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Stav Levaton

Stav Levaton

Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Israeli security and rescue forces evacuate injured people near the site of a deadly explosion of an unexploded Hezbollah ordnance during a school hike in the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel, close to the border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 7:40 pm
Teen killed, 24 injured by Hezbollah munition found on hike near Lebanon border
Students, teachers from ORT Ma’alot school injured after teen picks up previously unexploded ordnance, sparking detonation; two boys in serious condition, others moderately or lightly hurt
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton and Lazar Berman
People of Israel party chairman Ofer Winter speaks at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, October 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 5:54 pm
‘Shooting us in the back’: Winter says Netanyahu to blame if his party fails to enter Knesset
Ex-general, who says he plans to back Netanyahu but has repeatedly tussled with him, lashes out after PM called him ‘fake right’; opposition’s Eisenkot, Golan also attack premier
By Stav Levaton and Ariela Karmel
Left: President Isaac Herzog speaks to the media during a visit to the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, on October 7, 2026. Right: B'Yachad party #2 Yair Lapid speaks at the "Law and Lies" conference on October 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
October 12, 2026, 3:22 pm
Herzog: I’ll work to set up ‘stable’ government, Israel must avoid repeat elections
President warns against having to return to the polls, at a time when ‘national challenges are enormous’; Lapid vows no partnership with Netanyahu, slams ‘fake’ unity governments of the past
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Smoke rises following an IDF airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 11, 2026, 12:14 am
IDF raises toll of Palestinian terror operatives it has killed in past week to 17
Military names 3 Hamas Nukhba members and 2 Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders killed in recent Gaza strikes, adding to 12 deaths announced earlier in the week
By Stav Levaton
Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus (Israel Defense Forces)
October 9, 2026, 12:39 am
IDF soldier killed, 3 others wounded after Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon
Cpt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus named as fallen officer; military opens investigation; EU foreign policy chief urges extension of UNIFIL mandate to prevent security vacuum
By Stav Levaton, AFP and ToI Staff
Israel’s national pavilion at Marrakech Airshow, the first since normalizing ties with Morocco in 2020, October 8, 2026. (Defense Ministry)
October 8, 2026, 8:09 pm
Israel opens its first national pavilion at Morocco’s Marrakech Airshow
Eight defense firms showcase combat-tested technology as Jerusalem, Rabat move to deepen diplomatic and economic ties, in contrast with Israel’s exclusion from European exhibitions
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers deploy in Sderot, Israel, during the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
October 8, 2026, 5:51 pm
IDF launches review of heroic acts by soldiers on Oct. 7 to select honors recipients
Defense minister asks military chief to make recommendations for Medal of Valor, which has been awarded only 40 times and never since 1975
By Stav Levaton
Then-Military Secretary Maj. Gen. Avi Gil arrives at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 3, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 3:05 pm
Netanyahu’s former military secretary alleges attempt to alter October 7 records
Avi Gil, who advised PM on October 7, details ‘criminal pattern of behavior’ from Prime Minster’s Office to absolve Netanyahu of blame; Likud denies ‘politically motivated propaganda’
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
People gather next to a giant portrait of Hezbollah’s slain former chief Hassan Nasrallah at the Tahrir Square in Baghdad on September 26, 2026, to mark the second anniversary of his killing in a major strike by Israel on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Lebanon. (Murtadha RIDHA/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 11:23 pm
Hezbollah got $200 million from Iran to help displaced Lebanese, sources say
US disputes claim, says terror group ‘trying to save face’ with claims about help from Tehran; Hezbollah reportedly seeking to reestablish presence in south Lebanon pilot zones
By Agencies, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian security officer Ali al-Bazari at Rafidia Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, after he was killed in a clash in the village of Burqa on October 7, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
October 7, 2026, 8:17 pm
Palestinians say man killed as settlers raid West Bank village accompanied by IDF
Incident follows apparent clash at outpost; army says 44-year-old ran at troops with ‘suspicious object’; settlers torch Israeli activist’s car
By Nurit Yohanan, Stav Levaton, Jeremy Sharon, AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 7, 2026, 4:04 am
Israelis could lose US visa waiver after flydubai attack revealed security lapses — report
US delegation said expected in Israel to review compliance with 2023 agreement; flydubai reportedly seeks OK to resume Israel flights, but Regev nixes idea; Transportation Ministry refused security help last year — report
By Stav Levaton, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
An Arkia plane takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 6, 2026, 5:22 am
Most Arkia and Israir flights use planes and crews leased from foreign airlines, in arrangement okayed by PM
‘Wet lease’ aircraft not subject to all of Israel’s stringent security protocols; Transportation Ministry sent security directives to foreign airlines day after flydubai attack, stressed that it is responsible for security of inbound flights
By Sharon Wrobel and Stav Levaton
Rabbi Dov Lando in Bnei Brak, August 21, 2025. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
October 6, 2026, 1:14 am
Top Haredi rabbi denounces Israeli state, religious soldiers; opposition rebukes him, notes ties to Netanyahu
Rabbi Dov Lando, an influential figure in the United Torah Judaism party, says Zionism ‘made Arabs hate us’ and Arab rule would have been preferable to establishment of state
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Jacob Bardugo, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personally selected candidates for Likud's slate in the October 27, 2026, general elections, at an event in Jerusalem where Netanyahu presented the candidates, September 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 5, 2026, 8:36 am
Placed on Likud’s slate, pro-Netanyahu pundit Jacob Bardugo amps up political clout to 11
Doggedly loyal Channel 14 firebrand long operated inside the PM’s political orbit from behind the scenes, but is now set to assume real influence with the No. 11 slot on Likud’s electoral slate
By Stav Levaton
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan arrives for a meeting with opposition leaders in Tel Aviv, September 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 8:51 pm
Day after meeting opposition chiefs, Golan says Arab parties could be in next government
Democrats party clarifies that his comments made during radio interview refer to party platform, not bloc consensus, says topic did not come up during meeting; Likud slams remarks
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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