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Emanuel Fabian

Emanuel Fabian

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Inbar Haiman (Courtesy)
July 20, 2026, 11:04 pm
IDF says it killed terrorist who attacked Nova festival, abducted Inbar Haiman on Oct. 7
Islamic Jihad operative also tried to attack GHF sites, IDF says; Al-Yaman Al-Saeed Hospital reported bombed, killing 2, injuring others; 3 reportedly killed in south Gaza strike
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative: This handout photograph released by the Lebanese army press office on July 15, 2026, shows Lebanese army soldiers setting up a checkpoint at a position in southern Lebanon. (Lebanese Army Press Office/AFP)
July 20, 2026, 8:47 pm
US indicates Lebanese army deploying to ‘pilot zones,’ including one IDF will withdraw from
Washington lists 3 locations where Lebanon’s military to deploy; Israeli forces reportedly to make first pull out from one area on Tuesday, but timeline for full withdrawal unclear
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Video footage shared by US Central Command on July 19, 2026, shows forces launching a ninth consecutive evening of strikes against Iran. (US Central Command video, screenshot via X)
July 20, 2026, 9:48 am
US strikes Iran for 9th night, confirms American servicemember killed in Iraq
Explosions reported in several Iranian cities as IRGC claims it hit oil tankers trying to cross Hormuz, struck assets in Kuwait; Iran said to suspect US planning ground operation
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
An interception seen in the sky near the Israeli city of Eilat and adjacent Jordanian city of Aqaba amid an Iranian missile attack on July 19, 2026. (screen capture: Telegram)
July 19, 2026, 7:41 pm
IDF fires interceptors over Eilat as Iranian missiles target nearby Aqaba in Jordan
Military says it shot down missile debris, while its interceptor fragments landed in open area near Eilat; Israeli source tells Saudi outlet that Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘not in Iran’
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies
Residents inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, July 18, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 19, 2026, 12:16 am
10 said killed, including three children, in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza
IDF says Gaza City strike which local health officials say killed family of 5 targeted Hamas operative, infrastructure; army also says 2 operatives killed in strikes a day earlier
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
People cross the Islamic Revolution Street under a mural depicting a portrait of the Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
July 19, 2026, 12:02 am
Iranian strike kills 2 US troops in Jordan, 3rd is MIA, as Tehran vows ‘unforgettable lessons’
CENTCOM says another four service members injured; Iran says it has suspended implementation of MOU; Washington said sending warplanes to Mideast
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF Personnel Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa speaks with new Haredi soldiers at the Tel Hashomer base, May 3, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 18, 2026, 3:18 am
IDF manpower chief: Extension of service period doesn’t replace need for more troops
Dado Bar Kalifa says extending compulsory service to 32 months ‘allows a minimal breathing room’ for conscripts and reservists, calls ‘to expand the scope of draftees and those serving’
By Emanuel Fabian
View of the Israeli border with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
July 18, 2026, 12:37 am
Settler activists illegally cross into Syria, stay for full day before being nabbed by IDF
Incident marks latest attempt by Bashan Pioneers to establish settlements in Syrian buffer zone; soldiers hand activists over to police, condemn ‘criminal offense’
By Emanuel Fabian
Solidarity activists work to block settlers from entering a building in the West Bank village of Jurish, July 17, 2026. (X video/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 17, 2026, 9:26 pm
Settlers raid West Bank village in PA-run area; IDF, arriving on scene, lets them flee
Military reportedly doesn’t hand settlers over to police, declares closed military zone forcing activists to leave West Bank village
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Hostages Tal Shoham (left) and Avera Mengistu (third from left), surrounded by armed fighters, stand on a stage in Rafah as they are released by the Hamas terror group in Rafah on February 22, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
July 17, 2026, 6:59 pm
Top Hamas aide who held hostages during war killed in strike on Khan Younis
Anas Mahmoud Ahmad Hamdan served as an aide to commanders Muhammad Deif and Rafa’a Salameh, held Avera Mengistu captive, took part in hostage release ceremonies
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Police forces arrest Shadi Jumaa, who murdered 29-year-old Iddo Zoldan in a 2007 terror shooting, nearly two decades after the fact on May 26, 2026. (Israel Police)
July 17, 2026, 2:14 pm
Palestinian terrorist indicted over 2007 West Bank murder of Israeli civilian
Shadi Jumaa arrested by Israeli forces in Qalqilya after release from Palestinian Authority prison, indicted on terror charges by military prosecutors
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians carry the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building on the back of a vehicle as they attend their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 15, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 16, 2026, 9:41 pm
Strikes said to kill 5 in Gaza as top officer says IDF has taken over 60% of Strip
Army says it targeted Hamas commander who invaded Israel on Oct. 7, as Central Command chief confirms apparent violation of truce stipulation that Israel only hold onto 53% of territory
By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth speaks during a handover ceremony for the commander of the 99th Division, near Netiv Haasara on the Gaza border, July 15, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 16, 2026, 8:51 pm
IDF’s West Bank chief claims illegal settler farming outposts ‘greatly strengthen security’
Avi Bluth tells residents of wildcat communes — which critics say have become ground zero for violent extremists and a tool for dispossession of Palestinian lands — that he loves them
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Weapons destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon that were captured by Syrian authorities, July 16, 2026. (SANA)
July 16, 2026, 2:42 pm
Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq
Missiles and first-person-view drones destined for Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon came across border from Iraq; Katz speaks with Hegseth on regional developments
By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
Hamas terrorist Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada is seen by an IDF tank on October 7, 2023, in a photo published by the military on June 28, 2026, stating that he was eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 16, 2026, 10:57 am
Israel steps up campaign to kill all 5,000 Oct. 7 terrorists; 1,200 were killed on the day, 1,500 so far since
Times of Israel analysis shows sharp increase, despite Gaza truce, in strikes targeting those who participated in the massacre or held and abused hostages; 300 more have been captured
By Emanuel Fabian
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