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Israel Aerospace Industries drone guard system. Source: Screenshot.

Israel Aerospace Industries, UAE weapons company to meld anti-drone system

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Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates’s weapons-maker EDGE to develop an advanced anti-drone defense system. The anti-drone system would be “tailored...
Hezbollah supporters gather to listen to Hassan Nasrallah in October 2015. Credit: nsf2019/Shutterstock.

Hezbollah’s latest threats: An ‘intimidation campaign’ to silence criticism with Lebanon

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In recent days, Hezbollah launched a high-profile public campaign that included threats to strike sensitive targets deep inside Israel in response to recent Israeli warnings about the consequences of future Hezbollah miscalculations, as well...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Source: Arab Press/JCPA.

Hezbollah leader accuses Netanyahu of ‘inciting’ against terrorist group

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “lying” to the United Nations after the Israel leader used his address before the U.N. General Assembly to expose what he claimed were...
File photo: Hezbollah-owned Iranian anti-tank missiles that were captured by Israel Defense Forces in southern Lebanon in 2006. Credit: IDF.

Arms depot operated by Hezbollah explodes in southern Lebanon

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A Hezbollah arms depot exploded in the village of Ain Qana in southern Lebanon on Tuesday was caused by a “technical error,” a security source told Reuters. The blast, which reportedly did not cause many injuries,...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters on Sept. 10, 2019, in the White House. Photo: Andrea Hanks/White House.

Pompeo to France: Hezbollah’s weapons will torpedo attempts to intervene in Lebanon

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that France’s intervention to resolve the crisis in Lebanon is bound to fail unless the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is not dealt with first. “The United...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (right) speaks to the press in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Report: Hamas refused $15 billion in US aid over demand that it disarm, says...

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that the terror organization had turned down a large U.S. aid package because it would have been required to disarm to receive the funds. Speaking with a Qatari...
An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter passes the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy in the Arabian Gulf in September 2015. Credit: Anna Van Nuys/U.S. Navy.

US warship seizes Iranian missiles in Arabian Sea

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The U.S. Navy captured illegal Iranian-made weapons earlier this week, including 150 anti-tank missiles on a traditional sailing vessel in the Arabian Sea, announced U.S. Central Command on Thursday. The weapons seized on Sunday included...
An IDF ship patrols off the coast of Gaza, during "Operation Protective Edge" on July 28, 2014. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

Israel thwarts attempt to smuggle weapons to Hamas by sea

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The Israel Navy thwarted an attempt three months ago to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip from the Sinai by sea, the Israel Defense Forces announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to the IDF,...
Smoke rises from a fire caused by a rocket fired from Lebanon at an Israeli military vehicle near Moshav Avivim in northern Israel, Sept. 1, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Hezbollah’s plan for precision missile factories risks new escalation in 2020

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While it remains too soon to know the full implications of the assassination of Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and many questions remain, Iran’s malign activity in the Middle East looks set to...
A recruitment poster for the Hamas naval commando unit. Credit: JCPA.

Is Hamas smuggling weapons into Gaza by sea?

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After three rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Dec. 7, 2019, the Israeli military said in a statement that it had launched retaliatory airstrikes targeting military camps and a naval base belonging...