Although building a wall along the planned route could represent a future permanent border and could have far-reaching diplomatic ramifications, the decision was made without a diplomatic discussion and without the Foreign Ministry's input.
IDF worried that as the population of Shiite Muslims in southern Syria increases, Hezbollah and Iran will use the civilian distress to recruit locals for terrorist activity.
Israel scaled back on its surveillance flights over Lebanon after one of its drones was almost downed by an anti-aircraft missile around one year ago, says Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, who retired from the IDF on Monday.
Joint teams from both fleets practiced emergency medicine aboard two Israeli Sa’ar 6 ships, the largest vessels in the Israeli fleet.
The IDF has deployed hundreds of troops to the seam zone in an effort to counter the daily phenomenon of tens of thousands of Palestinian labor migrants entering the country illegally, but this isn't a long-term solution.
When terrorists slip past the intelligence net, the speed of reaction and the number of officers make the difference between life and death.
Twenty years after Operation Defensive Shield put a damper on the incredibly bloody Second Intifada, commander of the IDF's ground forces, Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai talks to Israel Hayom about the only way to defeat terrorism, the paradox of security, and the Ukraine war.
Border Police to expedite enlistment of 700 troops, forms additions reserve units. Israel Police. Public Security Minister Omer Barlev calls on civilians to volunteer to police ranks.
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says that such acts of terror are not organized and that security forces need to adopt new patterns of conduct.
Historic Negev Summit sees the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco express interest in Iron Dome and Arrow defense systems, Green Pine radar system. Troubled by growing Russian aggression in Europe, Germany also eyes Israeli defense systems.
