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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

ToI Staff

Anti-government fighters burn a flag belonging to the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun brigade as they inspect the base in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province on December 1, 2024. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP)
December 7, 2024, 2:52 am
Iran has started evacuating senior IRGC commanders, other officials from Syria — NYT
Rebels close in on Homs, take over key southern city of Daraa from Assad regime; US urges citizens to swiftly leave the country ‘while commercial options remain available’
By ToI Staff
US billionaire Elon Musk meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and representatives of families of hostages held in Gaza during his visit to Israel, November 27, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)
December 7, 2024, 2:23 am
Herzog speaks with Musk, aiming to recruit Trump confidant to hostage deal cause
Source close to Israeli president says he made phone call at the request of hostage families, who hope the businessman can use his influence to help push for an agreement
By ToI Staff
Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets of Hama, Syria, after taking over the city, December 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 6, 2024, 11:33 pm
IDF bolsters forces on Syria border as rebels appear set to capture Homs
Israel said to strike Syrian chemical weapons cache for fear it will fall into wrong hands, amid assessment Assad’s military crumbling in face of jihadi group’s lightning offensive
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Troops of the 401st Armored Brigade operate in northern Gaza's Jabalia, in a handout photo published by the military on December 4, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 6, 2024, 10:05 pm
IDF says it killed Hamas officers involved in Oct. 7 glider infiltration, massacres
Military denies reports it struck, stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, after 29 said killed and dozens injured at one of north Gaza’s last functioning hospitals
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attends a prayer service for the return of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, March 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 6, 2024, 9:30 pm
Police recommend recognizing Sara Netanyahu as ‘crime victim’ after flares fired at home
Recognition could enable PM’s wife to influence any plea deal with 4 suspects charged with terror for shooting flares at PM’s private residence; Netanyahus weren’t home
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , right, converses with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud faction meeting on February 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 6, 2024, 8:01 pm
Knesset speaker slams court for failing to coordinate Netanyahu’s testimony with him
Ohana says schedule will prevent PM from attending ceremony with Paraguay’s president; premier’s associates reportedly pushed to set Peña’s speech to collide with court date
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (Screenshot/Osher Feldman/X/; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 6, 2024, 6:02 pm
Police hunt 2 suspects in devastating arson attack on Melbourne’s Addas Israel synagogue
Victoria state premier pledges funds for repairs, is heckled by outraged Jewish community members; Netanyahu blames attack on Canberra’s ‘extreme anti-Israel’ stance
By ToI Staff and Agencies
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
December 6, 2024, 4:49 pm
ICC prosecutor to stay on as UN investigates alleged sexual misconduct
Sources say they want probe completed quickly to minimize impact on major cases; Karim Khan has sought war crimes warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man walks past the logo of the Amnesty International at its office in Hong Kong, October 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
December 6, 2024, 4:02 pm
Germany joins US in rejecting Amnesty’s ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel
German foreign ministry spokesman says Israel acting defensively, notes that Hamas started war; still repeats call for Israel to ‘adjust’ its operations to protect civilians better
By AFP and ToI Staff
Clockwise from top left: Moshe Gallant, Yosef Tefilinski, Natan Shapira, Israel Meir Shasha and Shimon Tefilinski, who were killed in a car crash in Morocco on December 6, 2024. (Courtesy)
December 6, 2024, 2:55 pm
Five Israelis killed in Morocco car crash en route to pilgrimage site
Safed mayor confirms some victims were city residents; Israelis were reportedly part of a group of Hasidic pilgrims visiting rabbis’ gravesites
By ToI Staff
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, December 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
December 6, 2024, 2:52 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 6: Day 427 – As Pope floats ‘genocide,’ a dive into Catholic-Jewish ties
After Pope Francis made headlines calling for an investigation into IDF operations in Gaza, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman gives historical background to a fraught relationship
By ToI Staff
US Ambassador Jack Lew speaks in an interview with Kan news on December 5, 2024. (Kan screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 6, 2024, 2:52 pm
US envoy: Israel shouldn’t make ‘small things into big things’ in tenuous Lebanon truce
On Gaza, Jack Lew argues Netanyahu’s vocal demands on Philadelphi ‘distracted’ from Hamas intransigence; says ‘there is no arms embargo on Israel’ after PM’s insinuations otherwise
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A photo published by Syrian state media shows damage to the Arida Crossing between northern Lebanon and Syria after overnight Israeli airstrikes, December 6, 2024. (SANA)
December 6, 2024, 2:47 pm
IDF strikes Syria-Lebanon border crossings used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms
Arida Crossing put out of service while other routes damaged in overnight attack; sirens sound in northern Israel, but army says it was a false alarm
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
December 6, 2024, 12:40 pm
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs
Leader of Islamist rebel group says he wants to ‘build Syria,’ bring refugees home from Lebanon and Europe, as insurgents press offensive toward key city linking Damascus to coast
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Security forces arrest two residents of the northern Druze village of Mas'ade on suspicion spying for Iran's IRGC Quds Force, in a photo cleared for publication on December 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
December 6, 2024, 12:13 pm
Father, son from northern Druze village accused of spying for Iran’s IRGC Quds Force
Shin Bet reveals it arrested duo from Mas’ade in November, charging they passed info on IDF activity in Golan Heights to Iranian handlers — the latest in flood of espionage cases
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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