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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

Joshua Davidovich

Joshua Davidovich

Joshua Davidovich is The Times of Israel's Deputy Editor
Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
June 17, 2025, 2:45 am
June 17: Iran said readying missiles for potential strikes on US bases in Middle East
Trump: US knows where Khamenei ‘is hiding,’ won’t assassinate him ‘for now’ * Houthi official says Yemen rebel group will intervene to support Iran against Israel
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Israeli air defense systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over Haifa on June 16, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
June 16, 2025, 2:09 am
June 16: Sirens sound across country after IRGC vows to strike Israel ‘without interruption’
No impacts, injuries reported * Trump says everyone should ‘immediately evacuate Tehran!’ * Netanyahu: Israel won’t rule out killing Khamenei * IDF bombs Iran state broadcaster
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Joshua Davidovich
A supporter of Israel holds a picture of kidnapped Israeli hostages Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein on October 26, 2023, in New York. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
June 5, 2025, 2:54 am
June 5: Witkoff, Rubio praise recovery of slain hostages, urge release of remaining captives
Hamas chief says terror group didn’t reject US proposal but demanded changes * Haredi Hasidic faction’s rabbis back dissolution of Knesset * Thousands rally against High Court in Jerusalem
By Joshua Davidovich, Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
A screenshot of IDF video showing a drone strike in southern Lebanon’s Majdal Zoun on May 26, 2025, that it said killed a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force. (X screenshot)
May 27, 2025, 5:37 am
May 27: IDF says member of Hezbollah’s Radwan force killed in south Lebanon drone strike
New Gaza aid group says 8,000 boxes distributed Tuesday, enough for 462,000 meals * Palestinians report settler attack on village near Nablus, cars set on fire
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Protesters burn US and Israeli flags during a demonstration against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, on May 17, 2025. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP)
May 18, 2025, 6:24 pm
Thank you, JJ: For Israel at Eurovision, first would have been the worst
From hostages to Houthis, there are many wins Israel can use. But a campy song contest that would have given anti-Israel voices a fresh stage to air their hate is not one of them
By Joshua Davidovich
The aftermath of an IDF strike on what it says was a Hamas underground command center below the European Hospital in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, May 13, 2025. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 13, 2025, 4:56 am
May 13: IDF airs clip purporting to show tunnel exposed by strike targeting Hamas leader
Islamic Jihad fires rockets at Israel in response to ‘Zionist massacres’ * Trump says US working to end Gaza war ASAP, hopes for Saudi-Israeli ties * Houthis fire 2 missiles at Israel
By Michael Bachner, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with troops in the southern Gaza Strip on April 8, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 8, 2025, 5:35 am
April 8: In Gaza, IDF chief tells troops he expects them to defeat Hamas’s Rafah Brigade
High Court rules Netanyahu can’t fire Shin Bet chief Bar for now or limit his powers * Prime minister says US-Iran deal will only work if nuclear facilities blown up, dismantled
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest against the decision of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bet Ronen Bar, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 20, 2025, 3:42 am
March 20: Gantz says firing of Bar a ‘mark of Cain’ on all ministers who back move
Thousands protest in rain against dismissal of Shin Bet chief, who PM claims he lost trust in * Ex-top judge Barak warns Israel headed to civil war
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Lightning illuminates the sky near Rehovot, December 30, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 31, 2024, 1:34 pm
Police shut flooded roads as winter storm blows into central and southern Israel
Traffic blocked on Route 90 near Dead Sea, some highway lanes closed near Tel Aviv amid surging flash floods; major storm system forecast to taper off later Tuesday
By Joshua Davidovich
People pose for a picture on a burnt Hezbollah rocket launcher in the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Tibnit on November 27, 2024. (Mahmoud ZAYAT / AFP)
November 27, 2024, 3:35 am
Nov. 27: After Lebanon truce, Egyptian delegation expected to visit Israel in push for Gaza deal
British FM says he’ll keep speaking with Netanyahu but PM will be arrested if enters UK * Hezbollah claims ‘victory’ over Israel, say its fighters still at ‘full readiness’
By Shira Silkoff, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
A convoy led by a United Nations vehicle drives past displaced Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on the main Salah al-Din road on November 17, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
November 20, 2024, 6:20 am
Nov. 20: Israel said to tell US it doesn’t plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from north Gaza
Civilian killed in south Lebanon after entering without permission; IDF soldier killed, 2 hurt in same incident * Dueling protests held outside AG’s home amid right-wing calls for her ouster
By Joshua Davidovich, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
A billboard that displays a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump and reads 'Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great' is projected a day after the US election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
November 6, 2024, 2:47 am
Nov. 6: Harris, Biden call to congratulate Trump, discuss peaceful transfer of power
Teen killed in north as Hezbollah fires over 150 rockets at Israel, rocket hits Ben Gurion Airport area, debris hits parked car in Ra’anana, several hurt in Avivim
By Michael Bachner, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Israelis light a bonfire on a Tel Aviv highway during a protest after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on November 5, 2024. (AP/Oded Balilty)
November 5, 2024, 4:30 am
Nov. 5: Biden administration caught off-guard by firing of Gallant on US Election Day
Netanyahu claims minister defied decisions * Lapid: ‘Act of madness’ * Thousands block roads, but crowds much smaller than after 2023 firing * First vote tallies give Trump slight edge
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Hamas leader and UNRWA teacher Fateh Sherif abu el-Amin speaks at a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, on Mar. 27, 2024 after he was suspended, sparking protests. (Collin Mayfield/Sipa USA)
September 30, 2024, 7:38 am
IDF strike kills Hamas’s Lebanon chief, an UNRWA teacher; 3 PFLP men killed in Beirut
UN agency says Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, hit in southern Lebanon, was put on leave due to his ‘alleged political activities’; attack on PFLP appears to be first in heart of capital
By Emanuel Fabian, Joshua Davidovich and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, right, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2024, 4:21 am
Sep. 15: Haredi draft bill said unlikely to be ready by High Holidays despite PM’s promise
Allies have threatened to oppose budget over issue * Border cop lightly hurt in stabbing attack at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate * Houthi leader warns Israel of ‘greater’ attacks
By Joshua Davidovich, Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
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