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I - On Defense Podcast
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390: Another Round of IDF Strikes on Houthi Targets + Mossad Chief: We Need to Go Head to Head with Iran + Slovakia to Procure Barak Air Defense Systems + Australian Air Force Receives Final Batch of F-35A Warplanes + More
For review: 1. Another Round of IDF Strikes on Houthi Targets. The targets included “infrastructure used by the Houthi terror regime for its military…
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389: Israel Opposition Leader: Target Iran Directly + Philippines Wants to Acquire US Army Mid-Range Fires Capability + US & Japanese V-22 Ospreys Cleared to Fly After Required Inspections + More
For review: 1. Israel Opposition Leader: Target Iran Directly. Faced with Houthi attacks from Yemen and dangers posed by other Iranian proxies, Israel “must…
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388: Israel Turns Attention Toward Houthis + US Authorizes $571 Million in Military Assistance to Taiwan + US Army Self-Propelled Howitzer (155mm) Modernization + More
For review: 1. US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen. 2. US Navy F/A 18F Super Hornet Downed by friendly fire over the Red Sea. The Super Hornet, assigned to…
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387: Israel Strikes Houthi Ports, Depots, & Power Stations + UK Troops in Ukraine for Training Mission? + Hanwha (S. Korea) Purchases Controlling Stake in Philly Shipyard + More
For review: 1. Israel Strikes Houthi Ports, Depots, & Power Stations. Fourteen fighter jets, alongside refuelers and spy planes, flew some 2,000 kilometers in…
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386: IAEA Report: Iran has Enriched Uranium at Military Grade + Armor Not Dead: Lithuania to Procure Leopard 2 Tanks + US Navy & USMC LSM Program Stalled due to Cost + More
For review: 1. Israeli PM visits Mount Hermon on Syrian Side. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that Israeli troops would remain stationed…
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385: Israel - Hamas Potential Hostage Deal in Two Weeks + Japan to Purchase T-6 Texan Trainer Aircraft + Australia Test Fires Tomahawk Cruise Missile from Destroyer + More
For review: 1. Israel - Hamas Potential Hostage Deal in Two Weeks. An unnamed Israeli official told the Israel Hayom daily on Sunday that a ceasefire-hostage…
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384: IDF Will Remain on the Syrian Side of Mount Hermon During Winter + Israel - Hamas Negotiations Show Encouraging Signs + Poland Establishes Drone Force + US Army Successful Hypersonic Missile Test + More
For review: 1. With lowered air defense threat in Syria, "air road" to Tehran less dangerous to Israeli Air Force. According to the IDF, the IAF destroyed 86%…
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383: In 48 Hours - IDF Destroys 70-80% of Assad Regime's Strategic Weapons + Poland PM: Russia - Ukraine Peace Talks This Winter + Dutch F-35s Intercept Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace + More
For review: 1. In 48 Hours - IDF Destroys 70-80% of Assad Regime's Strategic Weapons. The airstrikes destroyed many long-range projectiles, Scud missiles…
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382: IDF Deploys into Buffer Zone with Syria & Controls Strategic Mount Hermon + IDF Strikes Syrian Military Hardware Following Collapse of Assad Regime + US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria + More
For review: 1. IDF Deploys into Buffer Zone with Syria & Controls Strategic Mount Hermon. On Sunday, the IDF captured the Syrian side of strategic Mount…
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381: Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas + Amid Fighting in Syria - IDF Reinforces Golan Heights + US Sec of Defense Announces $1 Billion in Security Aid to Ukraine + More
For review: 1. Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas. Unnamed source confirmed to The Times of Israel that Doha had quietly resumed its role as a…
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380: Egypt Proposals Hostage Deal to Hamas - Israel Open to Discuss + Israel Cautiously Observes Fighting in Syria + Latest US Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $725 Million + More
For review: 1. Egypt Proposals Hostage Deal to Hamas - Israel Open to Discuss. Reportedly, the proposal is not for an end to the war, but an extended ceasefire…
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379: Israel Alert for Iranian Weapon Transfers to Hezbollah + NATO Sec General Talks Ukraine Negotiations + US Army Autonomous Precision Strike Missile Variant + GAO Reports Poor Condition of US Navy Amphibious Fleet + More
For review: 1. Israel Alert for Iranian Weapon Transfers to Hezbollah. The IDF on Monday said it would ensure Iran does not smuggle weapons from Syria to…
