Netanyahu's office confirms a retired member of the Israeli spy agency was killed in boat accident in Italy during birthday celebration. Local press call event, with Italian counterparts, 'work trip', without explaining.
An Israel Hayom inquiry reveals that due to shortage in the military, soldiers use the special ceramic plates on a rotating basis in various units, including on the front line. IDF says troops do not get sent on dangerous missions without the necessary protective gear; issue being addressed.
Earlier this year, suspected Israeli strikes in Syria intensified, culminating in an exchange on the border April 8, when the Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria after six rockets were launched from southern Syria toward the Golan Heights.
“These are Israel’s reserve stockpiles for times of war,” a former cabinet minister says. “The move has had a bigger meaning in light of the threats on Israel in multiple theaters.”
According to the findings, the level of motivation to serve in a combat capacity in 2022 was the lowest in recent years. In December 2022 only 66% of the male respondents said they would like to join fighting units, compared to 73% in 2020.
Damascus residents said strong explosions were heard in the capital and its southern suburbs as Syrian state television reported that the country’s air defenses were confronting "Israeli aggression.”
The memo, shared with Netanyahu, the defense minister and other high-ranking officials, warns that Israel’s dangerous downward strategic posture can be attributed to several factors, with the main one being the weakness Israel’s enemies have sensed due to the internal chasm over the judicial reform.
The initiative was jump-started last week when Netanyahu agreed to bring Ben-Gvir's national guard for cabinet approval after the security minister backed his pause of a judicial overhaul proposal that had triggered nationwide street protests.
“We are exacting a high price from the regimes that support terror outside Israel’s borders,” PM Netanyahu said just hours before the incident. Officials said it was possible the provocation was part of Iran's effort to exact revenge for alleged Israeli attacks on its forces in Syria.
The IDF forces provided first aid to one of the would-be infiltrators, who was later medically evacuated to a facility in Israel. Incident comes amid heightened tensions following spate of terrorism.
