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Operation Breaking Dawn

A soldier enters an armored vehicle at a staging area for troops on the border with Gaza, on May 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2023, 3:09 pm
After years of dead-end air campaigns, pinpoint use of ground forces may offer way out
Yet another round underlined the overreliance on fire power and Iron Dome. The IDF doesn’t want to retake Gaza, but has a ‘Concept for Victory’ that puts troops in enemy territory
By Lazar Berman
Bassem Saadi, head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in the West Bank, appears for a hearing at Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, on August 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2023, 9:16 pm
Islamic Jihad leader whose arrest sparked 2022 Gaza conflict gets 22 months in jail
Bassem Saadi, leader of terror organization in West Bank, confesses to some charges in plea deal; also given suspended sentence; no immediate comment from Gaza-based group
By Emanuel Fabian
Bassem Saadi, head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in the West Bank, appears for a hearing at Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, on August 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 25, 2022, 1:35 pm
Terror charges filed against Islamic Jihad leader whose arrest sparked Gaza conflict
Bassem Saadi’s indictment includes charges of membership in terror group, incitement, assuming false identity; his detention is extended until Sunday
By Emanuel Fabian
PalestinianIslamic Jihad fighters pray during an anti-Israel rally in Rafah, south of Gaza City, August 24, 2022. (Fatima Shbair/AP)
August 24, 2022, 11:26 pm
Islamic Jihad holds Gaza rocket parade in defiant display after recent flare-up
Terror group members drive pick-up trucks with different sizes of rocket replicas and posters of their slain commanders as crowds line streets throwing flowers
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Head of the Shin Bet security service Ronen Bar leaves his home in Rishpon, central Israel, October 11, 2021. (Flash90)
August 21, 2022, 9:27 pm
Shin Bet chief meets Egyptian spymaster to patch up fraying ties — reports
Ronen Bar said to hold talks with Abbas Kamel after Cairo was apparently angered by IDF raid in West Bank shortly after Gaza ceasefire brokered
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi speaks at a conference in Ganei Tikva, August 18, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 18, 2022, 1:06 pm
Military chief says IDF forces struck ‘third country’ during recent Gaza fighting
Kohavi doesn’t name nation or target, but Arab media reported Iranians and Lebanese killed in large explosion at Houthi camp in Yemen earlier this month
By Emanuel Fabian
An IAI EItan drone is seen at the Tel Nof airbase, during Operation Breaking Dawn in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 17, 2022, 7:59 pm
Armed drones gave IDF ‘surgical’ precision during recent Gaza fighting, officers say
UAVs conducted over 2,000 flight hours during 3-day battle against PIJ earlier this month; airbase commander says Strip ‘covered’ in drones, collecting intel 24/7
By Emanuel Fabian
OCHA OPT Head Sarah Muscroft speaks in a video address on June 10, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)
August 17, 2022, 8:04 am
UN won’t reinstate official transferred for criticizing Islamic Jihad rocket fire
Spokesperson confirms Sarah Muscroft has been relocated to another position and the decision is final; Israel had asked for her to be reinstated at Humanitarian Affairs office
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on a residential building in Gaza, August 7, 2022. (Adel Hana/AP)
August 16, 2022, 2:17 pm
IDF finds Israeli strike killed 5 children in Gaza during recent operation – report
Military reportedly initially thought children were killed by a failed rocket launch, as was the case a day earlier
By ToI Staff
In this screengrab from a video published by the IDF on August 7, 2022, a rocket launch from the Gaza Strip falls short in the Jabaliya refugee camp. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 15, 2022, 8:15 pm
Confirming Israeli account, some Gazans acknowledge PIJ rockets landed inside Strip
Terror group’s capabilities called into question after its fire kills Gazans, fails to deal blow to Israel; Hamas said furious with PIJ for refusing help in improving rockets
By AFP and ToI Staff
Sarah Muscroft, head of OCHA OPT, speaks in a video address in December 2020. (Screen capture/YouTube)
August 15, 2022, 2:39 am
Israel urges UN chief to cancel ouster of top official who condemned PIJ rocket fire
Envoy Erdan says UN’s ‘surrender’ to Palestinian threats emblemizes a lack of objectivity, especially since inquiry member who recently denounced ‘Jewish lobby’ was not punished
By Jacob Magid
Three newborn lion cubs are displayed at Nama zoo in Gaza City, August 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
August 14, 2022, 1:07 am
Days after airstrikes and rocket fire, 3 newborn lion cubs go on display in Gaza
Veterinarian says birth successful despite loud sounds of explosions, which causes stress to wild animals
By Agencies and ToI Staff
OCHA OPT Head Sarah Muscroft speaks in a video address on June 10, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)
August 13, 2022, 5:52 pm
Senior UN official loses her post after tweet condemning PIJ rocket fire at Israel
Jerusalem-based Sarah Muscroft to be assigned new role, spokesman says, after her statement panning rockets that ‘provoke Israeli retaliation’ met strong backlash from Palestinians
By Jacob Magid
Fady Hanona, in an undated photo. (LinkedIn)
August 13, 2022, 4:52 pm
NY Times cuts ties with Gaza freelancer who called to kill Jews ‘like Hitler did’
Pro-Israel media watchdog publishes list of social media posts by Fady Hanona, who is credited in six Times articles on latest round of fighting
By ToI Staff
A young girl is seen climbing a Palestinian Islamic Jihad observation post on the border with the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 12, 2022, 6:33 pm
Footage shows IDF delayed strike on Islamic Jihad position due to young girl at site
In latest army video showing efforts to avoid harming civilians, tank seen halting opening strikes; Hamas say 17 children killed in fighting; IDF blames Gaza rocket fire for 12
By Emanuel Fabian
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