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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

targeted killings

A man inspects the ruins of a building hit by an airstrike targeting Hezbollah military leader Fuad Shukr in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 30, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
August 2, 2024, 5:44 am
Israel has long been good at assassinating enemies. Does it make a difference?
Researchers say targeted killings can be effective in sending a message, boosting public morale, but caution the blow they inflict on adversaries may not be long-lasting
By Ron Kampeas
Iranian emergency services arrive at the site where two explosions in quick succession struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, near the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in the southern Iranian city of Kerman on January 3, 2024. (MEHR NEWS / AFP)
January 3, 2024, 4:59 pm
Iran says at least 84 killed in ‘terror’ blasts near grave of slain general Soleimani
At least 284 injured in explosions on 4th anniversary of killing of senior Revolutionary Guard terror chief; outlets say blasts caused by suicide bombers or remote detonation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri. (Courtesy)
January 2, 2024, 8:39 pm
Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in alleged Israeli strike in Beirut
Israel mum on blast at Hamas office in Dahiyeh suburb said to kill 7 including terror chief; all eyes on Hezbollah, which said it would respond to any targeting of Hamas in Lebanon
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a speech broadcast on August 14, 2023, to mark the anniversary of the 2006 Second Lebanon War between his terror group and Israel. (Screenshot: Twitter/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 29, 2023, 12:24 am
Nasrallah vows ‘severe reaction’ to any Israeli assassination on Lebanese soil
After Netanyahu insinuates top Hamas official hiding in Lebanon could become a target, Hezbollah chief says he ‘will not accept changes to the rules of conflict’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on August 27, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
August 27, 2023, 8:10 pm
Netanyahu warns Hamas, Iranian proxies they’ll pay ‘full price’ for any escalation
Responding to senior official in terror group, who threatened regional war in response to targeted killings by Israel, PM says ‘all means’ will be used ‘everywhere’ needed
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene where family members were injured after a gunman opened fire in the Arab town of Kafr Kanna, northern Israel, August 26, 2023. (Flash90)
August 27, 2023, 1:51 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 27: Arab underworld shootings; Ben Gvir shoots off his mouth
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses Hamas threats and a Palestinian home demolition as ToI founding editor David Horovitz examines the police minister’s fighting words
By ToI Staff
Hamas deputy political chief Saleh al-Arouri, after signing a reconciliation deal with senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad, during a short ceremony at the Egyptian intelligence complex in Cairo, Egypt, October 12, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
August 27, 2023, 9:18 am
Senior Hamas official threatens ‘regional war’ if Israel resumes targeted killings
Saleh al-Arouri says Palestinian terror factions are readying for ‘all-out’ conflict; in response, Netanyahu vows whoever tries to harm Israelis ‘will pay the full price’
By ToI Staff
A picture shows a Gaza building housing the apartment (top floor) of an Islamic Jihad leader, which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, early on May 11, 2023. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
August 24, 2023, 9:47 am
Palestinian terror chiefs in Gaza said taking precautions for fear of Israeli attack
Groups warn of a ‘major escalation’ if Israel carries out any targeted killings in response to rise in West Bank terror attacks
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man inspects damage to his building following Israeli airstrikes on an apartment of an Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza City, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
May 9, 2023, 1:22 pm
Daily Briefing May 9: What we know about IDF’s surprise Operation Shield and Arrow
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian examines overnight airstrike; Zman Yisrael’s Biranit Goren on operational politics; news editor Amy Spiro previews Noa Kirel at Eurovision
By ToI Staff
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, which killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. (AP/Kurt Strumpf)
September 2, 2022, 12:41 pm
Wrath of God: How Israel’s response to Munich murders molded targeted killing policy
50 years after Olympic massacre of 11 athletes, author says it made Israel realize ‘there would be no-one else’ to protect it, a stance reflected in approach to Iran’s nuke program
By Guillaume LAVALLÉE
Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, then-outgoing IDF deputy chief of staff during a ceremony July 11, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 6, 2022, 2:02 pm
IDF chief of staff candidate suggests ramping up assassinations of IRGC leaders
In 74-page document titled ‘Countering Iran’s regional strategy,’ Eyal Zamir warns that Tehran-backed militias in Syria would join Hezbollah in battle
By Emanuel Fabian
(R) Saleh al-Arouri in undated YouTube video (Screen grab) and (L) Zaher Jabarin gives an interview to pro-Hezbollah television network al-Mayadeen on April 17, 2022 (Screen grab)
May 9, 2022, 11:56 am
Israel said prepping teams to carry out targeted killings of Hamas leaders abroad
Jerusalem reportedly tells allies that hits on terror leaders are planned in retaliation for attacks; UK Times newspaper names Saleh al-Arouri, Zaher Jabarin as potential targets
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on April 21, 2018 shows men holding up a poster portrait of 35-year-old Palestinian professor and Hamas member Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh who was killed in Malaysia, outside his family's house in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
January 9, 2022, 3:10 pm
Hamas claims to nab Palestinian who aided alleged 2018 Mossad hit in Malaysia
Hamas says unidentified suspect admitted to involvement in slaying of Fadi al-Batsh, an engineer who allegedly helped the terror group build weapons; father demands death penalty
By Aaron Boxerman
Taliban fighters pose for a photograph in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
August 20, 2021, 7:51 pm
Tales of targeted killings mount, fueling Afghan fears of Taliban
Rights group says Islamist insurgents have killed 9 members of Hazara minority, a Shiite group that in recent years has made major gains in education, social status
By Agencies
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. (Agencies)
November 29, 2020, 4:44 pm
Ex-Israeli intel chief: Slain Iranian nuke scientist near impossible to replace
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was as central to regime’s strategic efforts as Imad Mughniyeh and Qassem Soleimani, says Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF military intelligence
By Raphael Ahren
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