The German medium-altitude, long-endurance, multi-mission unmanned aircraft is based on the Israel Aerospace Industries-developed "Eitan" drone used by the Israeli Air Force.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz to Hezbollah: We aren't seeking an unnecessary escalation, but don't test us. Deputy Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem: The atmosphere does not indicate a war. IDF drone crashes in south Lebanon.
Brig. Gen. Gil Aginsky, former head of the Israel Navy's Haifa base, describes the Mediterranean as an immense "blue tunnel" that can't be blown up.
Dubbed "The Huran Army," the biblical name of the region, the militia is hostile to both Iran and the Syrian regime and could provide a buffer zone cushioning Israel's northeastern border.
The Pentagon blueprint for the upcoming year allocates $500 million towards missile defense systems in Israel such as the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow 3.
PM instructs Finance Ministry to work with the IDF and the National Security Council on sourcing additional funding necessary to meet the "dynamic security challenges in the region."
The Iranian-backed terrorist group has threatened retaliation "from Lebanese soil" over an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria in which one of its operatives was killed.
The cell was plotting to conduct major attacks on Israeli targets and communities, including a plan to kidnap an IDF soldier to use as a bargaining chip.
"The Israelis have targeted a major ammunition depot. There were several strikes and the blasts were huge. There are reports that Iranian personnel have been killed," says a Syrian analyst with sources on the ground.
"Tehran's decision to retaliate to the Israeli and American attacks has already been made and will be implemented at the right time and place," sources in Lebanon tell Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai.
