Sourced: Jerusalem Post By Tovah Lazaroff Security forces said on Wednesday they thwarted a potential missile attack by Islamic Jihad in Gaza against its naval forces that also included a plan to kidnap IDF soldiers. The State Attorney’s Office indicted the alleged ringleader, Amin Saadi Muhammad Jumaa, in Beersheba District Court on Wednesday. The IDF… Continue reading ISRAEL THWARTS MAJOR ISLAMIC JIHAD MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI VESSELS
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IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY
Sourced: Jerusalem On Line By Becca Noy A senior IDF general told Army Radio on Monday morning that the military has raised its level of preparedness due to the likelihood of a war on the northern front this year. “In the year 2018, there’s a potential for an escalation [of military conflict], not necessarily because… Continue reading IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY
IDF PREPARES FOR “NEW” SYRIA
Sourced : Al Monitor By Ben Caspit Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman surprised everyone by dropping a bomb on the Cabinet table this week. Back in 2015, then-Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot had agreed to Israel’s defense budget as part of a multi-year plan to cover defense costs up until 2020.… Continue reading IDF PREPARES FOR “NEW” SYRIA
THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY
Sourced : Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim Some 30 meters underground in the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv sits the Navy War Room, whence senior officers can see every wave crashing on the nation’s shores and every ship and plane in or over its territorial waters. The Israel Navy is small compared to other… Continue reading THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY
THE WAR DOCTRINE ISRAEL DOES NOT TALK ABOUT
Sourced : War on the rocks By : Lt. Col. Ron Tira (res.) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is renowned for its war doctrine: a succession of rapid decisive operations based on surprising combined arms offensives. In the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Israeli tanks broke world records in tempo in terms of miles… Continue reading THE WAR DOCTRINE ISRAEL DOES NOT TALK ABOUT
ISRAELI NAVY PREPARING FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH ROCKET AND MISSILE THREATS (Video)
Sourced : The Jerusalem Post The Israel Navy is in the midst of intensive preparations to deal with a growing rocket and missile threats posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, a senior IDF officer revealed on Wednesday. Preparations include the installation of Rafael’s C-Dome system, which is a sea-based version of the Iron Dome anti-rocket battery,… Continue reading ISRAELI NAVY PREPARING FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH ROCKET AND MISSILE THREATS (Video)