Operation Cast Lead

Hind Rajab files criminal complaint, seeks arrest of Ehud Olmert over 2008-9 Gaza War

Operation Cast Lead, also known as the first Gaza War, was a 22 day conflict between Hamas and the IDF.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.
Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.

Police clash with combat veteran demonstrators outside Knesset, punch protest leader

 Hamas official Osama Hamdan attends a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2024.

WATCH: Hamas official storms off CNN after being pressed on Oct. 7, blame for Gazan deaths

 Israeli troops operate in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout image released November 19, 2023.

IDF to look at the past: How the October 7 probe will be handled


Rattling the Cage: Earthquake weather

The status quo won’t remain calm for long; If things go bad, who’s going to fix them? Barack Obama? Catherine Ashton? Hosni Mubarak?

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August 22: Pre-emptive is best

If we knew several days earlier, why didn’t we kill the PRC leadership before it killed its Israeli victims?

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Analysis: The Egypt factor in Gaza

The hope in Israel is that 3 days of air strikes and the deaths of close to 12 known terrorists will be enough to gain a new period of quiet.

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Aharonovitch: Rocket attacks on South will continue

Public security minister says citizens should act accordingly; Deputy PM: Gov't mulling possibility of ground invasion in Gaza.

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Gov't considers escalation in face of Gaza rockets

Defense officials say Israel not interested in a large-scale operation inside the Strip, but options include ground offensive.

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Security and Defense: Coordinating capabilities

With today’s battlefield requirements, a joint special-forces command in the IDF is once again on the General Staff’s agenda.

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Security and Defense: The view from the cockpit

IAF commander Ido Nehushtan sees, through one lens, threats close to home, like Hezbollah and Hamas; and threats that are far away, like Iran.

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Olmert rejects double-billing charges

As in previous testimony before the court, Olmert claimed the flights were funded using air miles, or that he had paid for them himself.

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Prosor: We protect children in military ops

Ambassador to UN says Palestinian militant groups like Hamas knowingly recruit minors to carry out indiscriminate attacks on Israelis.

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Military expedition company takes tourism to the extreme

Gallery: Lionops Military and Extreme Tourism gives participants a taste of military life with multi-day excursions.

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