Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”
American refueling tankers to be stationed in IDF bases, Ramon Airport as US reinforces Middle East
A senior security official said that as more US forces arrive in the region, coordination with the militaries will tighten, while the US military is also redeploying F-35 and F-15 aircraft and dozens
'Budget games': How Israel lost chance to purchase 12 Apache helicopters despite US support
Despite pressure from the IDF Chief of Staff and flexibility from the US Defense Department, Israel missed its place on the production line for an initial purchase of 12 advanced Apache helicopters.
IDF unit shares process of dismantling Hezbollah's 'crazy, Iranian' terror tunnels in Lebanon
In this war, the soldiers of S-2 are no longer just an engineering unit but have become a living laboratory of underground warfare.
US rejects Israeli plan to move military aircraft from Ben-Gurion as parking crisis continues
While the Transportation Ministry announced Wednesday that a solution had been reached to relocate the US assets to other sites, American sources now say alternative solutions do not meet its needs.
Shin Bet begins probe into leak of wartime intel. to media outlet under pressure from Netanyahu
Since there was no intention to question journalists about the leak, but only members of the defense establishment, the Shin Bet ruled that there is no need to obtain the A-G's approval.
IDF coordinates with US military, prepares for possible strikes as US, Iran fighting escalates
The IDF ran through possible scenarios with the US military as the war with Iran escalates, remaining on high alert for the possibility of Iran striking Israel.
IDF locates Hezbollah position that wounded IDF Spokesperson Effie Defrin in Second Lebanon War
Soldiers operating in the field discovered several rockets belonging to Hezbollah, alongside a launcher aimed at the wadi.
Netanyahu at IDF's pilot course graduation: 'With or without deal, Iran won't have nuclear weapons'
Netanyahu gave a speech at the graduation ceremony for the IDF's 192nd pilot course, held in the Hatzerim Air Force Base on Thursday, with most of the defense and political authorities present
Herzog draws red line after David Zini’s pledge of loyalty to the elected echelon
His remarks followed David Zini's comments, in which he explained why he accepted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to serve as head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
