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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) is seen boarding a two-seater F-15 fighter jet at the Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel, June 5, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 14, 2024, 2:40 am
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including 50 fighter jets
State Department says deal, also including thousands of tank rounds, boosts ‘Israel’s capability to meet current and future enemy threats,’ though F-15s won’t arrive for years
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and Jacob Magid
This March 1, 2003, file photo obtained by the Associated Press shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. (AP Photo, File)
August 1, 2024, 3:01 am
9/11 mastermind and 2 accomplices cut plea agreement with US, avoiding death penalty
Pentagon says no details to be immediately revealed about deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has also admitted he murdered Daniel Pearl and helped 1993 World Trade Center attack
By W.G. Dunlop
IDF troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip during operations against Hamas, in an image released on July 25, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces/AFP)
July 25, 2024, 9:52 pm
US military chief: Israel has not shared detailed plans for ‘day after’ war in Gaza
Joint chiefs chair Brown says Washington has brought up issue with Jerusalem multiple times, after PM gives Congress vague outline of post-war governance in Strip
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US Army soldiers stand next to trucks arriving loaded with humanitarian aid at the US-built floating pier Trident before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
June 29, 2024, 1:32 am
US pier again removed from Gaza coast due to sea conditions, may not be reanchored
Pentagon says there’s a need to bring in more aid through the pier but the storage area is ‘pretty close to full,’ after UN halted distribution of supplies due to security concerns
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The image provided by US Central Command shows American and Israeli forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
June 11, 2024, 6:17 pm
US dismisses claims that Gaza aid pier was used in IDF hostage rescue mission
Pentagon pushes back against ‘inaccurate social media allegations’ as UN says it won’t resume operations there ‘until a thorough assessment of the security situation is conducted’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A crane loads food aid for Gaza onto the container ship Sagamore docked at Larnaca port, Cyprus, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
May 30, 2024, 4:06 pm
Gaza aid shipped from Cyprus to be held in floating storage as US pier is repaired
Cypriot spokesman says aid will be left on remaining structure and offloaded to Gaza ‘when conditions allow’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A maritime pier being built by the US military off the coast of the Gaza Strip, in an image released on April 29, 2024. (CENTCOM)
May 3, 2024, 6:48 pm
US defense secretary: No signs Hamas plans to attack our troops building Gaza pier
Lloyd Austin says measures being put in place for safety of US personnel, as ‘this is a combat zone and a number of things can happen’
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A banner displaying pictures of Israeli army officials with their faces encircled by a red crosshair icon hangs in Tehran on April 2, 2024, following a suspected Israeli strike in Damascus that killed the top IRGC officer in Syria. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
April 3, 2024, 11:29 am
US officials say strike on Iranian general ‘a blow’ to Tehran, risks inflaming region
Ex-CIA agent tells NYT alleged Israeli attack aimed to ‘punish’ Guard Corps for efforts to harm Israelis abroad; retired US general says Iran’s options for response ‘very limited’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, February 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
February 6, 2024, 8:21 am
Pentagon: Initial indications say no Iranians killed in recent US strikes in Mideast
Senior US Air Force officer says other casualties were likely in last week’s airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria, without giving details
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks at Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wisconsin, on January 25, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
January 28, 2024, 6:51 pm
White House reportedly looking into holding up weapons supplies to pressure Israel
NBC says Pentagon reviewing which munitions could be used to push Netanyahu to reduce intensity of war, allow more aid into Gaza; administration says no change in US policy
By Lazar Berman
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, November 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
January 15, 2024, 8:17 pm
Austin released from hospital after complications from surgery he kept secret
US reviews procedures for notifying White House if cabinet member transfers decision-making authorities, after US defense secretary hid prostate cancer diagnosis for weeks
By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, at the Pentagon in Washington, November 22, 2023. (Cliff Owen/AP)
January 9, 2024, 10:26 pm
US Defense Secretary Austin being treated for prostate cancer, doctors reveal
After Pentagon chief’s hospitalization was kept secret from Biden and the public, medical officials say he had surgery for the cancer and later developed a urinary tract infection
By Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, December 18, 2023. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
January 7, 2024, 11:59 pm
White House was unaware for days that defense chief Lloyd Austin was hospitalized
Failure to disclose Austin’s illness at a time when the US is juggling numerous national security crises raises eyebrows among Biden administration officials, members of Congress
By Lolita C. Baldor
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (not pictured), in Tel Aviv, on December 18, 2023. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)
January 6, 2024, 2:03 am
Pentagon reveals US defense chief hospitalized after complications from procedure
Defense Department says Lloyd Austin ‘is recovering well’ and set to resume full duties on Friday, without giving more details; hospitalization comes amid Mideast tensions
By AFP
In this April 29, 2015 US Navy handout photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece on April 29, 2015 for a scheduled port visit. (US Navy/AFP, File)
December 24, 2023, 10:38 am
US says warship targeted with drones from Yemen; blames Iran for ship hit near India
USS Laboon shoots down UAVs after Japanese-owned chemical tanker is struck near Indian coast, amid ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in the region
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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