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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Emanuel Fabian

Emanuel Fabian

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Weapons destined for Hezbollah which were captured by Syrian authorities, January 26, 2025. (SANA)
January 26, 2025, 4:24 pm
Syria’s new regime says it stopped weapons shipment heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Photos released by Syrian media show assault rifles, RPGs and ammunition, in apparent second instance this month of authorities thwarting arms transfer
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Lebanese women hold portraits of of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, as they check the destruction in their village Aita al-Shaab, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, January 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
January 26, 2025, 2:30 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Day 478 – Hamas violates Gaza ceasefire; Lebanon truce expires
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian and reporter Amy Spiro with updates on the status of the mediated deals in Gaza and Lebanon. Plus: Israel’s contestant at 2025’s Eurovision contest
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Emanuel Fabian and Amy Spiro
This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans gathering in an area in Nuseirat on January 26, 2025, to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip (AFP)
January 26, 2025, 2:13 pm
Thousands of Gazans gather on coastal road as IDF blocks access to Strip’s north
Israel preventing movement north under ceasefire, saying Hamas violated agreement twice by failing to free civilian Arbel Yehud and to provide a list of living hostages to be freed
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Lebanese with Hezbollah flags gather near Israeli troops in Burj al-Muluk, near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed as residents sought to return to homes in the border area, Lebanon January 26, 2025 (REUTERS/Karamallah Daher)
January 26, 2025, 1:18 pm
22 killed in south Lebanon as IDF fires on suspects trying to break through to villages
Over 120 said wounded as Hezbollah supporters attempt to breach roadblocks on 60th day of ceasefire, ignoring Israeli warnings; IDF says withdrawal delayed due to Lebanese army
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Hamas gunmen are deployed in central Gaza City ahead of the release of four Israeli female hostages in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar)
January 26, 2025, 11:44 am
In deal breach, Hamas fails to give Israel info on status of hostages still to be freed
Terror group has also failed to free civilian hostage Arbel Yehud ahead of soldiers, as Jerusalem says deal stipulated; Israel puts off allowing Palestinians’ passage to north Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An Israeli military vehicle drives during a raid inside the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, on January 25, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
January 26, 2025, 1:43 am
PA says toddler killed by Israeli fire in West Bank; IDF: investigating incident
Troops said to have opened fire on building near Jenin after intel said gunmen were sheltering there; three soldiers wounded in separate incident, one seriously
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian woman throws confetti as Hamas gunmen prepare to hand over four Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team from a stage at a square in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
January 25, 2025, 3:38 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 25: Day 477 – Amid Hamas pomp, 4 female soldier hostages released
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the terror group’s ceasefire violation and cynical ceremony before the return home of Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Arbel Yehud, who was taken hostage with her boyfriend, Ariel Cunio, from their Kibbutz Nir Oz home on October 7. (Courtesy)
January 25, 2025, 3:02 pm
Israel bars Palestinians from returning to north Gaza in row over hostage Arbel Yehud
Jerusalem says Hamas broke truce terms by failing to free civilian woman before soldiers; Hamas official says she is alive, will be released next week
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli hostages Liri Albag (2nd left), Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy wave on a stage before Hamas operatives hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. (AFP)
January 25, 2025, 1:59 pm
4 female soldiers return to Israel after being freed by Hamas, paraded on Gaza stage
Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag reunite with parents; Israel cancels planned return of Gazans to north, demands civilian Arbel Yehud’s release be arranged
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas, who are due to be released on January 25, 2025: Top (L-R) Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa; bottom (L-R) Naama Levy, Liri Albag. (Courtesy)
January 24, 2025, 8:55 pm
Four female soldiers to be freed Saturday in second hostage release of Gaza ceasefire
Hamas says it will release Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy; all four were abducted when terrorists stormed IDF’s Nahal Oz surveillance base on Oct. 7, 2023
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, along with activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest calling for the captives' release, January 24, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
January 24, 2025, 6:21 pm
Hamas names 4 female hostages to be freed Sat.; Israel okays list though it violates terms
After top-level security consult, Israel decides breach not grave enough to end ceasefire agreement, which calls for terror group to free female civilians before women soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Troops of the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on January 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 24, 2025, 4:22 pm
Israel won’t complete full withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday deadline, PM says
Netanyahu declares Lebanon ‘has not fully enforced’ terms of November deal, which calls for Lebanese army to deploy south of Litani River as Israel withdraws, Hezbollah pulls north
By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid
Hamas authorities are seen apparently executing Palestinians in Gaza accused of collaboration with Israel, in an unverified video circulating on social media, January 23, 2025. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 24, 2025, 3:48 pm
Video appears to show Hamas shooting several alleged ‘collaborators’ in Gaza
Palestinian reports say Hamas executed six Gazans in Rafah accused of spying for Israel, shot 17 people in the feet for raising prices
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Troops of the 7th Armored Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on January 23, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 23, 2025, 4:19 pm
Israel said seeking 30 more days to withdraw from Lebanon, citing Hezbollah violations
Trump said opposed, but Israeli envoy says approval likely; as 60-day deadline looms, IDF still finding arms caches, Lebanese army not deploying to replace terror group as agreed
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A handcuffed man in Jerusalem (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90)
January 23, 2025, 1:54 pm
East Jerusalem resident arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Hezbollah
Man allegedly was in contact with terror group’s handler abroad who has recruited others in the past, met with operatives in Jenin, took photos in Jenin holding a gun
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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