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378: Israel Plans for Northern Border Communities Return + Ukraine President Pushes for NATO Membership of Kyiv-controlled Territory before Peace Negotiations + Lithuania & Poland Invest in 155mm Munition Production + More
For review: 1. Israel Plans for Northern Border Communities Return. Northern border residents will not be asked to return to their homes until February 1…
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377: US General to Beirut for Ceasefire Implementation + IDF Continues to Strike Hezbollah Targets in Syria + Hamas Ready for Negotiations with Israel + Russia & China Conduct Joint Bomber Flights Over Sea of Japan + More
For review: 1. US General to Beirut for Ceasefire Implementation. US CENTCOM announced that Major General Jasper Jeffers, Special Operations Command Central…
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376: IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation + President-elect Trump selects Retired Army General as Ukraine-Russia Envoy + Russian SU-27 Warplanes Intercept B-52H Bombers near Baltic Sea + More
For review: 1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation. IDF Fighter jets struck a Hezbollah facility, which was used to hold medium-range…
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375: Israel and Hezbollah Ceasefire to Begin at 0400 Local Time + Le Monde Report: France & UK Discuss Support for Ukraine + More
For review: 1. Israel and Hezbollah Ceasefire to Begin at 0400 Local Time. Israeli PM Netanyahu said there were three reasons for accepting the ceasefire now…
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374: Israel Agrees to US-backed Ceasefire in Lebanon (In Principle) + Russian President: Oreshnik Missile in Production + Finland Hosts Largest Ever NATO Artillery Exercise + US to Sign Basing Agreement with Fiji + More
For review: 1. Israel Agrees to US-backed Ceasefire in Lebanon (In Principle). 2. Russian President (Vladimir Putin): Oreshnik Missile in Production. The…
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373: US Reject ICC Warrants for Israeli PM & Former Defense Minister + Russia Strikes Ukraine with Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile + Romania Commits to Procure F-35A Warplanes + More
For review: 1. IDF kills Hezbollah Commander in Syria that participated in the attack on US Forces in Karbala, Iraq in 2007. 2. US Rejects International…
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372: US Vetoes UNSC Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza + Latest US Security Package to Ukraine worth $275 Million + Turkey's Launch & Recovery of TB3 Drone from Ship + US Army Precision Strike Missile Test + More
For review: 1. Hamas officials have left Qatar for Turkey, but still maintain their office. Turkey confirmed on Monday that Hamas’s key foreign leaders are in…
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371: Report: Hezbollah Accepts US-sponsored Ceasefire Proposal + German Chancellor at G20: No Taurus Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine + Australia - UK - US Partner for Hypersonic Testing + More
For review: 1. Hamas to leave Qatar for Turkey? An Arab Diplomat told the Times of Israel on Sunday that senior members of Hamas’s leadership abroad left Qatar…
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370: Top Hezbollah Spokesman Killed in IDF Airstrike + US: Ukraine Can Employ Long-Range Weapons inside Russia + US Navy: First Columbia-Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Combat Ready in 2030 + More
For review: 1. Qatar suspends its' mediation role between Israel and Hamas. Hamas refrains from appointing a sole successor to the organization- instead…
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369: During 26 October Strike - Israel Hit Undeclared Iranian Nuclear Site + German Chancellor & Russian President Speak by Phone + US Navy Sub Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Effort + More
For review: 1. During 26 October Strike - Israel Hit Undeclared Iranian Nuclear Site. The Israeli strike on Parchin, destroyed sophisticated equipment used to…
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368: International Atomic Energy Agency Chief in Iran + Russia Open to Peace Negotiations Under Pres-Elect Trump Initiation + US Navy & USMC Missile Contract with Kongsberg + US-Canada-Finland Icebreaker Effort + More
For review: 1. International Atomic Energy Agency Chief in Iran. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi traveled to Tehran on Wednesday, to…
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367: Israel's New Submarine + Iran to Increase Defense Budget by 200% + President-Elect Trump Picks New Secretary of Defense + More
For review: 1. Israel's New Submarine. The Israeli Navy announced on Tuesday the name of its sixth submarines, dubbed “the Dragon”, in a ceremony in Germany…
