Naomi Lanzkron

5 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Diana Bletter |Naomi Lanzkron

An Iranian ballistic missile barrage injured dozens of people in Israel on Sunday morning as nearly 30 projectiles targeted the country, causing widespread destruction to residential areas in Tel Aviv and the central town of Ness Ziona. An Israeli air defense interceptor, meanwhile, malfunctioned and impacted the northern city of Haifa, causing damage and slightly wounding three people. No sirens had sounded in the city during the incident.

Nov 21, 2023 | timesofisrael.com | Naomi Lanzkron

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Oct 27, 2023 | timesofisrael.com | Naomi Lanzkron

Police and the National Cyber Directorate said Friday that Israelis should not answer WhatsApp calls coming from unknown numbers overseas, warning they could be part of a phone-hacking attempt. Police said the calls flooding Israelis’ phones were designed to cause panic and harass Israelis, warning they may also be an attempt to hack their WhatsApp accounts. At least some of the calls, which also included video calls, have come from US phone numbers.

Oct 27, 2023 | timesofisrael.com | Naomi Lanzkron

The United States on Friday expanded its effort to cut off funding for Hamas, announcing a second round of sanctions against people and organizations linked to the terror group since it launched the deadly terror attack on Israel on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians. The new sanctions highlight Iran’s role in providing financial, logistical and operational support to Hamas, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement.

Oct 27, 2023 | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Naomi Lanzkron

Israel sent tanks and troops into Gaza for a second limited incursion overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday, the second night in a row that forces briefly entered the Strip ahead of an expected full ground offensive. The raid near the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City was carried out by infantry, combat engineering and armored forces, with Israeli Air Force drones and combat helicopters providing air cover, the military said.