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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

IDF Southern Command

Defense Minister Israel Katz (center) during a visit to Northern Command with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (2R) on November 13, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
November 24, 2024, 3:13 pm
Katz holds up promotion of two IDF officers until after October 7 probe
Defense minister approves list of senior appointments made by army chief except for two senior commanders at Southern Command; new Ground Forces chief selected
By Emanuel Fabian
Rockets are launched by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, in Gaza, October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)
October 6, 2024, 4:15 pm
IDF preparing for possible long-range rocket attacks from Gaza on Oct. 7 anniversary
Army assesses projectiles could be fired at central Israel as nation marks 1 year since Hamas attack; IDF bolsters defenses on Gaza border, deploys troops to surrounding towns
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Then-IDF Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yeshayahu 'Shaike' Gavish seen on June 13, 1967. (CC BY-SA, GPO via Wikipedia)
October 3, 2024, 5:57 pm
Yeshayahu Gavish, Six Day War general who captured the Sinai, dies at 99
Known as ‘Shaike,’ Palmach alum was last living senior commander from 1967 war, where he led massive Sinai battle; felt Paratroopers ‘stole the show’ with conquest of Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
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
Burnt cars are left behind at the site of the attack three days earlier by Palestinian terrorists on the Supernova desert music near Kibbutz Re'im in the Negev desert in southern Israel, on October 10, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
September 8, 2024, 5:56 pm
Report shows IDF’s silence on fears ahead of Nova, failure to react as massacre unfolded
Army officials say they didn’t prioritize deploying forces to rave because police said area had been cleared out; soldiers only arrived in large numbers by middle of afternoon
By ToI Staff
Chief of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, is seen in southern Gaza's Rafah on June 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 17, 2024, 12:01 am
Fighting will continue in Rafah until Hamas is defeated there, says IDF general
Soldier killed Sunday in Gaza’s southernmost city; first day of IDF’s ‘strategic pauses’ in Strip comes as Palestinians mark Eid al-Adha and fighting appears to abate
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Sgt. Danit Cohen (Courtesy)
June 9, 2024, 10:23 pm
Sgt. Danit Cohen, 19: Aspiring actress with seven siblings
Killed while battling a Hamas invasion of the Urim IDF base on October 7
By ToI Staff
Lt. Col. Meidan Israel who was killed on October 25, 2023. (IDF)
February 15, 2024, 10:46 pm
Lt. Col. Meidan Israel, 35: Proud father and dedicated IDF officer
Killed on October 25 in a military-linked car accident
By ToI Staff
Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, then chief of the IDF Southern Command, speaks to reporters, June 13, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 8, 2024, 4:23 am
Report: Top IDF general advised preemptive strike against Hamas, year before Oct. 7
In November 2022 , then-chief of Southern Command presented three-step plan to cripple terror group, amid warnings it was planning attack like the one it eventually carried out
By ToI Staff
A woman carries a white flag with a group of Palestinians fleeing Gaza City to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din street in Bureij, November 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
November 7, 2023, 6:42 pm
Thousands of Gazans waving white flags head south along IDF evacuation route
Palestinians recount being told to raise their hands by troops as they make journey; chief of IDF Southern Command says ‘we won’t rest, we won’t stop, until we fulfill our mission’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
L-R: Incoming commander of the IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, and outgoing head of the Southern Command Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, at the unit's base in Beersheba, July 9, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 9, 2023, 1:12 pm
IDF chief Halevi says reservists ‘don’t have the right’ to refuse to show up for duty
With renewed threats by reserve soldiers over judicial overhaul, military chief says IDF must remain ready amid heightened tensions across region
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF chief Herzi Halevi walks with other military and police officials near the site where an Egyptian policeman infiltrated into Israel, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 13, 2023, 7:07 pm
Officer dismissed as IDF blames deadly Egypt border attack on easily opened gate
Military probe says emergency gate used by gunman was unknown to soldiers stationed in area; officers to shorten 12-hour guard shifts, prioritize preparing for potential attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
This image taken from video shows an IDF post that was attacked by an Egyptian policeman on the border, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 11, 2023, 6:21 pm
IDF brass meet Egyptian counterparts in Cairo to probe deadly border attack
Delegation including chief of Southern Command, head of international relations and top intel officer continue joint investigation of killing of 3 soldiers by Egyptian policeman
By Emanuel Fabian
Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, 22, the Egyptian policeman who killed three IDF soldiers on the border. (Social media; Israel Defense Forces)
June 5, 2023, 11:44 am
Egyptian cop who killed IDF troops is named, said to have griped about border duty
Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, 22, from Cairo, reportedly once went AWOL for 18 days, suffered mental distress following death of comrade
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF chief Herzi Halevi walks with other military and police officials near the site where an Egyptian policeman infiltrated into Israel, June 3, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 4, 2023, 4:23 pm
IDF chief taps general to probe ‘systemic’ failures in deadly Egypt border attack
Maj. Gen. Nimrod Aloni to investigate theory, practice of ‘defending peaceful borders’ after Egyptian policeman sneaks through border gate that was merely held shut with zip ties
By Emanuel Fabian
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