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An Israeli Air Force technician inspects a fighter jet before taking off for a major wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, April 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 23, 2026, 4:46 pm
2 IDF aircraft mechanics charged with spying for Iran, leaking fighter jet info
Pair, serving at Tel Nof Airbase, sent diagram of aircraft engine, photos of aviation instructor to Iranian handler in one of the most serious incidents in a spate of espionage attempts
By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers
Former IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi is seen in undated photos published by the Handala hacking group on April 9, 2026. (Courtesy)
April 9, 2026, 12:56 pm
Iran-linked hackers leak photos of ex-IDF chief Halevi’s work and family life
Handala group claims to have collected ‘19,000 confidential images and videos from the most secret meetings’; footage reveals previously undisclosed meetings
By Emanuel Fabian
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 14, 2026, 6:41 pm
Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi gives testimony in Bild leak affair probe
Halevi, who led the army at time of leak, is not a suspect; at court hearing, judge says he ordered Kan to hand police raw footage from Feldstein interview, but broadcaster refuses
By ToI Staff
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 24, 2025, 9:56 am
‘Lulled to sleep’: Ex-IDF chief Halevi describes lead-up to Oct. 7 in leaked audio
In undated recording, Halevi admits to bereaved families that Hamas fooled Israel into thinking it didn’t want to attack and that he’ll carry weight of failure ‘until my dying day’
By ToI Staff
L-R: Planning Directorate chief Vice Adm. Eyal Harel, IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, and Operations Division chief Brig. Gen. Yisrael Shomer, at the IDF's underground command center, early June 22, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2025, 11:03 pm
IDF chief officially dismisses Oct. 7’s heads of intel, operations, Southern Command
Zamir ousts multiple officers involved in failures, most of whom have already resigned; also censures current intel, air force and navy chiefs, but they will keep their roles
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks with officers in southern Gaza's Rafah, November 16, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2025, 3:07 pm
IDF chief summons top military commanders ahead of sanctions over Oct. 7 failures
Officials summoned by Zamir include Air Force, Navy chiefs, other top generals; Zamir said looking to rebuild trust in IDF after military-led Oct. 7 probes were found inadequate
By Emanuel Fabian
US Vice President JD Vance (right) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 23, 2025. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
October 24, 2025, 4:41 am
Israeli officials said to tell Vance that Hamas can reach 10 of 13 remaining dead hostages
US vice president reportedly shown IDF intelligence assessment on Gaza; Herzi Halevi, who led military on Oct. 7, attends rally calling for rest of the slain captives to be returned
By ToI Staff
FILE: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief Herzi Halevi, October 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 8, 2025, 10:37 am
‘Ignore them’: Quotes from 1st cabinet meet after Oct. 7 show hostages were not priority
Reported minutes indicate that both the IDF chief and Smotrich pushed to exclude having the return of the hostages become an official goal of the war, warning it would cloud policy
By ToI Staff
Dual American-Israeli citizen Yaakov Perl, an alleged spy for Iran who was arrested by authorities on September 4, 2025, speaks at an anti-Israel protest in Rabat, Morocco on November 9, 2023. (Screenshot/Youtube)
September 25, 2025, 5:35 pm
American-Israeli man charged with spying for Iran on Ben Gvir, ex-IDF chief
Yaakov Perl, a Satmar Hasid who unsuccessfully sought asylum in the Islamic Republic, indicted on espionage charges after allegedly staking out the homes of top officials
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 6, 2025, 11:17 am
Trump: ‘We’re in very deep’ talks with Hamas, some hostages may have ‘recently died’
Warns ‘it’s going to be nasty’ if all captives not released; IDF said to believe Hamas will move hostages from Gaza City; families thank Trump, Witkoff for pushing for their return
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to officers at the Gaza Division headquarters near Re'im, August 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 6, 2025, 1:36 am
Zamir said to tell hostage families he believes in Gaza City op, is mindful of captives
Wife of hostage says conversations with officials suggest offensive will result in ‘murder’ of captives, as IDF reportedly admits its intelligence on their location is incomplete
By ToI Staff
A destroyed ambulance is seen at the abandoned site of the Supernova music festival, near Kibbutz Re'im, where Hamas terrorists murdered and abducted numerous partygoers, October 12, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 27, 2025, 1:31 pm
Comptroller said to put former top officials on notice over Nova festival probe
Englman reportedly sends ‘warning’ letters to former IDF chief, ex-top cop, regarding failures surrounding Hamas’s Oct. 7 rave party massacre; IDF says report drew ‘personal conclusions’
By ToI Staff
Military Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen Aharon Haliva speaks at an intelligence officers' graduation ceremony, January 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 16, 2025, 3:01 am
Former IDF intel chief: Oct. 7 was ‘much deeper’ than an intelligence failure
In leaked recordings, Aharon Haliva recounts night before Hamas attack, lambasts Netanyahu for not resigning and claims high Gaza death toll ‘required for future generations’
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, and Mossad chief David Barnea attend a ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 8, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash 90)
August 14, 2025, 9:16 am
Ex-IDF chief reportedly slams Mossad director for ‘self-promotion’ over Iran war
Herzi Halevi said to tell confidants that David Barnea is preoccupied with taking credit for operations that were led by the IDF; Katz and Zamir slated to meet Thursday amid spat
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at his office in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. (Nava Freiberg/Times of Israel); IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in Jerusalem on March 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 12, 2025, 11:37 pm
IDF chief said convinced he’s been ‘marked’ for dismissal by Netanyahu and his family
Mistrust comes amid standoff between Zamir and Israel Katz over IDF promotions, reports that military chief was barred from defense minister’s office
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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