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Senior IDF officials plan for a multi-front war, focusing on more combat engineering battalions, stronger border defenses and drones to reduce Air Force reliance; tunnel threats, both new and re-excavated, remain key challenge The IDF Ground Forces Command on Thursday reviewed its operations in Gaza and northern Israel, preparing for continued combat against Hamas in the coming years, regardless of potential hostage deals. The briefing highlighted challenges and lessons learned from the fighting in Gaza, which marked the military’s first large-scale maneuver in 17 years. Military officials acknowledged that in the two weeks following Hamas’ October 7 attacks, there was…

The Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that it has begun detailed engineering planning for the construction of a security barrier in part of the Jordanian border. The planning works, amounting to tens of millions of shekels, will include initial marking of the planned obstacle segment, including data collection and computing, mapping of environmental disruptors, measurements, ground surveys, and hydrological surveys. The secretary general of the Defense Ministry, Major General (Res.) Eyal Zamir, has placed the planning task on the Security Fence and Border Administration, headed by Brigadier General Eran Ophir, and the Engineering and Construction Division, which will operate in coordination…

Gulf nation’s Ministry of Interior releases picture of three arrested suspects Turkish security services apprehended three suspects in the killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in Istanbul, and extradited them to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to reports in Turkish media. The three men, all Uzbek nationals, were arrested by Turkish police in cooperation with the Turkish National Intelligence Agency as they left the airport in Istanbul. The security services tracked the suspects on their flight to Istanbul and later detained them in a taxi. Following their arrest, and based on an official extradition request by the UAE government, the persons of…

The 23-year-old combat medic from from Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut was critically wounded as Gazan terrorists invaded southern Israel and spent more than a year in hospital care. The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that Sergeant First Class Yona Betzalel Brief, who was wounded fighting Gazan terrorists on October 7, 2023, had died after succumbing to his wounds. The 23-year-old combat medic from from Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut was critically wounded and spent more than a year in hospital care. Continue reading this article on i24news.tv

Streams of cars seen heading toward southern Lebanon even as IDF warns civilians not to return to villages yet; IDF strikes in Beirut continue until hour before start of truce A ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, bringing an end to almost 14 months of Hezbollah-initiated fighting across the northern border, which began the day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror onslaught in southern Israel. The agreement, which Israel’s national security cabinet approved in a vote of 10 ministers to one on Tuesday night, will reportedly provide for…

“No outrageous anti-Israeli decision will prevent us – and will not prevent me – from continuing to defend our country in every way possible.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recent arrest warrants, describing the action as a “black day in the history of nations.” Netanyahu criticized the ICC for what he termed a “moral failure” that undermines the natural rights of democracies to defend themselves against “murderous terrorism.” “This is a moral bankruptcy that violates the natural right of democracies to defend themselves,” Netanyahu stated, expressing strong disapproval of the ICC’s decision. He labeled the court…

Ariel Sosnov, a 20-year-old from Jerusalem, was killed in combat while engaged in fighting against Hezbollah in northern Israel The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday morning the death of Sergeant Ariel Sosnov, 20, from Jerusalem, who was killed during combat in northern Israel. Sosnov served in the 605th Engineer Battalion of the “Barak” Brigade (188), and his death brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in action to 781 since the outbreak of the war. In addition to Sosnov’s death, a fighter from the Nachshon Battalion (90) of the Kfir Brigade was seriously injured during clashes in the…

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday that it had withdrawn some troops involved in the weeks-long extensive raid on the Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza, where dozens of terrorists were killed and hundreds captured. While the Givati ​​and 401st Brigades continued to besiege central Jabaliya, where hundreds are still estimated to be hiding, the IDF said that it withdrew 460th Brigade troops after the area was almost completely evacuated of its residents over the past several weeks. The Israeli military employed a new strategy of rapid, overnight surprise encirclement to capture hundreds of terrorists within the area. “The surprise…

Photographer Ziv Koren spent the past year documenting the reservists of the 8119th Reserve Battalion, part of the 16th Infantry Brigade, who completed 180 days of duty in three rotations—each time leaving everything behind to defend their homeland “On that black Saturday, everyone was looking for a way to contribute. But the real challenge is showing up for reserve duty during routine times—in the peak of summer heat or pouring rain, while balancing school deadlines, career, or when your kids are on summer break. The true heroism is being there all the time, and that’s our pride as a brigade—we…

Report by UK’s Times says Israel has developed an alternative course of action but must war-game it before proceeding due to the need to ‘change certain strategies and components’ Israel has been forced to delay a potential retaliatory attack on Iran after details of the planning were leaked from the US, Britain’s The Times newspaper reported Thursday. According to the report, citing an unnamed intelligence source with knowledge of Israeli deliberations, Israel is worried that even though no potential targets were named in the leak, the details provided could help Iran predict certain patterns of attack. The Times said Israel has developed…