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Israeli War of Independence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from the Israeli coast about the locating of the 1948 vessel Altalena, August 24, 2026. (GPO screenshot)
August 24, 2026, 10:21 pm
PM hails finding of Irgun arms ship Altalena, denounces Ben-Gurion for attacking it in 1948
Netanyahu uses incident to illustrate dangers of civil war while denigrating his political opponents; Ben Gvir likens himself to Irgun leader Begin at separate press event
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
The Altalena ship burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv, June 22, 1948. (Hans Pinn/GPO)
August 24, 2026, 12:57 pm
Wreckage found of Altalena arms ship sunk in deadly 1948 power tussle, far-right ministers announce
IDF says it had no part in search for Irgun ship sunk by army of nascent state; 16 Irgun members, 3 IDF troops died in incident that became right-wing symbol; chances of lifting still-intact vessel said slim
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Adjutant Corps Chief Brig. Gen. Edna Ilia (right) meets with a sister of Pvt. Yaakov Zarihan, July 7, 2026 (Israel Defense Forces)
July 9, 2026, 11:09 am
IDF says soldier missing since 1948 war determined to be buried near Jerusalem
Military says years-long investigation concluded that Pvt. Yaakov Zarihan, killed on April 22, 1948, was interred in mass grave at military cemetery in Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim; headstone to be added
By Emanuel Fabian
Adjutant Corps Chief Brig. Gen. Edna Ilia (left) meets with relatives of Pvt. Dov Parmet, March 31, 2026 (Israel Defense Forces)
April 1, 2026, 4:47 pm
Slain soldier considered missing since 1948 found in mass grave in north — IDF
Pvt. Dov Parmet was killed in battle with Syrian-Lebanese forces near Kibbutz Malkia; special military probe finds he was buried in mass grave at Maoz Haim with 16 others
By Emanuel Fabian
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi at a committee meeting at the Knesset, June 24, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 5, 2025, 10:10 am
Karhi threatens to cut public broadcaster’s funding over documentary about 1948 war
Communications minister admits he has not yet seen film set to air on Kan, but nevertheless claims it promotes a ‘false and antisemitic narrative’ about Israel’s founding
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
An Israeli training ship and a corvette are seen on July 7, 1948, in the port of Haifa following the departure of the last British troops from that city on June 30. (AP Photo/GM)
August 10, 2025, 12:24 pm
Pnina Pinhasi, only woman to fight in Israel’s naval commando unit, dies at 97
Pinhasi, a Holocaust survivor, fought in War of Independence with Palmach and joined unit that later became elite Shayetet 13, where her son and grandchildren also served
By ToI Staff
Director Marisa Fox holding a photo of her mother, Tamar Fromer-Fox (aka Hela Hocherman) in a scene from 'My Underground Mother.' (c) Marisa Fox, 2025. (Andrew Abrahams)
August 2, 2025, 1:45 pm
Journalist thought her Israeli freedom-fighter mother hid something big. She was right
In ‘My Underground Mother,’ premiering at the SF Jewish Film Festival, Marisa Fox grapples with her Polish-born mother’s motives for keeping secrets and hiding her true identity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A copy of David Ben-Gurion's diary from May 14, 1948 (Ben-Gurion Archives)
April 28, 2025, 1:00 pm
Ben-Gurion diary entries on day of independence revealed: ‘I mourn among the joyful’
Document found in archives reveals how first PM worried over Arab invasion, writing on May 14, 1948, that nascent state’s fate was ‘in the hands of the security forces’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: This picture taken on December 2, 2023, shows a view of the interior of the newly restored 19th century Jewish synagogue of Ben Ezra in Coptic Cairo. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP)
August 17, 2024, 7:44 am
Study of Cairo’s synagogues reveals an Egyptian Jewish ‘Golden Age’ abruptly ended
In ‘Sacred Places Tell Tales,’ Ben-Gurion University Prof. Yoram Meital examines the modern history of Cairo’s Jews and its thriving pre-1948 community
By Gavriel Fiske
Aharona Sadan. (Dafna Talmon)
May 20, 2024, 1:07 am
Uprooted: Aharona Sadan, 77, from Kibbutz Dafna. This is her story
Aharona Sadan, retired mother of four who evacuated to Givatayim and Tiberias before returning to Dafna ● This is her story
By Tamar Mor Sela
Mourners and relatives cry during the funeral of Palestinian Ayser Mohammad Safi, in Ramallah in the West Bank on May 15, 2024. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
May 15, 2024, 10:41 pm
PA says man killed in clash with Israeli troops during Nakba Day march in West Bank
Palestinian report says 20-year-old university student shot by soldiers at checkpoint near Ramallah; military yet to comment on incident
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rivka Grabovsky and her children in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/ Zman)
May 13, 2024, 4:27 pm
An unsung heroine’s 1948 tale of courage and captivity resonates anew after October 7
Rivka Grabovsky’s little-known ordeals, during the War of Independence and as a POW held by Syria, take on added layers as Israelis process a more recent tragedy
By Tal Schneider
The rear view of the old Mekor Haim synagogue. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
May 11, 2024, 7:04 am
The tragic pre-1948 history of Jerusalem’s now-posh Mekor Haim neighborhood
The Jewish enclave south of the capital was subject to brutal Arab attacks, and holds a memorial for 12 men killed fighting for it in the War of Independence
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Ra'anana Meridor, in an undated photo. (courtesy Meridor family)
November 10, 2023, 12:10 pm
Ra’anana Meridor, matriarch of influential right-wing family, dies at 100
Mother of Likud politician Dan Meridor was born in Vienna in 1923, became a Betar activist and saw her offspring achieve positions of authority in the new Jewish state
By ToI Staff
Dov (Berale) Broder (right) and his wife Batya Broder in 1947. Dov was killed during a battle on May 13, 1948, and his remains were identified in 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 1, 2023, 11:15 am
After 75 years, IDF identifies remains of soldier killed in War of Independence
Military determines Dov Broder, killed during assault on Palestinian village on May 13, 1948, is ‘anonymous’ soldier buried at Petah Tikva cemetery
By Emanuel Fabian
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