For those of us keeping tabs on action in the Middle East, it was a busy news weekend...and it hasn't stopped as a new week starts! As you know, there was action on the Gaza border over the weekend. Following a bomb explosion that wounded Israeli soldiers, reports are that Israel took out 18 high-value …
Continue reading Israel and Egypt Sign $15 Billion Gas Deal, Successful Arrow 3 Test Launch
UPDATE: Amir Tsarfati, via Behold Israel, provided a subsequent update. Provocation continues in the Middle East. Earlier this evening a bomb detonated next to an IDF patrol along the border fence with Gaza. Soon after, a rocket launched from Gaza crashed through the roof of a Jewish family in Or HaNer. Miraculously, the rocket failed to …
Continue reading EARLIER TODAY: 4 IDF Soldiers Attacked and Gaza Rocket Launched toward Israel
Hi friends! Occasionally I find interesting stories about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In many ways, the IDF is not so much different than the American military. However, there are elements that are different, such as young Israelis being given positions of responsibility not often seen in the American military. Israeli "Lt Col Jonathan" provides …
As you know, Iran sent a drone into Israeli territory on Saturday, which was shot down by an Israeli Apache helicopter. The IDF retaliated by taking out the launch site and destroying key facilities on the Iranian airbase in Syria. Unfortunately, amidst those attacks, an anti-aircraft missile hit an Israeli F-16 fighter jet, causing the …
Continue reading IDF Responses following Saturday’s Confrontation with Iran