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366: US Strikes Iranian-backed Groups in Syria + IDF Frontier Construction Along Alpha Line with Syria + US Army to Build Domestic TNT Plant + US SPACECOM HQ Back to Redstone in 2025? + More
For review: 1. US & UK strike Houthi targets in in Yemen. The Houthi-run Al Masirah television network reported three American and British raids that targeted…
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365: From US Formal Request: Qatar Directs Hamas to Leave Doha + US to Allow American Contractors to Operate in Ukraine + Switzerland Selects RCH 155mm Mobile Artillery System + More
For review: 1. Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister (Israel Katz) conducts first phone call with American counterpart- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
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364: Squadron of F-15 Strike Eagles Arrive in US CENTCOM AOR + Israel to Procure 25 x F-15IA Warplanes from US + US Test Launches Minuteman III ICBM on Election Night + More
For review: 1. IDF conducts airstrikes north of the Litani River, targeting rocket launch sites. 2. Squadron of F-15 Strike Eagles Arrive in US CENTCOM AOR. 3…
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363: Israel PM Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant + AP Report: N. Korean Troops in Combat with Ukraine Forces + France to Send Loitering Munitions to Ukraine + More
For review: 1. Lebanon Army conducts probe concerning Israeli Navy’s Shayetet 13 commando unit raid. A Lebanese judicial official said that the probe had found…
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362: Hamas Rejects Egyptian Offer for Short-term Ceasefire + Update on Czech Republic Effort to Obtain Cannon Artillery Ammo for Ukraine + US Foreign Military Sale of F-16s to Argentina Worth $941 Million + More
For review: 1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah targets in Syria. In a rare acknowledgment, the IDF confirmed launching airstrikes in Syria on Monday, targeting what it…
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361: Israeli Commando Raid in Northern Lebanon + US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine Worth $425 Million - Includes 200 Stryker Combat Vehicles + India Procures US-Built MQ-9B Drones + More
For review: 1. US CENTCOM Release: - US Forces assigned to CENTCOM strike ISIS camps in Syria resulting in 35 operatives killed. - B-52 Stratofortress Bombers…
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360: US Sends B-52s to CENTCOM AOR + Iran Supreme Leader Orders Retaliation Attack on Israel + Ukraine President: "Zero Reaction" Concerning N. Korean Troops in Kursk + More
For review: 1. US Sends B-52s to CENTCOM AOR. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to…
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359: Iran Threatens "Painful" Response to Israel + IDF Chief Warns Iran "Not to Pursue Further Attacks" + Armor Not Dead: Croatia to Procure Leopard Tanks & German Leopards Receive Trophy Active Protection System + More
For review: 1. Iran Threatens "Painful" Response to Israel. Unnamed Source to CNN: Iran will deliver a “definitive and painful” response to Israel’s recent…
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358: Israel: Escalation Dominance Against Iran + Israeli PM: Stop the Iran Nuclear Program + NATO Secretary General: N. Korean Troops Deployed to Kursk + More
For review: 1. Israel: Escalation Dominance Against Iran. Israel’s attacks on Saturday crippled Iran’s ability to produce long-range ballistic missiles and…
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357: Israel Strikes Military Targets in Iran + Israeli & Egyptian Spy Chiefs Meet to Re-start Hostage Negotiations + Australia Donates 49 x M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine + More
For review: 1. Israel Strikes Military Targets in Iran. After reports of explosions near Tehran began to emerge around 2:15 a.m. local time, the Israel Defense…
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356: IDF Confirms Death of Hezbollah Chief from 04 Oct Strike + Israeli Air Force Prepares For Combat + US Sec Defense: 3000 N. Korean Troops Training in Russia + Australia to Produce 155mm Munitions + More
For review: 1. IDF Confirms Death of Hezbollah Chief from 04 October Strike. Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, was presumed to be…
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355: Israeli Politicians: Drone Attack on PM Home - "Big Mistake" + Nordic Countries to Collaborate on Infantry Fighting Vehicle + US Army XM30 Mechanized Infantry Fighting Vehicle Progressing + More
For review: 1. Israeli Politicians: Drone Attack on PM Home - "Big Mistake." Israeli politicians aimed their rhetoric in Iran’s direction, vowing Tehran would…
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354: Hezbollah Drone Strike On Israel PM Home + Axios Report: US-Leaked Online Documents Describe Israel Preparations for Iran Strike + S. Korea National Intel Service Report: 1,500 N. Korean Troops in Russia Receiving Uniforms & Arms + More
