Ex-IDF official warns of Jordanian border invasion risk
‘Jordan represents Israel’s strategic depth to the east, and we need to understand that,’ says Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Amit Yagur.
‘Jordan represents Israel’s strategic depth to the east, and we need to understand that,’ says Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Amit Yagur.
The targeted power stations, Asar and Hizaz, were described as significant electricity infrastructure exploited by the Houthis for military purposes.
The true size and scope of Hamas’s tunnel network in Gaza only became clear once the IDF began operations in the Strip after Oct. 7—and what they uncovered was astounding.
Meanwhile, on Aug. 13, the IDF killed Muhammad Naif Abu Shamala, a company commander in Hamas’s Nukhba force, the military confirmed on Tuesday.
Military officials said the infiltration was part of Hamas’s wider attack strategy, noting daylight assaults are meant to catch forces off guard.
The IDF has begun trial runs of the Sig Sauer MMG 338 light machine gun, a lighter weapon designed to ease the load on ground forces and better suit urban combat.
The key to victory, an expert argued, is to target Hamas’s greatest strategic vulnerability: its reliance on the Gazan population as a human shield.
In some battalions, women constitute over 60% of personnel, and some even serve aboard Israel’s main battle tanks, the Merkava.
Despite nearly two years of IDF presence in Gaza, forces are still uncovering sprawling tunnel networks hidden beneath wide areas—stocked with weapons, food, and supplies.
More than 230 terrorist commanders and operatives have been killed, and 40 weapons warehouses and more than 20 command centers and training camps have been destroyed.
During a March ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Katz made a near-identical threat, warning the terror group to respect the terms of the truce.
Six IDF soldiers are now confirmed to have died by suicide this month alone.
The UN’s Jens Laerke responded, saying, ‘Despite our repeated requests, Israel has not allowed the UN to be present at the crossings, which are militarized areas.’
The IDF eliminated around 400 terrorists, destroyed hundreds of Hamas terror sites, and recently uncovered and demolished a 500-meter tunnel in Beit Hanoun.
The death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27, 2023, stands at 454.
All of the bombings in February occurred in parked, empty buses across the two cities located south of Tel Aviv. There were no injuries as the explosions were apparently mistimed.
The trio was studying how to assemble explosive devices, and one of the three had purchased a firearm, which he told interrogators he hoped to use for ‘killing Jews.’
Joseph left Russia, converted to Judaism, and at age 36—too old by most standards—joined the IDF’s first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade to defend the Jewish state and honor his heritage.
The airstrikes also destroyed dozens of booby-trapped buildings, causing huge explosions heard as far south as Sderot and the plains region, as hidden IEDs detonated in secondary blasts as well.
The IDF’s 401st Brigade is intensifying its assault in Jabaliya, destroying terror hubs, seizing weapons, eliminating dozens of terrorists, and demolishing nearly 3 kilometers of underground tunnels buried 20 meters deep.
