Gravitas: Israel to practice ‘strikes’ on Iran
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‘Israel must wage all-out cyber campaign’ targeting Hamas, insists counter-terrorism pro
Senior security expert Ely Karmon says Israel needs to go on the offensive in the cyber, information and military spheres • New details emerge on the capture of two Elad terrorists. (May 9, 2022 / JNS) Israel must adopt a more proactive approach if it is to deplete Hamas of its ability to incite Palestinians…
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Israel-Iran Drone War Goes Ballistic: A Timeline
Israel and Iran’s drone war has seen a sharp escalation in recent months, with both sides increasingly using their unmanned air power to strike enemy forces. As the military conflict between both countries becomes progressively brutal and more public, the tit-for-tat has involved strikes against infrastructure and personnel, as well as unprecedented aerial drone interceptions….
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Israel’s Mossad suspected of high-level Iran penetration
In November 2020, a convoy carrying Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s most prominent nuclear scientist, came under fire. He was killed with an artificial intelligence-assisted remote control machine gun. Carrying out an assassination in such a surgical fashion against a moving target without any civilian casualties requires real-time intelligence on the ground. After the killing, Iran’s intelligence…
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Israel is fast approaching the moment of truth with Iran
(December 27, 2021 / JNS) The nuclear talks between world powers and Iran are moving forward, and will soon reach the decision-making stage. To borrow a soccer analogy, the sides are done feeling each other out. The Iranians, masters of negotiation, tried conditioning the continuation of talks on the removal of sanctions and were rebuffed….
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Iranian General: Israel ‘Doomed to Termination’ as Tel Aviv Threatens to Strike Nuclear Sites
A new government in Israel, elected earlier this year, has begun mulling strikes against nuclear sites in Iran in anticipation of upcoming talks between Tehran and Washington, and a new agreement to reinstitute the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – a move that would likely result in the lifting of American economic sanctions on the Islamic…
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Israel and US working on ‘Plan B’ if Iran nuke talks fail, Gantz says
In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives. Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years since Operation Protective Edge at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military…
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Hamas demanding ‘impossible terms’ as deadlock with Israel continues
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says any expectation of a significant change in Hamas’s extreme worldview is fantasy; the latest violence is part of a Hamas bid to “change the rules of the equation” with Israel. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at a rally in Beit Lahiya on May…
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IDF strikes Gaza after incendiary balloons spark fires in south
Army says warplanes hit Hamas terror group base located next to school after first suspected arson attacks in weeks; Palestinian media claim Israeli drone shot down. Illustrative: Explosions light up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as IDF planes hit the Palestinian enclave, early on June 16, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) Israel…
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Israel Threatens Lebanon Over Rocket Attacks, Syria Warns Israel Against Airstrikes
The head of the Israeli military has threatened further retaliation to any additional attacks launched from across the northern border with Lebanon, while neighboring Syria has issued a warning to Israel after accusing it of recent airstrikes. In remarks delivered Tuesday during a visit to Israel’s Northern Command, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff…
