Report: Dozens of Israeli soldiers deployed to Somaliland
According to reports, many of the soldiers involved are Ethiopian Jews, some of whom have linguistic or cultural familiarity with the Horn of Africa.
According to reports, many of the soldiers involved are Ethiopian Jews, some of whom have linguistic or cultural familiarity with the Horn of Africa.
The city lies more than 300 kilometers from Israel’s central population centers and is bordered by Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Jordan, and the Gulf of Aqaba, with Saudi Arabia just across the water.
The Turkish government has repeatedly denied allowing its territory to be used for Hamas operations, but Israeli intelligence assessments presented throughout 2026 emphasized that Turkey had become a “central overseas hub” for Hamas’s organizational, financial, and recruitment activities.
Over the weekend, the IDF eliminated key Hamas terrorists, exposed a Turkey-based terror network, killed a Hamas sniper who worked as an Al Jazeera photographer, and targeted a financial network that funneled more than half a billion shekels to Hamas.
The return of Hezbollah terrorists to the South occurs just when the IDF discovered several new major Hezbollah tunnel systems, significantly larger and more sophisticated than those uncovered in the past.
Dumbbells were fashioned from 105‑mm artillery shell casings filled with concrete, each weighing between 18 and 32 kilograms, depending on the casing type and fill level.
Field tests conducted at the Tze’elim Training Base in February 2026 recorded an average 1.8°C reduction in soldiers’ core body temperature during prolonged exertion.
The walkie‑talkie model, believed to be a Chinese‑manufactured Baofeng UV‑5R or similar variant, is widely used by Hamas because it is inexpensive, easily smuggled and capable of operating on civilian frequencies.
Ground‑based lasers must fight through dust, humidity, turbulence, wind, and atmospheric distortion, requiring extremely high wattage to maintain beam integrity.
Arab reports indicate that Israeli planners are examining renewed activity in Syria, where Iranian‑backed militias, including the IRGC Quds Force and Liwa Fatemiyoun, continue to operate near Damascus, Al‑Bukamal, and the Golan frontier.
The information was so detailed it even included the personal routine and vehicle details of Chabad shliach Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin of Metula.
Since October 7, the IDF has faced roughly 700% more attempted cyberattacks, yet none have successfully penetrated operational systems.
Rushed into service late last year to repair the extensive damage suffered during earlier campaigns, the newly integrated network was intended to serve as Iran’s ultimate multi-tier defensive anchor.
Satellite imagery from the Ofek‑16 reconnaissance satellite confirmed the presence of technical vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and recoilless rifles heading towards the Syrian Druze town of Al‑Qurayya.
The clip went viral across Lebanese and Gulf social media within hours, with commentators noting that it was one of the rare moments in which
Maglan soldiers identified a suspicious building from which several 122‑mm Grad rockets had been launched toward central Israel, but the entrance was rigged with explosives and the interior was believed to contain additional traps.
‘They thought they would fire at Israel from Lebanese territory and from Iran, and we would not act,’ Netanyahu said. ‘That did not happen, and it will not happen.’
Senior military officials emphasized that all offensive operations conducted inside Iran have so far been carried out exclusively by Israel.
The image, which later circulated on Lebanese Telegram channels, showed the operator posing beside a tactical drone console, a ground‑control antenna, and a launcher tube resembling equipment used with Iranian Ababil‑2 or Shahed‑type reconnaissance drones.
Several team members were survivors from Kibbutz Be’eri and Kfar Aza, and they insisted the device be dedicated as an “homage to October 7” in memory of victims who might have survived with faster bleeding control.
