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 has determined that the S-300PMU2 air defense system was not yet delivered to Syria. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community has assessed that the regime of President Bashar Assad did not acquire any S-300 batteries from Russia. They said, however, that the Kremlin issued commitments to honor a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel issued one of the starkest warnings of an imminent war that could include Hizbullah and Syria. In an address to a combat air conference, Eshel said Israel, already engaged in a shooting war with Syria, faces a range of low- and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Israel and Syria have been engaged in an increasingly bitter border war. Western diplomatic sources said Israeli and Syrian forces were battling on a nearly daily basis along the Golan Heights. They said the fighting often began with Syrian Army or proxy attacks on Israel Army outposts and vehicles. “At […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has deemed operational its fifth Iron Dome missile and rocket defense battery. Military sources said the Israel Air Force has designated its Iron Dome battery around Tel Aviv as fully operational. They said the battery around Tel Aviv was the fifth deployed by the Air Force as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Army has resumed fire into neighboring Syria. On March 24, the Israel Army fired into Syria and destroyed a military post on the Golan Heights. The Israel Army said the operation was in response to Syrian fire toward an Army patrol along the border region. “Our understanding […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has appointed a former military chief as its new defense minister. Moshe Ya’alon was named defense minister in the next government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ya’alon would replace longtime Defense Minister Ehud Barak, regarded as the most pro-U.S. administration member of the Israeli Cabinet. “During such a crucial […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been linked to a virus attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure. Officials and executives suggested an Israeli link to the Flame malware, a virus said to have attacked computers in Iran. The officials said Flame was an advanced software that could take over targeted computers without a trace. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has lost confidence in the government’s policy toward Iran. Most of the senior members of Israel’s intelligence community were said to have lost their trust in the government, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. They said the two men were preparing Israel for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The United States, concerned over an Iranian backlash, has canceled a major ballistic missile defense exercise with Israel. Israeli sources said the administration of President Barack Obama requested the cancellation of Austere Challenge-2012, meant to take place around April and include more than 2,000 soldiers. They said the administration […]