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


Into battle with robots

Unmanned systems are changing the nature of warfare and Israel is emerging as a world leader.

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Investigative Report: An insider look at an IDF probe

An IDF investigation into death of Ibrahim Sarhan and the IDF's post-Cast Lead policy change.

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August 12: Thoughts on Mugabe

In my book, this qualifies Mugabe as the world’s stupidest man.

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Newest Home Front Command battalion drills worst-case scenarios

Lt.-Col. Dror Shaul tells 'Post' battalion drilling intensely for chemical missile attack, conventional projectile strikes.

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Rule of Law: Transforming the Shin Bet

Will security agency be transformed – or are the changes only symbolic?

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Will new US policy hinder Israel’s war on terror?

After Obama's speech curtailing war on terror, Israel may once again be alone in aggressive approach to fighting terror.

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IDF to remove most white phosphorus from arsenal

Following wave of international criticism and petition to High Court, IDF decided “to go beyond what is required by the law.”

White phosphorus bombs exploding over Gaza city

Analysis: B'Tselem, IDF positions closer than ever

Legal seachange: B'Tselem's report on Operation Pillar of Defense has clearly taken into account past criticism of its and other human rights groups' reports, as well as the IDF's evolved position.

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'Casualties higher in 2nd half of IDF Gaza op'

Eighty percent of Palestinian civilian casualties reported to have been in the second half of November's Operation Pillar of Defense.

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The apology: A Turkish-Jewish perspective

First person: As many cheer the pending normalization process, they know it is based on strategic interests.

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