In booby-trapped Daraj neighborhood, tank battalion commander tells ToI his forces are degrading Hamas capabilities, working to secure conditions for hostage release

IDF saw growing nuclear threat, alongside collapse of proxy groups, and its readiness to act reaching peak; 'existential threat' removed, but Iran will continue to challenge Israel

Military investigation finds Re'im Base was entirely unprepared for such a scenario, but uncoordinated efforts led by base staff and other soldiers pushed back Hamas terrorists

3 members of Shlomit's civil defense squad and police officer killed battling Hamas attackers at neighboring Pri Gan during October 7 onslaught; Pri Gan's security team had just 2 members

Military investigation finds that squad of 8 gunmen murdered civilians inside southern town and on nearby highway, before being eliminated

Military investigation finds tank deployed to border and IAF strikes also disrupted attempts by terrorists to attack border community during onslaught

10 Hamas infiltrators instead attacked adjacent Home Front Command base, where 8 soldiers were killed; troops from another nearby base and other forces eliminated all attackers

Only one civilian wounded during Hamas's assault on border community during the terror onslaught; dozens of terrorists killed trying to approach the kibbutz

Military probe finds Yamam and Shin Bet officers' actions halted Hamas's advance during onslaught, enabled troops to reach other areas under attack

Army inquest finds that civil defense squad and troops blocked terrorists' movements during Oct. 7 onslaught; one civilian mistakenly killed by soldiers

Well-armed squad fought dozens of terrorists during first and second waves of Hamas-led attack; IDF tank stationed on border eliminated over 100 terrorists heading toward kibbutz

Army inquest says troops kept many terrorists from reaching kibbutz, but those who made it inside faced almost no resistance from local defense squad; IDF only arrived long after rampage

During Oct. 7 onslaught, special forces reached the kibbutz and eliminated remaining terrorists who had barricaded themselves in homes; several senior officers killed

IDF finds local security team was underequipped, was not trained by military in 2 years before onslaught; many religiously observant locals were unaware of terrorist infiltration

With chain of command collapsed, the few surviving soldiers were dispatched to defend other areas, after managing to kill dozens of Hamas invaders around border community

Military made no changes to defenses, didn't hold any assessment on massive outdoor party; 100 Hamas terrorists ended up there after making wrong turn en route to Netivot

Investigation finds IDF was unable to defend large facility on border with Strip; confusion among commanders led some soldiers to be left in base as terrorists continued rampage

IDF finds around 100 terrorists reached kibbutz during Oct. 7 onslaught, killing 22 foreign nationals in industrial area and many more who fled Nova festival at main entrance

Investigation into Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of kibbutz, where 101 civilians and 31 security personnel died, finds disastrous response by military amid battle against hundreds of terrorists

IDF probe finds over 500 Palestinians invaded border kibbutz where 386 residents were present during Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught, as understaffed security team tried to fight with no backup

Most of the 25-strong local security team remained in their homes; soldiers, who quickly reached moshav, did not follow IDF's combat protocols

Investigation finds guns of most members of security team were locked in armory, inaccessible due to power outage; 3 cases of 'friendly fire' as troops entered kibbutz to clear it of terrorists

First soldiers only arrived at kibbutz 2 hours into October 7 onslaught, failed to reach 'young generation' neighborhood before all kidnappings were carried out

90 armed troops among 162 soldiers on base that morning failed to repel first wave of 65 terrorists; Bedouin tracker stayed behind to defend surveillance soldiers

Top command was unaware regional division was not functioning for nearly 10 hours during onslaught; army failed to build a picture of the situation, backup didn't reach the right areas

Before 4 a.m., Southern Command chief spoke with senior intelligence officers and Shin Bet officials about unusual activity, but they all determined no attack was imminent

Investigation into failures by Military Intelligence Directorate shows IDF received plans detailing possible attack in 2022, but considered it unlikely, viewed Sinwar as pragmatist

Military's perceptions of terror group led it to believe tunnel capabilities had been degraded, Hamas was not interested in major war and border fence would thwart any attack

Investigations detail military's decade-long 'misperception' of Hamas, its refusal to recognize the imminent invasion even in the last few hours, and the chaos that catastrophically slowed the fightba...

Indictment says soldiers broke prisoner's ribs, caused internal tear in his rectum during assault at detention facility in July

Learning from aftermath of Be'eri report, military plans to offer context to individual battles by first publishing its broader investigations of intel assessments, top brass's decisions

Col. Shemer Raviv details challenges on 200-kilometer border he is responsible for, including increasing threat of drones

Negotiations to free remaining captives to begin on 16th day of potential ceasefire deal; talks advanced after 'tense' meeting between Netanyahu, Trump envoy, officials tell ToI

Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 200 kilometers from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of the most complex operations to date

The army has vastly expanded zone it controls bisecting the Strip, from where it launches raids against Hamas; everything can be taken down quickly, but there's no sign that will happen

Army says government backs decision to strengthen Palestinians, despite opposition from some ministers; Jewish terrorism numbers down over past year, but incidents still serious