Security

US President Donald Trump defended his military campaign against Iran in a Fox News interview, stating he has no regrets and destroyed Tehran's nuclear capabilities.

Two elite Shaldag veterans, Colonels Bar Bashan and Ayub Kayouf, are set to command the Givati and Golani brigades, marking a major shift in IDF leadership.

Houthi control of the Red Sea coast threatens to severely escalate maritime disruptions in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, replacing costly missiles with direct anti-tank tactics.

A new agricultural moshav, Batron, was inaugurated in the Jordan Valley with twenty families settling the land as part of the eastern border security initiative.

U.S. and Israeli officials assess that severe economic pressure on Iran is fueling internal unrest and regime isolation. While Israel vows to respond decisively to any direct attack, experts predict a liberated Iran could eventually join the Abraham Accords.

The IDF used 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy Hezbollah's strategic tunnel network in southern Lebanon's Ali Taher ridge, marking the military's largest operational demolition.

Newly revealed protocols presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the State Comptroller detail years of closed-door security debates, showing that defense chiefs repeatedly opposed sweeping ground operations in Gaza and targeted assassinations.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled further military action against Iran during a Western Wall address, as US President Trump warned over renewed nuclear activities.

Security forces announced controlled explosions along the Lebanese front as Israel maintains high alert. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed at the Western Wall that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons.

Israeli forces secured the Ali Taher Ridge and destroyed terror infrastructure as defense bodies maintain maximum alert ahead of the holidays. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons.

Iran has resumed ballistic missile production in underground facilities using pre-stored components, according to US and Middle Eastern officials cited by the WSJ.

The Farm Association revealed a map showing agricultural outposts safeguarding over 1.1 million dunams of land. The release drew sharp criticism from anti-settlement groups.

Former Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer stated in Los Angeles that a post-regime Iran could swiftly join the Abraham Accords and become a key regional partner, while calling for a global command center against antisemitism.

The IDF completed comprehensive multi-front readiness drills from Lebanon to Eilat, testing rapid-response capabilities, multi-theater escalation scenarios, and command decision-making.

Yemeni Houthi rebels have launched a major offensive, seizing strategic territory and islands near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, threatening global shipping lanes and driving oil prices past $105 a barrel.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir demanded an urgent budgetary transfer of tens of billions of shekels for military needs. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded that the military should seek opposition support amid the current election period.

Duvdevan unit fighters arrested armed terror suspect Ismail Ankayu in Bitunya near Ramallah following a four-day intelligence manhunt by Shin Bet.

The IDF eliminated Nukhba terrorist Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Qandil in Khan Younis, who participated in the killing of Colonel Yonatan Steinberg on October 7.

Gaza doctors warn that critical patients face severe dangers amid rolling power blackouts, fuel shortages, and strict restrictions on generator spare parts.

Security forces sealed a tunnel discovered near the Jerusalem barrier, concealed in a dry cistern near al-Jib, amid heightened alerts ahead of the holidays.

Sergeant T., a 19-year-old from Rishon LeTsiyon raised by his sister after a difficult childhood, fought legal hurdles to successfully enlist in the Kfir Brigade.

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi announced readiness to send up to 2,000 troops to the international stabilization force in Gaza, pending an official request.

Israeli security forces launched a joint search operation Thursday for Yaniv Sardal, 53, from Ariel, who went missing after allegedly entering a Palestinian village in Samaria.

The September 11 attacks fundamentally reshaped civil aviation security through federalized screening, reinforced cockpit doors, air marshals, and strict baggage rules.

Yemeni government sources report that the Iran-backed Houthis have seized the strategic port city of Mocha, advancing toward the Bab el-Mandeb strait amid ongoing clashes.

Fuse, an Elbit Systems subsidiary, has deployed new AI-powered autonomous attack drone systems along IDF borders to replace vulnerable legacy equipment following lessons learned from October 7.

IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth warned against efforts to divide security forces in the West Bank, emphasizing inter-agency cooperation amid governance debates.

Nir Oz residents face a bitter debate over whether to preserve or demolish homes destroyed on October 7, balancing the need to rebuild against the imperative to maintain historical evidence of the massacre.

Twenty-three years after her husband was murdered in a terror attack, MK Limor Son Har-Melech responded to the IDF elimination of Farhat Hamed, a senior Hamas operative involved in the 2003 Silwad cell shooting.

Three M-16 rifles were stolen from soldiers at the Shayetet 13 naval base in Atlit. A soldier has been arrested as the Military Police and Israel Police investigate.

An Ashkelon court extended the detention of Hamas operative Hassan Khawagri by 45 days. Captured in Gaza, he faces severe charges related to the October 7 massacre.

Anti-Houthi forces in Yemen have uncovered an IRGC plan to seize the Bab el-Mandeb strait, as regional tensions and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate.

Former Navy Commander Eliezer Marom stated that US economic pressure and port blockades against Iran could trigger the collapse of the regime within weeks, shifting away from kinetic warfare.

Pakistan delivered a Saudi warning to Iran demanding an end to Houthi attacks, as Riyadh, Islamabad, and Turkey coordinate a mutual defense response against regional escalation.

Several US Air Force jets were damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base amid a sharp escalation between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf region.

At the MEAD conference in Washington, the Muslim Brotherhood's influence was sharply criticized as a major destabilizing factor and a subversive network threatening regional stability.

A senior Lebanese official stated at the MEAD conference in Washington that Lebanon dreams of peace with Israel following the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah.

Family of Yoel Lehanghel files a 6.6 million shekel lawsuit against the state and attackers, citing severe police failures during the 2002 immigrant's fatal beating.

Reservists from Force 100 gave a victory interview following the complete dismissal of their indictments, detailing their ordeal and launching legal action against Channel 12 and the former Military Advocate General.

Sirens sounded overnight in the Upper Galilee due to suspected drone infiltration, but the IDF later confirmed the alerts were false positives with no threat.