Military

Two IDF reservists killed, four injured after booby-trapped house explodes in southern Lebanon

The reservists were killed after an explosive device detonated as they entered a booby-trapped home during a search operation in Majdal Zoun, causing the building to collapse.

Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33 and Major (Res.) Harel Birkenstock, 34
IDF soldier operating on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

IDF to deploy voting stations behind enemy lines in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ahead of October election

Armed military men keep watch from a military truck during a public destruction exercise at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja, Nigeria, July 30, 2026.

Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist

The students will be integrated into core technological units in the Military Intelligence Directorate and the IDF in general. Program opening ceremony via Walla.

IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students


Bolivia's Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military

Paz's declaration came in a live message to the nation just hours after he unveiled a deal struck on Friday with the main union, the Bolivian Workers’ Confederation (COB), aimed at easing tensions.

Members of the "Ponchos Rojos" community wearing signs reading "Union Police" on their hats attend a meeting to discuss the future of protests ongoing for more than six weeks in Tilata, La Paz department, Bolivia, on June 18, 2026.

Diplomatic agreements may lead to Israel-Iran escalation, former Navy commander warns

Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom also addressed the progress of Iran's nuclear program and expressed deep skepticism about the reliability of international understandings. 

Israeli military vehicles and tanks are seen in Northern Israel, Upper galilee, amidst the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran and Hezbollah, March 14, 2026.

Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon until security restored, Netanyahu vows

An Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post that Israel is "conducting stubborn negotiations" with the United States on maintaining its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

As US F-35 stealth fighters are struggling, do Israel's remain combat-ready?

Multiple Israeli sources said that the Jewish state's F-35s have remained more combat-ready than the report detailed for American F-35s, though none were willing to provide specific numbers.

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Equality NGO Forum Dvorah slams hesder yeshivot boycott over women's integration in tank units

Forum Dvorah, an Israeli women's rights NGO, criticized hesder yeshivot for boycotting the IDF Armored Corps over a pilot program involving women tank units.

Female IDF soldiers work on a tank; illustrative.

Eight presumed dead following US Air Force B-52 bomber crash, Edwards Air Force Base says

"Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene, and the situation is ongoing," the base wrote in a post on X/Twitter.

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 22, 2026.

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns

The Mepro 6x is a compact and lightweight x6 telescopic day sight with a range of up to 1000 meters

Meprolight's Mepro x6 scope on the Negev light machine gun

As China's regional influence expands so does it's strike capacity over Australia, says think tank

"China's military build-up is reshaping the balance of power in ways that affect Australian security regardless of China's ability to strike Australian territory," the Lowy Institute said.

FILE PHOTO: Printed Chinese and Australian flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022

From stockpiles to resilience: Modern conflict is reshaping defense force build up - opinion

Readiness used to mean warehouses full of gear. Now it means the ability to build, upgrade, and deploy faster than your adversary. Nations that don’t adapt will lose the next war before it begin

THAAD missile defense battery

US to drastically cut aircraft and warships assigned to NATO in Europe, officials say

The decision would limit NATO's ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said.

Newly acquired Polish F-35 Lightning II stealth strike fighters, named 'Husarz' in reference to the Polish "winged hussar" cavalry units, fly in formation accompanied by F-16 jets during a flypast over Westerplatte, as part of the celebratory event dubbed "Welcome to Poland", in Gdansk, Poland, June