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Developed by the Israel Police and the IDF, the Light Blade system can burn threats out of the sky from up to two kilometers away. While the system is operational, no deployment date has been set.
“We are sparing no effort to stay one step ahead of the enemy,” says IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, but there is a need to bolster national resilience in the face of the growing missile threat.
“You are the wonders and miracles of our time,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tells the men and women of Unit 504, Israel’s premier human intelligence unit.
From friends to foes, Brig. Gen. Erez Maisel sheds light on the behind-the-scenes work conducted by the International Cooperation Unit to ensure freedom of maneuver for the Israel Defense Forces.
U.K.-based monitor group reports at least three “foreign nationals, likely Iranians” were killed an Israeli strike south of Damascus • Syrian state media reports downing of Israeli missiles.
A tip from Israel’s Unit 8200 reportedly led to the arrest of Australian-Lebanese Khayat brothers for attempting to bomb an Etihad Airlines flight in 2017.
In the face of the multiplying challenges, Israel cannot afford to be satisfied with the status quo; it needs to adapt and innovate, stresses IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.
For years, Israeli governments and cabinets have made strategic decisions without formal principles on how to conduct national security efforts, including the use of military power.
Israeli forces will “100 percent” face tunnel warfare in future armed conflicts on its borders, and the military is sparing no effort to meet the challenge, says IDF Maj. Gen. Mickey Edelstein.
The ministry’s rehabilitation department releases data on disabled IDF veterans in honor of the fifth annual “Day of Appreciation” for those wounded in Israel’s wars and in terror attacks.
“I’m sure many of the hard-left elements on campus reflexively pan Israel in order to demonstrate their ‘woke’ bona fides, without really understanding the situation there,” said junior David Esterlit. “I think a lot of it stems from an ahistorical perspective of Israel’s founding.”
The proposal has been met with criticism from some in Israel, who argue that it could limit Israel’s freedom to maneuver and constrain the Israel Defense Forces. But with the growing threat of Iran in the Middle East, proponents say now could be the time to sign the pact and boost deterrence
