Hezbollah continues to develop its arsenal with a continued focus on precision guided munitions, and both Israel and Hezbollah watch for any change in the rules of engagements along the Blue Line.
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TEL AVIV: Amid confused reports of a drone attack on an Iranian ship in the Mediterranean on its way to Syria, Iran appears to have moved its weapons shipments to Syria and Lebanon from the land — where Israel has regularly tracked and destroyed them — to ships that may be receiving protection from Russian…
By Arie Egozi
Concerns of an imminent confrontation that could take place in the Mideast before Trump exits the White House next January 20 are increasing.
By Riad Kahwaji
The IDF went into the highest level of readiness to be ready for some of the 140,000 rockets possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon or from areas in the Gulf region controlled by the Houthi rebels, Iran’s main proxy in this region. Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow are all reportedly on highest alert.
By Arie Egozi
Israeli defense ministry officials told their Pentagon counterparts that the US underestimates the danger from Tehran. Israel is also seeking more US-made F-35s, F-15s, and KC-46As.
By Arie Egozi
Gen. Mark Milley’s trip to Israel – his second in eight months – comes as the US and Israel heighten collaboration against Iran and its proxies.
By Arie Egozi
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Hours after the Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs Chairman promised action, the US struck five Kata’ib Hizbollah “weapons storage” sites — but the militia’s Iranian backers are likely off the hook, for now.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
We do not know what caused the missile’s explosion. Israel has taken steps to foil such launch attempts in the past. No one here was prepared to speak on the record about the explosion.
By Arie Egozi
A senior Israeli defense source who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “Washington has not realized that the Hezbollah is Iran’s very strong proxy and that supplying weapons to such an organization that actually is calling the shots in Lebanon is sheer stupidity.”
By Arie Egozi
Israeli intelligence has been following the shipments from Iran, watching Iranian operatives from the time they crossed to border and, at the right moment, attacked them. Cargo unloaded from Iranian cargo planes in Syria that landed in Damascus was destroyed only minutes after leaving the airport.
By Arie Egozi
Israeli sources expressed alarm that neither Israel, the US, nor allied Arab nations picked up any advance warning of what appear to have been well-planned, well-executed, and increasingly destructive attacks by Iranian and proxy forces.
By Arie Egozi
As troops and hardware are on the move in the Gulf, diplomats signal that no one is eager for war.
By Arie Egozi and Colin Clark
Israel largely abandoned lasers 12 years ago, but “there is a growing number of experts that understand the mistake that was made,” a senior Israeli source told Breaking Defense. “(We’re) ready to restart development with the more advanced building blocks available today.”
By Arie Egozi
If you thought the recently concluded Gaza conflict was bad, a war with Lebanese Hezbollah would be much worse, involving 100,000 more rockets, many with longer ranges.
By Richard Natonski and Jonathan Ruhe