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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

IDF Northern Command

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, center-right, meets with officers in southern Lebanon, December 29, 2024. (IDF)
December 30, 2024, 4:15 am
IDF chief: Israel beat Hezbollah militarily, but ‘true victory’ means reviving north
Meeting with Northern Command top brass in south Lebanon, Halevi calls on state to ‘step in’ to help region’s burden as some 70,000 residents set to remain displaced until March
By ToI Staff
A man unloads construction materials in front of a damaged building in Metula, November 27, 2024. (David Cohen FLASH90)
November 29, 2024, 11:06 pm
IDF Northern Command chief says rebuilding can begin in damaged border communities
Report details financial incentives to entice evacuees home; military carries out strike on medium-range Hezbollah rocket launcher, says it’s operating against ceasefire violations
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Hezbollah weapons and equipment recovered by the IDF from Lebanon in recent months, are shown on display at the IDF Northern Command in Safed, October 1, 2024 (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
October 1, 2024, 5:14 pm
A limited Lebanon raid with narrow goals is no game-changer, but comes with risks
Hezbollah is on its back foot, but we don’t know what that means for its anti-tank teams, who can hit Israel from deep inside enemy territory; long-term questions remain unanswered
By Lazar Berman
A woman watches a press conference of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at her home in Jerusalem, September 28, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 29, 2024, 3:53 am
Touting Nasrallah killing, Netanyahu warns Iran: You know Israel can reach anywhere
After Houthis claim they fired at airport as he landed, PM says assassination will shift regional balance of power; IDF hits Hezbollah sites as Gallant meets on expanding offensive
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and AP
IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar speaks to officers at the Tel Nof Airbase, September 26, 2024. (Screenshot: Israel Defense Forces)
September 26, 2024, 11:42 pm
IAF chief: Preventing all weapon transfers from Iran to Hezbollah now a top priority
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar says terror group’s ability to recover from hits depends on bringing in arms; says Air Force, Northern Command are preparing for potential ground op in Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli security forces and residents examine a house that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kibbutz Sa'ar, September 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
September 25, 2024, 4:30 pm
2 wounded in northern kibbutz rocket impact as IDF warns of possible ground invasion
Man seriously hurt, another moderately injured in Kibbutz Sa’ar; IDF’s Northern Command chief says troops must be ‘strongly prepared’ to enter Lebanon as reserve brigades called up
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops carry out a drill in northern Israel, in a handout photo published September 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2024, 12:48 am
Senior IDF officers were ordered to keep low profile after Fuad Shukr killing – report
Public broadcaster says prominent military officers were told to change their routines amid fears of assassination attempts after July airstrike that killed Hezbollah top commander
By ToI Staff
The chief of the IDF Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin speaks to Golani officers in northern Israel, in a handout image published July 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 26, 2024, 6:17 pm
IDF has killed 500 terrorists in Lebanon since beginning of war, says senior officer
Figure given by Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin higher than ToI tally; military says Hezbollah hiding true number of fatalities among its ranks
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Omer Sarah Benjo (Courtesy)
June 4, 2024, 9:50 pm
Staff Sgt. Omer Benjo, 20: Observation soldier was ‘full of grace’
Killed by a rocket fired at an IDF base in Safed on February 14, 2024
By ToI Staff
People walk in the Old city of Safed, northern Israel, February 4, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 16, 2024, 6:02 am
In Safed, a deadly rocket salvo fails to rattle deeply rooted residents
Jews have lived for centuries in the northern holy city. Its resilient inhabitants resumed regular life mere hours after Hezbollah hit it for the first time in years
By Canaan Lidor
Troops of the 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade carry out a drill in northern Israel, in a handout image published January 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 27, 2024, 11:51 pm
In north, IDF drills for urban warfare as health system preps for attack scenarios
As Northern Command increases readiness for possibility of war with Hezbollah, wide-scale Health Ministry exercise gets ministries, hospitals, HMOs, Home Front Command up to speed
By Emanuel Fabian and Renee Ghert-Zand
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2nd right) during a visit to the military's Northern Command in Safed, January 10, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
January 10, 2023, 8:05 pm
Netanyahu warns Iran, Hezbollah of ‘red lines’ ahead of war games on Lebanon border
Defense Minister Gallant vows to ‘cut off’ weapon supply lines to Lebanese terror group via Syria; military to launch artillery shells toward contested area Wednesday
By Emanuel Fabian
Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, the incoming head of the Northern Command, during an interview with The Associated Press, at the Home Front Command base near the city of Ramla, on August 29, 2022. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
September 9, 2022, 11:00 am
Outgoing commander of Israel’s Home Front prepares to lead charge on Hezbollah
Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin says the Hezbollah arsenal today is hard to fathom, notes that his new role will partly be to ensure that any future fighting ‘not reach the civilian front’
By Josef Federman
An observation post allegedly manned by members of the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, is seen near the border with Israel, as seen in images released by the military on June 8, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 25, 2022, 10:25 pm
Hezbollah said to have built 15 new observation posts, all along border with Israel
IDF tells Israeli TV the Lebanese terror group has set up lookouts on northern frontier meters from army positions, including at spot where it staged raid that sparked 2006 war
By Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese men, whom the IDF says are members of the Hezbollah terrorist group, peer into Israel from an observation post near the border, as seen in images released by the military on June 8, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 8, 2022, 9:34 pm
IDF accuses Hezbollah of gathering intelligence under guise of environmental group
Military’s Arabic-language spokesperson publishes images of ‘Green Without Borders’ post along Lebanon security fence, alleging it to be a front for the Iran-backed terror group
By Emanuel Fabian
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