‘Nuke aimed at Iran’? Tehran raises alarm after Israel test-fires mystery rocket in broad daylight
RT – As the world is abuzz with speculation over Israel’s shadowy “rocket propulsion system” test, Tehran bluntly claimed that the projectile…
Tag Archives: Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Israel: Rocket trails over Tel Aviv as IDF conducts unannounced test
i24news – The test disrupted flight patterns at Ben Gurion airport, requiring take-off and landings to shift north A white trail of…
Israeli drone shot down in southern Lebanon
Press TV – An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle has been shot down while flying over southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported…
Israel attacks Syrian, Iranian posts as border region boils
Bloomberg | Donna Abu-Nasr and Gwen Ackerman: Israel launched attacks on Iranian and Syrian positions after it said Iran sent a drone into…
Anti-aircraft missiles fired at Israeli jets conducting strikes in Syria
RT– Israeli military jets have been targeted by anti-aircraft missiles after they struck several targets in Syria, a spokesperson of the Israel…
Israeli woman faces jail for refusing to serve in IDF over Palestinian kids, occupation
A 19-year-old Israeli woman, imprisoned for 20 days for refusing to serve in the army because of violence against Palestinians, has been…
Israeli paraglides into Syria in apparent attempt to join rebel group
Cleared for publication: 23-year-old Israeli Arab crosses border on Saturday evening; landing site unknown at this stage. A 23-year-old Israeli Arab paraglided…
Israeli army chief Eisenkot: Iran isn’t the main threat to Israel
Hezbollah and Hamas are most immediate threats to Israeli security, according to strategic document issued by IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot…
Former Israeli officials doubt Iran nuclear talks virus linked to Israel
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Former high-ranking Israeli defense officials cast doubts on theories that a computer virus found in venues that hosted international…
Liberman: ‘We can’t talk about Iran, when we can’t solve the problem of Hamas’
FM’s plan to eliminate terrorism includes death penalty for terrorists and destroying Hamas. The IDF must destroy Hamas and the government must…
Ya’alon: ‘Someone’ is trying to reach a bad deal with Iran
Defense minister does not name US directly, but says ‘someone’ is also ignoring Iran’s widespread regional terrorist activities. Diplomats negotiating with Iran…
Netanyahu blames Iran for northern border attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid the blame on Iran for Wednesday’s multipronged attack by Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border that killed two…
Report: Member of UN force in Lebanon wounded in cross-border shelling
BEIRUT-Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Wednesday that a Spanish member of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) was wounded…
15 Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah missile attack
TEHRAN (FNA)- A missile attack by Hezbollah Resistance Movement against Israeli soldiers near the Israeli-Lebanese border has left 15 soldiers dead, media…
IDF vehicle attacked by anti-tank missile on Lebanon border; army reportedly returns fire
In addition, a mortar shell fired from Lebanon hits a home in Kfar Rajar on the Israeli side of the border. An…
ICC not to probe 2010 Israel flotilla attack
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have decided not to open a probe into a 2010 Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound…
Three Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza committed suicide in past month
In three separate incidents, soldiers were found with their guns beside them. Three soldiers who fought in this summer’s war in the Gaza…
Israel downs Syrian warplane it says violated its Golan airspace
(Reuters) – Israel shot down a Syrian warplane on Tuesday, saying the aircraft crossed the battle lines of Syria’s civil war and flew over…
Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon
The UAV experienced a malfunction during a patrol along the border, according to the IDF. An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in…
IDF to open internal probe into five Gaza war cases
Military prosecutor orders the investigate police unit to look into cases of alleged misconduct and breach of international war, decides against probing…
Israel attacks Syrian military post in retaliation for shelling
Mortar round found in Israeli Golan as fighting between Assad forces and rebels continue across the border. Israel hit a Syrian army…
Israel shoots down drone from Syria
The Israeli military says it has shot down a drone that strayed into Israeli airspace from neighboring Syria. The military said Sunday’s…
Photos: Hamas offers glimpse inside tunnels under Israel
Pictures published today show Hamas fighters giving a crew of Reuters journalists a glimpse into the underground network of tunnels they control…
Hague court under western pressure not to open Gaza war crimes inquiry
Potential ICC investigation into actions of both the IDF and Hamas in Gaza has become a fraught political battlefield The international criminal court has…
UK government to block arms exports to Israel if military action resumes
Announcement comes after lengthy dispute between leading Tories and Liberal Democrats over restriction of arms sales The British government will suspend some…
As Israel-Hamas truce holds, IDF discharges 30,000 reservists
No missiles fired since 8 A.M. Tuesday; During course of Gaza op, over 260 rockets were launched from vicinity of schools, IDF…
Israeli military spokesperson’s lack of knowledge leads to big gaff
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Yoav Mordechai on Saturday posted on his Twitter account a supposed image of some…
“Bandar ibn Israel”
TEHRAN (FNA)- The recent acts of political violence in the Middle East’s Levant are not unrelated. Car bombings in the predominantly Shia…
Assad forces bombard Homs; IDF deploys Iron Dome system near Haifa
The decision to place an Iron Dome battery in northern Israel appears to stem from tensions with Syria. Since the beginning of the…
Israeli official claims Iran threat greater than ever
A top security source told Channel Ten that despite appearances to the contrary, Israel’s military option on Iran was very much alive,…
Waste not, strike Iran not
There’s no question that the Israel Defense Forces’ budget is overstuffed and could use a good trimming. But when it comes to…
Israel claims Iran is behind drone that it intercepted opposite Haifa coast
Netanyahu and the IDF Spokesman were fast to condemn the launch of the drone from Lebanon, but chose not to name Hezbollah as…
Gantz: Iran is the main focus of IDF activities
Iran is the main focus of the IDF’s activities, and will continue to be so in the foreseeable future, IDF Chief of…
IDF chief: Iran not develop nuclear weapons
The head of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Lieutenant General Benny Gantz has said he does not think Iran will develop nuclear weapons.…