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The IDF has identified a concerning change in Hamas activity in the Gaza Strip: the terrorist organization is removing weapons from its storage facilities and working to reestablish its military control over the territory, in violation of commitments it made in the ceasefire agreement. Security officials have confirmed the shift. Hamas terrorists have been arriving at weapons storage facilities, removing arms and using them for guarding, security and tightening the organization’s grip on areas of Gaza under its authority. The facilities contain small arms, combat equipment and rockets. In response, the IDF, guided by the Shin Bet, struck three weapons…

A chill has set in between much of Europe and Israel recently over its policies toward Palestinians, but the Alpine nation of Slovenia is bucking the trend. Under nationalist Prime Minister Janez Janša, Slovenia is launching a diplomatic reset of its relationship with Israel, which will send Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to open its first embassy in Ljubljana on Wednesday. It is an about-face from the policies of the previous center-left government, which had been one of the EU’s most critical voices on Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, which it described as “genocide.” The offensive began after the Hamas-led October…

The US Embassy Jerusalem is celebrating America’s 250th birthday during the week of September 6, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. Held in partnership with the museum for the second consecutive year, the “Freedom 250” celebration, headed by Ambassador Mike Huckabee, marks a milestone in American history at a defining moment for the US–Israel alliance. The celebration follows an extraordinary period in US–Israel relations. During the war with Iran, the two countries carried out coordinated military operations against a shared regional threat, reflecting an unprecedented level of strategic and operational cooperation between the allies. The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem shares…

Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($US 3.48 billion) agreement on Monday for Israel to build an integrated air and missile defense system for Greece, based on technologies Israel has used to defend itself against missile and drone attacks in recent conflicts. The project is expected to take 35 months to complete. Under a separate €26 million agreement, Israel will also supply Greece with Iron Dome systems designed to defend against drones. The deals represent a major step in Greece’s planned “Achilles Shield” air and missile defense network, which will integrate existing systems, including U.S.-built Patriot batteries, with Israeli…

Israeli intelligence officials uncovered a planned Iranian assassination plot against Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with a US official confirming that the operation was to be carried out on American soil. The plot targeted the younger Netanyahu in Florida, where he was living in Hallandale Beach, near Miami. Israeli intelligence exposed the scheme in December 2025. A cell acting on behalf of the regime in Tehran had already arrived in the Miami area and remained in Netanyahu’s vicinity, conducting extensive surveillance and monitoring of both his residence and his daily routine. Once the scale of the…

After nearly three years of planning, Mossad recruited Iraqi pilot Munir Redfa to fly a MiG-21 to Israel in 1966, pulling off one of the boldest intelligence operations in Israeli history. On the morning of August 16, 1966, at exactly 8 a.m., a foreign fighter jet landed at the Israeli Air Force base in Hatzor. This was no friendly aircraft on a routine visit. The Iraqi Air Force insignia was displayed on its wings and a 30-year-old pilot sat in the cockpit, having voluntarily landed in enemy territory. Within minutes, the significance of the event became clear: Israel had obtained…

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) humanitarian aid organization reported finding hundreds of grams of narcotics hidden inside a shipment of canned peppers sent into the Gaza Strip as part of a larger delivery of food and other humanitarian supplies. According to Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), WCK workers discovered several bags containing approximately 600 grams of hashish inside the shipment. They also found another bag containing approximately 160 grams of other illegal substances. COGAT announced Monday that WCK had “responsibly reported a smuggling attempt detected inside humanitarian aid supplies.” “The incident demonstrates once again that Hamas…

When a residential building takes a direct missile hit, the result is total chaos: shattered concrete, severe trauma and uncertainty over who may still be trapped inside. For analysts in the Home Front Command’s Information Collection and Analysis Branch, however, that chaos becomes a source of operational data. As Israel once again faces heightened tensions and prepares for the possibility of another campaign against Iran, attention is turning to the readiness of the civilian home front. Any renewed conflict is expected to test national resilience through heavy missile barrages, large-scale launches and advanced threats requiring an immediate technological and operational…

A few years ago, Lee Ross was about to sit down with his family for a Shavuot holiday meal when an emergency call came in. Within moments, he was pulling on his protective gear, leaving the dinner table and heading for the door. His family knew the routine. When the radio crackled and Ross began getting dressed, they opened the front door and called the elevator so he would lose as little time as possible. “Sometimes it means leaving your family in the middle of a holiday meal,” Ross said. “It’s difficult for the family, of course, but it gets…

When India and Pakistan went to war in the Himalayas in the summer of 1999, Israel had only recently established full diplomatic relations with New Delhi and the two countries’ defense relationship was still in its infancy. Now, more than a quarter-century later, two Israelis who helped integrate advanced targeting systems onto Indian fighter jets are revealing new details about the emergency effort they say helped transform India’s air campaign during the Kargil War—and cemented what has since become one of Israel’s closest strategic partnerships. Speaking to India’s NDTV on Monday, former Rafael program manager Ami and retired Israeli Air…