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


Regina Spektor to return in August

The August proformance will be the third visit to the country of the prolific singer/songwriter and consistent Israel supporter

REGINA SPEKTOR

Gaza-born doctor to sue Israel over daughters' death in '09 war

The Gaza-born physician is asking for Israel to take responsibility for the killing of his family as well as compensation.

A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel

'Israeli-Arabs suffered more anxiety from border wars than Israeli-Jews'

Being attacked by Arab countries made them feel completely helpless, according to University of Haifa research.

An Israeli tank moves along the border with Lebanon in August 2006

Defense Ministry: Upgrades for Iron Dome's operational capabilities a success

New upgrades are designed to expand and improve performance capabilities of the life-saving technology.

Soldiers stand next to an Iron Dome battery.

The redoubtable Colonel Kemp

One man goes against the flow and challenges the majority view of Israel’s role in the Middle East.

Colonel Richard Kemp

Elkin: Parliamentary oversight necessary in war time

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman says senior IDF officers must report to ministers more often.

PM Netanyahu, Ya'alon and Gantz in the South

Fighting academic boycott efforts, one delegation at a time

Recent visit to Israel by seven American law school deans may help with public relations once Operation Protective Edge is over

Yeshiva University 370

Cast Lead Operation study shows premature delivery and cesareans more common during conflict

The prevalence of premature births was twice as high during Cast Lead as during quieter periods.

A PREMATURE BABY born in an Israeli hospital 370

Analysis: Palestinians may face 2012 cut-off at ICC

The Palestinians’ move this week to join more international organizations, treaties only strengthens the idea that a Palestinian state is widely recognized within the UN system, international treaties.

Former ICC chief Luis Moreno-Ocampo (R) 311

One year since Pillar of Defense – Conclusions and policy implications

This is the fourth cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the past seven years, the first having been on November 26, 2006.

IDF tanks and a flag on the Gaza border 370