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Israel-Hamas War day 269: What is going on in Gaza and Lebanon?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers enter tunnel in which there is a PIJ long-range rocket production site, July 1, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers enter tunnel in which there is a PIJ long-range rocket production site, July 1, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF announces death of Sergeant-Major Yehuda Geto by explosive device in Tulkarm

The device was reportedly homemade and carried dozens of kilograms of explosive material.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Sergeant-Major (Res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, from Pardess Hanna. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Sergeant-Major (Res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, from Pardess Hanna.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Sergeant-Major (Res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, from Pardess Hanna, an operational military driver, fell during operational activity in the area of the Menashe Regional Brigade. 

He was killed by an explosive device in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm. The device was reportedly homemade and carried dozens of kilograms of explosive material.

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WATCH: IDF destroys Palestinian Islamic Jihad's largest long-range rocket production site

The PIJ has produced hundreds of rockets at this site over the past few years.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Infographic showing the tunnel shafts that were located in the outpost and which led to the underground production site, July 1, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

The Commando Division brigade teams, Brigade 401, and the Yahalom Unit, under the command of Division 162, raided a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) outpost and an underground production site in the Tel-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, directed by the Intelligence Directorate, the IDF announced Monday evening.

The IDF teams located the largest underground site in the Gaza Strip for the production of rocket parts and long-range rockets by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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IDF reveals to 'Post' three incidents involving Palestinian detainees tied to IDF jeep hoods

After three incidents, there is now further scrutiny on the issue.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Israeli army straps Palestinian on military jeep during raid in Jenin, in this screengrab from a video, in the West Bank, June 22, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Reuters TV)
Israeli army straps Palestinian on military jeep during raid in Jenin, in this screengrab from a video, in the West Bank, June 22, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Reuters TV)

With two new incidents confirmed along with an original incident from last week in which IDF soldiers have tied Palestinian detainees to jeep hoods, it is unclear whether the military has gotten a full hold on the issue.

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IDF announces name of fallen soldier

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Sergeant-Major (Res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, from Pardess Hanna, an operational military driver, fell during operational activity in the area of the Menashe Regional Brigade. 

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Hamas manages to fire 20 rockets from Khan Yunis for first time in months

IDF continues operations in Shejaia; Hezbollah and the IDF keep a low burn of conflict in the North.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, SAM HALPERN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 1, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 1, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Hamas managed to fire 20 rockets from Khan Yunis into Israel for the first time in months on Monday, as the IDF was trying to wrap up the larger and more intense fighting stage of the war.

In Shejaia in northern Gaza, the IDF continued a second invasion of the area, which it started this past Friday, having taken control of the area back in January but then leaving it shortly after.

IN THE West Bank, a military vehicle drove over an explosive device in the Nur Shams camp in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm.

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Netanyahu says Hamas close to elimination; US warns of Gaza vacuum

Blinken stressed that “post-conflict plans are critical” because otherwise there is a risk of a “vacuum” which often tends to be filled by “bad things before they get filled with good things.”

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2024. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2024.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted that the IDF was close to eliminating Hamas’s military wing as the United States warned against a vacuum in the enclave, explaining that chaos is not an option.

Netanyahu spoke as the intense phase of fighting in Rafah was nearing its completion, but a deal that would see the release of the remaining 120 hostages in Gaza remained elusive.

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Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry: 37,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7

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  (photo credit: FLASH90)
(photo credit: FLASH90)

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claimed on Monday that 37,900 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7.

The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants and has been criticized numerous times for distorting casualty figures. 

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IDF engages terrorists in Shejaia as air force eliminates 20 more from above

The Israel Air Force struck many targets, eliminating terrorists and demolishing manufacturing facilities and warehouses. 

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 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 1, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 1, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF troops of the 98th Division operated in the area of Shejaia in the Gaza Strip and eliminated numerous terrorists in close-quarters combat, the military said on Monday. 

In addition, troops carried out raids in which they found many weapons. 

The military also noted that the Israel Air Force (IAF) struck many targets, eliminating about 20 terrorists and demolishing manufacturing facilities and warehouses. 

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Shin Bet releases Shifa Hospital director after 7 months without producing criminal evidence

Although Hamas was using Shifa Hospital as a terror base and to conceal hostages, there was never any concrete proof produced that Abu Salmiya was directly involved.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/DOAA ROUQA)
Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/DOAA ROUQA)

The Shin Bet and the IDF have released 50 Gaza detainees, including the director of Shifa Hospital Muhammad Abu Salmiya, who has been in administrative detention in Israel since November 23.

Although Hamas was using Shifa Hospital as a terror base and to conceal hostages, there was never any concrete proof publicly produced that Abu Salmiya was directly involved in this.

Abu Salmiya's questioning

Back in November, a senior IDF source told The Jerusalem Post that Abu Salmiya had given suspicious answers when questioned about what he knew about Hamas’s systematic usage of his hospital, but suspicious answers without evidence cannot usually be used to hold someone in administrative detention for more than seven months.

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'Dangerous equipment and technologies': Hezbollah brags about its capabilities - analysis

Iran wants Israel and the region to believe Hezbollah is strong and ready for a possible future war.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, a senior field commander of Hezbollah who was killed by what security forces say was an Israel strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 12, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, a senior field commander of Hezbollah who was killed by what security forces say was an Israel strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 12, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

In a flurry of activity, Iranian state media websites have sought to highlight Hezbollah’s increasing capabilities. This comes in the context of the escalating tensions with Israel.

The message is clear. Iran wants Israel and the region to believe Hezbollah is strong and ready for a possible future war.

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