Tag: IDF
COVID-19 Challenge, Elections and Peace Deals: Here’s What Israel Went Through in 2020
In Israel, 2020 will not be remembered as a year characterised by security threats. Tensions did flare up on a number of occasions, including...
Iran Adds New Names to List of Americans Allegedly Involved in Soleimani’s Assassination – Report
World21:08 GMT 27.12.2020The report comes as the anniversary of the Iranian top military commander's death approaches, raising media speculation about possible military strikes...
Israeli Submarine Reportedly Crossed Suez in ‘Message’ to Iran as US Warships Enter Persian Gulf
A US nuclear-powered submarine entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December as part of Washington’s latest deterrence mission against...
Iran’s Soleimani Was Killed for Challenging America’s ‘Hegemonic Schemes,’ Hezbollah Says
Middle East10:07 GMT 22.12.2020(updated 11:35 GMT 22.12.2020) The one-year anniversary of the US assassination of Revolutionary Guard Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani...
IDF Admits Conducting Operations in Syria, Claims to Have Slowed Iran’s Alleged ‘Entrenchment’ There
Syria has suffered from hundreds of airstrikes in recent years, but in most cases no one has claimed responsibility for them. Local media blame...
Netanyahu Reportedly Keeps Chief of Staff in Dark on National Security Issues, Fearing Competition
The Israeli prime minister reportedly fears that Aviv Kochavi might repeat the path of his former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who became one of...
‘Iran, We’re Watching You’: IDF Sends Menacing Message to Quds Force in Wake of Syria Strikes
Middle East11:00 GMT 19.11.2020(updated 11:05 GMT 19.11.2020) The Israeli Defence Force issued a rare admission Thursday that its warplanes launched strikes on...
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Both Sides ‘Fully Prepared’ for Large-Scale War
Tensions between israel and Lebanon escalated in late August when the Jewish state's military launched airstrikes against Hezbollah observation posts, in response to the...
With COVID-19 Still at Alarming Levels, IDF Blames Disobedience and Lack of Discipline for Mess
Despite the israel Defence Forces introducing a number of measures aimed at keeping the disease in check, the virus contines to spread across the...
Israel ‘Prepping for Escalation’ With Gaza as Hamas and Netanyahu Busy Handling COVID-19
Neither israel nor Hamas are interested in a war, says a Gaza-based expert, stressing that the situation might still spiral out of control, given...
No Regrets: Riots Were Justified, Says Palestinian Prisoner As He Looks Back At 2000 Intifada
During the second popular uprising which began 20 years ago, the israel Defense Force jailed hundreds of Palestinians, who had been involved or suspected...
By Responding With Force to 2nd Intifada Israel ‘Won the Battle But Lost the War’ – Ex-IDF Commander
israel has learned a lot from the second intifada, which erupted in September 2000, says a retired colonel, who back then served as deputy...
Hamas Warns Israel of Military Escalation After IDF Strikes Targets in Gaza Following Rocket Fire
Israeli Air Force hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, "including a weapons & explosives manufacturing factory and a military compound", following a rocket...
IDF Intelligence, Ex-Mossad Agents Ran 90-Day Simulation to Predict Lebanon’s Political Future
Middle East10:30 GMT 17.08.2020(updated 10:45 GMT 17.08.2020)The project, which kicked off in April and ran over a three-month period, produced three...
Tragedy for Some, Victory for Others: Has Israel’s Pull-Out Improved Life in Gaza?
In 2005, israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip after it was unable to sustain attacks by Palestinian terrorists. While the move is regarded as...
15 Years After Israeli Disengagement, Ex-Gaza Settler Opens Up On Life and Memories He Left Behind
Yedidya Harush felt "mad" with the government for evacuating his settlement of Atzmona in August 2005 as part of then-PM Sharon's disengagement plan. But...
