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Israel deploys 3rd missile system to north
Israel has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defence battery to the north of the country a few days after carrying out an air strike inside neighboring Syria, Israeli media said on Tuesday. “The deployment of several Iron Dome batteries in the north of the country comes as part of the setting up of the [...]
Beirut gunbattles leave 2 dead, Syria spillover feared
Street battles in Beirut during the night between groups for and against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled regime left two people dead, Lebanon’s state-run news agency said on Monday. The fighting, which also wounded 18 people, erupted after reports emerged that army troops had shot dead an anti-Syria Sunni cleric when his convoy failed to [...]
Israel’s Iron Dome Anti-Rocket System Surpasses Expectations
Long lines of people have made their way to the Iron Dome batteries deployed in southern Israel in recent days, distributing gifts and chocolates to Aerial Defense Network soldiers and admiring the life-saving systems that have been operating non-stop. Behind the intensive field work of the soldiers stand the brilliant minds that developed the breakthrough [...]
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 [...]
UN slams attack on French peacekeepers in Lebanon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a roadside bomb attack that wounded six French peacekeepers in Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon. Ban “hopes that the perpetrators are swiftly identified and brought to justice,” his spokesman Martin Nesirky said. “The secretary-general is deeply disturbed by this attack on UNIFIL, the second in the last two [...]
Syrian troops close in on Lebanon border
Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border as they pressed a deadly crackdown in central towns ahead of Monday’s opposition meeting in Damascus on the country’s unrest, activists said. The latest violence in Kseir, near the flashpoint city of Homs, forced “hundreds” of people to flee over the border into Lebanon, the activists said. The [...]
Israeli Air Force Had “Flawed Strategy” During Lebanon War
Israel’s disappointing performance in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006 did not reflect a “failure of air power,” but rather a failure of Israel’s political and military leaders to properly assess the enemy, set achievable goals, apply an effective strategy and adequately manage public expectations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. [...]
Bloodshed along Israel borders kills 12 on Nakba Day
Israeli gunfire killed 12 people and wounded hundreds Sunday as Palestinians marched on Israel’s borders with Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in a mass show of mourning over the creation of the Jewish state. Tensions along the Israeli-Syrian frontier spiralled as thousands of protesters from Syria tried to force their way onto the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, [...]
French missiles to Lebanon raise Israel concerns
Israel fears weapons sold to Lebanon’s army could end up in the hands of militant group Hezbollah, an official said Sunday after France announced it would supply anti-tank missiles to the Arab nation. “We have raised with foreign governments our concerns of Hezbollah’s growing domination of the Lebanese government apparatus and concern that weapons transfer [...]
