Tag: Hezbollah
Anti-reason in Israel’s defense policy: Addressing the Jihadist threat
“There is something inside us that yearns not for reason, but for mystery…. for whisperings of the irrational.” Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in our Time (1952)
In matters of national security, anti-reason can be as determinative as...
Waltz: ‘Iran in worst place since 1979’
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Sunday that Iran was “in the worst place it has been for its own national security since 1979,” while reiterating the Trump administration’s stance that Tehran must dismantle...
Sinwar documents reveal scenarios for Israel’s elimination
Captured Hamas documents found in Gaza reveal that following the IDF’s "Operation Guardian of the Walls" in May 2021, the terrorist organization came to believe that "the destruction of Israel" was "a goal that...
Israel begins border negotiations with Lebanon
Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday initiated negotiations towards settling the border between the two countries.
Representatives of the Israel Defense Forces, the United States, France and Lebanon agreed during a meeting in Naqoura in Southern...
Israel eliminates top Hamas commander in Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force on Monday eliminated the head of Hamas's Operations Department in Lebanon near Sidon, according to a joint Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) statement.
"Muhammad Shaheen was eliminated...
Anti-Hezbollah Christians join new Lebanese government
The Christian-based Lebanese Forces Party, which has not been part of a Cabinet in the Land of the Cedars in more than five years, has entered the country's newly announced government, constituting a major...
What Netanyahu and Trump hope to achieve together in Washington
Barely two weeks after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive in Washington as the first foreign leader to make an official...
Katz: Jerusalem to ‘firmly’ enforce Lebanon, Gaza ceasefires
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned the Hezbollah and Hamas terror organizations in Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, respectively, not to test Jerusalem's resolve.
Israel "will continue to enforce the ceasefires in...
Israel in talks with Trump administration to delay IDF exit from Lebanon
Michael Herzog, the outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, confirmed on Thursday that Jerusalem was in talks with Washington to delay the Israel Defense Forces withdrawal from Southern Lebanon.
"We are holding discussions with...
Swiss Parliament votes to outlaw Hezbollah
Switzerland on Tuesday voted to outlaw Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist organization, in a rare move for the historically neutral country.
The ban passed the lower house of the Swiss Parliament by 126-20 with 41 abstentions, after...