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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

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Dozens of troops said warned against overseas travel over complaints of alleged war crimes

Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings after troops demolish structures in West Bank outpost * Lapid says Netanyahu carrying out ‘planned, orchestrated attack’ against Israeli press

11:21 am

Lapid says Netanyahu carrying out 'planned, orchestrated attack' against the press
11:16 am

South Korea’s president faces impeachment over attempt to impose martial law
10:28 am

Several settlers detained for rioting and attacking Palestinians in West Bank, IDF says
10:24 am

Feldstein decided to stop taking the fall for Netanyahu over document leak, attorney says

'I pled for a sign of life. I didn't get any'

Ronen and Orna Neutra speak at a memorial ceremony for their son Omer at the Midway Jewish Center in Hicksville, New York on December 3, 2024. (NY Hostages Families Forum)

Slain Israeli-American hostage remembered as ‘hero of Israel’ at NY memorial service

By AP, Jacob Magid and Jessica Steinberg

Hundreds pack synagogue where Omer Neutra had bar mitzvah to pay respects; brother Daniel vows to work for release of all captives in his honor; grandmother speaks at Tel Aviv event

Then-former US president Donald Trump poses for photos with family members of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, after visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/ Yuki Iwamura)

Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20

Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen and 'lone soldier' who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

IDF says US-Israeli hostage Cpt. Omer Neutra killed on Oct. 7 and his body held in Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian

Aviva Siegel, who was held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for 51 days after she was kidnapped with her husband on Oct. 7, holds a poster of her husband, Keith, who is still in captivity, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

‘Dad won’t be able to say goodbye’: Mother of Hamas hostage Keith Siegel dies

LiveUpdated 9min ago

Dozens of troops said warned against overseas travel over complaints of alleged war crimes

Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings after troops demolish structures in West Bank outpost * Lapid says Netanyahu carrying out ‘planned, orchestrated attack’ against Israeli press

Ronen and Orna Neutra speak at a memorial ceremony for their son Omer at the Midway Jewish Center in Hicksville, New York on December 3, 2024. (NY Hostages Families Forum)

Slain Israeli-American hostage remembered as ‘hero of Israel’ at NY memorial service

By AP, Jacob Magid and Jessica Steinberg

Hundreds pack synagogue where Omer Neutra had bar mitzvah to pay respects; brother Daniel vows to work for release of all captives in his honor; grandmother speaks at Tel Aviv event

Then-former US president Donald Trump poses for photos with family members of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, after visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/ Yuki Iwamura)

Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20

Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen and 'lone soldier' who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

IDF says US-Israeli hostage Cpt. Omer Neutra killed on Oct. 7 and his body held in Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian

Aviva Siegel, who was held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for 51 days after she was kidnapped with her husband on Oct. 7, holds a poster of her husband, Keith, who is still in captivity, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

‘Dad won’t be able to say goodbye’: Mother of Hamas hostage Keith Siegel dies

Israelis protest against and in support of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, outside her home in Tel Aviv on November 20, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)

MKs file bill to enable police probes against AG amid growing campaign to oust her

Likud minister reveals list of 13 cabinet members who have signed letter demanding firing of Gali Baharav-Miara, with Ben Gvir reportedly lobbying other ministers to sign on

Avishai Mualem, commander of a West Bank police unit, arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem on December 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Top West Bank cop revealed as suspect in shadowy case linked to Ben Gvir

Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi seen after his questioning at the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem December 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prison service chief detained for questioning; Ben Gvir accuses AG of ‘attempted coup’

Eli Feldstein, a spokesman in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the main suspect in an investigation launched in late October 2024 of alleged illegal access and leaking of classified intelligence material. (Kan screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Judge orders Netanyahu aide Feldstein to house arrest, gives state till Wed. to appeal

Court finds dearth of evidence that spokesman intended to harm state security when he leaked secret document to press, but does believe he knew leaking the material was illegal

Eli Feldstein (left), a former spokesman in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the main suspect in an investigation launched in late October 2024 of alleged illegal access and leaking of classified intelligence material (Kan screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) at a plenum session at the Knesset, Jerusalem, November 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)Dec. 3: Reports say Feldstein told Netanyahu about top-secret document before leak to Bild

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his corruption trial on May 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Judges okay moving Netanyahu testimony to Tel Aviv amid concerns for his security

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)

Netanyahu: High Court has no right to order state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Those we have lost
Dado Tsafir, 44: Tractor driver, animal lover and devoted father of 3

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Cpt. Or Moses, 22: Helped repel terrorist invasion of Zikim Base

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Din Bar, 27, and Shoam Bar, 21: Uncle and nephew slain together

