified in Kibbutz Nir Oz via scientific analysis

His remains were identified through scientific analysis in a coordinated effort between the IDF and anthropological experts.

By JOANIE MARGULIES
 Dolev Yehud was believed to be a hostage held by Hamas, but his body was found and identified on Kibbutz Nir Oz. (photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
Dolev Yehud was believed to be a hostage held by Hamas, but his body was found and identified on Kibbutz Nir Oz.
(photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

The body of medic Dolev Yehud, 35, was identified on Monday morning via scientific analysis. Yehud was believed to be held hostage by Hamas after the October 7 attacks.

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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