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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 621

Nurit Yohanan

Nurit Yohanan

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinians transport a man who was allegedly injured by Israeli fire while waiting near a food aid center into Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025. (AFP)
June 17, 2025, 3:18 pm
Hamas officials claim IDF killed at least 50 people near aid site; army checking
Rescuers allege tank fired at crowd; unclear which Khan Younis aid center involved; IDF says it is aware of incident in which troops opened fire, is probing reports
By Agencies, Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
An Iranian flag lies on the ground at the entrance of the Iranian embassy, which was damaged by opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
June 16, 2025, 6:19 am
As Israel takes fight to Iran, where are Tehran’s terror proxies in its hour of need?
Tehran developed a regional terror network to insulate itself from war, but now that it’s under attack, Hezbollah and others are either too weak or too cowed to join the battle
By Nurit Yohanan
The scene in Haifa after an Iranian ballistic missile attack, June 15, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
June 15, 2025, 11:49 pm
Iranian missile barrage sparks fires in Haifa, Kiryat Gat; eight people hurt
IDF says more missile attacks expected, urges citizens to follow instructions; also says it has shot down more than 100 drones since Friday, and not one drone has impacted
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Gazans gather relief supplies at a distribution center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip on June 8, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
June 12, 2025, 2:57 am
Gazans seeking aid from Israel-backed GHF forced to contend with chaos, peril
Testimonies and footage – including some released by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation itself – point to disorderly distribution of assistance and other issues as well
By Nurit Yohanan
Four bullet casings that relatives say they found in Jassem al-Sadeh’s room after his death on May 28, 2025, along with traces of blood on the bed where they say he was sleeping. (Courtesy)
June 8, 2025, 3:20 pm
West Bank family alleges soldier shot Palestinian man dead as he slept in his bed
Brother of Jassem al-Siddeh, 19, says soldiers began arguing following the shooting, with one apparently asking the shooter ‘are you crazy?’; IDF says it is investigating
By Nurit Yohanan
Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, southern Gaza, on June 5, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
June 5, 2025, 8:40 pm
GHF resumes Gaza aid distribution after temporarily closing sites to boost security
New distribution point opens in Tel Sultan area of Rafah after over 24 hours of closures; videos, eyewitnesses said to bolster claims IDF behind recent deadly fire near aid centers
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Members of the Abu Shabab gang in Gaza, seen in a recent video posted by the group. (screen capture: Facebook)
June 5, 2025, 5:32 pm
Israel providing guns to Gaza gang to bolster opposition to Hamas
Security cabinet wasn’t informed of plan to start arming Abu Shabab group, which was created in Rafah last year and has its roots in looting aid trucks
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
People carry boxes of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip on May 29, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
June 5, 2025, 6:26 am
As Gazans clamor for aid, looting and shootings underscore new dangers
Resumption of assistance brings a truckload of deadly issues, as competing actors struggle to safely feed Gazans amid mix of soldiers, armed gangs and terrorists clinging to power
By Nurit Yohanan
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji (left) receives his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (center) in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
June 3, 2025, 5:43 pm
Lebanese FM stresses need to disarm Hezbollah in meeting with Iranian counterpart
Araghchi’s first visit to Beirut since ceasefire with Israel punctuated by Lebanon’s calls to build ‘state to state’ relations, which would diminish Tehran’s sway via Hezbollah
By Nurit Yohanan, AP and ToI Staff
Palestinians collect drinking water in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 3, 2025, 11:34 am
IDF says troops fired on suspects outside Gaza aid site; Hamas health officials say 27 killed
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, responsible for aid delivery, insists it was handed out ‘safely and without incident’ and event took place ‘well beyond’ secured distribution site
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Visitors at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 30, 2025, 1:41 am
PM said to principally back Witkoff outline; Hamas may okay it — with reservations
Hamas official says proposal ‘doesn’t respond to any of our people’s demands,’ but doesn’t reject it; terror group wants edits so Israel will be more clearly prevented from resuming war
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg and Stav Levaton
Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by the Hamas terror group in Gaza block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, marking 600 days of the hostages' captivity, May 28, 2025. (Flash90)
May 29, 2025, 2:20 pm
New US deal outline would see 10 live hostages freed, 60-day truce, option to resume war
Right-wing ministers, hawkish hostage families come out against proposed deal, saying Hamas is ‘on its knees’ and IDF must drive terror group to surrender and release all captives
By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Palestinian residents of Maghar al-Deir pack up belongings as they flee the West Bank village on May 22, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 29, 2025, 8:29 am
In the West Bank, settler harassment swiftly uproots a Bedouin hamlet
Entire community of Maghar al-Deir flees within days after Israelis set up shepherding outpost 100 meters from homes and begin intimidating residents, amid ongoing campaign
By Nurit Yohanan
Displaced Palestinians, some carrying a bag of rice, return from an aid distribution center in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2025. (AFP)
May 28, 2025, 8:50 pm
Gaza aid group opens 2nd distribution center, day after first site swarmed by crowds
Hamas-run health ministry says one killed, 48 hurt in Tuesday riot when shots fired at crowd; GHF denies site was overrun, problems were ‘anticipated,’ says no deaths at its locations
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Nava Freiberg
Men hold food packages after Gazans broke into a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 27, 2025. (AFP)
May 27, 2025, 7:47 pm
Gazans overrun Strip’s new aid center; operator says distribution has resumed
IDF confirms it fired shots into air, not at center itself; US-backed aid group says centers have given out 8,000 food boxes; UN says mechanism far from reaching aid targets
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
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