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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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LIVE: New explosions reported in Lebanon, involving different Hezbollah communications devices
By
ToI Staff
Death toll from Tuesday’s pager attacks reaches 12 * Report: Operation initially planned as surprise opening blow in wider offensive against Hezbollah * 4 troops killed in Gaza, including 1st female soldier
1:12 am
US says Iran tried to influence election by sending material from Trump campaign to Biden's camp
12:19 am
Lebanese health ministry raises death toll in Wednesday's explosions to 20
11:46 pm
Hezbollah announces death of sixth and seventh operatives killed today
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon said to lose eye in attack
‘Use it or lose it’: Israel reportedly set off pagers amid fears plot was exposed
By
Reuters
,
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
Mossad reportedly put explosives in thousands of pagers during production before devices reached Lebanon, planning to detonate them in the event of full-scale war
US says it wasn’t involved in or tipped off about Hezbollah pager detonations
By
Jacob Magid
Hezbollah pager explosions latest in long history of complex alleged Israeli attacks
By
AP
and
ToI Staff
PM said to huddle with top defense officials in Tel Aviv
12 killed, almost 3,000 injured as vast wave of pager explosions strikes Hezbollah
By
Gianluca Pacchiani
,
Emanuel Fabian
,
Lazar Berman
,
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
Terror group blames Israel, vows revenge; hospitals in Lebanon overwhelmed by wounded, including Iranian envoy, after unprecedented, coordinated attack amid surging war fears
Iran’s Guard Corps denies report 19 members killed in Syria by exploding pager attack
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
Lufthansa, Air France halt flights to Israel as Hezbollah vows to avenge pager blasts
By
AFP
and
ToI Staff
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'Not the first time someone has tried to kill me'
Ex-defense minister Ya’alon was target of Hezbollah bomb attack in Tel Aviv last year
By
Emanuel Fabian
The intended target of a Hezbollah bombing attack in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park last year was former defense minister and IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon, Israeli authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The blast, at around 6:30 a.m. on September 15, 2023, caused no injuries. Two Arab Israeli suspects were...
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4 IDF troops killed, several hurt during fighting in southern Gaza’s Rafah
By
Emanuel Fabian
Paramedic is first female soldier to be killed in ground offensive against Hamas; soldiers had entered booby-trapped building
Analysis
Lazar Berman
While still in Gaza, Israel has no good options in Lebanon. But it may invade anyway
Even before thousands of pagers exploded in the pockets and hands of Hezbollah fighters on Tuesday, a major escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Shiite army in Lebanon was looking increasingly likely. After US special envoy Amos Hochstein met with Israel's war leadership in Tel Aviv the day before, the security cabinet updated its official...
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IDF urges vigilance as defense chiefs meet amid Hezbollah retaliation threat
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
Op-ed: Day 348 of the war
David Horovitz
Will the pager operation deter Hezbollah and Iran, and is Israel prepared for war if not?
The spectacular gambit had apparently been intended to serve as the opening salvo of a major ground offensive. All sides are now weighing their options, including full-scale conflict
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Iran accuses Israel of ‘mass murder’ over pager attack on ally Hezbollah
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
Blinken meets Egyptian leaders in bid to press hostage-ceasefire deal
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
In wake of Lebanon pager blasts, Sissi says Cairo opposes moves to escalate and expand war; Blinken praises Egypt as partner for peace and security in region
Civilian probe testimony
IDF surveillance troops testify to glitches, neglect, no warfare training before Oct. 7
By
Sam Sokol
They had no weapons, no directives in case of base being overrun, says father of Noa Price, killed at Nahal Oz; ex-soldier at base describes broken cameras, malfunctioning balloons
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Sara Netanyahu tells hostage relative Nova massacre was not government’s fault
By
ToI Staff
Local institutions have moved $40 billion out of Israel since start of war – report
By
Sharon Wrobel
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ToI Staff
Daily Briefing Sept. 18: Day 348 – Bond in Beirut? Secret op detonates Hezbollah pagers
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the storm of rumors about a mission that saw thousands of casualties; how female fighters are serving in the Gaza Strip since war’s start
Analysts say Mossad likely hid explosives in pagers before they reached Hezbollah
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
'They want us to lead meaningful lives'
Struggling with a new reality, the war’s 260 new widows find support in a new sisterhood
By
Diana Bletter
The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization’s ‘Stronger than the Wind’ event offers ways for widows to heal their hearts and find joy even though they’re ‘devastated’
‘They turned the hostages into currency’: Edelstein blasts anti-government protests
By
Sam Sokol
At the same time, Likud MK appears to backtrack on support for police arresting women who placed hostage flyers at his synagogue
PM seeking investigation of journalist over leaked interrogation in ‘Bibi Files’ film
By
ToI Staff
Top Ops
Scott Kahn
The most moral attack: Taking out terrorists and almost no one else
After 11 months of Hezbollah’s 8,000+ missiles, Israel (reportedly) figured out how to target the enemy precisely. The UN has nothing to criticize
Emmanuel Navon
The British paradox
The UK officially supports Israel’s right to defend itself, but it has also undermined that support by imposing a partial arms embargo
Harris says she backs Biden’s withholding of 2,000-pound bombs from Israel
By
Jacob Magid
VP says she is working with Israeli and Arab leaders on postwar plan for Gaza, stresses hostage-ceasefire deal is in ‘best interests’ of region’
Trump campaign to hold ‘Fighting Anti-Semitism’ event, branding Harris an enabler
By
Ron Kampeas
Poll finds shrinking support in Gaza for Hamas decision to launch October 7 attack
By
Reuters
and
ToI Staff
Only 39% of respondents in Strip now say assault on southern Israel that sparked war was correct move, though in West Bank 64% still think terror group made the right call
Pro-Palestinian legal groups sue U of Maryland over blanket ban on October 7 events
By
Charlie Summers
Tree grown from ancient mystery seed found in cave could be source of biblical balm
By
Sue Surkes
Identified as species of Commiphora, part of the frankincense and myrrh family, plant lacks fragrance but medical compound suggests possible link with Bible’s ‘tsori’
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Author interviews survivors 'to keep people alive on paper'
New book about October 7 tells ‘100 human stories’ behind the horror
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
Journalist Lee Yaron seeks to combat political exploitation of tragedy; Palestinian accounts ‘not my stories to tell,’ she says, accusing global left of shunning Israeli liberals
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UN debates PA resolution demanding Israel leave ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
Israel invests NIS 500m in R&D infrastructure to keep pace in global AI race
By
Sharon Wrobel
Palestinian Authority president to thank Spain for support in visit to Madrid
By
AFP
and
ToI Staff
University heads float academic assistance plan for students serving in reserves
By
Gavriel Fiske
23andMe agrees to $30m settlement over data breach targeting Jewish and Chinese users
By
Jackie Hajdenberg
Starstruck
Petah Tikva to launch Hollywood-inspired ‘walk of fame’
By
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