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Operation Protective Edge

Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul (Courtesy)
June 4, 2026, 1:56 pm
Hamas operative indicted for allegedly holding Oron Shaul’s body in fridge in Gaza
Ibrahim Hilu said to have hidden remains of the 20-year-old IDF soldier, killed in 2014 war, until they were recovered by the IDF in January 2025
By Charlie Summers
Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul (Courtesy)
June 2, 2026, 5:02 pm
Hamas operative who allegedly held Oron Shaul’s body in Gaza to be charged this week
Ibrahim Hilu reportedly kept the remains of the 20-year-old soldier, killed in 2014 war, in a fridge under his shop in Gaza City, where they were recovered by the IDF in January 2025
By Charlie Summers
Leah Goldin, the mother of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 in Gaza, speaks at his funeral in a military cemetery in Kfar Saba on November 11, 2025. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 3:20 pm
‘No one left behind’: After 11 years, Hadar Goldin laid to rest with words of love and reckoning
Tens of thousands attend funeral for officer killed in Gaza in 2014 war and held there until this week; father says Israel ‘abandoned’ his son, ‘became addicted to money, honor, and power’
By Jessica Steinberg, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Freed Israeli hostage Matan Angrest holds a photo of Hadar Goldin during a rally calling for the return of the deceased hostages who are held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
November 9, 2025, 5:10 pm
After decade of deadlock, return of Hadar Goldin’s body may bring closure to captive nation
Fallen soldier was held by Hamas since 2014, but Israel failed for years to recover his body and others, possibly planting seeds of conflict that would precipitate his eventual return
By Nava Freiberg
A poster of Hadar Goldin, the Givati commander killed in combat in Gaza in 2014, his poster at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 8, 2025, 10:27 pm
Hamas claims to recover body of Hadar Goldin, IDF soldier killed and abducted in 2014 war
No news yet of planned return of Goldin’s body, amid reports terror group demanding safe passage for trapped gunmen in return; IDF chief visits Goldin family to update them
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Pro-hostage deal, anti-government protesters rally outside the Begin Road entrance to the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
July 12, 2025, 3:45 pm
Thousands set to attend weekly rallies: ‘No victory without bringing home all 50 hostages’
Hostage families call upcoming 4,000th day since Hadar Goldin’s 2014 abduction ‘a stain on the Israeli story’; supporters of Arab MK Odeh to protest effort to eject him from Knesset
By ToI Staff
An Israeli protester holds a sign with bloody hands and Hebrew writing that reads, 'prison release form,' during a demonstration against a proposed release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
January 22, 2025, 4:13 pm
As terrorists go free, Israel debates keeping enemies close or sending them far away
History shows dangers and possible benefits of setting killers loose in West Bank or Gaza, but also points to risks that come with exiling terror leaders beyond Israel’s reach
By Amir Bar Shalom
Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul (Courtesy)
January 19, 2025, 8:56 am
Body of soldier Oron Shaul, killed and captured by Hamas in 2014, recovered from Gaza
Covert operation to bring remains of slain troop back to Israel carried out by special forces; leaders vow to return body of Hadar Goldin, another soldier killed in 2014 war
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF chief Herzi Halevi (right) speaks at an award ceremony at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, May 8, 2023. Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter (left) attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, on October 22, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces; Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 12, 2024, 7:00 pm
Controversial ex-officer claims Halevi blocked appointment as PM’s military secretary
Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter says IDF chief told him PM’s recommendation ‘not appropriate,’ Winter ‘not suited’ for role; PMO: ‘Grave if true’; IDF denies it, says meeting recorded
By Lazar Berman
Slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (R) is seen with bodyguard Wasim Abu Shaaban in an undated photo (Social media)
August 1, 2024, 5:08 pm
Reports: Haniyeh bodyguard was in cell that killed 5 IDF troops in 2014 Nahal Oz raid
Palestinian media says Wasim Abu Shaaban, killed alongside Hamas leader, was part of elite unit before being appointed to protect politburo chief
By Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies
Shahar Yaori, whose son Amit Yaori was killed fighting in Gaza in 2014, confronts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the state ceremony marking 10 years since Operation Protective Edge at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, July 16, 2024. (Shalev Shalom/POOL)
July 16, 2024, 9:37 pm
Netanyahu heckled by bereaved parents at ceremony marking 10 years to 2014 Gaza war
Sister of Hadar Goldin says brother’s absence a ‘symbol of abandonment, complete failure’; Gallant: Israel must investigate failures in decade between Protective Edge, October 7
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Palestinian terrorists head toward the border with Israel from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Said Khatib/AFP)
July 7, 2024, 4:50 am
Military Intelligence alert system poorly maintained in lead up to October 7 – report
Former officials in the 8200 unit tell Channel 12 commander ‘didn’t care’ about crucial signal model
By ToI Staff
Maj. Idan (right), deputy commander of the Givati Brigade's Rotem Battalion, returns a wallet and dog tag that Yedid Ackerman (left) lost during the 2014 Israel Hamas war (Ynet video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 28, 2023, 8:06 pm
After 9 years, soldier who lost dog tag and wallet in 2014 Gaza war gets both back
Members of Givati Brigade find the items — once displayed in a video clip by Hamas — in a pile of weapons in Khan Younis
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a State Control committee meeting in the Israeli parliament during a discussion about the Operation Protective Edge report, on April 19, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 22, 2023, 1:44 pm
‘Frogmen, hang gliders, kidnapped Israelis’: Netanyahu described Hamas’s plans in 2017
Footage of Knesset hearing on 2014 Gaza war shows PM claiming he’d deterred terror group; premier lays out Hamas’s murderous plans, which came to fruition on Oct. 7, in eerie detail
By ToI Staff
National Unity party leader Benny Gantz at a conference in Tel Aviv, August 20, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 25, 2023, 10:41 pm
Top Dutch court confirms Gantz can’t be sued for civilian deaths in 2014 Gaza strike
Ex-DM hails Israel’s ‘strong and independent judicial system,’ as ruling upholds findings that senior IDF officers enjoy ‘functional immunity’ from civil proceedings in Netherlands
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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