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Samir Kuntar

Israeli soldiers stand near artillery units deployed near the Lebanese border outside the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on September 1, 2019. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
September 2, 2019, 3:17 am
With bloodless battle, Israel and Hezbollah can avoid war, but only for now
Terror group could view missile strike as sufficient revenge and end current tensions, but its efforts to acquire precision munitions make another bout just a matter of time
By Judah Ari Gross
Hezbollah's preparations for the cross-border raid that sparked the 2006 Second Lebanon War, from a screenshot from a promo clip by the Lebanese al-Mayadeen station. (al-Mayadeen/YouTube)
July 31, 2016, 4:22 am
Hezbollah releases boastful documentary on attack that sparked 2006 war
Al-Mayadeen, a TV channel affiliated with the terror group, says 3-part series will offer new information on kidnappings of Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, subsequent prisoner exchange
By ToI Staff
Hezbollah's preparations for the cross-border raid that sparked the 2006 Second Lebanon War, from a screenshot from a promo clip by the Lebanese al-Mayadeen station. (al-Mayadeen/YouTube)
July 29, 2016, 10:50 pm
Hezbollah to air ‘new footage’ on raid that sparked 2006 Lebanon war
TV channel affiliated with terror group says 3-part series will reveal new info on kidnappings of Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, subsequent prisoner exchange
By ToI Staff
In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Syrian solders guard near a tent where local leaders and elders signed a declaration pledging to abide by a truce Maarzaf, about 15 kilometers west of Hama, Syria. Associated Press spent five days traveling through the port of Latakia and the surrounding areas in Syria during the cease-fire. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
March 11, 2016, 10:44 am
After five years of civil war, it’s time to bid farewell to Syria
The former state is gone and will never return. A regime of sorts survives in Damascus, but it takes its orders from Iran
By Avi Issacharoff
Syrian children play on a swing at a park in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus on February 27, 2016. (AFP / Sameer Al-Doumy)
February 28, 2016, 11:57 am
Netanyahu: Syria truce must guarantee security for Israel
While ceasefire is important ‘from a humane standpoint,’ it should also block ‘Iranian aggression,’ prime minister says
By ToI Staff
A file picture taken on October 22, 2008, shows Samir Kuntar posing for a picture during an interview on the outskirts of Beirut. In the background is a photograph of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK)
February 27, 2016, 4:24 pm
MK confirms for first time: Israel killed Samir Kuntar
Asked whether December 2015 assassination of terror chief was great achievement for Israel, Omer Bar-Lev says: Absolutely
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers take part in an exercise in the army's Northern Command on January 20, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
January 20, 2016, 11:17 pm
IDF holds multi-front war games on northern border
Major military drill designed to prepare troops for long-term conflict with Hezbollah, Islamic jihad terror groups
By ToI Staff
File: A file picture taken on September 21, 2015 shows a portrait of Hassan Nasrallah (top), the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, and portraits of pro-government force members killed in combat displayed on a street in the Syrian capital, Damascus. (AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID)
January 11, 2016, 4:41 pm
Hezbollah said to get arms direct from Russia, can use against Israel
Daily Beast quotes terror group’s commanders in Syria bragging that ‘we are Moscow’s strategic allies’
By JTA
A Spanish UNIFIL peacekeeper drives an armored vehicle in the Lebanese town of Adaisseh, near the border with Israel, on January 19, 2015. (AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat)
January 4, 2016, 9:10 pm
UNIFIL ups patrols, calls for restraint following IDF-Hezbollah spat
Brother of Samir Kuntar indicates point scored against Israel over assassination of arch-terrorist after cross-border exchange Monday
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli army jeeps patrol along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 14, 2014. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
January 3, 2016, 11:07 pm
Anticipating Hezbollah action, Israel shells Lebanon border
IDF fires artillery for fourth successive day amid concerns terror group will take advantage of poor weather to ‘avenge’ death of Samir Kuntar
By ToI Staff
Lebanese Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (right) speaking next to freed Lebanese prisoner Samir Kuntar (left) at a stadium in Beirut, July 16, 2008. (AFP/Mussa al-Husseini, file)
December 31, 2015, 11:23 am
Nasrallah said to rebuff warning against attacking Israel
German envoy met with Hezbollah chief, who said revenge for Kuntar assassination would go forward — report
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, left, speaks with Galil Division commander Amir Baram and head of the Northern Command Aviv Kochavi, during a visit to Israel's northern border on December 30, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 30, 2015, 8:04 pm
IDF: Islamic State ally poses terror threat on northern border
600-strong vicious IS affiliate takes over large parts of Syrian Golan Heights; army also preparing for Hezbollah reprisals
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on December 27, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
December 29, 2015, 7:13 pm
Netanyahu: Israel in ‘world war’ with Islamic extremists
Following Hezbollah threat to avenge Kuntar assassination, PM warns Jewish state will react forcefully to any attack
By Sue Surkes
Israeli soldiers check a map as they patrol the Israel-Lebanon border on December 21, 2015. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
December 29, 2015, 4:49 am
IDF deploys concrete barriers to northern border
In expectation of Hezbollah attack over killing of terrorist Samir Kuntar, army said to bolster troop presence in northern towns
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot (Miriam Alster/Flash90, File)
December 28, 2015, 9:24 pm
IDF chief pledges ‘harsh’ response to Hezbollah threats
Senior Israeli official said to confirm airstrike on shipment of advanced Russian-made missiles bound for Lebanese militia
By Judah Ari Gross
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