Israel at War Day 700: What's going on in Gaza, West Bank?

Israel strikes Gaza City • IDF troops kill suspected terrorist who threw a 'suspicious object' at West Bank checkpoint • Security forces arrest 70 suspected terrorists in West Bank in week-long op

 US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.
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COGAT reveals letter where Hamas blocks civil employees from evacuating northern Gaza

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 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.
Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.
(photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)
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Emmanuel Macron acknowledges 700 days since Oct. 7, calls for release of hostages in X/Twitter post

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 Image of French President Emmanuel Macron in front of images of the French and Israeli flag.
Image of French President Emmanuel Macron in front of images of the French and Israeli flag.
(photo credit: REUTERS/STEPHANE MAHE)
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Trump says US in 'very deep' negotiations with Hamas, urges release of hostages

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US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.
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WATCH: Kibbutz Be'eri residents sit for Shabbat dinner with only a symbolic quarter pita on plates

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Kibbutz Be'eri, in the temporary dining hall at Kibbutz Hatzerim, identifies with the hostages' hunger and calls to end the war, bring hostage home, September 5, 2025. (Kibbutz Be'eri)

Security forces arrest 70 wanted suspected terrorists in West Bank in week-long op

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IDF troops operate in the West Bank, September 5, 2025. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

IDF troops kill suspected terrorist who threw a 'suspicious object' at West Bank checkpoint

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Netanyahu meets with families of hostages shown in Hamas propaganda video

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on August 11, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on August 11, 2025.
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Israeli moderately wounded after being struck with an iron rod in West Bank

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A picture taken from the Palestinian village of Sair shows the Israeli settlement of Metzad on March 15, 2017.
A picture taken from the Palestinian village of Sair shows the Israeli settlement of Metzad on March 15, 2017.
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'The gov't is waging a war of attrition against its citizens': Families mark 700 days of captivity

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Israelis gather at Hostage Square to mark 700 days since the October 7 massacre, September 5, 2025.
Israelis gather at Hostage Square to mark 700 days since the October 7 massacre, September 5, 2025.
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WATCH: IDF strikes Hamas-used high-rise building in Gaza City

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IDF precision strike brings down a Hamas-used high-rise in Gaza City, shortly after residents were ordered to evacuate, September 5, 2025. (credit: TPS-IL)