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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Hidai Zilberman

From left, incoming IDF Spokesperson Ran Kochav, head of IDF Operations Aharon Haliva, outgoing IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman salute during a ceremony at the IDF Spokesperson's Unit's headquarters in northern Tel Aviv on June 6, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 6, 2021, 10:24 pm
Entering position, new IDF spokesman vows to remain truthful
Head of Operations defends military’s actions in Gaza, says it called off missiles in mid-air due to concerns over casualties
By Judah Ari Gross
Incoming IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman speaks at a ceremony in which he took over for outgoing spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis on September 15, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 16, 2021, 12:08 am
IDF spokesman denies deliberately misleading press on nonexistent Gaza invasion
Blaming incident on officer’s ‘misunderstanding,’ Hidai Zilberman apologizes for inaccuracy, says his unit doesn’t take part in psychological warfare
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Gaza, amid the escalation of Palestinian and Israeli violence. May 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
May 14, 2021, 8:17 pm
With invasion that wasn’t, IDF suspected of duping foreign press to trick Hamas
During massive overnight bombardment, military spokesman tells media that troops had entered Strip, in move that may have been aimed at luring the enemy into a deadly trap
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav, commander of the Israel Air Force's Air Defenses, speaks at a conference in Rishon Lezion on December 2, 2019. (Flash90)
April 2, 2021, 12:27 pm
Air defense chief Ran Kochav tapped as next IDF spokesperson
Current flak, Hidai Zilberman, to become Israel’s defense attaché in US, promoted to major general
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli submarine sails during Independence Day celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the state in 1948, in Tel Aviv, April 19, 2018. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
December 26, 2020, 3:27 pm
IDF: Our subs sail everywhere; Iran: Our response to any attack will be strong
Army spokesman tells Saudi paper Israel is tracking Iran movements in region, days after Israeli submarine said to cross Suez Canal; Revolutionary Guard says ready for any scenario
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: A medic working in the underground parking lot of Rambam Health Care Campus, which was transformed into an intensive care facility for coronavirus patients, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on September 23, 2020 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
October 1, 2020, 8:19 pm
IDF plans to run 2 coronavirus wards in Haifa hospital as outbreak worsens
Army spokesperson says deploying soldiers with police is ‘not effective’; military working to step up contact tracing
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Soldiers from the Golani Brigade wearing face masks, on May 12, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 16, 2020, 8:49 pm
IDF looks to clamp down as COVID-19 cases spread through its ranks
With growing number of soldiers sick or quarantined, army bars servicemembers from gatherings of more than 5 while on leave, considers halting furloughs for combat troops
By Judah Ari Gross
Incoming IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman speaks at a ceremony in which he took over for outgoing spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis on September 15, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 25, 2020, 5:36 pm
IDF spokesperson, 100 other soldiers quarantine after exposure to coronavirus
Military says Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman showing no symptoms of COVID-19, will soon be tested; announcement comes days after reintroduction of virus-related restrictions on troops
By Alexander Fulbright
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers of the Home Front Command give out food packages to elderly people obliged to stay home due coronavirus ahead of the Passover holiday, in Jerusalem. April 7, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
April 23, 2020, 10:21 pm
IDF scaling back its role in coronavirus effort as outbreaks come under control
Military to begin releasing reservists, halving number of troops helping police enforce lockdown; top brass working to prepare for dealing with COVID-19 in the long-term
By Judah Ari Gross
A soldier prepares to distribute food packages to residents of cities and towns hit by the coronavirus, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 16, 2020, 8:41 pm
IDF girds for long-term battle with coronavirus
Military prepares to release troops for furlough; soldiers helping in Arab towns hit by disease, cooperation largely good despite strained ties, army spokesman says
By Judah Ari Gross
Police officers and Israeli soldiers at a temporary "checkpoint" in Jerusalem, to check people are not disobeying the government's orders on a partial lockdown in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, April 5, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
April 6, 2020, 9:11 pm
IDF ramps up involvement in national virus response, scales back reserves
Military doubles number of troops helping police enforce country’s partial lockdown, postpones large exercises in light of ongoing COVID-19 crisis
By Judah Ari Gross
The IDF displays how the seder meals it plans to host on its bases will look, on April 6, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 6, 2020, 8:10 pm
IDF gears up for larger than normal seder meals, offers cash to troops in need
Military says it received some NIS 19 million in donations, will go toward improving bases where soldiers are being confined, helping those hardest hit financially
By Judah Ari Gross
An IDF officer helps police run a checkpoint during the coronavirus outbreak on April 2, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 2, 2020, 8:54 pm
IDF to send paratrooper division into virus-stricken Bnei Brak to help residents
Unit will not enforce lockdown, but rather provide food, medicine and other services; military says over 12,000 troops involved in national pandemic response
By Judah Ari Gross
Police officers enforce coronavirus restrictions in Mea Shearim, an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
March 30, 2020, 11:21 pm
700 IDF troops, mostly unarmed, to join police in enforcing partial lockdown
Military says only commanders and soldiers serving in West Bank settlements will carry weapons, as IDF takes on complicated new mission among Israeli civilians
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli troops pack boxes of food as part of the military's preparations to support the country's supply lines in light of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 30, 2020, 10:27 pm
IDF gearing up for larger role in fighting virus in case of widespread outbreak
Military takes responsibility for country’s senior living facilities, forced to change enlistment dates due to pandemic
By Judah Ari Gross
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