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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

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Crowds gather at the Begin Gate of the IDF's Kirya HQ in Tel Aviv calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Dana Reany / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
March 15, 2025, 2:57 pm
Saturday hostage rallies draw thousands as families end 1st week of encampment
Protests take place as Netanyahu convenes the cabinet a day after negotiators returned from Doha; families forum slam meeting as belated: ‘The opportunity is now’
By ToI Staff
Soldiers killed in southern Lebanon on November 13, 2024: Top, left to right: Staff Sgt. Sraya Elboim, Sgt. Shalev Itzhak Sagron, Sgt. Yoav Daniel; Bottom, left to right: Staff Sgt. Dror Hen, Staff Sgt. Nir Gofer, Cpt. Itay Marcovich
November 13, 2024, 11:40 pm
6 Israeli soldiers killed in fighting with Hezbollah as IDF pushes deeper into Lebanon
IDF says troops died during gun battle with terror group members; air force hits Hezbollah in Beirut as Iran-backed group claims to target army’s HQ; Syria claims bombed by Israel
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Israelis demonstrate around 27 coffins symbolizing hostages killed in Gaza, as they protest for the release of Israelis held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2024. (Jamal Awad / Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 9:27 am
‘Government of blood’: Protesters stage mock funeral for slain hostages, demand deal
Thousands march to IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, carrying 27 coffins to represent captives killed by Hamas, on fifth straight night of protests after six hostages were murdered in Gaza
By Noam Lehmann
Foreign Minister Israel Katz, right, talks to his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne before a meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
August 15, 2024, 9:58 pm
French, British FMs visit Israel as it remains braced for attacks by Iran, Hezbollah
Security cabinet set to meet at IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv to review latest developments
By ToI Staff
From left: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi follow Israel's strike in Yemen from the IAF operations room at the Kirya Headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 20, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 8, 2024, 11:10 pm
Security cabinet convenes as Israel warns Hezbollah of ‘destruction’ if it attacks
Israel said to assess group wants to target senior official; leaders meet in ‘the pit’; Gallant to Lebanese: Don’t let Hezbollah drag you to war; Haifa mayor tells locals: Stock up
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Einav Zangauker holds a sign identifying her son Matan (24), one of the hostages taken captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during the October 7 massacre, as she stands on the roof of a car during a demonstration by hostages' relatives and supporters in Tel Aviv on May 6, 2024. (Jack Guez / AFP)
May 26, 2024, 4:08 am
At weekly rally, hostage’s mom warns Israel will be forced to halt war even without deal
Protesters and activists for Gaza hostages convene around country, call for Netanyahu’s removal; Einav Zangauker: ‘Matan, when you return I’ll tell you the government betrayed you’
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Ilana Grisewsky, center, takes part in a protest in Tel Aviv calling on the government to return the remaining abductees held by Hamas in Gaza, on February 24, 2024. The protesters merged with anti-government demonstrators, prompting police to use water cannons to disperse the crowds. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
February 25, 2024, 2:07 am
As hope for deal fills Hostages Square, chaos erupts at nearby anti-Netanyahu rally
Using mounted officers and water cannons, police in Tel Aviv clash with protesters in scenes reminiscent of pre-Oct. 7 civil unrest over judicial overhaul; 21 arrested
By Canaan Lidor, Iddo Schejter and Charlie Summers
A rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 17, 2023, 2:38 am
Families rally for hostage deal, say IDF pressure failed, after mistaken killings
Relatives at weekly demonstration in Tel Aviv call for talks, say they feel like they are playing Russian roulette with so many captives dead; dueling protests face off nearby
By Canaan Lidor and Agencies
Yael Adar, mother of hostage Tamir Adar held in the Gaza Strip, at a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 4, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 4, 2023, 3:13 pm
‘Humiliated’ hostage families demand to meet Netanyahu, say ‘any price’ for release
Relatives claim they are being ignored, threaten to stage sit-in outside Defense Ministry until allowed to see war cabinet; PM’s office says meeting already arranged, may be advanced
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Marmor at the flower shop on Yehuda Halevi Street in Tel Aviv that his family has owned for 70 years. September 2023. (Shoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2023, 11:57 pm
Shops along route of Tel Aviv light rail still waiting for promised business boom
Stores on Yehuda Halevi Street were told a bonanza would come after 8 years of mere survival in a construction site; so far this has not materialized
By Shoshanna Solomon
A masked Israeli soldier is seen inside the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv. The serviceman allegedly hurled stones at protesters outside the base, July 1, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 2, 2023, 9:41 pm
Soldier jailed for throwing rocks at anti-overhaul protesters from army HQ
IDF says it views soldier’s behavior ‘with severity’; serviceman sentenced to 30 days for Saturday’s incident in Tel Aviv
By Emanuel Fabian
Outgoing defense minister Benny Gantz (left) embraces his successor Yoav Gallant, at military headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
January 1, 2023, 10:01 pm
At defense handover, Gantz warns Gallant not to allow political interference in IDF
With Bezalel Smotrich taking ministerial control of unit in charge of civilian affairs in West Bank, outgoing minister cautions about ‘disintegration of the defense establishment’
By Emanuel Fabian
Artist's impression of potential redevelopment on the grounds of an IDF army base in Tel Aviv (courtesy Israel Land Authority)
December 6, 2022, 4:53 pm
Defense tech firm Rafael to vacate prime Tel Aviv real estate for new development
Initial agreement with Israel Land Authority will see Iron Dome maker leave central area to make way for 900 new apartments, offices, commercial complex, and public space
By Danielle Nagler
The Kirya, IDF headquarters, seen from the Sarona Market in central Tel Aviv, on March 21, 2018. (Shai/Flash90)
May 31, 2022, 1:52 pm
Sirens blare in Tel Aviv, in what IDF says is a false alarm
Incident result of a ‘malfunction in the public announcement system used at the Kirya base,’ army says
By ToI Staff
An ultra-Orthodox man walks past the army recruitment office in Jerusalem, July 22, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash 90/ File)
August 9, 2021, 7:15 pm
Cabinet meeting on ultra-Orthodox conscription bill postponed amid disagreements
Ministers won’t seek to lower the maximum age requiring exemption from 24 to 21, as it could raise legal difficulties, reports say
By ToI Staff
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