Israel is a country in West Asia. Known for its advanced military capability, sustained conflict with Iranian-backed proxies, and its role as a key U.S. strategic partner in the Middle East. Recently, Israel has conducted military operations in Lebanon and Gaza while managing direct confrontation with Iran and pursuing diplomatic negotiations. Last updated 2 days ago
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has ordered a legal review of the documentary "NAZA" and a separate probe into how classified materials used in it were leaked.
The film covers Israel's AI-powered strikes in Gaza and features testimonies from 24 purported Israeli intelligence soldiers.
Zamir: "It is based on blood libels, deliberate distortion of reality, and false and serious accusations against IDF soldiers and commanders."
Khaled al-Yamani, Yemen's former foreign minister and newly appointed advisor to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, tells Kan News that Israel has an important role to play in confronting the Houthi threat as part of a broad coal...
Khaled al-Yamani, Yemen's former foreign minister and newly appointed advisor to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, tells Kan News that Israel has an important role to play in confronting the Houthi threat as part of a broad coalition.
He calls to take the Yemeni file away from Saudi Arabia, blaming Riyadh's failed policy for the Houthi expansion in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait area. Al-Yamani accuses Saudi Arabia of transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to the Houthis this year and of attacking the STC forces best suited to fight them.
Iran's Mehr news agency denies reports that Revolutionary Guards were trapped in tunnels at the Ali al-Tahr ridge in southern Lebanon. According to Mehr, only Hezbollah operatives were in the tunnels Israel struck, 48 in total, with eight killed.
A regional security source separately disputed the New York Times report, saying there are no IRGC advisors at the ridge and Iran's link to the infrastructure there was funding, not physical presence.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a surprise visit to Nabatieh yesterday under heavy security. The city and nearby villages were at the center of Israeli strikes this week tied to the destruction of the Ali Taher ridge. Aoun met with residents and pledged the Lebanese state would provide all necessary services.
A member of the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission Esmail Kowsari said Iran provided military training to Taliban forces after 9/11 to confront the Americans, and declared that "Israel must also be eliminated."
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Syria:
You have the Sunni axis. Syria is already an ISIS state. Jolani [Ahmed al-Sharaa] put on a suit and disguised himself, and they like him a little in the United States, but Syria is problematic.
And its connection with Turkey -- that is a rising Sunni axis.
An Israeli source warns that a Houthi takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could prove worse than Hormuz, which currently draws most of the world's attention. At the strait's narrowest point, the Houthis would spot passing ships with the naked eye, fire anti-tank missiles, send out suicide boats, or take control of the vessels, all without the radar and sophisticated systems Iran relies on.
Israel has expelled British soldiers from the West Bank who were monitoring settler violence and feeding intelligence to the Trump administration, The Telegraph reports. The expulsion followed British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
An Israeli source tells Sky News Arabia that 50 Hezbollah operatives were present in the command and control complex on the Ali Tahr Ridge when it was detonated, and most were killed. The complex had operated underground for many years.
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An Israeli source tells Sky News Arabia that 50 Hezbollah operatives were present in the command and control complex on the Ali Tahr Ridge when it was detonated, and most were killed. The complex had operated underground for many years.
The source said Israel has no intention of withdrawing from the ridge but will redeploy IDF forces there, who will immediately strike anyone approaching the blasted site. The source strongly denied any Iranian presence inside the complex and said the IDF found large quantities of weapons there.
The IDF has released new details on the three-month operation to capture the Ali Tahr Ridge in southern Lebanon.
Around 50 Hezbollah terrorists barricaded inside the underground tunnels chose to fight to the death. Israel offered them a ch...
The IDF has released new details on the three-month operation to capture the Ali Tahr Ridge in southern Lebanon.
Around 50 Hezbollah terrorists barricaded inside the underground tunnels chose to fight to the death. Israel offered them a chance to surrender through intermediaries in Lebanon. They refused and were eliminated.
Yahalom fighters found drones, anti-tank missiles and other weapons inside. Egoz fighters carried out ambushes near the shafts. Hezbollah's attempts to rescue or resupply the trapped men were disrupted.
Israel informed the U.S., which then notified the Lebanese government.
"Last night (Thursday), IDF surveillance identified indications of activity in preparation for a smuggling attempt in the eastern border area.
Following the findings, forces from the Jordan Valley and Foothills Brigade, ...
Israeli military:
"Last night (Thursday), IDF surveillance identified indications of activity in preparation for a smuggling attempt in the eastern border area.
Following the findings, forces from the Jordan Valley and Foothills Brigade, officers from the Israel Police Jordan Border Unit of the Judea and Samaria District, and Border Police forces in Judea and Samaria operated jointly and established ambushes in the area.
During the operation, two residents of Jericho were arrested. More than 30 pistols and two M-16 rifles were seized.
The suspects and weapons were transferred for further investigation by the Judea and Samaria District Central Unit.
Security forces are deployed along the eastern border and continue to operate to thwart smuggling attempts and safeguard the security of the citizens of Israel."
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Israel and Lebanon hold another round of negotiations next Tuesday and Wednesday in Rome, Kan News reports.
The talks focus in part on establishing a force to verify designated pilot areas are cleared of Hezbollah. Israel opposes French and British participation, while the U.S. seeks to expand the areas handed to the Lebanese army.
Explosions may be heard across northern Israel in the coming hours from IDF activity in Lebanon.
Per the Upper Galilee Regional Council, the military will carry out "strikes and controlled explosions in Lebanon." Civilian guidelines remain unchanged.
President Trump announced this evening that Iran is attempting to re-arm itself with nuclear weapons; this is true.
After we destroyed its immediate capability to produce nuclear bombs, through operations such as "Rising lion" and "Roaring Lion", they are trying again.
I pledge to you here, at the Western Wall, as we approach Rosh Hashanah: as long as I am Prime Minister, Iran will not possess nuclear weapons.
"There will be no peace or recognition of Israel. It will remain the enemy of every Muslim until it is destroyed. Al-Sharaa achieved victory by Allah instilling fear in his enemies, and Israel's 'real enemy' has now arrived."
“Given the possibility that, due to the economic stranglehold and intense pressure Iran is under, it may decide to take action against Israel, I once again warn the Iranian leadership: Any attack on Is...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:
“Given the possibility that, due to the economic stranglehold and intense pressure Iran is under, it may decide to take action against Israel, I once again warn the Iranian leadership: Any attack on Israel, for any reason and from anywhere, will be met with a powerful response that will inflict severe damage on Iran--damage it has never suffered before--including strikes on its key energy facilities, which provide resources and capabilities for Iran’s war and terrorism apparatus and for attacks against Israeli civilians.
“In accordance with the directives of the prime minister and myself, the IDF is on alert and prepared to carry out the mission.
“Such a blow would set Iran back decades and further destabilize the ayatollah regime, which the Iranian people so deeply despise and long to see fall.”
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, on raising with Aoun the return of the remains of Beirut's Jewish community leaders killed in the Second Civil War:
"The picture I got was that there was a very sincere effort to find the remains. They fo...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, on raising with Aoun the return of the remains of Beirut's Jewish community leaders killed in the Second Civil War:
"The picture I got was that there was a very sincere effort to find the remains. They found remains that turned out not to be authentic. But I think the important thing is that they tried, and it was a sincere effort, and they will continue to try because they want to build trust with Israel, just as you are building it with the release of the prisoners."
WATCH: The Houthis are recruiting and sending child soldiers to the frontline, with armed minors seen carrying rifles and chanting, “Death to America, Death to Israel.”
