Jun 22, 2021
Kochavi holds Pentagon talks with Milley
IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi held talks with the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Four-Star General Mark Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the…
Jun 22, 2021
New Israeli laser downs UAVs
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD) has announced the successful completion of its first-ever series of interception tests using a new airborne, High-Power Laser Weapon System (HPL-WS). According to statement…
Jun 21, 2021
PA rejects Israeli vaccine donation
An initial shipment of around 90,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine donated by Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA) have been returned after Ramallah refused to accept it. Israel and…
Jun 18, 2021
Israel-Palestinian tensions flare
46 separate blazes have decimated southern Israeli agricultural fields and forests over 3 consecutive days of Palestinian airborne arson attacks from Gaza - which include 8 major fires over the…
Jun 16, 2021
Bennett gov’t retaliates for Gaza violence
The IDF launched strikes on Hamas sites in Gaza overnight after incendiary balloons flown from the Palestinian enclave sparked a wave of fires in Israel. "Fighter jets attacked Hamas military…
Jun 15, 2021
Israel prepares for Palestinian Day of Rage
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a broad intelligence briefing ahead of today's scheduled parade in Jerusalem, attended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Police Commissioner Yaakov…
Jun 11, 2021
Germany delivers 2nd warship to Israel
The Israeli Navy welcomed the arrival of the 2nd of 4 German-built warships. The Sa’ar 6 class corvette, inaugurated as the INS “Oz” (meaning “courage” in Hebrew docked at the…
Jun 11, 2021
IDF adopts “no going back” policy
Defense Minister Benny Gantz has underscored the “definitive nature” of the IDF Operation Guardian of the Walls against Gaza in May, saying that the campaign introduced a “no going back”…
Jun 09, 2021
Syria alleges overnight IDF airstrikes
Syrian state media is claiming to have intercepted an Israeli missile strike over the capital Damascus, while military defectors say the missiles may have been targeted at Iranian-backed proxy militias.…
Jun 09, 2021
Gantz: politics won’t interfere with Israel’s defense
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz vowed to “continue to lead responsible security policy,” saying that he “will not allow any political considerations to make their way in” to obstructing any…