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Israel-Hamas War day 316: What's happening in Israel and West Bank?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Former Home Front Defense General: Israel not prepared for massive missile attacks

Former Home Front Defense Ministry chief Dan Ronen warns that Israel is unprepared for a multi-front war, criticizing the fragmented agency to home front defense and the lack of a comprehensive plan.

By EVE YOUNG
 Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024. (photo credit: Iran's Defense Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.
(photo credit: Iran's Defense Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)

Israel is not ready for an all-out war on multiple fronts, retired Assistant-Chief Dan Ronen, the former director-general of the now-closed Home Front Defense Ministry, told the unofficial civilian October 7 probe on Sunday. He also criticized the division of responsibilities for caring for the home front between different official bodies.

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Hezbollah’s escalation strategy: Threats without full-scale war

Hezbollah's recent threats against Israel are part of a strategic approach to escalate tensions without triggering a full-scale war by keeping Israel on high alert and expanding its attacks.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS)
Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS)

For two weeks, Hezbollah has been threatening to widen the war with Israel. Hezbollah joined Iran in this endeavor, hoping to prepare the way for a possible escalation against Israel. However, Hezbollah has learned that threatening Israel with escalation, may be as good as the escalation itself. This is because it creates a sense of alert in Israel, and Hezbollah doesn’t have to lose anything or spend any capital in return.

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West Bank terrorist attacks Israeli with hammer, IDF launches manhunt

United Hatzalah said the victim, who was seriously wounded in the assault, had been likely attacked by a hammer. 

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An Israeli soldier stand guard at a bus station near the scene where a stolen car broke through a police checkpoint and hit a policeman outside Kedumim, in the West Bank on February 26, 2019.  (photo credit: HILLEL MAEIR/FLASH90)
An Israeli soldier stand guard at a bus station near the scene where a stolen car broke through a police checkpoint and hit a policeman outside Kedumim, in the West Bank on February 26, 2019.
(photo credit: HILLEL MAEIR/FLASH90)

A terrorist attacked an Israeli citizen and stole his weapon near Kedumim in the West Bank, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

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Netanyahu, Blinken to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are set to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday in Jerusalem, the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday. 

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IDF soldier seriously wounded in southern Gaza

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An IDF soldier from the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade was seriously wounded in battle in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the military said. 

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WATCH: Hamas official storms off CNN after being pressed on Oct. 7, responsibility for Gazan deaths

CNN Anchor Jim Sciutto asked Hamas official Osama Hamdan multiple times “Does Hamas today regret the October 7 terror attacks?” which led to the official storming out.

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
 Hamas official Osama Hamdan attends a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2024. (photo credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)
Hamas official Osama Hamdan attends a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2024.
(photo credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)

CNN Anchor Jim Sciutto was interviewing senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan but, when the exchange got heated, Hamdan stormed off.

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IDF kills 20 Hamas terrorists in Rafah, destroys rocket launchers aimed at Israel

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck targets in the area from which the projectiles were launched into the Nirim area on Friday.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in Gaza, August 18, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Nahal Brigade soldiers killed over 20 terrorists, targeted terrorist infrastructure, and found weapons, including a machine gun, Kalashnikov rifles, grenades, and military equipment in the Rafah area. 

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A phone call led Hezbollah's Fuad Shukr to his death, says Hezbollah official - WSJ

Hezbollah and Iran are still investigating the intelligence failure, however, the official believes that Israel's technology and hacking were better than Hezbollah’s countersurveillance.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS)
Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS)

On the last day of Fuad Shukr’s life, he was in his office on the second floor of a Beirut residential building when he received a phone call in which he was told to go to his apartment on the seventh floor, where he was killed.

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Haniyeh's son claims Hamas leader was killed by guided missile that tracked his cell phone

Haniyeh revealed that his father had been using his phone constantly and even used it at 10:15 p.m. the same night he was killed. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Late Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh's eldest son Abdussalam Haniyeh (L) mourns as he attends funeral ceremony, held for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, Iran on August 1, 2024.  (photo credit: Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Late Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh's eldest son Abdussalam Haniyeh (L) mourns as he attends funeral ceremony, held for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, Iran on August 1, 2024.
(photo credit: Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hamas head Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a guided missile that tracked his cell phone, his son Abdussalam Haniyeh told Saudi Arabia state media Al Arabiya Friday from Doha, Qatar, in an interview.

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IDF announces Maj. (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled killed in central Gaza Strip

He fell in combat in Gaza on Saturday.

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 Major (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, killed in Gaza August 17, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Major (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, killed in Gaza August 17, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Major (Maj.) (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, from Rosh Haayin, fell in combat in the central Gaza Strip, the IDF announced Saturday evening.

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