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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Israel-US military cooperation

Then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, with then-Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 18, 2022. (Olivier Fitousi/Flash90)
April 17, 2025, 3:18 pm
Bennett, Lapid blast Netanyahu after reports strike on Iran was scuttled
Opposition leader says he suggested hitting Iran last October, but PM ‘was afraid’ and blocked the proposal; Bennett says it is the ‘Netanyahu doctrine’ to make empty threats
By ToI Staff
This satellite image released and taken on April 2, 2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island. ( Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 11:34 pm
Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program
Military and nuclear experts say any US-Israeli attacks on Iranian atomic sites would be risky and would only set program back a few years, unless their real aim is regime change
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
Centrifuges line a hall at the Uranium Enrichment Facility in Natanz, Iran, in a still image from a video aired by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting company on April 17, 2021, six days after the hall had been damaged in a mysterious attack. (IRIB via AP)
February 11, 2025, 11:13 am
Trump: Iran, ‘scared’ and with defenses ‘pretty much gone,’ will make nuclear deal with US
‘Everyone thinks Israel, with our help or our approval, will go in and bomb the hell out of ’em. I would prefer that not happen,’ US president tells Fox News
By ToI Staff
A US THAAD missile defense system in Israel is deployed amid a Houthi attack early on December 27, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
December 28, 2024, 1:31 am
In first, US THAAD system deployed in Israel assists in Houthi missile interception
Iran-backed rebels say fresh air strikes hit Yemeni capital, several hours after terrorists launch ballistic missile at Israel for 5th time in eight nights
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US Air Force Gen. James Hecker, US Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander, prepares to present the Distinguished Flying Cross to members of the 494th Fighter Squadron, during a ceremony at RAF Lakenheath, England, November 12, 2024. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Gibson)
November 17, 2024, 6:48 pm
US Air Force honors crews that thwarted Iran’s April missile, drone attack on Israel
History made as first woman is decorated with force’s third-highest award for valor; American jets downed some 80 drones in ‘largest air-to-air enemy engagement in over 50 years’
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Demonstrators, also holding pro-Palestinian signs, march to the courthouse supporting 61 defendants that are being arraigned on RICO charges related to vandalism at the site of the new Public Safety Training Center, outside the a Fulton County courthouse, November 6, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
November 4, 2024, 4:18 pm
Atlanta Jews on high alert as anti-Israel group Stop Cop City goes national
Progressive movements mix anti-capitalist and anti-police messages with antisemitic tropes while diverse far-left causes band together under the anti-Israel banner
By Katja Ridderbusch
Women walk past an anti-Israel billboard covering the facade of a building in Tehran on October 26, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
November 3, 2024, 4:47 am
US said to warn Iran it won’t be able to restrain Israel if Tehran attacks again
American B-52 bombers arrive in region as Israel reportedly identifies initial signs of Iran preparing for attack, vows strong response even if strike carried out via proxies
By ToI Staff
The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File)
October 21, 2024, 9:48 am
US defense chief says THAAD missile defense battery is now ‘in place’ in Israel
Visiting Ukraine, Lloyd Austin says Washington is working ‘to dial down the tensions’ between Tehran and Jerusalem, declines to say if anti-missile system is fully operational
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians sit near the site of an Israeli airstrike which allegedly sparked a fire in tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on October 16, 2024. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
October 17, 2024, 2:54 am
Israel lets 50 aid trucks into northern Gaza after US threat to curb arms deliveries
US notes initial steps taken by Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Strip, hours after confirming it sent letter warning of consequences if situation doesn’t improve in 30 days
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden flanked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with the members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 20, 2024. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
October 15, 2024, 9:01 pm
US gives Israel 30 days to address Gaza aid crisis, threatens to curb weapons supply
Letter from Blinken and Austin lists series of demands, including allowing 350 trucks daily into Strip, ensuring north Gaza isn’t ‘isolated’; deadline falls days after US election
By Jacob Magid
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into northern Israel are intercepted over Safed, October 9, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 11:39 am
Israel faces potential shortage of interceptor missiles — report
Experts warn air defenses could be ‘stretched’ if Iran reacts to anticipated Israeli retaliatory strike against it, or if Hezbollah goes all out
By ToI Staff
US CENTCOM chief Gen. Michael Kurilla (right) meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) and other generals at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, September 8, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 7, 2024, 3:22 pm
Report finds US spent record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel in year of war
Brown University’s Costs of War project says additional $4.86 billion went into boosted military deployment in Middle East, including campaign against Houthi maritime attacks
By AP and ToI Staff
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during a discussion hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 2024. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
September 18, 2024, 12:08 pm
Harris says she backs Biden’s withholding of 2,000-pound bombs from Israel
VP says she is working with Israeli and Arab leaders on postwar plan for Gaza, stresses hostage-ceasefire deal is in ‘best interests’ of region’
By Jacob Magid
US-supplied military equipment arriving in Israel, December 2023 (Defense Ministry Spokesperson's Office)
August 26, 2024, 4:39 pm
Israel says US shipments of arms and equipment during war exceed 50,000 tons
Biden administration’s material support for IDF continuing despite some calls to end military aid
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) is seen boarding a two-seater F-15 fighter jet at the Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel, June 5, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 14, 2024, 2:40 am
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including 50 fighter jets
State Department says deal, also including thousands of tank rounds, boosts ‘Israel’s capability to meet current and future enemy threats,’ though F-15s won’t arrive for years
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and Jacob Magid
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