Israel/Defense News

Netanyahu downplays alleged tensions with Trump during CNBC interview, stresses US-Israel strategic goals remain unchanged despite behind-the-scenes friction reported in recent calls

The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said 63 people were wounded and one person was killed following an overnight Iranian attack. Kuwaiti Armed Forces intercepted 30 Iranian ballistic missiles and drones

Senior Israeli official told AFP news that growing alignment against Iran is driving closer strategic and economic ties between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi

Israeli forcers eliminated Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan who took part in kidnapping Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy on Oct. 7 from Reim Junction

During Gofman's appointment ceremony, Netanyahu said the challenge posed by Iran is a key mission for Gofman and the Mossad, calling on the agency's personnel to continue to confront Iranian threats

"We will act with determination and zero tolerance against anyone who attempts to exploit the humanitarian aid mechanism for the benefit of terrorist organizations"

Shaul, a Golani Brigade soldier, was killed during fighting in Gaza's Shuja'iyya neighborhood on July 20, 2014, during Operation Protective Edge

Defense exports reached an all-time high for the fifth consecutive year, driven by major international contracts, government-to-government agreements, and demand for combat-proven Israeli systems

Antonio Guterres has outlined options for a successor mission to UNIFIL to monitor the Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire, drawing criticism from Israel over what it calls a rebranding of a failed mandate

Warnings of hostile drones and rocket attacks on Israel's northern region continue despite US President Trump's earlier ceasefire declaration between Israel and Hezbollah

The Lebanese Embassy in Washington said US President Trump indicated that he had secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agreement to the proposal

"Jerusalem. Beit Shemesh. Lebanon. Gaza. The location is different, the story is the same. A government that has lost control of Israeli sovereignty."

Captain Dr. Uri Yosef Silvester, 30, of Tel Aviv, served as the battalion physician for the Givati Brigade's Shaked Battalion; six additional soldiers were wounded in the same incident

Among other restrictions the French decision includes a ban on government representatives attending, a ban on opening an Israeli national pavilion

Israeli forces have taken operational control of a key Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon. Two soldiers were killed in the fighting

The High Court of Justice rejected two appeals against the appointment of General Roman Gofman, paving the way for him to take office this week

IDF Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, from Rosh Haayin, was killed in southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah drone struck his unit overnight

Berri's evasive response to Rubio proposal deepens diplomatic deadlock; Washington says Israel cannot be expected to keep absorbing attacks as PM Netanyahu says he ordered the IDF to strike in Beirut

"I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel"

Israeli sources speak of pressure from Turkey's Erdogan and Gulf countries that contributed to scaling down the military plan against Tehran

In one of the targeted sites, Israeli forces dismantled approximately 10 pickup trucks that the IDF said were being used by Hamas for military purposes

IDF forces raise the Israeli and Golani flags on Beaufort Castle in Lebanon as forces reach the Beaufort Ridge for the first time in 26 years, since Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon

"The IDF is preparing for the possibility of fire from Lebanon following the advancement of IDF operations in southern Lebanon"

Visiting troops on the northern front, the Prime Minister said IDF units have crossed Lebanon's Litani River and are operating across Beirut and the Bekaa Valley, inflicting heavy losses on Hezbollah