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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is seen at the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF says Hezbollah cell hit in south Lebanon, warns it will attack if truce violated
By Emanuel Fabian
Military reports operatives spotted close to buffer zone; Zamir tours Beaufort Castle, nearby Hezbollah tunnels; Netanyahu claims Christian villages seek annexation to Israel
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)
After Basic Law exalting Torah study advances, IDF chief says soldiers must be prioritized
By Emanuel Fabian
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 5, 2026, 2:56 pm
Daily Briefing July 5 – IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on limited clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon, another October 7 terrorist targeted in Gaza, and pointed remarks from Eyal Zamir
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi curses the IDF chief of staff at a Bnei Brak event against the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers, June 29, 2026 (Video screenshot)
June 30, 2026, 2:03 pm
Haredi rabbi’s rant against ‘accursed’ IDF chief sparks political firestorm
Netanyahu, Shas issue condemnations of Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi’s invective during Bnei Brak rally, Bennett vows to end state funding for ‘anyone who preaches against Zionism’
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir holds a strategic assessment, June 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 29, 2026, 6:54 pm
IDF chief marks 1,000 days since Oct. 7 attack ‘on very existence of Jewish people’
Zamir tells senior officers we’re ‘at a significant and strategic crossroads’; multiple unofficial memorial events and protest rallies planned for Thursday milestone
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
June 29, 2026, 1:01 am
Annex in Israel-Lebanon deal conditions further IDF withdrawals on results, not time
Official says classified annex ensures IDF pullouts will take place according to conditions on ground, not automatically; military demolishes 200 meter tunnel used as Hezbollah drone facility
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Military correspondent Emanual Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing (AP/ Mohammed Zaatari)
June 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing June 28 – The first test of the Lebanon deal: IDF pulls back slightly
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF moves across the northern border, a Gaza strike against a known Hamas terrorist, and the IDF chief of staff’s statement about women in combat
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a cadets' graduation ceremony at the Bahad 1 officers' school in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Defense Forces)
June 26, 2026, 12:56 am
IDF chief says military needs ‘every male and female combat soldier’
Alternately booed and cheered at military ceremony, Netanyahu touts wartime achievements, insists troops will stay in southern Lebanon ‘for as long as necessary’
By Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir (center) monitors Israeli strikes on Iran from the IAF war room on June 8, 2026. (IDF)
June 24, 2026, 4:27 pm
IDF chief to rabbis: We’re short thousands of troops, need female combat soldiers
In meeting with religious Zionist leaders angry over women’s inclusion in tank crews, Zamir says integration is ‘of tremendous operational importance’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A joint Israel-US flag stands against a backdrop of destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
June 21, 2026, 10:42 pm
Netanyahu vows to maintain IDF presence in Lebanon even as issue rocks US-Iran talks
Hezbollah chief rejects security zone as ‘impossible’ as Iran says deployment violates MOU; Israel said to mull ‘small withdrawal’ if US requests, though not past Yellow Line
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 17, 2026, 10:38 pm
IDF chief stresses men and women won’t serve in same tanks as part of pilot program
Zamir repeats IDF’s pledge women will serve in a separate framework to men after yeshiva rabbis said they will no longer send their students to Armored Corps due to integration
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An Apache helicopter flies as soldiers take part in a US-led military exercise in Petrochori, northern Greece, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 10, 2026, 12:18 am
US strikes Iran after Trump vows retaliation for downing of US helicopter over Hormuz
CENTCOM describes the ‘self-defense strikes’ on targets near the strait as ‘proportional’; IRGC claims attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, warns of ‘more severe response’ if US ‘aggression’ continues
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A man looks at the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 8, 2026, 11:13 am
Defying Trump, Israel strikes Iranian military, fuel targets; Iran, Houthis fire missiles at Israel
No injuries; settlement homes damaged by missile fragment; strike targets include Iranian air defenses; report: Netanyahu ‘pseudo-agreed’ to Trump’s demand not to retaliate to initial fire
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
First responders inspect damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building on the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026. (AFP)
June 7, 2026, 6:04 pm
IDF strikes Beirut’s Dahiyeh after Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel
Lebanese media says 2 killed, 11 wounded; strike was reportedly coordinated with US; Netanyahu says Hezbollah is ‘in retreat’ amid IDF offensive in south
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and his military secretary, Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno get off an Israeli Air Force helicopter in the Mount Hermon area in southern Syria, March 11, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
June 4, 2026, 9:35 pm
Netanyahu poaches top Katz aide Markizeno as his new military secretary
IDF chief, meanwhile, names new defense attaché to US, filling 6-month vacancy; Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram to take over Operations Division after sudden departure of senior officer
By Emanuel Fabian
United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, second from left, is joined by third from left: State Department Chief of Staff Dan Holler, Sr., State Department Counselor and Director, Office of Policy Planning Michael A. Needham and United States Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, as they meet with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 4, 2026, 4:26 am
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew truce, create ‘pilot’ zones where Hezbollah is banned
After talks in DC, Lebanon agrees its army will take full control of specified security areas, though unclear how they will be created; sides agree ceasefire dependent on halt to terror group’s activity
By AP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen with troops on the northern border, May 29, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
May 29, 2026, 8:58 pm
Netanyahu confirms troops crossed Litani, as Pentagon hosts Israeli-Lebanon security talks
UNICEF says 15 children killed in Lebanon over past week, as WHO warns of damage to country’s healthcare and minister accuses Israel of putting heritage sites in ‘serious danger’
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies
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