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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Avichay Adraee

Employees work inside a bakery in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, after Israel allowed limited humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian territory on May 22, 2025.(Eyad BABA / AFP)
May 22, 2025, 4:53 pm
After delays, Palestinians say first food aid beginning to be distributed in Gaza
‘We expect distribution of bread to begin,’ says Gazan aid worker, but it’s ‘a drop in the ocean’ of need; IDF issues large evacuation order for north Gaza
By Agencies, Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Lebanese rescuers extinguish a fire at a site hit in an Israeli strike following evacuation orders in Beirut's southern suburb on April 27, 2025. (AFP)
April 27, 2025, 9:19 pm
IDF strikes Hezbollah missile warehouse in Beirut, kills operative in south Lebanon
Military issues evacuation alert, fires warning shots before hitting storage site — no casualties reported; Lebanon condemns strike, appeals to the US and France for protection
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Nurit Yohanan
Israelis take cover in a supermarket basement as siren alerts are sounded in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 20, 2025, 5:05 pm
Three rockets fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv as IDF ground troops expand operations in Strip
Rockets are the first fired at central Israel since October, with one intercepted, two hitting open areas; Hamas says mediators trying to revive truce but ‘no breakthrough’
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
A commercial aircraft takes off from Beirut International airport on October 9, 2024. (AFP)
February 13, 2025, 9:18 pm
Lebanon tells Iranian flight it can’t land, after IDF’s Hezbollah smuggling claim
Israel accused Iran of sending cash to Lebanese terror group via passenger flights; shortly thereafter, Mahar Air flight reportedly denied permission to land in Beirut
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF troops are seen operating in northern Gaza's Jabalia, in a handout photo issued on December 17, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 18, 2024, 3:10 pm
IDF orders evacuations in central Gaza amid reports of imminent hostage deal
Palestinians told to move away from 4 residential areas in Bureij; Hamas-run authorities say at least 12 killed in recent strikes; IDF probing reports of attack on hospital
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF troops with the 98th Division are seen operating in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip in this handout photo published on August 30, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 30, 2024, 2:18 pm
IDF wraps up 3-week raid in south Gaza; 250 gunmen killed, 6 km of tunnels destroyed
Troops also recover bodies of six hostages in Khan Younis; military says Palestinians can return to neighborhoods that were excluded from humanitarian zone ahead of operation
By Emanuel Fabian
Left to right: Al Jazeera presenter Anas al-Sharif (L) is seen in a screen capture from an Al-Jazeera broadcast, via N12 (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law), Israel Defense Forces Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee (Courtesy).
August 12, 2024, 5:11 am
IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school
Military’s Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee says he’s ‘convinced’ reporter Anas al-Sharif knew slain terrorists by name; Qatari network calls comments attempt to ‘stifle the truth’
By ToI Staff
Palestinians storm a UN-run aid supply center that distributes food to displaced families in the Gaza Strip, Deir al-Balah on October 28, 2023. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)
February 21, 2024, 9:10 pm
New footage purportedly shows Gazan civilians protesting against Hamas
Deteriorating humanitarian situation reportedly prompts some Gazans to rally against terror leaders; Sinwar is said to be ill but to have broken a week-long radio silence
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Israeli forces seen operating in northern Gaza in this handout photo released for publication on November 12, 2023. (IDF)
November 12, 2023, 7:38 pm
IDF says Hamas blocked fuel delivery to Shifa Hospital as troops advance in Gaza
Fierce battles continue near hospital as Israel reiterates it is helping staff, patients evacuate; Shin Bet says 20 terrorists arrested deep in Gaza, taken for questioning
By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid
IDF soldiers in northern Gaza in a handout photo from November 11, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 11, 2023, 11:59 pm
IDF: No siege at Shifa Hospital, we’ll help move babies to safety; 5 soldiers killed
Spokesman asserts Hamas losing control as some 200,000 more evacuate Strip’s north; four of fallen Israeli troops killed by booby-trapped tunnel shaft
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on November 11, 2023, shows smoke rising over buildings in the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD/AFP)
November 11, 2023, 2:33 pm
Fierce battles as IDF troops close in on Gaza’s Shifa hospital, said to house Hamas HQ
Medical center says it is out of fuel; witnesses say Israeli soldiers ‘visible’ near hospital; military announces ‘tactical pauses’ in Jabaliya activities so residents can evacuate
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers seen during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo published November 10, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 11, 2023, 12:03 am
IDF says it captured key Hamas posts in Gaza City, killing 150 terror operatives
Reports of heavy fighting near Shifa Hospital; Israel says blast at hospital caused by errant Palestinian missile; Hamas claims 50 people killed in explosion at a school
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
In this April 20, 2017 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter holds an Iranian-made anti-aircraft missile, right, as he takes his position with his comrade, left, between orange trees, at the coastal border town of Naqoura, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
May 20, 2022, 4:08 pm
IDF: Soleimani’s son-in-law using civilian flights to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah
Tehran and terror group endanger civilians by transporting advanced armaments on civilian flights to Damascus Airport, warns Israeli Army’s Arabic-language spokesperson
By ToI Staff
Weapons seized by Israeli security forces after an alleged smuggling from Lebanon, on April 26, 2022. (Israel Police)
April 26, 2022, 9:55 am
Police seize 100 grenades smuggled from Lebanon, in suspected terror plot
No arrests made after suspects leave bag with ‘unusual’ weapons on northern border; security forces probing Hezbollah involvement
By Emanuel Fabian
Naqib Bashar al-Hussein, commander of Syrian Arab Army 90th Brigade's reconnaissance company, is seen next to leading Hezbollah commander who goes by Jawad Hashem, along the Syrian-Israeli border, in an undated photo released by the military on November 25, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 25, 2021, 8:37 pm
IDF accuses Syrian recon officer of aiding Hezbollah on northern border
Arabic-language spokesman tweets that Naqib Bashar al-Hussein regularly accompanies members of the Iran-backed terror group in the Golan Heights
By Emanuel Fabian
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