Operation Breaking Dawn

Tisha B’Av lessons: Compromise over conflict to avert catastrophe - comment

Operation Breaking Dawn took place exactly two years ago, with a ceasefire declared on Tisha B’Av (August 7, that year). It was the fifth major campaign that the IDF had launched in Gaza.

 IDF strikes Gaza during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 2022
 IDF training exercises 2022.

Gaza, Syria quieter as West Bank ramps up - IDF 2022 stats

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022.

Rockets fired from Gaza into Israel for first time since ‘Breaking Dawn’

 IDF soldiers work to arrest Palestinians as part of Operation Break the Wave

IDF can't keep up West Bank operation due to logistics shortage - comptroller


Was it legal for Lapid, Gantz to start Gaza op. without convening cabinet? - analysis

Is the security cabinet required to approve any war or major operation which could lead to war?

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi visit the IDF Southern Command during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 7, 2022

14 Days: Breaking Dawn

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Operation Breaking Dawn (Illustrative).

Meet the real winners from the IDF's latest operation: Rafael, IAI

The success rate that shows the effectiveness of Iron Dome will accelerate negotiations with several countries for purchasing the system, especially several Gulf countries.

 Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, on August 6, 2022.

Russian embassy slams PM Lapid for 'disdain of Palestinians' lives'

The Russian Embassy in Cairo attacked Prime Minister Lapid, commenting on a tweet in which he referred to the massacre in the city of Bucha, accusing him of "disrespecting the lives of Palestinians."

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid

Jerusalemites unsure about dividends of Israel’s Gaza military operation

The three days of violence in Gaza ended on Sunday night with a fragile Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a situational assessment during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 6, 2022

Benny Gantz: Israeli counterterrorism ops ongoing despite ceasefire - interview

"Significant achievements in weakening Islamic Jihad" were achieved, and "Israel's deterrence in the Gaza Strip was regained" the defense minister said.

 Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference at the IDF Southern Command, in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, on August 5, 2022

The unsung heroes of Breaking Dawn - editorial

Do politicians feel no shame that the residents of the South are exposed to danger?

 The damage caused to a house and the surrounding from a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in a Moshav near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 7, 2022.

Egypt scores important points brokering the Gaza ceasefire - analysis

Cairo, again, proved itself indispensable in ending fighting between Gaza-based terrorist organizations and Israel.

 A view of houses that were damaged during Israel-Gaza fighting, as ceasefire holds, in Gaza City August 8, 2022.

Smart bombs, precise intel – How Israel targeted Islamic Jihad in Gaza

Operation Breaking Dawn increased deterrence, changed the face of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement and restored stability.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 during Operation Breaking Dawn, August 2022

Gaza needs int'l intervention, South African ruling party says

The ANC concluded their statement by calling the international world "to invoke all the necessary international laws against Israel."

 A delegate looks on as South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) holds a national policy conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 29, 2022.