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Yoadd Zaguri. (Courtesy)
February 18, 2019, 4:38 pm
Soldier injured in Gaza clashes identified as Yoadd Zaguri of Los Angeles
Lone soldier’s girlfriend says he overcame numerous obstacles to serve in army; ‘he fought in order to enlist’
By TOI staff
Ron Yitzhak Kokia, an IDF soldier who was stabbed to death in a terror attack on November 30, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 22, 2017, 12:26 pm
Arad stabbing of soldier was ‘revenge’ attack against IDF, perpetrator says
Shin Bet names terrorists behind Ron Kokia’s killing, says assailant originally planned to kidnap the soldier using anesthetics
By Judah Ari Gross
Hundreds attend the funeral of 19-year old Israeli soldier Ron Kokia in the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery on December 3, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 4, 2017, 2:18 pm
2 Bedouin Israelis suspected of killing soldier in terror attack
Shin Bet says alleged assailants acted out of ‘nationalistic motives’ in stabbing Sgt. Ron Kokia in Arad; victim’s stolen gun retrieved
By Judah Ari Gross
Hundreds attend the funeral for 19-year-old soldier Ron Kokia in Tel Aviv's Kiryat Shaul military cemetery on December 3, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 3, 2017, 6:14 pm
Soldier stabbed to death at Arad bus station laid to rest
Hundreds gather for funeral of Ron Kokia at Tel Aviv military cemetery; large-scale manhunt yet to turn up suspects
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Police in southern Israel. December 1, 2017. (Israel Police)
December 1, 2017, 11:43 am
Leaders vow to catch attacker who killed soldier amid large manhunt
Defense minister says ‘security forces will not rest until they lay hands on terrorist’ who murdered 19-year-old Ron Yitzhak Kokia in Arad
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Ron Yitzhak Kokia, an IDF soldier who was stabbed to death in a terror attack on November 30, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 1, 2017, 12:53 am
Man stabbed to death in apparent terror attack named as IDF soldier
Police search for two suspected assailants who fled scene after fatal assault on 19-year-old Ron Yitzhak Kokia next to a mall in southern city of Arad
By Judah Ari Gross
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 7, 2017, 11:34 am
Justice minister seeks war crime probe of leftist NGO activist
Ayelet Shaked asks A-G to investigate Breaking the Silence’s Dean Issacharoff, who was videoed saying he beat a Palestinian protester
By Stuart Winer and Jacob Magid
Illustrative image of soldiers of the Nahal Brigade during military training, Northern Israel. April 1, 2009. (IDF Spokesperson / Flash 90.)
April 5, 2017, 9:07 pm
3 IDF soldiers jailed for beating Palestinian man
Nahal Brigade troops sentenced to 42 days in prison for excessive use of force when detaining suspect who resisted arrest
By Tamar Pileggi
Outgoing Nahal Brigade commander Col. Amos Hacohen (IDF)
March 3, 2017, 1:43 am
Nahal infantry brigade gets new commander
Sudden replacement of senior officer Amos Hacohen with Col. Dan Goldfus takes many in the military by surprise
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car at a checkpoint close to the West Bank village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, on October 2, 2015, after Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple the night before. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
November 10, 2016, 1:24 pm
Soldiers get 60 days in jail for torching Palestinian’s shed
Troops say they acted out of ‘boredom’ after night shift on duty at checkpoint, admit they ‘behaved like idiots’
By Sue Surkes
File: Border Police officers at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack near the entrance to the Kiryat Arba settlement, September 23, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 23, 2016, 12:46 pm
Soldiers foil stabbing at Kiryat Arba bus stop — army
Palestinian teenager shot, seriously wounded as he tries to attack Israelis outside West Bank settlement
By Judah Ari Gross
Maj. Gen. Doron Piles (left) shakes hands with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman as he receives his appointment as the new president of the IDF's Military Court of Appeals, during a ceremony at the President's Residence attended by President Reuven Rivlin, President of the Supreme Court Miriam Naor and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot on August 15, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 15, 2016, 4:08 pm
IDF names new court of appeals head in fresh round of appointments
Liberman tells military judges ‘background noise’ should not inform rulings, in apparent reference to the media outcry over the Hebron shooter case
By Judah Ari Gross
The children of Rabbi Miki Mark mourn at a service prior to his funeral at the Otniel yeshiva, where Rabbi Mark was director, on July 3, 2016. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
July 27, 2016, 3:29 pm
Family of slain rabbi thank army for killing his murderer
Commander of IDF brigade says West Bank operation closed a circle, as Miki Mark’s son was until recently one of its officers
By TOI staff
Incoming head of the IDF Gaza Division Yehuda Fuchs (left) shakes hands with Southern Command chief Eyal Zamir (center) during a ceremony marking the exit of Brig. Gen. Itay Virov (right), from the position, at the division's base near the Gaza border, May 19, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 20, 2016, 1:58 pm
As new Gaza commander comes in, IDF says its finger is on the trigger
Southern Command chief: ‘We do not pursue war, nor do we fear it’; outgoing division chief heads to Ground Forces
By Judah Ari Gross
A vintage blunderbuss seized by IDF troops in Hebron on May 18, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 18, 2016, 9:54 am
IDF confiscates a ‘dragon’ musket in West Bank
Soldiers discover vintage pistol in Hebron during nighttime sweep, arrest two senior Hamas men
By Judah Ari Gross
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