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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Ron Arad

Joseph Avi Yair Engel, right, whose parents were Holocaust survivors and whose grandson was released from captivity in Gaza, speaks at rally calling for the release of the remaining hostages, in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on January 27, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 28, 2024, 4:31 am
Holocaust traumas, modern failings echo at rallies for hostages, against government
As world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, stories of survivors and rescuers take center stage at weekly gathering; six arrested as anti-Netanyahu protesters attempt to block roads
By Canaan Lidor
Yuval Arad, the daughter of Ron Arad, March 9, 2009 (Uri Lenz/Flash 90)
January 11, 2024, 10:21 am
Daughter of Ron Arad says hostage families must be wary of government promises
Yuval Arad, whose airman father has been missing in action since 1986, writes: ‘We were also told they were doing everything they could,’ urges deal to release Hamas-held hostages
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 11, 2021, 4:12 pm
In rebuke of Bennett, Gantz says he opposed announcing Mossad’s Ron Arad op
‘I wouldn’t have revealed this operation,’ says defense minister, while defending it as ‘very successful’ and rejecting reports it yielded no leads on missing airman
By ToI Staff
Haredi students pose wih Bahraini education official Mohammed Saleh in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 6, 2021 (Lazar Berman, Times of Israel)
October 10, 2021, 2:40 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 10 – Bahraini visitors join prayer at Western Wall
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman highlights a Bahraini group’s visit and Japanese diplomacy, as ToI editor David Horovitz discusses Lebanon, Ron Arad, Cyprus and soccer
By ToI Staff
Missing Israeli Air Force officer Ron Arad, photographed by Amal militants in Lebanon in 1987. (Wikipedia)
October 9, 2021, 10:17 pm
Report: Israel seized jogging Iran general in Damascus, freed him in S. Africa
Arabic media claims man nicknamed ‘Sabri’ was a senior Iranian official in Lebanon when Ron Arad was captured there, leading Jerusalem to hope he’d have info on airman’s fate
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian woman walks past a mural painted by a Hamas artist of captured Israeli soldier Ron Arad, in the Jabalia refugee camp on the Gaza Strip. on January 28, 2010. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
October 7, 2021, 10:37 pm
Ron Arad’s wife: If he’s dead, Israel should not pay a price to return his body
Tami Arad says her family wants searches to continue for the missing pilot ‘as long as possible, with the condition of no risk to life’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Russian police guard outside the Israeli embassy in Moscow, on September 18, 2018. (AFP/Vasily Maximov)
October 7, 2021, 1:11 am
Israel said to alert embassies worldwide of possible Iran threats
Warning comes after apparent thwarted attack on Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus, which Jerusalem blames on Tehran
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A female police officer adjust her mask as she guards at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 6, 2021, 5:01 pm
Cyprus said to suspect Azeri man of terror in alleged plot against Israelis
During court hearing in which suspect is remanded for six more days, police reportedly reveal their suspicions; Cypriot authorities said to rebuff claims of Iranian involvement
By ToI Staff
A Greek police officer, foreground, stands guard as UN peacekeepers block the closed crossing point in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, on March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 6, 2021, 12:00 pm
Cyprus authorities said to believe Iran not behind plot to kill Israelis
Local media outlet reports the alleged hired killer wanted to target Teddy Sagi’s employees, not the Israeli billionaire himself
By ToI Staff
Missing Israeli Air Force officer Ron Arad, photographed by Amal militants in Lebanon in 1987. (Wikipedia)
October 5, 2021, 6:03 pm
Mossad took DNA from body in Lebanon to determine if it was Ron Arad — report
Israeli spy agency examined corpse interred in northern Lebanese village of Nabi Chit, believed to belong to missing airman, Saudi news site reports
By ToI Staff
Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who went missing in 1986, with friends. (Israeli Air Force)
October 5, 2021, 2:06 pm
Mossad kidnapped an Iranian general to obtain info on Ron Arad – report
Hebrew media reports reverse course on operation, citing sources indicating it was a success after earlier reporting it as a failure
By Emanuel Fabian and Amy Spiro
Illustrative: A female police officer adjust her mask as she guards at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 5, 2021, 12:53 am
Azerbaijani hitman said at center of Iran plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus
Suspect reportedly crossed from Turkish side of island on bike and was casing out Israeli businessmen; was arrested by anti-terror unit while in possession of gun and silencer
By ToI Staff
Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who went missing in 1986, in his flight suit. (Israeli Air Force)
October 4, 2021, 11:50 pm
Mossad op to find info on missing soldier Ron Arad was a failure – reports
Defense officials said to accuse Bennett of revealing information on the efforts for political gain; PMO insists mission was a success
By ToI Staff
Military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an assassinated top nuclear scientist, during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2020. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
October 4, 2021, 11:12 pm
Failed Cyprus assassination seen as Iranian revenge plot — TV
Foiled attack against Israeli targets could have been retaliation for killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh or for Mossad operation linked to Ron Arad, reports say
By ToI Staff
Ron Arad. (Israeli Air Force)
October 4, 2021, 6:26 pm
Mossad agents went on recent mission to find info on Ron Arad, PM reveals
‘It was a complex, widescale operation,’ Bennett says of bid to uncover whereabouts of IAF airman missing for 33 years, presumed dead
By Amy Spiro
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