Author: mackenzie

The Israeli strike at the end of October on Iran’s military complex in Parchin significantly hindered Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear bomb, according to two senior Israeli officials. The sophisticated equipment destroyed in the attack was essential for shaping and testing plastic explosives that encase uranium in a nuclear device and crucial for initiating a nuclear chain reaction. Iran previously used the equipment before it froze its military nuclear program in 2003. Over the past year, Iran has resumed research related to nuclear weapons, according to American and Israeli officials, although it has not taken concrete steps toward building…

Troops are now operating in ‘second line of villages’ to remove Hezbollah threat of invasion and direct missile fire, though rockets will still fly unless a ceasefire is reached SOUTHERN LEBANON — After a night of rain, the army’s routes into southern Lebanon were coated in a very thick layer of mud. A soldier driving a Humvee with a group of journalists this week came prepared with a waterproof suit and goggles. “Hold on tight,” the driver said, as the army vehicle sped down a sharp slope after crossing the border from Israel into the western sector of southern Lebanon,…

So far, approximately 300 structures, rigged with hundreds of explosives as ambushes against IDF troops have been located and neutralized. The 162nd Division is continuing its operations against terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the Jabaliya area. Engineering troops are conducting operations to locate and destroy terrorist infrastructure, booby-trapped structures, and explosive sites in the area. So far, approximately 300 structures, rigged with hundreds of explosives as ambushes against IDF troops have been located and neutralized. Furthermore, on the body of one of the terrorists by the IDF, the soldiers located a bag containing an explosive and cameras. Continue reading this…

IDF troops continue to operate to dismantle a significant Hezbollah terrorist center, which includes combat compounds, anti-tank positions, numerous weapons storage facilities containing grenades, firearms, combat equipment, observation posts, and more. IDF troops continue to operate to dismantle a significant Hezbollah terrorist center, which includes combat compounds, anti-tank positions, numerous weapons storage facilities containing grenades, firearms, combat equipment, observation posts, and more. In one of the compounds, the soldiers located a concealed position containing weapons, a Kornet anti-tank missile with a range of approximately 8 kilometers. The anti-tank missile was found near the body of a Hezbollah terrorist who was…

Commandos from the Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan Units have been operating in thicketed, mountainous terrain Troops of the Commando Brigade including soldiers of the Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan Units, have been conducting limited, localized, targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence on several new enemy targets in southern Lebanon. The troops are operating in thicketed, mountainous terrain in ‘combat compounds’ pre-designated by Hezbollah for its attacks. Some of the compounds are embedded within villages from which the Hezbollah terrorist organization has directed numerous rocket barrages toward Israeli communities. Additionally, the troops are neutralizing terrorists from both the ground and the…

Israel’s elite units uncover Hezbollah’s mountain hideouts, revealing sophisticated weapons caches aimed at civilian targets. A Hezbollah 32-barrel rocket launcher was discovered and destroyed during one of many ongoing operations in southern Lebanon, the IDF revealed Thursday in newly released footage. The Commando Brigade, including elite units Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan, has been conducting targeted ground raids for weeks in Hezbollah’s ‘combat compounds’ throughout the mountainous terrain. According to the IDF, some of these compounds from which Hezbollah terrorists direct attacks toward Israeli communities are embedded within Lebanese civilian areas. In one scan that was published, soldiers located the rocket launcher, which was aimed toward…

Israel’s military says it has discovered thousands of hours of sickening footage showing Hamas interrogators torturing innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The harrowing videos show male prisoners with sacks over their heads, chained to floors and ceilings in painful positions. Men writhe in agony as they are beaten with sticks on the soles of their feet. In one distressing clip, a hooded man appears to be screaming and remonstrating with his captor. The horrifying incidents appear to have been filmed inadvertently by CCTV cameras inside a Hamas military base in northern Gaza raided by Israeli troops earlier this year. The…

“I want to remind you that every time you eat or drink something, remember us prisoners” In part of its psychological warfare campaign, the Islamic Jihad has released a video featuring Sasha Trufanov, who has been in captivity for 404 days. This week also marks his 29th birthday. In the video, Trufanov  addresses the camera, detailing the hardships he has endured during his prolonged captivity. “It’s been a year since I’ve been here in captivity,” Trufanov says, visibly affected by his situation. “A year with a shortage of food, water, no electricity, and now I’ve also run out of basic…

IDF strikes inflicted significant damage to the Islamic Jihad organization’s command center and to its operatives in Syria. The IDF on Thursday confirmed that it struck terrorist infrastructure sites and command centers belonging to the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Syria. Alongside Hamas, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, directed by its leaders outside the Gaza Strip, participated in the murderous attack on October 7th. “The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization has been assisting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, with the purpose of attacking Israel. The terrorist organization is an additional Iranian proxy acting under the direct instruction of Iran. Moreover, the Islamic…

Wednesday evening, the IDF Spokesman’s office announced the names of six soldiers from the Golani Brigade who were killed during combat in southern Lebanon earlier that day. The names of the fallen soldiers were: – Captain Itay Marcovich, aged 22, from Kokhav Ya’ir, a Platoon Commander. – Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, aged 21, from Mehola, Squad Commander. – Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, aged 20, from Gan Haim, Squad Sergeant. – Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, aged 20, from Dimona, soldier. – Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, aged 21, from Sderot, soldier. – Sergeant Yoav Daniel, aged 19, from Nahariya, soldier. All six…