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Illustrative: IDF soldiers conduct a raid in the West Bank village of Yatta, near Hebron, on September 17, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2018, 11:36 pm
Clashes break out as IDF forces raid Palestinian wedding in Hebron
Troops find rifle and ammunition that Israel says were intended to be used in a West Bank attack
By TOI staff
Israeli troops take part in an exercise on the Golan Heights in August 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 13, 2018, 6:45 am
Preparing for fight against Hezbollah, army tries out combat reshuffle
Recognizing unique threats posed by terror groups, IDF drills for reorganization that would dissolve established units into unified fighting force; anti-drone laser also tested
By Judah Ari Gross
Former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 27, 2018, 9:34 pm
Ex-IDF chief, Golani vets back Druze ‘brothers’ amid fury over nation-state law
Letter from alumni of top infantry brigade comes after similar missive from former members of Paratroopers Brigade supporting ‘struggle for full equality’
By Alexander Fulbright
Alex Singer, Michael Levin, Max Steinberg, three fallen IDF lone soldiers, who were commemorated at a ceremony in Jerusalem on April 17, 2018. (courtesy)
April 18, 2018, 6:34 pm
Fallen lone soldiers mourned as tiny Goliaths, true Zionists, talented artists
The mothers of two American-born IDF soldiers remember their sons, along with comrade of a third, at an English-language Memorial Day ceremony
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
August 17, 2017, 1:33 pm
Rally around controversy
Trump’s statements about who is to blame for the violence in Charlottesville rile up the Hebrew-language media, and the condemnations spill over to Netanyahu
By Adiv Sterman
Family and friends attend the funeral of Lt. David Golovensitz at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on July 5, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 7:14 pm
IDF officer killed in Hebron accident remembered as ‘hero, beautiful boy’
Lt. David Golovensitz was shot in accidental discharge during drill; IDF freezes all training and launches probe into incident
By TOI staff
2nd Lt. David Golovenchik (Courtesy IDF)
July 5, 2017, 1:13 am
IDF officer killed in Hebron by soldier’s accidental gun discharge
2nd Lt. David Golovenchik was drilling his platoon on a potential attack; soldiers apparently did not properly discharge weapons prior to exercise
By TOI staff
Zehava Shaul, mother of Oron Shaul, speaks during a press conefrence at her home in Poria Illit, December 13, 2015. Givati Brigade soldier Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul died in battle in the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014. The IDF defined him as "a soldier killed in action whose burial site is unknown." (Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90)
May 1, 2017, 3:43 pm
Mother of missing soldier: State you died for isn’t helping to bring you back
Remains of Zehava Shaul’s son Oron still held by Hamas in Gaza; PM, justice minister vow to return Shaul and fellow MIA Hadar Goldin
By Alexander Fulbright
Avi Yacoby, left, poses for a photograph with his son Gilad, who later fell in the 2014 Gaza war. (Courtesy)
May 1, 2017, 1:57 pm
Israel’s bereaved are holy, but they don’t all want to be sacred cows
Politicians crossed a line when they yelled at the parents of fallen soldiers in the Knesset, but as those who lost loved ones demand answers, they know their beyond-reproach status is changing
By Judah Ari Gross
Aviah Danino
April 1, 2017, 3:00 pm
Aviah Danino
How I defend Israel on the Syrian border
On helping and healing, with no judgment or prejudice, and the universal language of a smile
Screenshot released by the Israeli military showing a facility belonging to IS-affiliate Khalid ibn al-Walid Army shelled by an IDF tank on Novemver 27, 2016. (IDF)
March 9, 2017, 7:49 pm
IDF releases video of strike on IS-affiliated cell in Syria
Footage from last year shows tank fire, airstrike that killed 4 jihadists on Syrian side of Golan Heights
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Ofek Buchris, a former IDF general accused of rape and other sexual crimes against subordinates, arrives with his wife Naama, to the Jaffa military court on January 17, 2017. (Flash90)
January 17, 2017, 4:25 pm
Ex-general convicted of sexual offenses takes ‘full responsibility’
IDF officers praise Ofek Buchris’s character at sentencing hearing following plea deal
By TOI staff
Ofek Buchris, the former IDF brigadier general accused of rape and other sexual crimes against subordinates, seen at the Jaffa military court on September 29, 2016. (Flash90)
December 18, 2016, 11:19 am
IDF general convicted of sex offenses in plea deal, won’t be jailed
After admitting new charges in front of accuser, but not rape, Ofek Buchris will be demoted to colonel
By TOI staff
Ofek Buchris, the former military brigadier general accused of rape and other sexual crimes against subordinates, seen at the Jaffa military court on September 29, 2016. (Flash90)
December 3, 2016, 8:04 pm
Army chief on Buchris case: ‘No tolerance for sexual assault in IDF’
Amid protests against percieved light sentence for former general accused of rape, Eisenkot says military will prosecute anyone regardless of position
By Judah Ari Gross
Ofek Buchris, the former IDF brigadier general accused of rape and other sexual crimes against subordinates, seen at the Jaffa military court on September 29, 2016. (Flash90)
December 1, 2016, 7:24 pm
Ex-general admits to committing sexual offenses
In letter, Ofek Buchris takes ‘full responsibility,’ but does not address allegations of rape; finalization of plea deal now likely
By TOI staff
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