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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

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Illustrative: Iranian and Russian warships taking part in a joint naval drill in the northern Indian Ocean, February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army office / AFP)
January 15, 2025, 11:57 am
Iran unveils new spy ship during major war games – state media
‘Zagros’ category reportedly equipped with electronic sensors, has cyber-operations capabilities; navy chief says vessel will be ‘watchful eye’ on oceans
By AFP
A live-fire exercise dubbed operation 'Strong Pillar' outside Al-Mawasi, a town on the southern coast of the Gaza Strip, on September 12, 2023. (Hamas via AP)
December 10, 2024, 11:27 am
Report: Hamas mobilized 2,000 men in May 2023 to drill attack, noted lack of IDF response
Channel 12 reports that months before Oct 7, terror group conducted mass exercise that flew under Israel’s radar, giving group confidence in ability to strike Jewish state
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, and Mossad chief David Barnea attend a ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 8, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash 90)
November 20, 2024, 6:40 pm
Bill creating new intelligence oversight body passes preliminary Knesset reading
Legislation aims to establish a devil’s advocate unit reporting to PM, in order to challenge consensus conclusions of other bodies and avoid October 7-style failures
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits on one side of a desk, as his chief of staff Tzachi Braverman takes notes at the head of the desk, in a meeting with top security officials: (L-R) Maj. Gen. Ronen Gofman, the premier's military aide; IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi; then-defense minister Yoav Gallant; Mossad chief David Barnea; and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, at the IDF's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 2, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
November 17, 2024, 10:51 pm
Ministers back bills creating new intelligence oversight body, banning ‘enemy’ flags
Despite PMO classified documents scandal, legislation establishes a ‘devil’s advocate’ unit, reporting directly to Netanyahu, that would challenge other intel bodies’ findings
By Sam Sokol
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at the international airport in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, July 5, 2024. (AP/Heuler Andrey)
July 12, 2024, 10:44 pm
Brazil police: Intel agency under Bolsonaro spied on officials with Israeli software
Journalists, senators and members of judiciary allegedly targeted amid probes against then-president; 5 preventive arrest warrants carried out
By Eléonore HUGHES
Members of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
July 9, 2024, 9:50 pm
Hezbollah adopts low-tech strategy as it tries to evade advanced Israeli surveillance
In an attempt to dodge IDF’s high-tech tracking methods, terror group bans operatives from using mobile phones and reverts to decades-old communication system
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
July 6, 2024, 1:27 pm
Yair Netanyahu: ‘High Court and state prosecutor are destroying the country’
PM’s son blasts justice system over detention of 3 civilians on suspicion of killing Palestinian man on October 7 and stealing weaponry from Israeli troops
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A graduation ceremony for soldiers who completed the Israel Air Force Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
June 22, 2024, 3:18 am
High-ranking Air Force intel officer faked elements of life story for years – report
Military police investigation finds no security, financial motive to sham; no classified information thought to have leaked
By ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in a lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 17, 2024, 10:08 am
Assailing military, Yair Netanyahu claims ‘treason’ in leadup to October 7 attack
Reacting to High Court order to suspend probe into IDF, PM’s son cites reports of warnings and consultations before Hamas attack, says father was kept in the dark
By ToI Staff
Posters depicting the portraits of rescued Israeli hostages Andrey Kozlov, 27, Noa Argamani, 26, Shlomi Ziv, 41, and Almog Meir Jan, 22, are plastered on a wall in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2024. The text underneath reads 'it's so good you came home.' (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
June 9, 2024, 10:59 am
US provided intelligence that helped Israel’s hostage rescue operation – report
Officials tell New York Times that US and UK analysts in Israel have been providing material from drone flights and cyberspace to help locate captives
By ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting, discussing measures in response to the terrorist attacks at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
April 28, 2024, 3:54 pm
Report: US intelligence says Putin likely didn’t order Navalny killed in prison
Unnamed sources tell Wall Street Journal that US has not absolved Russian leader of overall responsibility for opposition politician’s death, noting Moscow hounded him for years
By Andrew Osborn
A vessel that sank on Lake Maggiore in Italy with four fatalities, May 28, 2023. (Italian fire and rescue services)
May 31, 2023, 1:42 pm
Israel: Retired Mossad agent, still ‘devoted to state security,’ died on capsized boat
Prime Minister’s Office says ‘impossible to elaborate’ on ‘dedicated’ service of Erez Shimoni, who was one of 4 people who drowned on Italy’s Lake Maggiore; body returned to Israel
By ToI Staff
A vessel that sank on Lake Maggiore in Italy with four fatalities, May 28, 2023. (Italian fire and rescue services)
May 30, 2023, 10:55 pm
Report: Israeli, Italian secret agents were on ill-fated party boat to swap intel
Italian media claim yacht that capsized was not on simple birthday cruise, as authorities probe why vessel with capacity for 15 had over 20 on board; Israeli victim named
By ToI Staff
In this handout photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on September 19, 2021, Palantin-K EW systems are parked during a rehearsal in Voronezh region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
June 3, 2022, 8:58 pm
They’re jamming everything: How secretive electronic warfare shapes war in Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence official calls Russian threat ‘pretty severe’ when it comes to disrupting reconnaissance efforts, commanders’ communications with troops
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and Frank Bajak
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
May 11, 2022, 1:09 am
US says Putin prepping for prolonged Ukraine campaign, could utilize nuclear weapons
Russian troops press assaults in east and south; Kyiv pushes for EU membership, saying matter is a question of ‘war and peace’ for continent
By AFP and ToI Staff
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