Category Defense

Israel Must Threaten to Destroy Lebanon, Ex-General Says

Israel must target Lebanon’s national infrastructure and not only Hezbollah assets in a future conflict, a former IDF general says. Threatening to destroy Lebanon is the only way to keep the next war short, Giora Eiland wrote in an article…

How Iron Dome Works: IDF’s New System vs. Gaza Barrages

The need to rapidly rearm Iron Dome batteries became acute during the 2021 conflict in Gaza. In some cases, terror groups targeted Israeli towns with heavy barrages of dozens or 100+ rockets. Despite the heavy workload, the IDF’s air defenses…

Why War in Lebanon Will Be Different Than Gaza Conflict

Hezbollah is worried by what it saw during the Gaza war, former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot says. Israel’s intelligence, attack and defense capabilities were on display and will be fully utilized in a future conflict in Lebanon, he added during…

Israel vs. Hamas: Who Won the Battle of Gaza?

Israel achieved a stunning military victory in Gaza but suffered some setbacks. For Hamas, the situation is the exact reverse: The war was a military disaster, with some rewards beyond the battlefield. In the short term, the IDF’s military achievements…

Israel Wages Unique High-Precision War in Gaza

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is unique in the history of modern warfare, marking the first time an army fights an entire war with precision weapons. The unprecedented level of accuracy has kept the number of civilian casualties dramatically lower…

Hamas in Trouble After Making 3 Big Mistakes

The war in Gaza is progressing very differently than Hamas hoped. The terror group expected to declare victory after an intense but brief clash, while suffering limited damage. Instead, the conflict has become an ongoing nightmare. Gaza’s terrorists often pride…