Defense News

Netanyahu: Israel controls over half of Gaza Strip, have given order to take 70% of it

Netanyahu also confirmed that Israeli troops crossed the Litani River during operations in southern Lebanon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, July 18, 2024

IDF: Hezbollah has lost one-third of its forces since 2023

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026.

Iran could launch stronger attacks on Israel's home front in future wars, IDF fears

Israeli rescue forces recover bodies at the scene where a missile fired from Iran struck a building in Haifa, northern Israel, causing extensive damage, April 6, 2026.

IDF Home Front: 6,476 Israeli homes lost during 2026 Iran war, 683 wounded

Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

IDF: Even after two Iran wars, will take Israel 30 years to provide nationwide shelters

There is currently no plan, even under consideration, to try to achieve full nationwide protection within two to five years, or anything close to that time period.

MAY 28, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026; illustrative.

IDF kills leader of central Hamas funds network who transferred millions to military wing

The IDF killed Ihab Khrizim, leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike on Khan Yunis, the military announced on Thursday.

MAY 28, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

Five arrested during joint IDF, Shin Bet counterterrorism ops. in West Bank

The military carried out these operations using Shin Bet intelligence.

MAY 28, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

West Bank Border Police, including those who operate undercover, are seen in an illustrative photo.

IDF targets two central Hamas commanders in Gaza strikes

Officials from the Hamas-run Health Ministry claimed that at least four people were killed in the strike on Gaza City, Reuters cited.

MAY 27, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The aftermath of an Israeli strike targeting senior Hamas terrorists in Gaza City, December 13, 2025; illustrative.

IDF-Hezbollah conflict intensifies as military destroys terror infrastructure across Lebanon

The IDF may have destroyed over 10,000 Lebanese homes that were storing weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terror group since operations began.

MAY 27, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israeli self-propelled artillery vehicles travel in a convoy toward southern Lebanon near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 27, 2026.

Quick killing of two Hamas heads shows IDF transforms enemy leaders into target practice - analysis

Israel has killed two top Hamas military chiefs in 11 days, demonstrating near-total surveillance, air supremacy, and intelligence capabilities across Gaza and the Middle East.

MAY 27, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB