Israel warned Iran not to send forces or transfer weapons to the Syrian rebels, which could end up in Hezbollah’s possession, N12 reported on Thursday. Israeli intelligence officials have identified an unexpectedly rapid collapse of the Syrian army’s defensive lines in battles with rebels in the northeast of the country over the past 24 … Read more
Defense Ministry Director-General Eyal Zamir should replace IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, and soon, senior defense officials told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. “Fourteen months have passed… the IDF chief needs to take the decision [to resign] relatively soon, and it needs to be a rapid process to replace him because of … Read more
“We are sending Hamas a very clear message: the IDF does not tire,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt-Gen. Herzi Halevi said while conducting a situational assessment on Friday, in the Jabalya area in Gaza, the IDF announced Saturday evening. With him was the IDF Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, Maj.-Gen. Yaron Finkelman, the … Read more
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have issued an order to execute all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza if he were to be killed, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday, quoting leading Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin. Baskin, who played a key role in the 2011 negotiations that secured the release of Israeli soldier Gilad … Read more
The IDF mobilized the 6th and 228th reserve brigades for operational missions in northern Israel, the military announced on Friday. The military had previously announced that they mobilized these two brigades, though their recent statement confirmed which brigades and battalions were called up. The brigades were mobilized along with additional reserve battalions as part … Read more
The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Lebanon’s Hezbollah said early on Wednesday its senior commander was in the building in the southern suburbs of Beirut targeted by an Israeli strike. The … Read more
Four Likud Knesset members demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately replace Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the heads of the security establishment in a letter sent on Friday. In a letter signed by Osher Shekalim, Tally Gotliv, Ariel Kallner, and Keti Shitrit, the Likud party members claimed that the security system ignores the … Read more
Former Major General Eyal Ben Reuven recently addressed the continuation of fighting in the north of the country and criticized the government’s conduct. “The IDF has all the tools for strategic thinking about what is really needed, but it depends on cheap politics,” said Ben Reuven at the outset of his remarks. “What we … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke about Israel’s hesitation concerning a conflict in the north in a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In response, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir questioned the probability of a peaceful solution, Walla reported. During the cabinet meeting, Gallant said, “I told the Americans that we are not the ones seeking war … Read more
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi met last week in Bahrain with counterparts from several Arab militaries to discuss regional security cooperation, according to reports from Walla and Axios on Wednesday. In Bahrain’s capital, Manama, he met with generals from the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, two sources with direct knowledge of … Read more
