The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/emanuel-fabian/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:40:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Emanuel Fabian | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/emanuel-fabian/ 32 32 Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-orders-some-west-bank-outposts-removed-amid-us-pressure-over-settler-attacks/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:17:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3892480 Not clear when move was ordered or will be carried out; 2 settlers arrested over Qusra violence, as High Court, considering separate attack, says phenomenon violates Israeli, Jewish principles of justice; IDF raids Hamas cell, finds rocket

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]]> IDF conducts snap drill testing readiness for ‘sudden, complex, multifront’ scenario https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-conducts-snap-drill-testing-readiness-for-sudden-complex-multifront-scenario/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:33:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3892406 Simulation included infiltrations in north, south and West Bank, rockets on Tel Aviv; Zamir says it is 'message to our enemies’; most generals kept unaware before exercise launched

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]]> 7 said killed as Israel strikes south Lebanon after Hezbollah drones target troops https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-killed-as-israel-strikes-south-lebanon-after-hezbollah-drones-target-troops/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:47:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891979 IDF bombs disused hospital building it says Hezbollah turned into command center, after attack on troops in Ali Taher Ridge area

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]]> 3 said killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attack on troops https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-said-killed-in-idf-strikes-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-drone-attack-on-troops/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:27:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3891570 23 people wounded; IDF says strikes were on Hezbollah members, infrastructure after drone targeted troops in south Lebanon; IDF says UAV was intercepted, no troops injured

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]]> IDF says 5 Palestinians planning attack arrested in West Bank commando raid https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-5-palestinians-planning-attack-arrested-in-west-bank-commando-raid/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:52:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891422 Soldiers find weapons, ammunition and military gear hidden by suspects; army says 10 others arrested and weapons-making equipment seized in separate Nablus raid

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]]> IDF says it killed a Hamas commander who led Oct. 7 assault on border post https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-killed-a-hamas-commander-who-led-oct-7-assault-on-border-post/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:18:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891342 Military says Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi also held hostages; captured Hamas internal security chief said cooperating with interrogators, providing 'intelligence gold mine'

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]]> Russian reports say dual citizen historian indicted by Israel for security offenses https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-reports-say-dual-citizen-historian-indicted-by-israel-for-security-offenses/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:15:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891242 Reports on Artyom Kirpichenok, missing since arriving in Israel last month, come same day as indictment filed against unnamed Israeli civilian involved in foreign influence campaign

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]]> IDF says it entered, cleared Hezbollah’s Ali Taher Ridge tunnels ahead of demolition https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-entered-cleared-hezbollahs-ali-taher-ridge-tunnels-ahead-of-demolition/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:50:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3891022 Hezbollah operatives were killed or fled terror group's 'nerve center' beneath hill in south Lebanon in recent weeks, army says, belying reports it was holding off offensive amid threats by Iran

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]]> ‘Unfathomable’: PM slammed over news he waited 3 hours to speak with IDF chief on Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/unfathomable-pm-slammed-for-report-he-waited-3-hours-to-speak-with-idf-chief-on-oct-7/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:14:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890733 'Our brothers and sisters were still alive,' fumes October Council, after public broadcaster says Netanyahu didn't talk to Herzi Halevi until 9:45 a.m., as massacres were unfolding

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]]> Israel makes first arrest of settler involved in recent Qusra attack, police say https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-makes-first-arrest-of-settler-involved-in-recent-qusra-attack-police-say/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:05:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890652 19-year-old suspect is from a settlement in the northern West Bank; Herzog tells CNN authorities working hard to curb extremist violence

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]]> Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza ‘by any means’ as soon as Trump allows https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-israel-will-facilitate-emigration-from-gaza-by-any-means-as-soon-as-trump-allows/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:08:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890216 Defense minister claims 80% of Palestinians want to leave Gaza, but nobody will take them; PM visits IDF post in Strip, says Israel won't withdraw from territory it currently holds

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]]> IDF says it hit Hezbollah after group launched 2 drones at troops in Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-hit-hezbollah-after-group-launched-2-drones-at-troops-in-lebanon/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:23:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890132 Military says explosive-laden drones aimed at forces in Ali Taher Ridge area, no soldiers injured; retaliatory attacks hit Nabatieh, 1 reportedly killed; EU countries to help train Lebanese Army

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]]> Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-2-in-bold-israeli-op-hamas-commander-nabbed-in-gaza-city/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:51:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890038&preview=true&preview_id=3890038 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF's punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the evolving role of women in the military

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]]> German Navy tests Israeli ballistic missile, will move forward with procurement https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-navy-tests-israeli-ballistic-missile-will-move-forward-with-procurement/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:16:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3890001 LORA missile launched from German frigate in trial in North Atlantic; Israeli Navy’s sixth purchased Dolphin 2-class submarine, Drakon, departs Germany for Haifa

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]]> IDF ousts reservist who prayed with besieging settlers; still no arrests for Qusra attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-ousts-reservist-who-prayed-with-besieging-settlers-still-no-arrests-for-qusra-attack/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:05:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3889783 Police chief tells officers not to cooperate with Katz plan for army to give cops responsibility for West Bank civilian law enforcement; back home after deportation by Israel, UK activist says settler violence backed by Israeli state

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