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Effie Defrin

Israelis celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground central Israel parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, April 1, 2026. (Flash90)
April 1, 2026, 6:47 pm
Iran, Hezbollah launch attacks as Israelis host Passover Seders, sending millions to shelters
Four lightly hurt, including two babies, by bomblet from Iranian cluster warhead that struck Bnei Bnei overnight as Israel comes under attack before and during holiday’s first night
By Emanuel Fabian, Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Rescue workers battle flames engulfing vehicles at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
April 1, 2026, 5:59 pm
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut as IDF presses deeper into Lebanon
Lebanese officials report 7 dead in overnight strikes; rocket fire continues on northern Israel; Lebanese army withdraws from some border towns amid appeals to stay
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A secret underground site on the outskirts of Tehran where Iran had transferred much of its nuclear program, seen in a graphic released by the IDF. (Screenshot/IDF via X)
March 4, 2026, 2:02 am
IDF says it destroyed secret underground site where Iran moved nuclear project after June war
Israeli jets have dropped over 4,000 munitions on Islamic Republic in four days of US-Israeli bombing campaign, more than in all 12 days of previous war, according to the military
By Emanuel Fabian
Operatives belonging to Hamas's internal security apparatus, tasked with maintaining order within the Strip, seen in the streets of Gaza following the announcement of a ceasefire hostage-release deal, October 10, 2025. (Screen capture: Telegram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 10, 2025, 11:02 pm
Hamas gunmen spotted on Gaza streets, in limited show of force as ceasefire sets in
Some Gazan officials thank Trump for deal, invitee him to visit; Jerusalem prepares to receive living, dead hostages, believes Hamas might release them before Monday deadline
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
Israeli troops operate in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo dated September 21, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 21, 2025, 11:30 pm
IDF troops push deeper into Gaza City, as half a million residents said to have left
Military urges UN, aid groups to pick up supplies it says are waiting inside Strip; Hamas authorities say Israeli strikes kill 40, including 19 women and children
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin speaks at a press conference at the Kirya base in Tel Aviv, June 6, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 25, 2025, 1:11 pm
IDF assesses Iran’s nuclear program set back years, but ‘too early’ to know for sure
Trump says US intelligence ‘very inconclusive’ about strikes, but ‘it could’ve been very severe’; IAEA says working to inspect, as Iran’s parliament votes to quit cooperating with UN watchdog
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
People carry boxes of relief supplies distributed by the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation at an aid distribution center in the central Gaza Strip on May 29, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
June 3, 2025, 11:34 pm
IDF rejects ‘exaggerated’ Hamas claims of people killed by troops near Gaza aid site
Spokesman says army probing 3rd incident in as many days, acknowledges troops fired warning shots but insists they ‘didn’t hit that many people as far as we understand’
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answers questions about the Gaza war in a video posted on X on May 5, 2025. (Screenshot: X)
May 5, 2025, 11:42 pm
Netanyahu: IDF will hold captured areas in Gaza until Hamas defeated, hostages freed
PM says military will no longer withdraw from seized territory; IDF spokesman says new ‘wide-scale attack’ will move ‘majority’ of Gazan population to areas ‘sterile of Hamas’
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Incoming IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin speaks at a handover ceremony at an army base in Tel Aviv, March 27, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 27, 2025, 8:34 pm
Entering role, new IDF spokesman Effie Defrin seeks to bolster trust in army
Popular outgoing spokesman Hagari says public trust ‘is most important asset’; urges ‘all parts of society’ to enlist, in comments aimed at ultra-Orthodox
By Emanuel Fabian
Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the outgoing head of the IDF's international cooperation unit, during a handover ceremony on August 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 9, 2025, 8:44 pm
Former head of IDF’s foreign liaison unit named new military spokesman
Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin to replace Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari soon, after latter was passed over for promotion; appointment made by new IDF chief Zamir, approved by Defense Minister Katz
By Emanuel Fabian
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