10+ hour ago   (455+ words) The Israel Defense Forces completed its mission to dismantle Hezbollah’s underground beneath the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southeastern Lebanon before the eve of Rosh Hashanah, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Friday. Visiting the troops of…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (520+ words) The Israel Defense Forces destroyed a sprawling Hezbollah underground network under the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southeastern Lebanon, completing the consolidation of the security zone along Israel’s northern border, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (649+ words) A day before his latest stint of Israeli military reserve duty, Tuvia Eden was running a half-marathon in Tel Aviv. The 42-year-old Israeli farmer and father of eight, who serves as a company commander in the IDF Armored Corps, was…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (771+ words) The Israel Defense Forces told JNS on Wednesday night that it “categorically” rejects any claim that it deliberately targets civilians during operations against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization. The military was responding to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, who on…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (219+ words) “Israel is united with both Greece and Cyprus against Islamic extremism in the region led by Turkey,” Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli told a visiting delegation from the National Association of Christian Lawmakers on Tuesday. Turkey’s…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (903+ words) The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah infrastructure across Southern Lebanon overnight on Sunday after the Iranian-backed terrorist organization launched two explosive drones at IDF troops in the security zone, the military said on Monday. The suicide drones targeted soldiers operating…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (349+ words) Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that “anyone who attempts to harm the State of Israel and its civilians will encounter a determined IDF that is prepared and ready, and will pay an…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1177+ words) I recently came across a quote from Socrates: “The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness.” Socrates was not sitting safely in a study when he said this. He was on trial, accused by Athens…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (392+ words) Israeli security forces apprehended a Hamas cell and dismantled a rocket during a counterterrorism raid in the Aqraba area, near Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Sunday. The operation,…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (199+ words) The Israel Defense Forces launched an unannounced nationwide readiness drill early on Sunday morning to test its preparedness for a sudden, large-scale multi-front conflict ahead of the upcoming High Holidays, according to an army statement. Under the direction of the…...