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Israel's ex-defense minister: 'Extremist and dangerous elements have overrun...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defense minister resigned on Friday, saying the nation was being taken over by "extremist and dangerous elements" after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to replace...

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Israel is moving far to the right

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his choice for defense minister, ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman, signed a coalition agreement on Wednesday and issued assurances that the...

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Watch an Israeli rocket launcher intercept a missile from a moving ship

Israel is taking its missile defense to a new level.Last week, the country's military gave us a glimpse of its new "Iron Dome of the Sea," the maritime version of its highly successful Iron Dome...

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Israel lashes back at UN envoy for 'distorting history' of settlements

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said remarks by the U.N. Mideast envoy "distort history" after he declared that Israel's settlement-building is a main obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.The...

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Netanyahu says Israel is 'mightier' as first F-35 fighter jets arrive

NEVATIM AIR BASE, Israel (Reuters) - - Israel on Monday became the first country after the United States to receive the U.S.-built F-35 stealth jet which will increase its ability to attack distant...

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Top Israeli general resigns after laptop containing classified information...

A top Israeli general has resigned as the head of his military's manpower directorate, after a laptop containing classified information was stolen from his home earlier this week.Chief of Staff of the...

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'Friends need to tell each other the hard truths': Kerry explains why the US...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the US "could not, in good conscience, stand in the way" of last week's UN vote to bar Israel from expanding settlements onto Palestinian land in...

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Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant was just found...

Tel Aviv (AFP) - An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground posing no apparent threat was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday after a trial that deeply...

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A soldier's manslaughter conviction for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian...

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a pardon for a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker as he lay on the ground.Elor...

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Hamas is setting online 'honey traps' to lure Israeli soldiers and hack their...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Using photos of young women and Hebrew slang, the Palestinian militant group Hamas chatted up dozens of Israeli soldiers online, gaining control of their phone cameras and...

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Blistering Gaza war report scorches Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu,...

Israel’s state comptroller took military and political leaders to task for their failure to prepare adequately for the threat of attack tunnels ahead of the 2014 war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in a...

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Israel's defense minister says Trump warned annexing the West Bank would lead...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister says the U.S. has notified Israel that imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with the Trump...

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Syria threatens Scud missile strikes if Israeli airstrikes continue

After Syrian forces fired missiles at Israeli jets returning from airstrikes in the country's ISIS-held eastern side, Syria reportedly issued a stern warning to Israel through their Russian allies —...

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Former Israeli security official: It's 'nearly impossible' to stop a...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Attacks like the one in London are almost impossible to stop, the former head of VIP protection at Israel's Shin Bet security agency said on Thursday, acknowledging that even...

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Israel's navy is preparing for 'any kind of threat'

ABOARD INS HANIT (Israel) (AFP) - White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting independently."Two boats on suicide bombing missions...

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Senior Israel defense official: Syria's president carried out chemical attack...

The United States warned Israel two hours before two US warships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Syrian regime’s Al Shayrat Airbase, a senior IDF official...

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The US is looking at a major tank upgrade, but a weapon to counter it is...

The US Army is considering various systems to better shield tanks and armored vehicles from RPGs, antitank missiles, and other enemy fire.But the latest version of the RPG, a staple in the arsenals of...

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Former Israeli security chief: Israel may have to take military action...

Israel may need to take military action to prevent Iran or Hezbollah from setting up permanent bases in Syria, former National Security Council head Yaakov Amidror said on Monday.Amidror’s comments...

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Israel has deployed its Iron Dome missile-defense system on ships for first time

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military has for the first time deployed its Iron Dome rocket defense system aboard a ship.Head of the Weapons Department in the Israeli Navy Col. Ziv Barak said the system...

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The Israeli Air Force just declared that its F-35Is are operational

On Dec. 6, 2017, the Israeli Air Force has declared its first F-35 Lightning II jets, designated “Adir” (“Mighty One”) by the Israeli, operational.“The declaration of the squadron’s operational...

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