Israeli military strikes terror targets throughout Gaza • Only 25% of Hamas tunnels destroyed • High Court freezes firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar until later decision
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IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet heads not invited to security cabinet discussion
Officially, security agency heads were not invited to attend given the meeting would be a briefing on PMs visits to Hungary and Washington.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services and Mossad chief David Barnea attend a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >Israel at 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 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
59 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.