For review: 1. Hezbollah Drone Strike On Israel PM Home. A drone fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon that exploded in the central seaside town of Caesarea early on…
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353: Top Hamas Leader Killed by IDF Tank Fire + US Strikes Houthi Targets with B-2 Bombers + North Korea Destroys Border Road and Rail Lines Connecting to South
For review: 1. Top Hamas Leader Killed by IDF Tank Fire. Israel on Thursday night announced that IDF troops had killed Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar in…
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352: Israel Defense Minister on Iran Strike: Targets Are Clear - It's a Matter of Time + Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran Will Respond + Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine + Armor Not Dead: Netherlands to Build Tank Battalion + More
For review: 1. Israeli Defense Minister on Iran Strike: Targets Are Clear - It's a Matter of Time. Israel has described its general attack plans to the US but…
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351: Israel PM & French President Discuss Lebanon Ceasefire + N. Korean Soldiers Supporting Russian Fight in Ukraine? + France to Increase Defense Spending in 2025 + US Army to Develop Hypervelocity Air Defense Cannon + More
For review: 1. Israel PM & French President Discuss Lebanon Ceasefire. The two leaders spoke by phone, with PM Netanyahu telling the French President he was…
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350: Defence Media Awards '24 + Israel PM Netanyahu - UNIFIL Forces Must Leave Danger Zone + UNIFIL Chief - Peacekeepers Stay + US Sends THAAD Battery and Troops to Israel + More
For review: 1. 2024 Defence Media Awards held in Washington D.C.. Congratulations to all Nominees & Winners (and those not Nominated as well). 2. Israel PM…
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349: IDF Ground Offensive in S. Lebanon Finds Stored Weapons + Presidents of Russia & Iran Meet in Turkmenistan + Rafael Lite Beam 10kw Laser Air Defense System + More
For review: 1. No Israeli response to Iran. Discussions and coordination with US continues. Among the challenges of an aggressive response is the potential for…
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348: President Biden & PM Netanyahu Discuss Response to Iranian Missile Attack + France to Provide Ukraine Mirage Warplanes in 2025 + Royal Thai Army Pilots Fly Boeing AH-6 Little Birds in Arizona + More
For review: 1. President Biden & PM Netanyahu Discuss Response to Iranian Missile Attack. PM Netanyahu held a phone call with US President Biden on Wednesday…
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347: IDF Combat Data from One Year of War + Iran Denies Quds Force Commander Missing From Beirut Strike + Netherlands: Ukraine F-16s Can Strike Targets in Russia + Sweden & NATO Operations in 2025 + More
For review: 1. US Navy identifies vessels with faulty welds in Secretary of Navy letter to HASC & SASC. The impacted ships include the aircraft carrier George…
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346: No Contact with Hezbollah Chief After Beirut Strike - No Statement from Hezbollah + US CENTCOM Commander in Israel to Discuss Response to Iran Attack + France Orders Uncrewed Deep Sea Vehicles + Ireland to Increase 2025 Defense Budget + More
For review: 1. No Contact with Hezbollah Chief After Beirut Strike - No Statement from Hezbollah. 2. IDF says response to Iranian missile attack will be…
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345: IDF Targets New Hezbollah Chief in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown + IDF Reveals Hamas Senior Leader Eliminated During July Airstrike + Queensland Australia 155mm Munition Plant + More
For review: 1. IDF Targets New Hezbollah Chief in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown. Hezbollah Leader Hashem Safieddine was meeting with other senior Hezbollah…
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344: Iran Targets Israel With More Than 180 Missiles - PM Netanyahu Reaction: "Big Mistake" + IDF Cross-Border Raids into S. Lebanon + US Destroyers Intercept Iranian Missiles + New NATO Secretary General + More
For review: 1. Iran Targets Israel With More Than 180 Missiles - PM Netanyahu Reaction: "Big Mistake". At a security cabinet meeting in the aftermath of the…
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343: Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah Confirmed Dead in Friday's Beirut Strike + Reactions to Hezbollah Leader's Death + US Foreign Military Sales : Australia; Egypt; & Bulgaria
For review: (Episode mostly dedicated to the IDF strike that killed the Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah.) 1. US Foreign Military Sales: - Australia: 100 x…
