The recently formed Strategy and Third Circle Directorate takes a holistic view of the Iranian threat, which stretches from its territory all the way to Israel’s borders, and describes how the new approach optimizes Israel’s readiness for future perils.
Working paper that served as draft of MoU between Israel and Germany shows that Israel never intended to add three submarines to its fleet, but was preparing to replace three old submarines that would be decommissioned.
US Secretary of State Pompeo says Abraham Accords offer "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to positively transform strategic landscape of Middle East. "Our adversaries, especially those in Iran, know this and will stop at nothing to disrupt this shared success,” he says.
Washington also approves sale of precision-guided munitions to the IDF, as the US seeks to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge in the region after agreeing to sell F-35 fighters to the UAE.
Under a principle of preserving Israel’s “qualitative military edge”, the United States consults with it on proposed sales of advanced arms to other countries in the region.
IDF says the tunnel crossed into Israeli territory but posed “no threat” to nearby Israeli communities.
Latest report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman into wartime readiness says military units in charge of dealing with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction are ill-prepared.
The vessels will be at the forefront of Israeli efforts to protect its 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
The delivery is part of the implementation of the agreement between the US and Israel for supplying the sophisticated interceptor, whose development has been funded in part by the US.
"By any measure, current levels of violence are too high," US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad tells a House of Representatives hearing.
