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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

Israeli strike on Iran

An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane and several F-35 and F-15 fighter jets carry out a drill just off the coast of Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 16, 2024, 9:40 pm
Rattling sabers, IDF drills for long-range strike as Hezbollah touts advanced missiles
Threatening messages come amid ongoing fighting along border with Lebanon, including surveillance drone thought to belong to terror group crashing in northern town
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli Air Force and Hellenic Air Force fighter jets fly over Greece during a drill, September 13, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 14, 2023, 7:08 pm
Air Force stages major drill in Greece practicing potential long-range strike on Iran
Military says fighter jets flew thousands of kilometers, successfully hit targets with live fire, despite ‘particularly challenging’ weather conditions
By Emanuel Fabian
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks with the Lebanese pro-Hezbollah news outlet Al Mayadeen in an interview aired May 2, 2023 (screenshot)
May 3, 2023, 8:55 am
Iran’s president threatens swift demise for Israel should it attack his country
Raisi, set to visit Syria amid detente with Saudis, says shifting regional alliances, along with ‘unprecedented’ political situation in Israel, have made Jewish state vulnerable
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Israel Air Force base at Hatzerim, May 18, 2021. With him are Air Force chief Amikam Norkim (left) and deputy IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
February 22, 2023, 9:06 am
Netanyahu said to huddle repeatedly with military brass over possible attack on Iran
TV report says PM held 5 meetings with defense minister, IDF chief, Mossad head, Military Intelligence chief; he tells conference world must back up promise to thwart nuclear drive
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this photo released by the Iranian Army on August 25, 2022, a drone is launched in a military drone drill in Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)
January 30, 2023, 4:15 pm
Iran warns Israel not to ‘play with fire’ after drone attack on defense facility
Official threatens revenge as ‘first indications’ suggest Jerusalem carried out attack, claims Israelis using propaganda to cover up operation’s failure
By ToI Staff
Screen grab from an unverified video circulating on social media said to show explosion at a defense facility in Iran's Isfahan after an alleged drone strike, January 28, 2023. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 30, 2023, 9:40 am
Mossad carried out Iran defense facility strike for Israel’s own interests — report
US officials tell NYT drone attack not aimed at stopping weapons exports to Russia; ex-PM Bennett says he intensified Iran strikes after plot to kill Israelis in Turkey, Cyprus
By ToI Staff
Screen grab from an unverified video circulating on social media said to show explosion at a defense facility in Iran's Isfahan after an alleged drone strike, January 28, 2023. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 29, 2023, 8:53 pm
Report: Israel carried out drone attack on Iranian defense facility
The alleged strike comes while talks between Jerusalem and Washington are aimed at finding new ways to counter Tehran’s nuclear program
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at a pilot graduation course at the Hatzerim air base on December 28, 2022 (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 28, 2022, 5:57 pm
Gantz tells graduating pilots they could be flying to attack Iran in 2-3 years
Outgoing PM Lapid boasts of Israel’s capabilities to conduct long-range strikes; President Herzog warns that air force can attack ‘any time and by any means, including Iran’
By Emanuel Fabian
Likud MK Tzachi Hanegbi on Channel 12 news, November 4, 2022. (screen capture)
November 4, 2022, 10:27 pm
Netanyahu ally: I believe he’ll strike in Iran if nuclear talks fail, US doesn’t act
Tzachi Hanegbi tells TV news that confronting the Iranian nuclear threat has been ‘a fire burning inside’ incoming premier; ‘when there is no choice, someone needs to take command’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Footage of Israeli strikes on Iranian and Syrian targets in southern Syria following an attempted explosive attack by Iranian-backed operatives against Israeli troops on the Golan Heights, November 18, 2020 (Israel Defense Forces)
June 8, 2022, 10:19 am
Alleged Israeli strike said to prevent Iran from landing weapon systems in Syria
Attack on May 20 that hit the Damascus International Airport damaged runways, satellite imagery shows, reportedly keeping Iran from landing Boeing 747 cargo planes
By ToI Staff
A US Air Force Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling plane connects to a F-35 fighter jet over California, January 22, 2019. (US Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
December 14, 2021, 5:04 pm
Report: US tells Israel new tanker jets, key to Iran strike, not coming anytime soon
According to NYT, during his visit to DC Defense Minister Gantz asked to accelerate delivery of KC-46 refueling planes but was told first aircraft unlikely to arrive before 2024
By ToI Staff
Fighter jets from the IAF's second F-35 squadron, the Lions of the South, fly over southern Israel, January 2020. (IDF spokesperson)
December 8, 2021, 9:19 pm
Just over half of Israelis say US approval not needed for strike on Iran
IDI survey finds Jews and right-wingers most supportive of going it alone, over 50% say Islamic Republic poses an existential danger
By ToI Staff
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi, from Argentina, addresses the media during a news conference regarding the agency's monitoring of Iran's nuclear energy program at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)
November 12, 2021, 7:44 pm
Lack of contact from Iran’s government ‘astonishing’: UN nuclear watchdog
As diplomats prepare for return to talks in Vienna, head of IAEA says Tehran failing to move forward on ‘long list’ of issues that must be resolved
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israeli F-15 fighter jets escort American B-1B bombers, on November 11, 2021. (IDF)
November 11, 2021, 9:46 pm
For 2nd time in a month, IDF fighter jets escort US bombers through region
Israeli F-15s accompany American B-1 heavy bombers coming from Gulf; joint flight comes amid growing threats by Jerusalem and Washington over Iranian nuke program
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli F-15 fighter jet escorts an American B-1b heavy bomber through Israeli airspace, on October 30, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 30, 2021, 8:22 pm
IDF fighter jets escort American bomber through region, in tacit threat to Iran
Israeli F-15s accompany US B-1b heavy bomber on its way to the Gulf; move comes amid growing threats by Jerusalem and Washington over Iranian nuke program
By Judah Ari Gross
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