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People gather around the wreckage of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen, that was hit by a strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
August 19, 2026, 2:01 pm
IDF to open criminal inquiry into Gaza’s Hind Rajab case, closes probe of World Central Kitchen deaths
Military Advocate General also decides on criminal investigation of deaths of 15 rescue workers, while dismissing cases of killings of 4 Doctors Without Borders employees
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli settlers carry cardboard boxes from a building under construction in the Palestinian village of Tell, in the West Bank, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
July 31, 2026, 8:30 pm
Palestinian shot by troops amid clash with settlers near Tell, week after deadly gunfight
IDF says it opened fire on stone thrower, as settlers hold march through West Bank’s Area A in memory of two Israelis killed last week; some vandalize cemetery in Nablus area
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Former IDF military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, November 7, 2025. (Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 5:44 pm
IDF chief formally dismisses ex-military advocate general over Sde Teiman scandal
Army cites ‘severity of the alleged acts’ as reason for ouster; Tomer-Yerushalmi has admitted to leaking video of purported abuse of a Gazan detainee, is under police investigation
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Reserve soldiers indicted for abusing a Palestinian security detainee at the Sde Teiman military detention center speak to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on November 2, 2025 (Jeremy Sharon/ Times of Israel)
March 12, 2026, 11:32 pm
IDF top lawyer cancels charges against troops accused of abusing Palestinian detainee
In shock decision on Sde Teiman case, new military advocate general says evidentiary ‘complexity,’ release of alleged victim to Gaza and leak scandal compromised defendants’ right to fair trial
By Jeremy Sharon, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez presides over a hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to shut down Army Radio, January 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 11:58 am
High Court orders Justice Ministry lawyer to advance Sde Teiman leak case within a week
Police completed its investigation on Feb. 3, but the Justice Ministry’s legal adviser has yet to determine if attorney general still has a conflict of interest over the affair
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left) speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
February 4, 2026, 2:24 am
Police complete Sde Teiman leak probe, confirm attorney general not involved
Despite clearing Baharav-Miara, cops pass case to ally of justice minister who still claims AG has a conflict of interest; findings to be reviewed by ‘external official’
By Charlie Summers
Israeli soldiers detain Palestinian Khairi Hanoun during a protest against expansion of Israeli settlements, in the village of Shufah in the West Bank, Tuesday, September 1, 2020.(AP/Majdi Mohammed)
January 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
Less than 1% of complaints against soldiers in West Bank lead to charges, data shows
Few investigations opened, and decisions on whether to probe allegations are often long delayed even in cases of deadly shootings, research by Yesh Din organization finds
By Jeremy Sharon
The headstone of Sgt. Gur Kehati, placed in the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, December 25, 2025. (Screenshot from Kan)
December 26, 2025, 8:42 am
Fallen soldier’s family takes military headstone to IDF headquarters in protest
Sgt. Gur Kehati was killed in Lebanon in 2024 by Hezbollah operatives alongside civilian researcher; charges were recently dropped against officer who sent them
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom, in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 16, 2025, 7:19 pm
IDF drops charges against reserve officer over deadly Lebanon incident last year
Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom had faced indictment of reckless homicide for deaths of Sgt. Gur Kehati and civilian researcher Ze’ev Erlich; Kehati’s family outraged at reversal
By Emanuel Fabian
Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir speaks at a ceremony marking his entry to the role, at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 27, 2025, 10:46 pm
Itai Ofir sworn in as military advocate general in period of ‘major crisis’ for unit
Appointment follows resignation of predecessor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi over Sde Teiman video leak, comes as much of corps’ senior command remains under investigation
By Emanuel Fabian
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 16, 2025, 10:18 am
Levin says blocking judicial ombudsman from leading Sde Teiman probe would allow ‘cover-up’
Justice minister’s warning to High Court comes ahead of expected decision on who will head investigation into top military official’s leak of an abuse video
By ToI Staff
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Teir Debba, southern Lebanon, November 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari)
November 11, 2025, 1:06 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 11: Day 767 – IDF preps for ‘days of fighting’ in Lebanon
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF ground ops in Lebanon, findings of external panel that looked at IDF probes into Oct. 7; Jewish world reporter Zev Stub on chaos at WZO
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Emanuel Fabian and Zev Stub
Troops investigate a Hamas attack tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo issued on August 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 9, 2025, 2:41 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 9: Day 765 – Quid pro no: Why 200 Hamas fighters are trapped in Gaza tunnels
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Hamas’s potential return of the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin; a new war on smuggling, and ongoing scandal in the Military Advocate General’s office
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Police chief Danny Levy speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 8, 2025, 2:57 pm
Law enforcement official says police blocked ‘bid to trample democracy’ in Sde Teiman probe
Sources cited by Hebrew media slam judge Asher Kula for demanding evidence in case, when his appointment, opposed by AG, has not been okayed by High Court
By ToI Staff
Former IDF military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, November 7, 2025. (Flash90)
November 7, 2025, 2:32 pm
Ex-IDF legal chief sent to house arrest, as her missing phone is found in the sea
Judge bars Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi from contacting anyone involved in the Sde Teiman video leak case for 55 days; Personnel Directorate chief takes temporary control of MAG Corps
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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