Israeli fighter jets targeted early Friday a shipment of missiles to a Shiite militia base on the Iraq-Syria border, according to unconfirmed Arab reports. One report said that a truck carrying weapons was hit. The IDF did not comment.
IDF troops nabbed three Palestinian suspects as they were crossing the Gaza border fence into Israel early Friday, the army said. The suspects, who were not carrying firearms, were taken in for interrogation by security forces.
Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz offered Israel’s “deepest condolences” to Iranians after a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in Tehran Wednesday. “I am deeply saddened to hear the tragic news about Ukraine International flight 752.” Katz said. “My thoughts are with the…
Iran backed down from a fight with the United States because Tehran fears President Donald Trump, Israeli Minister Tzachi Hanegbi says. As a result, Iran only staged a “minor” attack on US bases in Iraq, Hanegbi told IDF Radio on…
Iran’s retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani was “minor” because Tehran fears a clash with the US, Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi says. “We were happy to see that the Iranians in effect backed down anxiously from this confrontation”…
Israel will accelerate the pace of home front defense drills to prepare for the growing possibility of war in 2020, says Israel Hayom defense analyst Yoav Limor. The uptick in drills is also meant to inform the Israeli public about the…