Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military, in what has been termed a drastic step, has canceled reserve operations for 2013. Officials said the order by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz came in wake of what was termed deep cuts in the military budget over the next 18 months. The officials said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been bracing for Palestinian missile and rocket strikes from the West Bank. Military sources said the Home Front Command has assessed that Hamas and other Palestinian insurgency movements were building missile and rocket arsenals in the West Bank. The sources said the military command, responsible for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has ordered advanced decontamination systems from Germany. Officials said Germany has agreed to donate the TEP-90 decontamination system to Israel. The officials said up to eight TEP-90s could arrive in Israel over the next year. “The first will arrive around June and undergo tests before additional systems are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has been assigned to propose short-term measures to counter rocket attacks on its southern port. Military sources said the General Staff has ordered an examination of options that would protect the southern port of Eilat from rocket strikes from neighboring Egypt. The sources said the military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been testing new ways to enhance its missile alert network. Officials said the military’s Home Front Command has been working to refine a method to use standard cellular phone communications to warn Israelis of an impending missile strike. They said the command conducted a test of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military, besieged by missile threats from several fronts, is seeking to enhance civil defense. The military has been testing a range of commercial technologies to bolster protection against missile strikes. The military has been stymied by government budget cuts in plans to build shelters and bunkers to protect […]