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Israel and Hamas reached an agreement Wednesday on a deal meant to halt 15 months of fighting.The White House confirmed that a cease-fire agreement was in place.But on Thursday, Netanyahu’s office said there was a “last-minute crisis.”After more than 15 months of fighting, and with tens of thousands dead, the…
A US air defense system in Israel was just used in combat for the first time since it was deployed.It’s unclear if the THAAD battery successfully intercepted the incoming threat.The battery was reportedly used against a Houthi ballistic missile late last week.A top US air defense battery deployed to Israel…
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syria since Bashar Assad’s ouster.Its forces have also advanced into the Golan Heights, a previously demilitarized zone in southwestern Syria.Israel’s defense minister said it intended to create a “defense zone free of weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria.”Israel says it has launched…
Israel has agreed on a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of fighting with Hezbollah.The cease-fire is expected to begin Wednesday morning local time.The much-sought-after deal does not impact Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a cease-fire to end nearly 14 months of…
By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, a rare case of geopolitical rivals exhibiting their wares together. Communist-run Vietnam has…
Given the sheer volume of enemy drones, helicopters have joined the counter-drone fight. In Ukraine and Israel, helicopters of all kinds are hunting down drones.Helicopter cannons are much cheaper than jets armed with missiles, but they’re no substitute. It’s not just fighter jets and ground-based air defenses that are in…
Israel carried out a series of precision strikes on military targets in Iran late last month.Iran is now vowing to retaliate for the strikes, which damaged Tehran’s air-defense network.Officials and analysts say the strikes have left Iran seriously vulnerable to more Israeli action. Iran is signaling that it will deliver…
The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East amid rising tensions.Israel and Iran are stuck in a cycle of retaliatory strikes.The US earlier said it would also send a missile defense system and 100 more troops to Israel. The United States is sending bombers and warships…
