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Egypt seizes US-made missiles destined for Gaza
Egyptian security forces have seized US-made anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles destined for Gaza, where militants have said they would acquire more weapons to use against Israel, security officials said on Friday. The officials said six missiles were found hidden in the Sinai, which borders both the Gaza Strip and Israel, after security forces were tipped [...]
The “Iron Dome Revolution” and the Future of Missile Defense
Last month’s eight-day extended firefight between the terrorist group Hamas and Israel was much more than just the most recent round of violence in a decades-long war between some Arabs and the Jewish state. It also marked a military revolution, one with profound implications for the future of conflict and for the balance between offensive [...]
Despite Israeli warnings, many civilians died in Gaza
The phone rang at 3:00 am: “You have five minutes to evacuate the house,” an Israeli officer said in flawless Arabic. Within minutes, an Israeli drone fired a warning shot. The Israeli military employed a range of warnings to civilians during its November 14-21 bombardment to halt rocket fire into Israel by Gaza militants, but [...]
Israel, Hamas both see gains from Gaza fight
Israel and its Hamas foes are each claiming gains from a week of fighting in and around Gaza, but analysts doubt if the army of a sovereign state can ever score a conclusive win against an irregular force rooted in its local community. “There is such a thing, but it happens when the struggle is [...]
Israel’s Iron Dome plays growing role in Gaza conflict
Iron Dome, Israel’s much vaunted anti-missile defence system, is playing an increasingly important role in the growing confrontation between the Jewish state and Gaza-based militants. Since the latest round of bloodshed erupted 48 hours ago with an Israeli strike on a top Hamas militant, Israel has attacked more than 500 targets in Gaza in hundreds [...]
Hard Fighting: Israel in Lebanon and Gaza
When Israel fought Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, it discovered that it was ill prepared for the challenges posed by its “hybrid” adversary. Hybrid adversaries employ effective standoff weapons (e.g., antitank guided missiles, man-portable air-defense systems, mortars, rockets, unmanned aerial systems). Thus, defeating such opponents requires different tactical and operational concepts than [...]
Turkey will protect its aid ships for Gaza: PM
Turkey’s naval forces would escort Turkey’s humanitarian aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Anatolia news agency reported late Thursday. “We have humanitarian aid to be sent there. And our humanitarian aid will not be attacked anymore like it happened to Mavi Marmara,” he told the Al Jazeera [...]
Turkish army chief says Israeli raid ‘grave and unacceptable’
Ankara: Turkish army chief Ilker Basbug told his Israeli counterpart Monday that the deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid fleet was “grave and unacceptable”, the Turkish military said. The two men spoke on the telephone after Israeli chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi called Basbug to brief him of the Israeli operation on the fleet of [...]
Turkey, Lebanon lash out at Israel
Ankara: The prime ministers of Turkey and Lebanon on Monday lashed out at Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace and air strikes in Gaza, warning they were undermining prospects for peace in the region. “Attacks on Lebanon is terrorism itself… We have to stand shoulder by shoulder against the enemy’s plans… We have to stop Israel,” [...]
