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Despite French government ban, Israeli firms a success at Paris Defence Exhibition

Israeli defence industry firms’ booths at this year’s Eurosatory exhibition in Paris were visited by people from all over...

Netanyahu on elimination of  acting Hezbollah Chief of Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the Israeli public on television Sunday night after the Israeli military eliminated the acting...

Israel boosts air defences with US$8.7 billion U.S.-backed Iron Dome expansion

Israel signed a multi-billion-dollar contract with defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to expand serial production of the Iron...

Berlin-Israel arms sales to continue if ceasefire holds

Germany suspended arms exports to Israel in August amid mounting pressure of the war, but will recommence if the...

Search for masked vandals at fighter jet-linked factory

Footage has been released of three people allegedly involved in vandalising a metalworks with anti-Israeli messaging, after it was...

Four civilian guards held off dozens of terrorists at Kibbutz Sufa, army probe reveals

Against overwhelming odds and with minimal training, a four-member civilian security team at Kibbutz Sufa single-handedly prevented what could...

Israeli laser defense set for 2025 deployment after $815 million expansion

An Israeli laser-based air defence system under development is expected to become operational in mid-2025, the Israeli Defence Ministry...

Israel says building air defence alliance

Israel is building a US-backed regional air defence alliance, the Israeli defence minister says, adding that the apparatus has...

Israel fortifying kindergartens in vicinity of Gaza Strip

The Ministry of Defence’s Engineering and Construction Division, in cooperation with IDF’s Home Front Command, has commenced work to...

Israel’s Minister of Defence meets his US counterpart

Israel’s Minister of Defence Benny Gantz flew to Washington on Wednesday where he met with his American counterpart, the...

Israeli defence companies unveil new unmanned ground vehicle

Israeli defence companies Elbit Systems and Roboteam unveiled a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) called ROOK. Israeli defence companies Elbit...

The baleful significance of the Democrats’ Iron Dome fiasco

Melanie Phillips: Jewish defenders should target their enemies’ Achilles heel—their narcissism and belief in their own unimpeachable virtue.

Israeli Foreign Minister: Delay in US aid to Iron Dome – ‘technical’

The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, experienced a significant diplomatic setback on Tuesday when the US Congress decided to withhold military aid from Israel and refused to vote on funding for its Iron Dome defence system.

Iron Dome upgraded

The Israeli Air Force and Navy have participated in successful flight tests of the upgraded Iron Dome defence weapon system.

Israel successfully tests state-of-the-art LORA missile system

"More good news for the citizens of Israel, and more bad news for Israel’s enemies,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.