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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

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FILE: IAF F-16I fighter jets prepare to take off from the Ramon Airbase in southern Israel for strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, January 10, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 18, 2025, 9:49 pm
IAF dismisses reservist navigator for refusing to serve due to resumption of war
Reservist Alon Gur posted online that he won’t serve because Israel ‘abandoned’ its people, has no value for human life; military says Gur’s service ‘was permanently terminated’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli Air Force F-15I and F-35I fighter jets fly alongside a US B-52 bomber during a drill on March 4, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 6, 2025, 5:05 pm
Israeli, US air forces run joint drill with heavy bomber, in likely signal to Iran
Exercise includes F-15I and F-35I fighter jets alongside a US B-52 bomber, whose help Israel could potentially need to strike Iran’s underground nuclear sites
By Emanuel Fabian
Explosions are seen in footage published by the IDF on February 23, 2025, of the September 27, 2024, airstrike on Beirut, Lebanon, that killed longtime Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 23, 2025, 7:54 pm
On day of Nasrallah funeral, IDF publishes videos of strike that killed him
Clips published along with footage of IDF flyover at terror chief’s burial, 5 months after massive September 27 airstrike on Beirut that eliminated him and some 20 deputies
By Emanuel Fabian
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AI & Big Data students during their study tour in New York, visiting Columbia University. Photo by Michal Olmert Naishtein
January 22, 2025, 5:57 pm
From Air Force navigator to data scienceleader: Omri Shtayer’s journey
After 12 years of service as a navigator in the Israeli Air Force, Omri set his sights on the emerging world of data
By Orna Cohen
IAF F-16I fighter jets prepare to take off from the Ramon Airbase in southern Israel for strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, January 10, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 14, 2025, 11:22 am
After striking Houthis, Israeli pilots say air force ‘is ready to attack Iran now’
‘Yemen is further away than Iran. Now do the math,’ one IAF commander says, adding, ‘If I were sitting in Iran, I wouldn’t sit calmly’
By ToI Staff
A drone launched at Israel apparently from Yemen after it was shot down by the Israeli Air Force near Gvulot in southern Israel, January 9, 2025. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 9, 2025, 10:56 pm
Army says trio of suspected Houthi drones downed, ending short-lived lull
Sirens sound in southern community of Gvulot as first UAV intercepted, 2 more within hour shot down over sea; official tally finds Houthis has fired 40 missiles, 320+ drones in war
By Emanuel Fabian
Members of the IAF's Shaldag unit carry out a raid against an Iranian missile factory near Masyaf, Syria, September 8, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 2, 2025, 6:27 pm
120 commandos deep inside Syria: IDF reveals daring raid on Iranian missile factory
Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 124 miles from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of most complex ever operations in enemy territory
By Emanuel Fabian
Syrians inspect the damage at the site of overnight Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Masyaf in Syria's central Hama province on September 9, 2024. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
January 1, 2025, 5:08 pm
Israel confirms commandos raided Iran missile factory deep in Syria 4 months ago
In ‘Operation Deep Layer,’ IAF special forces rappeled from helicopters, killed guards at entrance to scientific center in Masyaf, raided underground site, set explosives, took documents
By Emanuel Fabian
Smoke rises from the area around Sanaa International Airport following an Israeli airstrike, as seen from Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 26, 2024, 8:58 pm
Israeli jets hit Sanaa airport and Houthi sites along Yemen coast after missile attacks
IDF confirms strikes on capital, port infrastructure in response to recent assaults on Israel, as PM vows to keep up attacks; WHO chief, in the country, says he was nearly struck
By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Mossad chief David Barnea at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 15, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
December 26, 2024, 3:10 am
Report: Mossad chief believes Israel should target Iran to get at Houthis; PM disagrees
At Hanukkah candle-lighting, Netanyahu vows rebel group will suffer same fate as other enemies in region; officials said doubtful Israel can stop Houthis without help of US
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Yemeni rebels demonstrate in the suburbs of the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a, on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
December 25, 2024, 8:47 pm
Houthi drone crashes in south as terror group said to brace for major Israeli attack
Aircraft falls in open area near Ashkelon; Saudi news site says Houthis moving assets, troops to ‘combat readiness’ as Israeli leaders threaten increased strikes on Yemen
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks at a pilots graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Airbase in southern Israel, December 25, 2024. Israel Defense Forces)
December 25, 2024, 7:14 pm
IDF chief Halevi tells military to finish probes into Oct. 7 attack by January’s end
Katz said last week he’d freeze promotions of senior officers until investigations complete, gave Jan. 31 deadline; IDF says probes will be in-depth despite expedited timeline
By Emanuel Fabian
The rotor head of an IAF helicopter that crashed in Syria on April 27, 1974, is recovered by Israeli troops, in a handout photo issued on December 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2024, 1:15 pm
IDF troops in Syria find part of Israeli helicopter that crashed in 1974
Rotor head of Super Frelon chopper involved in Yom Kippur War crash recovered, 50 years after all six crew members were killed during rescue mission
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli Air Force fighter jets prepare to head out for strikes in Iran, early October 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2024, 5:19 am
Amid IDF rethink, some see air-launched missile doctrine moving to more solid ground
The air force has long promoted versatile missile systems fired from jets, but critics say new threats require a shift to ground-based arms that are faster and more cost-effective
By Tal Schneider
Chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, speaks during a ceremony in the southern city of Ashdod, May 29, 2023. (Flash90)
December 22, 2024, 6:25 pm
Air force chief reportedly vows to keep politics away from service
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar said to tell meeting that he will not allow political polarization to split troops under his command, notes danger posed to force by refusal to serve
By ToI Staff
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