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Hezbollah said to get arms direct from Russia, can use against Israel
Posted on Monday, January 11, 2016
Hezbollah is receiving long-range missiles, laser-guided rockets and other sophisticated weaponry directly from Russia in Syria, and is free to use that weaponry against Israel if it so chooses, Hezbollah fighters told the Daily Beast website.
Hundreds of Islamic State militants amassed at Israel’s border
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015
A few weeks ago a huge explosion rocked the town of el-Hmidaiah, near the Quneitra crossing and 400 meters from the border fence with Israel. IDF troops were dispatched for fear that a mortar shell had fallen in…
Egyptian warplanes using Israeli airspace
Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Egyptian Air Force planes have in recent months crossed into Israeli airspaces part of Egypt's military campaign against the local Sinai affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, Ynet learned on Tuesday.
Survey: 60% of Palestinians support violent intifada against Israel
Posted on Monday, December 14, 2015
A new survey released by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah showed that a majority of Palestinian respondents support the current wave of terror stabbings and a violent intifada and oppose a two-state solution…
Israel tests Arrow 3 missile defense system
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015
The Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a test of the Arrow 3 missile-defense system on Thursday morning.