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342: IDF Targets Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown + US to End CJTF Joint Resolve Mission in Iraq by 2025 + Chinese Nuclear Submarine Sinks at Pier + USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft Competition + More
For review: 1. IDF Targets Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown. - A US official told The Times of Israel that Israel notified…
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341: IDF Prepares for Ground Combat in S. Lebanon - France Proposes 21-Day Ceasefire at UN + US Security Package to Ukraine worth $375 Million + Northrup Selected to Build Hypersonic Glide Interceptor + More
For review: 1. US Congress passes Continuing Resolution (CR) for continued Federal Government funding. The CR now makes its way to the White House, which has…
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340: IDF Pounds Hezbollah Rocket & Missiles Sites in S. Lebanon + US Carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Departs Norfolk for CENTCOM AOR + Australia Repurposes Armored Unit into Experimental Force + More
For review: 1. IDF Pounds Hezbollah Rocket & Missiles Sites in S. Lebanon. The IDF said it struck some 1,600 targets across Lebanon on Monday, including many…
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339: IDF Strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force Leadership + Iraq to Procure Medium-Range Air Defense Systems + Armor Not Dead: UK Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank + More
For review: 1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force Leadership. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Saturday that it had eliminated many of the top commanders…
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338: Pager & Hand-Held Radio Explosions in Lebanon - Iranian Ambassador Wounded + Sweden Increases Defense Spending to 2.4% GDP in '25 + Italy Procuring More F-35 Warplanes + USAF B-21 Raider Program Progressing Well + More
For review: 1. Israeli Defense Minister tells US Envoy that only "military action" can restore security and return residents to the border region. 2. Pager &…
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337: Israel PM - Large Scale Confrontation with Hezbollah in Future + Houthi Rebels Claim Downing of MQ-9 Reaper + US Navy Contracts Construction of John Lewis-Class Oilers + US Army Orders Bradley A4 IFVs + More
For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sales: - Japan: KC-46A Refueling aircraft. - Israel: Heavy Duty Tank Trailers. 2. Houthi Rebels Claim Downing of MQ-9…
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336: IDF Tunnel Warfare in Khan Younis + US Secretary of the Navy Violates Hatch Act + US Foreign Military Sale of F-35As to Romania + More
For review: 1. US Secretary of the Navy Violates Hatch Act. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has apologized for comments he made to British reporters in…
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335: IDF Reports 13 kilometers of Tunnels Destroyed in Rafah + US Carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Departs CENTCOM AOR + Armor Not Dead: Rheinmetall Tank Destroyer Concept + More
For review: 1. US Carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Departs CENTCOM AOR. The Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is heading back home eight months into…
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334: Israel Defense Minister - Hamas as Military Formation is Gone + German Chancellor Calls for Peace Efforts in Ukraine + Netherlands Defense Modernization + Iran Provides Russia with Close-Range Missiles + More
For review: 1. Israel Defense Minister - Hamas as Military Formation is Gone. Hamas is no longer an organized military force in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s…
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333: Israel - Hamas Hostage Deal Remote + Germany to Provide 155mm Howitzers to Ukraine + Poland Offered Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks + More
For review: 1. Israel - Hamas Hostage Deal Remote. The chances of a phased hostage-ceasefire agreement being achieved on the basis of Israel’s May proposal are…
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332: Egypt's Army Chief of Staff Visits Gaza Border + IDF Infantry Brigade Prepares for Combat in North + Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine + FY25 Defense Budget Update + More
For review: 1. Egypt's Army Chief of Staff Visits Gaza Border. Egypt’s army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa made a surprise visit on Thursday…
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331: Israel PM - IDF Potentially Off Philadelphi Corridor in Phase 2 but Not Without Security Arrangements + Slovakia to Procure Barak MX Air Defense Systems + US Army IVAS Update + More
For review: 1. Israel PM - IDF Potentially Off Philadelphi Corridor in Phase 2 but Not Without Security Arrangements. PM Netanyahu: “The conditions that we…