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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

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A home in a Yavne apartment building that was hit by a drone fired from Yemen on December 9, 2024 (Fire and Rescue Service)
IDF says Yemen drone that hit Yavne building wasn’t flagged as clear threat
By ToI Staff
Air Force probe finds drone was noted as suspect but wasn’t shot down amid concerns it was a civilian aircraft; in future, it says, sirens should sound even when threat unconfirmed
A home in a Yavne apartment building that was hit by a drone fired from Yemen on December 9, 2024 (Fire and Rescue Service)
December 10, 2024, 2:29 pm
IDF says Yemen drone that hit Yavne building wasn’t flagged as clear threat
Air Force probe finds drone was noted as suspect but wasn’t shot down amid concerns it was a civilian aircraft; in future, it says, sirens should sound even when threat unconfirmed
By ToI Staff
People pick up metal and unexploded ammunition from the site of the previous evening's Israeli airstrike that targeted shipments of weapons that belonged to Syrian government forces in Qamishli, in mainly Kurdish northeastern Syria, on December 10, 2024. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
December 10, 2024, 1:03 pm
Israel pounds Syrian military sites; regional sources claim ‘nothing left’ of army assets
IDF denies ground forces in Golan have advanced beyond buffer zone toward Damascus; at the same time, Israeli Navy operates to destroy toppled Assad regime’s fleet
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A video circulating on social media purports to show an Israeli airstrike in at the Mezzeh airbase near Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 8, 2024, 11:19 pm
As Assad ousted, Israeli jets destroy his deadly arsenals before they fall to rebels
IAF strikes target missile depots, air defenses, chemical sites amid fears that advanced arms could fall into hands of hostile groups; IDF seizes buffer zone, in first since 1974
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Air Force technicians are seen at the Israeli Air Force's technical school in Haifa upon completing their training, December 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 4, 2024, 5:06 pm
Military establishes 1st Air Force technicians unit for ultra-Orthodox men
26 soldiers operating at one of the 105th Squadron’s reinforced aircraft shelters at Ramat David Airbase will service F-16 fighter jets
By Emanuel Fabian
Al Schwimmer, who guided the vast operation to build Israel's air force, with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. (Courtesy of Boaz Dvir via JTA)
November 20, 2024, 1:54 pm
Warner Bros, Aaron Sorkin to tell story of ‘father’ of IAF
Hollywood giants team up to make movie about Al Schwimmer, an American WWII veteran who helped to found the Air Force by smuggling warplanes into Palestine in 1948
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) with Brig. Gen. Yotam Sigler at the Nevatim air force base in southern Israel, October 6, 2024. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
November 4, 2024, 7:29 pm
Security upped for IDF base commander after Iranian assassination plot — report
Following up on Iran International report, Channel 12 says Brig. Gen. Yotam Sigler was target of plot foiled after arrest of seven Israelis
By ToI Staff
Footage posted to social media shows the moment an IDF helicopter intercepted a Hezbollah drone near Haifa, November 2, 2024. (video screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 2, 2024, 8:23 pm
130 rockets, 10 drones fired at Israel Saturday; helicopter downs drone south of Haifa
Footage shows chopper interception of terror group’s UAV; IDF says Hezbollah left with 30% of drones it had at start of war
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara exit the official Wing of Zion plane in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
October 30, 2024, 7:48 pm
Report: Sara Netanyahu demanded F-35 escort for PM’s plane upon return from US visit
Report alleges premier’s wife said she feared retaliatory attack on Wing of Zion after assassination of Nasrallah; PMO dismisses story as ‘fake news’
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to air and ground crews at the Ramon Airbase in southern Israel, October 29, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 30, 2024, 12:40 am
IDF chief: If Iran attacks Israel again, we’ll hit ‘places we spared this time’
Halevi says air force held back during retaliatory strikes as ‘we may be required to do it again,’ adds that ‘we didn’t finish this event, we are right in the middle of it’
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Four F-16 fighter jets fly over the Ad Halom Park near Ashdod, May 29, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
October 28, 2024, 1:56 pm
IAF jets nearly collide on runway after control tower error
Leaked footage shows planes narrowly maneuvering to prevent crash at Ramat David airbase; IAF says incident under investigation
By Emanuel Fabian
Commuters drive along a street in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2024. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
October 27, 2024, 4:22 pm
Israel’s strikes in Iran set the stage for future attacks and a change in US policy
Tehran is assessing the damage from Israeli strikes, possibly hiding that nuclear sites were targeted; the ‘limited’ strikes allow for de-escalation and leave Iran vulnerable
By Amir Bar Shalom and ToI Staff
IDF reservists killed during fighting in southern Lebanon on October 26, 2024: From left: Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shaul Moyal, Master Sgt. (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, Cpt. (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, Cpt. (res.) Amit Chayut, , Maj. (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol. (Courtesy)
October 27, 2024, 11:44 am
Five IDF reservists killed, 14 wounded in battle with Hezbollah in south Lebanon
Military investigating exchange of fire that also left 3 terror operatives dead; at least 5 hurt in drone, rocket strikes; IAF hits Hezbollah weapons sites in Beirut overnight
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane and several F-35 and F-15 fighter jets carry out a drill just off the coast of Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 27, 2024, 2:10 am
Though limited, Israel’s highly successful attack leaves Iran more vulnerable than ever
With key air defenses disabled and Hezbollah weakened, Tehran knows the IAF could come back for more. That might prompt it to push for the bomb, and Israel to try to stop it
By Lazar Berman
An Iranian military truck carries missiles during a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran on April 17, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
October 26, 2024, 12:45 pm
What Iran and Israel would wield in any long-range air war
A look at the enemies’ air forces and aerial defense systems as their conflict continues to escalate
By Reuters
A graphic presented by IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari showing the location of a Hezbollah bunker, under the Al-Sahel Hospital, in the southern Beirut suburb known as Dahiyeh, October 21, 2024. (Screenshot: IDF)
October 21, 2024, 11:32 pm
IDF: Hezbollah hiding $500 million in gold, cash in bunker under Beirut hospital
Amid operation against group’s finances, military spokesman calls on Lebanon and international groups to prevent use of money to fund terror
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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