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Imad Amhaz, a Hezbollah official captured by Israeli naval commandos on November 1, 2024. (Social media)
December 19, 2025, 1:29 pm
IDF: Hezbollah operative nabbed last year was key to group’s ‘secret maritime file’
Military says Imad Amhaz was member of Hezbollah’s coast-to-sea missile unit, involved in advancing classified project directed by former terror chief Nasrallah
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli training ship and a corvette are seen on July 7, 1948, in the port of Haifa following the departure of the last British troops from that city on June 30. (AP Photo/GM)
August 10, 2025, 12:24 pm
Pnina Pinhasi, only woman to fight in Israel’s naval commando unit, dies at 97
Pinhasi, a Holocaust survivor, fought in War of Independence with Palmach and joined unit that later became elite Shayetet 13, where her son and grandchildren also served
By ToI Staff
A passerby looks at photos of the hostages in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, January 23, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 15, 2025, 4:29 pm
Ex-hostages, prominent authors join mounting calls for deal – even if it ends war
Military elites, healthcare professionals, Nobel laureates, captives’ families unite in urgent appeal to government to prioritize the lives of those who remain in Hamas captivity
By Stav Levaton, Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Lebanese soldiers inspect the beach at a reported landing site for Israeli naval commandos who captured a Hezbollah official in a raid in the northern coastal town of Batroun on November 2, 2024. (Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP)
November 5, 2024, 9:25 pm
Lebanese probe claims IDF commandos snuck ashore in speedboats, jammed UNIFIL radars
Lebanese Army presents alleged details of Israeli infiltration last weekend in which a Hezbollah official was nabbed, says boats were equipped with devices that prevented detection
By ToI Staff, AFP and Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese soldiers inspect the beach at a reported landing site of an Israeli naval commando raid in the coastal town of Batroun on November 2, 2024. (Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP)
November 3, 2024, 2:48 pm
Wearing Lebanese uniforms, some 20 Israeli commandos took part in Friday raid – report
Hezbollah-affiliated media says special forces were likely in area for reconnaissance before nabbing alleged terror operative, reiterates claim German Navy coordinated with Israel
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Imad Amhaz, a Hezbollah official captured by Israeli naval commandos on November 1, 2024. (Social media)
November 2, 2024, 5:10 pm
Israeli commandos nab top Hezbollah naval operative in north Lebanon raid
Lebanese minister argues Imad Amhaz is captain of civilian ships; military says he was taken to Israel for questioning on terror group’s naval operations
By Emanuel Fabian
Chief Petty Officer Ofek Rousso (IDF)
August 25, 2024, 8:14 pm
Chief Petty Officer Ofek Rousso, 21: Naval commando and musician
Killed while battling against Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 8
By ToI Staff
A vehicle belonging to an Israeli hostage (right) and a Hamas pickup truck (left) are seen at northern Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, in a video published by the IDF on December 25, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 26, 2023, 1:03 am
Troops find car belonging to hostage, armed Hamas truck in northern Gaza hospital
IDF says Toyota owned by family of Samar Talalka, hostage mistakenly slain by the military, was recovered next to Indonesian Hospital, with bloodstains traced to another hostage
By Emanuel Fabian
Hamas terrorists are seen attempting to infiltrate into Israel, October 24, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 24, 2023, 11:53 pm
Army says sea-borne Hamas infiltration thwarted, two terrorists killed
Infiltration alarms sound in virtually empty Gaza border towns of Zikim and Karmia, as army spokesman says Navy spotted Hamas cell entering sea from a tunnel and opened fire
By Emanuel Fabian
Sailors of the Snapir unit kill Hamas terrorists attempting to infiltrate into Israel from the Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 14, 2023, 7:09 pm
New footage shows harbor security unit foiling Hamas naval infiltration on October 7
Snapir sailors on Defender-class boats kill terrorists trying to reach Israel’s shore during assault
By Emanuel Fabian
Members of the Brothers in Arms protest group demonstrate against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the home of Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv, on June 6, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 16, 2023, 3:23 pm
As overhaul advances, 4,000 reservists in key roles threaten to end volunteer duty
Hundreds of pilots, commandos, cyberwarfare experts included in growing list of military reserve members protesting against changes to judicial system
By Emanuel Fabian
Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) (right) and IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, visit the Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 commando unit, April 27, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 27, 2023, 9:20 pm
US CENTCOM chief arrives in Israel to discuss cooperation, joint naval activity
Erik Kurilla visits elite Shayetet 13 commando unit with IDF chief Halevi, is briefed on recent operations; meeting with defense minister focuses on Iran
By Emanuel Fabian
President Isaac Herzog delivers a message to the nation from his office in Jerusalem, February 12, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)
February 16, 2023, 4:53 pm
400 ex-security chiefs urge Herzog not to sign laws that negate Israel’s core values
Former heads of police, Shin Bet, Mossad warn legal shakeup ‘will cause damage for generations’; constitution scholar says president’s power symbolic, refusal wouldn’t carry weight
By Michael Bachner
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the head of naval operations, and the incoming IDF spokesman, is seen in an official undated potrait (Israel Defense Forces)
January 5, 2023, 6:11 pm
Senior Navy officer Daniel Hagari tapped as IDF spokesperson
Rear admiral most recently served as chief of naval operations, will replace Ran Kochav in the coming months
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits the Atlit naval base in northern Israel on January 5, 2021. (Screen capture)
January 5, 2021, 3:00 pm
Gantz: World must unite to prevent Iran from getting nuclear arms
Defense chief says Tehran ‘continuing to ignite the region with instability,’ as it ramps up uranium enrichment in breach of nuclear deal
By Alexander Fulbright and ToI Staff
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