The US Air Force has sent six F-15 fighter jets to an Israeli airbase for a temporary deployment that will involve joint drills with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) as the two countries continue to step up military cooperation. The F-15s are being sent to the Nevatim...
Israeli Missile Strikes Put Damascus International Airport Out of Service
Update: Syrian media reports the Damascus airport came back into service at 9:00 am Damascus time Israel launched more missile strikes on Syria early Monday, targeting the Damascus International Airport and putting it out of service as Israeli strikes against Syrian...
Gantz Says Israeli Pilots Might Attack Iran in ‘Two or Three Years’
Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told a graduating class of Israeli Air Force Pilots that they might be bombing Iran in "two or three years" as Israel has been preparing for strikes on the country. "Israel has significantly increased its preparedness in...
Netanyahu’s Incoming Israeli Government Makes West Bank Settlement Expansion a Top Priority
Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hardline government released a policy paper on Wednesday that puts the expansion of West Bank settlements as a top priority. The new government is set to be sworn in on Thursday and is made up of a coalition of...
Netanyahu Appoints Iran Hawk to Lead Israel’s National Security Council
Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday appointed a major Iran hawk to lead Israel's National Security Council under the new government. Tzachi Hanegbi is a veteran Likud lawmaker and a longtime ally of Netanyahu who has repeatedly threatened in...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded
Israeli airstrikes hit targets near the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday night, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian news agency SANA reported. The SANA report said some missiles were intercepted and that the strikes caused some damage but didn't specify what the...
Netanyahu Says US Must ‘Reaffirm’ Alliance With Saudi Arabia
Israel's incoming prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Thursday that the US must "reaffirm" its alliance with Saudi Arabia and that he will seek normalization with Riyadh once in office. "I think that the alliance, the traditional (US) alliance with Saudi Arabia...
IDF Chief Confirms Israeli Airstrike Hit Convoy on Syria-Iraq Border in November
The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday confirmed that Israel was behind an airstrike on the Syria-Iraq border in early November that targeted a truck convoy and reportedly killed at least 10 people. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi claimed that a...
Israel Strikes Southern Syria, Drops Threatening Leaflets
The Israeli military on Sunday dropped threatening leaflets in southern Syria hours after launching missile strikes in the area. The Israeli missile strikes took place late Saturday, and reports said the strike hit a Syrian military radar system in an area of southern...
US, Israel Hold Joint Aerial Drills Simulating Attacks on Iran
The Israeli military on Wednesday published pictures of joint aerial exercises with the US that were held this week and simulated attacks on Iran. The drills were held over Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Times of Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces...