Sourced : Cyprus Mail By Jean Christou Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Thursday they would speed up plans for the development of a pipeline channelling gas to Europe from newly discovered east Mediterranean reserves. European governments and Israel agreed in April to move forward with a Mediterranean pipeline project to carry natural gas from… Continue reading CYPRUS, GREECE AND ISRAEL TO SPEED UP EAST MEDITERRANEAN GAS PIPELINE EFFORTS
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400 ISRAELI COMMANDOS ARE HEADING TO CYPRUS FOR LARGEST EVER DRILL
Sourced : Haaretz By Gili Cohen Israeli commandos will be undergoing training in Cyprus next week, the biggest joint military exercise ever undertaken between the two countries in the island nation. Sqaudrons of Black Hawk helicopters will head to Cyprus for the joint exercise, which starts Sunday, Haaretz has learned. The Israeli commando forces will… Continue reading 400 ISRAELI COMMANDOS ARE HEADING TO CYPRUS FOR LARGEST EVER DRILL
CYPRUS AND ISRAEL PLAN THEIR LARGEST-EVER MILITARY EXERCISE
Sourced : Cyprus Mail Online By Antonis Michael The largest land-based exercise between the National Guard and the Israeli special forces will take place in the coming days in several areas of the Troodos mountains, media reports said on Wednesday. The exercise, part of the defence cooperation that has developed in recent years between the… Continue reading CYPRUS AND ISRAEL PLAN THEIR LARGEST-EVER MILITARY EXERCISE
U.S SECRETARY OF STATE DECLARES END TO “STRATEGIC PATIENCE” WITH IRAN
Sourced : Washington Examiner By Joel Gehrke Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared that the United States will no longer exercise “strategic patience” with Iran, and criticized the Iran nuclear deal reached under President Obama as one that simply tries to buy off Iran and leave the consequences for later generations. “Strategic patience is a… Continue reading U.S SECRETARY OF STATE DECLARES END TO “STRATEGIC PATIENCE” WITH IRAN
TILL 2018 ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO DECIDE FOR A NEW PROCUREMENT BETWEEN F-15I AND F-35B
Sourced : Globes By Yuval Azulai The first two F-35 Adir Stealth warplanes delivered a month ago to the Israeli air force have already performed astonishingly in a few flights in Israeli skies. Their advanced systems are being studied by the pilots and technical crews ahead of the arrival of 38 more F-35s in the… Continue reading TILL 2018 ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO DECIDE FOR A NEW PROCUREMENT BETWEEN F-15I AND F-35B
US ADDS F-15 TO $38 BILLION MILITARY AID PACKAGE FOR ISRAEL
Sourced : Flight Global US and Israeli diplomats announced the largest military assistance package in US history on 14 September in a $38 billion, 10-year package that will deliver an assortment of American-designed weapon systems, including Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F-15 fighters to Tel Aviv. The agreement, which takes effect on 1 October 2018,… Continue reading US ADDS F-15 TO $38 BILLION MILITARY AID PACKAGE FOR ISRAEL
WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI
By Judah Ari Gross and AP Sourced : The Times of Israel Israel has carried out drone strikes against terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula in recent years, according to a Bloomberg news report Monday that quoted an unnamed former senior official. The airstrikes were conducted with Egypt’s knowledge and blessing, according to the ex-official,… Continue reading WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI
US ARMY MULLING PURCHASE OF IRON DOME TECH TO PROTECT EUROPE FROM RUSSIA
Sourced : Breaking Israel News A United States Army general said Monday that the U.S. is looking to purchase the short-range missile interceptor used by Israel’s Iron Dome system, which would then be used for European air defense against Russia. “With all that is happening in Europe, especially the fact that Russia has really awakened… Continue reading US ARMY MULLING PURCHASE OF IRON DOME TECH TO PROTECT EUROPE FROM RUSSIA
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR KURDISH INDEPENDENCE
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S Ron Dermer expressed Tel Aviv’s support for the Kurdish people’s aspirations for independence in the Middle East. Israel’s Maariv newspaper reported that the ambassador’s statements were made during an interview with a Kurdish television station. Dermer said: “Israel has another people in the Middle East who truly love freedom, and… Continue reading ISRAEL ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR KURDISH INDEPENDENCE
GAS FINDS MAY LEAD TO ISRAELI ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT, GREECE
Experts: Discovery of huge reserves in Mediterranean could lead to cooperation between Israel, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. By Gil Ronen The discovery of huge reserves of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean will likely give birth to new alliances in the region, possibly even leading regional powers to “bury old differences and develop unprecedented security,… Continue reading GAS FINDS MAY LEAD TO ISRAELI ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT, GREECE