Hezbollah claims it targeted an Israeli army base at Biranit

Hezbollah claimed to target an Israeli army base at Biranit on May 1. The group put out a statement to the pro-Iran Al-Mayadeen media claiming that the “Islamic Resistance in Lebanon-Hezbollah announced that its fighters targeted, this Wednesday morning, a deployment of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the ‘Branit’ barracks with rocket … Read more

Ex-Unit 8200 officer: Israel trouncing Iran in real-world cyber impacts

Israel is still routing Iran in the real world impacts of cyberattacks, even if the Islamic Republic has rallied to cause increased harm to Israeli websites and through its social media influence campaigns, former IDF Intelligence Corps Unit 8200 Col. (res.) and Team 8 Chief Ideation Officer Bobby Gilburd said. Speaking to The Jerusalem … Read more

How Are Female Tech Firms Fighting the Employment Crisis in the West Bank?

According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, since Hamas’ on-the-ground massacre and capture of Israelis on October 7, Israel’s relentless bombardment and destruction of the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,262 Palestinians. Palestinians in the West Bank have also suffered fatalities after the conflict increased tensions in the occupied territory. Since Israel officially declared … Read more

2024 Iran-Israel conflict: Threatening to escalate war in the region

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles toward Israel late Saturday night, April 13, in its first direct attack on the Jewish state. According to IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, 99 percent of the projectiles fired – 170 explosive UAVs, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles – were shot down by … Read more

Moshe Arbel: The haredi lawmaker from Harvard who served in the IDF – Israel Politics

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel of Shas is unlike many other Israeli politicians. For one thing, he doesn’t particularly want to be a politician, and doesn’t have higher political aspirations. If it were up to him, he would be far from the public eye, working on his doctorate in law or spending time with his … Read more

Volume of Iran’s missile, drone attack on Israel surprises US officials

The scale of Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel matched US spy agencies’ worst-case scenarios, US officials told The Wall Street Journal. “This was on the high end, I think, of what we were—what we were anticipating,” a senior official said. It threatened not only Israel, a US ally, but also Biden’s hopes of … Read more

Israeli attack on Iran damaged Iranian air defenses without detection

Iran’s S-300 air defense in Isfahan, which protects its key Natanz nuclear site, was destroyed without detection by long-range missiles fired from outside Iranian air space, sources and multiple satellite imagery posts confirmed by Saturday. The New York Times, Fox News, and other foreign reports said that Israel undertook the attack, though Jerusalem has … Read more

Israel’s strike on Iran could be correct, calculated responses

If reports are correct that Israel has used drones to strike Iranian air force assets, whether Iranian drones, ballistic missiles, aircraft, or all of the above, at Isfahan, this would be straight out of a playbook that has worked before, as recently as January 2023. It is also possible that long-range missiles were used, … Read more

ABC News: Israel targeted air defense system for Iran nuclear site

Israel targeted the defense system of the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran during its strikes Friday morning, ABC quoted a senior American official as saying. The Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility,” ABC said, in the name of the official.  … Read more

Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah commanders evacuated from Syria

Iran is currently preparing for a potential Israeli retaliation against its territory or proxies following Tehran’s Sunday missile attack on Israel, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday. As part of these preparations, Iran has allegedly removed senior Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from Syria.  This comes amid US and European … Read more