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IAF strikes Hezbollah's Syrian envoy in Damascus, IDF strikes terror cell in Jordan Valley

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 People walk past a poster bearing the image of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on December 2, 2024. (photo credit: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
People walk past a poster bearing the image of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on December 2, 2024.
(photo credit: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

IAF eliminates Hezbollah's Syrian envoy in targeted Damascus strike

Jamaa is a veteran Hezbollah operative who has held several positions with the Hezbollah terrorist organization throughout the years, particularly with a focus on Syria.

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 People carry Hezbollah flags at a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People carry Hezbollah flags at a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Israel Air Force aircraft attacked and eliminated Hezbollah's envoy to the Syrian army, Salman Nimr Jamaa, the IDF announced Tuesday afternoon.

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IDF drone strikes terror cell in Jordan Valley

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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An IDF drone struck a terrorist cell in the Aqaba area in the Jordan Valley, the IDF announced on Tuesday morning.

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IDF kills seven Hamas terrorists involved in October 7 massacre

The military noted that troops had carried out precise raids in the area.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops killed Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre. December 3, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops killed Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre. December 3, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF troops of the 99th Division killed seven Hamas terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, the military said on Tuesday. 

Nukhba terrorist Abd Alrazak, who was also an engineering operative in the center of the Gaza Strip, was eliminated along with Marzuk Alhur, who was a Hamas terrorist who infiltrated southern Israel on October 7

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'We’re moving backward': IDF officers express criticism over Lebanon ceasefire

A reserve officer noted, "Hezbollah terrorists will be back at the border soon, and they’ll do it in different forms.

By AMIR BOHBOT
 Hezbollah members marching with flags during ceremony. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Hezbollah members marching with flags during ceremony.
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

IDF officers from the Northern Command criticized the IDF on Tuesday for not utilizing the opportunity given to it in the ceasefire to patrol villages in southern Lebanon in order to dismantle terror networks and eliminate weapons caches in the area.

"On the first day, it worked," said one Northern Command officer. "Patrols began, and we detained Hezbollah terrorists and Lebanese civilians. At least one individual came out of hiding. The others? They moved from northern to southern Lebanon, exploiting the fact that the Lebanese Army had yet to set up checkpoints or simply bypassed those already in place."

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Couldn't say goodbye: Mother of Hamas-held US citizen, Keith Siegel, passes away

"Dad won't be able to stand with us tomorrow at the cemetery; he won't be able to say goodbye to the woman who raised him and loved him all his life."

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 Keith Siegel, held in captivity in the Gaza Strip.  (photo credit: Courtesy Tal Wax)
Keith Siegel, held in captivity in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: Courtesy Tal Wax)

The family of Hamas-held US citizen Keith Siegel announced the passing of his mother in a post on Facebook on Tuesday. 

"My grandmother passed away yesterday morning. My father's mother passed away, and my father couldn't say goodbye to her because he had been a hostage by Hamas for over a year. My father was taken from his home by terrorists about twenty years old and is in dark tunnels, severe hunger, and emotional and physical abuse about an hour drive from Tel Aviv," Keith's daughter, Elan, said in the post.

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Hamas, Fatah agree on Gaza administration committee terms, Arab media claims

The committee “administers the Gaza Strip, and its reference is the Palestinian government and is responsible for all fields," the alleged document stated.

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 Palestinian militants attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/AARAFAT BARBAKH)
Palestinian militants attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023
(photo credit: REUTERS/AARAFAT BARBAKH)

A document published by the London-based Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Tuesday alleged to show the foundational agreement of the committee that would administer the Gaza Strip after the war.

The committee “administers the Gaza Strip, and its reference is the Palestinian government and is responsible for all fields," the alleged document stated, according to the report.

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Home Front Command to conduct siren test in Ariel on Tuesday

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The Home Front Command will conduct a siren test on Tuesday at 10:05 a.m. in the city of Ariel, the IDF announced on Tuesday morning.

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Israel at war: What happened on day 423?

Hezbollah mortars violate ceasefire • Hamas rocket shot down in South

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Kfir Brigade troops eliminate terrorists and destroyed IED sites in Jabalya and Beit Lahia, December 2, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF Kfir Brigade troops eliminate terrorists and destroyed IED sites in Jabalya and Beit Lahia, December 2, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, died on October 7 of last year, and his body was taken by Hamas to Gaza, the IDF confirmed on Monday.New intelligence that came to light allowed a special military commission of rabbis, scientists, and lawyers to finally confirm his death around 14 months later, despite long-standing suspicions that he was dead.

Neutra was a lone soldier from New York, serving as a tank platoon commander in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade.

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