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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Peter Lerner

Screen capture from undated video of IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (res.) Peter Lerner. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 5, 2024, 10:31 pm
‘Pyromaniacs who spout nonsense’: Ex-IDF spokesman blames ministers for war’s bad PR
British-born Peter Lerner says government’s lack of planning for Gaza’s future left him rhetorically unarmed for foreign press as post-Oct. 7 ‘leeway of legitimacy’ faded away
By ToI Staff
Israelis and foreigners take part in a program run by the organization Israel-is. (Courtesy/Israel-is)
April 14, 2019, 8:53 pm
An army of ambassadors: NGO trains troops to defend Israel during post-army trek
Before release from the military, soldiers must undergo course from ‘Israel-is,’ teaching them how to better speak about Israel for their benefit and the country’s, co-founder says
By Judah Ari Gross
Former Israeli chief of staff Benny Gantz walks among supporters during an electoral rally after delivering his first campaign speech, in Tel Aviv on January 29, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 8, 2019, 9:12 am
Benny Gantz’s tall order: Convincing Israel that he can replace Netanyahu
Critics denounce prime ministerial hopeful as a politically inexperienced, financially incompetent leftist, while fans describe a quiet, collected and strongly principled leader
By Raphael Ahren
58-year-old Hamdan al-Arda of Araba, a village near Jenin (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 24, 2019, 4:14 pm
IDF to release for burial body of 58-year-old Palestinian man accused of attack
Businessman Hamdan al-Arda’s relatives deny army’s allegation that he tried to ram troops in the West Bank in December
By Adam Rasgon
In this photo provided by the IDF on December 26, 2018, Israeli soldiers are seen at the scene of a tunnel dug across the border from Lebanon (IDF Spokesperson)
December 28, 2018, 8:56 pm
Are Israeli media too soft on the country’s popular military?
Despite a drop in trust for public institutions, some 90% of Israelis trust the IDF, even after a series of incidents where the army deliberately misled the public
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: Two Israeli Air Force F-15 Ra'ams practicing air maneuvers. (TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF/Wikipedia)
March 18, 2017, 3:32 am
Netanyahu: Syria raids targeted ‘advanced’ Hezbollah arms
After unprecedented missile clash, PM says Israel will continue to operate against weapons transfers from Assad regime to Shiite terror group
By Steve Weizman
A knife found on the person of a 23-year-old Palestinian in Hebron on October 28, 2016 (Courtesy Border Police)
October 28, 2016, 5:05 pm
Palestinian caught with knife in Hebron, says he planned attack
Young man arrested after raising suspicions of border policemen near Tomb of Patriarchs; soldiers fire towards Palestinian rock thrower south of Bethlehem
By ToI Staff
A photo of the knives found on the persons of two Palestinian children, 8, near the West Bank settlement of Migdal Oz on October 26, 2016 (IDF spokesperson's office)
October 26, 2016, 11:41 pm
Palestinian kids, 8, detained with knives outside settlement
Two children arrested near Migdal Oz security fence; pair confess they were sent to carry out attack, army says
By ToI Staff
The Associated Press Photographer Majdi Mohammed shows a bruise after he was hit with a rubber bullet while covering clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the town of al Ram, West Bank, October 9, 2016. (AP Photo)
October 10, 2016, 4:05 pm
IDF, police ‘looking into’ case of AP photographer hit by rubber bullet
Majdi Mohammed says he was shot in West Bank despite obeying soldiers’ order to leave area; FPA calls shooting intentional
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: IDF soldiers carry spike strips as they block a road at a southern entrance of Hebron on July 2, 2016, after Israeli troops locked down the West Bank city following a spate of deadly Palestinian terror attacks. (AFP/Hazem Bader/File)
July 2, 2016, 1:54 pm
IDF nabs suspects in rabbi’s murder, boosts West Bank presence
Army deploys 2 battalions to secure settlements, main roads as troops, intel agencies work in tandem to halt terror attacks
By ToI Staff and AFP
Security forces gather on July 1, 2016, near the entrance of the Cave of the Patriarchs, in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron (AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER/File)
July 1, 2016, 6:59 pm
IDF slaps closure on Hebron, withholds PA tax funds after attacks
Army adds 2 battalions to ‘disrupt terrorist activities’; Netanyahu says money Abbas pays to terrorists’ families will be deducted
By Judah Ari Gross and Itamar Sharon
Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of three children who were killed in a fire caused by a candle, during their funeral in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
May 7, 2016, 4:47 pm
Hamas blames PA, Israel for deaths of 3 children in Gaza house fire
Ismail Haniyeh says Israeli blockade, high price of diesel imposed by PA, led to deaths of 3 kids whose candle-lit home burned down
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Hamas leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gives a speech during a rally in Gaza City, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
May 6, 2016, 2:28 pm
Hamas: We don’t seek war, but won’t accept Israeli ‘incursions’
Ismail Haniyeh says IDF soldiers entering enclave ‘on pretext of searching for tunnels’ … a day after Israel finds tunnel
By ToI Staff, Judah Ari Gross, AFP and Avi Issacharoff
March 28, 2016, 4:09 am
The 25 most influential people on ‘Jewish Twitter’
From politicians to journalists, activists to rabbis, JTA unveils its latest list of social media mavens
By Gabe Friedman
In this Feb. 15, 2016 file photo, an Israeli soldier keeps guard by an arrested Palestinian man at the Amari refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/ Nasser Shiyoukhi, File)
February 25, 2016, 5:58 pm
Israel cooperation puts Palestinian forces in tough spot
PA police say they feel humiliated when IDF tells them to step aside; Israeli officials: We’d prefer it if they caught the fugitives we seek
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
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