Iron Dome

July 29, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: July 29, 2024 Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah’s Situation is ‘Win-Win,’ Escalation ‘Will Occur Sooner or Later’ | Israel...

July 20, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor

Build Iron Dome in the United States To Prepare for Israel’s Worst Day

Israel is racing to build more Iron Dome air defense systems amid a growing threat of war with Hezbollah, which has a massive stockpile of more than 150,000 mortars, rockets, and missiles....

July 19, 2024 | |

Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen Claim Drone Attack on Tel Aviv

Latest Developments Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for a drone attack in Tel Aviv on July 19 that killed one person and wounded at least eight others. The explosion occurred...

July 12, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 12, 2024

Today’s Issue: Report on Be’eri Attacks: Army Failed to Protect Kibbutz, Bravery of Residents and Rapid Responders Commendable | IDF Raids Gaza City UNRWA Headquarters, Finds Weapons, Drone Parts,...

July 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How an addiction to the Iron Dome doctrine has eroded Israel’s deterrence

It was once believed that the Iron Dome would buy Israel the time to make rational decisions rather than be plunged into wars in haste.

July 9, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor, Cameron McMillan

A greatly expanded arsenal means this is not the Hezbollah of 2006

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. That attack followed a July 4 assault in which the terror group fired approximately 200 projectiles and over 20...

June 28, 2024 | |

U.S. in Talks With Israel Over Transfer of Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine

The Biden administration is in talks with Israel about transferring its aging U.S.-manufactured Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on June 27. Improving...

June 27, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat

Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...

June 25, 2024 | Mark Dubowitz |

The looming war so gruesome it would make Gaza look like child’s play

Less than 72 hours before the first debate of the US presidential election, Joe Biden‘s White House is bumbling. On Sunday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles...

June 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Northern Israel is now the key to the country’s future

The north is now in focus because of Hezbollah’s escalation and also because of the recent fires that have swept northern Israel due to Hezbollah attacks.

June 24, 2024 | |

Israel Intercepts Rocket Fire From Gaza

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepted rocket fire from Gaza on June 24, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The incident was one of several recent attempts by terrorists...

June 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF increases naval strength with new logistics support vessel

The Israeli Navy received a new ship on June 16 with the arrival of the INS Komemiyut. It is the second of two new landing craft, known as logistics support vessels (LSV), that Israel has obtained in the...

June 12, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Rockets Pound Israel Following Killing of Senior Terror Commander

Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets as well as several missiles and drones deep into northern Israel on June 12 after the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group lost one of its...

June 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone, targets warplane with surface-to-air missile

Hezbollah conducted attacks on Israel throughout June 10, carrying out drone and rocket attacks across Israel’s northern Galilee from the Mediterranean Sea to the Golan Heights. The Iranian-backed terrorist...

June 7, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Hezbollah’s Escalation on Israel’s Northern Border

June 4, 2024 | |

Israel Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Eilat

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had intercepted a surface-to-surface ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Eilat on June 3. Israel’s long-range Arrow...

June 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why 2024 is the ‘year of the drone’ after Iran’s attack on Israel

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May 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF tech innovation redefines the war in Gaza

The battlefield requires constant monitoring, and learning about the enemy - two elements that Israel's technology excels at.

May 23, 2024 | |

Hamas Terrorists Attack Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing for Fourth Time in May

Hamas terrorists targeted the Kerem Shalom aid crossing into Gaza on May 23, said Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) agency on X. The attack...

May 12, 2024 | |

Hamas Targets Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing and Israeli City of Ashkelon

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepted two rockets launched from Rafah toward the Kerem Shalom area in Israel on May 12, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. No damage...