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Bnayahu Bitton, 22: Musician who always had a guitar at hand

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Nadav Amikam, 39: Art teacher with a deep love of nature

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Barak Ben David, 19: Fought to follow father into Golani

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Zina Beylin, 60: Glue of her family who had ‘a passion for travel’

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Loreta Alacre, 49: Filipina caregiver who supported her family back home

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Assaf Febvre, 23: Guitar-playing lover of extreme sports and travel

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Tehila Katabi, 31: Nature lover who moved to Israel’s south

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Tom Godo, 52: Musically talented Dad of three girls

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Zlata Kosovsky, 28: Dog lover with ‘beautiful green eyes’

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Nir Madmon, 23: Bartender with a love for extreme sports

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Dor Shafir & Savyon Kipper, 30 & 31: ‘Inseparable’ fiances

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Maj. Ariel Ben Moshe, 27: Promising officer who dedicated life to IDF

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Hilly Solomon, 26: Dog lover and budding fashion designer

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Tal Levy, 21: Brave commander who put his soldiers first

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Yarin Peled, 20: Medic who scrawled last request facing death

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Oron, Yasmin, Tahir, Tahel and Tal Bira from Kibbutz Be’eri

By Gabriel Toueg
Those We Have Lost
Ayelet and Shlomi Molcho, 54 & 63: Animal lovers with ‘shy smiles’

By ToI Staff

Those we are missing

The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ohad Yahalomi, shot in the leg by terrorists

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Yosef-Haim Ohana, helped injured at Supernova rave

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Pinta Nattapong, saving up for a coffee shop

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Karina Ariev, told parents ‘continue your lives’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: UK citizen Emily Damari from her Kfar Aza apartment

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Shiri Bibas and her redheaded babies

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Liri Albag, seen in Hamas video being abducted

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Thai worker Pongsak Tanna, father of 14-year-old girl

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tsahi Idan, terrorists promised daughter his safe return

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Guy Gilboa-Dalal, took a selfie with his brother for mom

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Surasak Lamnau, Thai worker abducted with employer

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ofer Calderon, initially escaped through window

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Zangauker, ‘is a survivor’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Itzik Elgarat, shot in his hand by Hamas terrorists

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Eviatar David, IDed in a Hamas photo on Telegram

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Elkana Bohbot, young son asking, ‘Where’s Daddy?’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omer Shem-Tov’s car was driven into Gaza

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Sagui Dekel-Chen spotted first incoming terrorists

By ToI Staff

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

Ming leftovers
Mount Zion dig unearths 16th century Chinese porcelain bowl fragment

By Gavriel Fiske
Historic move
Jerusalem ancient citadel museum to host accessibility conference

By Jessica Steinberg
Happy ending
Former Hamas hostage Mia Schem engaged to childhood friend

By ToI Staff
Tiny treasure
Girl, 12, finds 3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet on hike in central Israel

By Gavriel Fiske
Elon, watch your back?
Meta CEO Zuckerberg dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

By AFP
Year of discord
October 7 reverberates at Israeli music awards

By Jessica Steinberg
Sensory arts
At Nalaga’at festival, the blind lead the public to food and fun in the dark

By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox LGBTQ+
Israel’s Nir Bergman wins director’s prize in Tallinn

By Jessica Steinberg
Fiction meets reality
3rd season of ‘Tehran,’ featuring Hugh Laurie, returns to Kan

By Jessica Steinberg
Her legacy lives on
Murdered peace activist Vivian Silver remembered with new prize

By Jessica Steinberg
'Greatest gift to Israel'
Warner Bros, Aaron Sorkin to tell story of ‘father’ of IAF

By ToI Staff
'We will dance again'
Pop stars spotlight October 7 massacre at ADL concert against hate

By ToI Staff
Counting sheep
Israelis swiftly snatch up tickets for ‘The 16th Sheep’ shows

By Jessica Steinberg
Feast of words
Book offers guide to Israel’s ethnic groups through family restaurants

By Jessica Steinberg
Fist of Jewry?
Jake Paul brings a touch of Jewish heritage to boxing

By JTA and ToI Staff
Identity crisis
Boycott calls over Israeli cast as Mary in Netflix’s Jesus mom epic

By Michael Horovitz
A royal reception
Israeli action star Lior Raz meets King Charles at London premiere

By ToI Staff
Old friends
‘I was a fool’: Art Garfunkel says he made amends with Paul Simon

By ToI Staff
Welcome to LA
Gal Gadot hosts Academy members for screening of Israel’s Oscars choice

By Jessica Steinberg
Under the sea
Jerusalem’s aquarium invites visitors to spend the night

By Jessica Steinberg

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