GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
A video shows a man, left, just before he was injured by an explosion in Beirut on September 17, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Screen capture: X)
September 18, 2024, 8:56 am
Several killed, thousands injured as vast wave of pager explosions strikes Hezbollah
Terror group blames Israel, vows revenge; hospitals in Lebanon overwhelmed by wounded, including Iranian envoy, after unprecedented, coordinated attack amid surging war fears.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI, Emanuel Fabian, LAZAR BERMAN and TOI Staff and Agencies
Large crowds of Israelis call for an urgent deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Ohad Avrahami/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
September 2, 2024, 1:44 pm
Masses protest across Israel in flood of grief, anger after Hamas executes 6 hostages
Almost 300,000 rally in Tel Aviv in largest protest since Oct. 7, later clashing with police and blocking highway for hours as they demand Netanyahu agree to hostage-ceasefire deal.
By NOAM LEHMANN, GIANLUCA PACCHIANI, TOI STAFF and AGENCIES
Jibril Rajoub after a speech at the FIFA congress in Moscow in 2018. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
November 27, 2023, 2:30 pm
Senior Fatah official justifies Hamas massacre
Jibril Rajoub, secretary general of Fatah’s Central Committee, on Sunday justified the October 7 massacre by Hamas that killed over a thousand people in Israel.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
FILE: Palestinians waving national flags wait aboard small boats off the port of Gaza City on May 30, 2010, to greet the so-called 'Freedom Flotilla.' (The Times of Israel: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
November 22, 2023, 8:30 am
1,000 boats said set to leave Turkey for Gaza waters in new ‘Freedom Flotilla’
Reminiscent of infamous 2010 Mavi Marmara protest, large maritime convoy plans to remain in international waters off Ashdod and disrupt sea trade route to Israel.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
The emergency ward of Shifa Hospital in Gaza on November 1. Photo: Khader Al Zanoun/AFP
November 20, 2023, 1:59 pm
UK doctor confirmed Shifa hospital used for ‘non-medical purposes’
A British doctor who used to work at Shifa Hospital has confirmed that there were areas of the hospital where he could not go, or else he would be shot.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad in the interview with Lebanese channel LBC on October 24. Photo: Screenshot/X
November 10, 2023, 7:27 am
Hamas official vows multiple attacks on Israel
"We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do it twice and three times."
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI and Michael Bachner
Hezbollah supporters raise their fists and cheer as leader Hassan Nasrallah gives a speech via a video link on Friday, November 3. Photo: AP Photo/Hussein Malla
November 6, 2023, 5:30 pm
Hezbollah leader’s much-hyped speech
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday threatened Israel and expressed solidarity with the Palestinians and their “martyrs.”
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI and TOI STAFF
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad in the interview with Lebanese channel LBC on October 24. Photo: Screenshot/X
November 2, 2023, 2:33 pm
‘We will do it twice and three times’: Hamas vows multiple attacks on Israel
Ghazi Hamad, of terror group’s politburo, hails the major assault in which civilians were systematically murdered, saying ‘there will be a second, a third, a fourth’
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI and Michael Bachner
Druze residents hand out food to Israeli soldiers near the Lebanon border. Photo: David Cohen/Flash90
October 26, 2023, 9:03 am
To Hamas, all citizens are targets, say Arab Israelis
As Israel grapples with the escalating aftermath of Hamas's onslaught, Arab citizens share their shock, pain, loss – and some concern for a repeat of the 2021 riots, writes Gianluca Pacchiani.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
The aquaculture farm in Jenin. Photo: Gov.il/Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
September 6, 2023, 6:42 am
A fishy Israeli–Palestinian venture
Guy Rubinstein, director of aquaculture at the Israeli Agriculture Ministry, said the goal of the projects is to allow Palestinians to grow their own food independently, and promote knowledge acquisition among the local population.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
Hamas officials discuss local elections in the Gaza Strip. Photo: via Shehabnews.com
August 22, 2023, 6:13 am
Hamas talks local elections
Hamas is aware that, according to polls, if elections were held at the broader level today, its leader Ismail Haniyeh would likely win by a large margin over Mahmoud Abbas, given the growing discontent with the rule of the latter.
By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI
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