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Israel defense startup targets war’s biggest gap: losing contact when it matters most

Commcrete is challenging decades of military doctrine with technology that ensures continuous, secure communication in contested environments, transforming combat rescue and redefining how modern forces operate across complex battlefields

ynet Global | 04.17.26

Israel eyes African forward base to bring war to Houthis’ doorstep

Israeli officials reportedly surveyed Somaliland’s coast for a possible forward base that could support intelligence gathering and operations against Yemen’s Houthis, deepening ties after Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory

ynet | 03.11.26

נשיא רוסיה פוטין עם נשיא סין שי ג'ינפינג ב בייג'ינג

Iran has powerful friends, but it's unlikely that Russia, China will offer direct military support

'I think we could describe what Russia and China offered as sort of their "thoughts and prayers," 'says Dr. Simon Wolfgang Fuchs of Hebrew University; Iran has drawn in regional actors, particularly Gulf states, where Russia has significant strategic and economic interests

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 03.08.26

Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying strategic sites amid US tensions

New facility at Parchin seen encased in concrete and soil, tunnel entrances at Isfahan buried and sites near Natanz fortified, as reconstruction and hardening continue at missile bases targeted in last year’s strikes

Reuters | 02.18.26

A market in Cairo. Purchase of military-made products is accompanied by a sense of national pride

The army that sells everything: how Egypt’s military took over the economy

Military-owned goods, from bottled water to building supplies, fill Cairo’s shelves, part of a growing economic footprint that may damage Egypt’s private sector

News agencies | 12.29.25

טקס התייחדות לחיילי חיל התותחנים ביד לתותחן ליד זכרון יעקב

Former IDF ground forces commander Kobi Barak dies at 61 after battle with illness

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov 'Kobi' Barak, who also led the IDF’s logistics directorate, hailed as model officer and patriot; tributes pour in from military and community leaders, paying homage to his rich legacy

Israel Moshkovitz | 12.20.25

French report: United Arab Emirates signed mega deal with Elbit

Deal worth $2.3 billion could erode Israel's military advantage in the Middle East due to a unique and advanced system at its center; many details about the deal were banned from publication in Israel

Yuval Azoulay/Calcalist | 12.16.25

Israel’s Uzi maker unveils new 3D-printed silencers already in use by IDF special forces

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), developer of the iconic Uzi and Negev light machine gun, revealed a new line of 3D-printed silencers designed after lessons from war to reduce muzzle flash and noise that could expose troops in combat

Navit Zomer | 11.11.25

Yariv Levin, Gali Baharav-Miara and Simcha Rothman

Military advocate general affair sparks renewed push to split attorney general role

Israel’s legal system braces for High Court hearings on petitions both against the attorney general’s involvement in a probe and the appointment of Asher Kula; meanwhile, MK Rothman advances legislation to split the AG role: 'No one should hold all the strings'

Tova Zimuky | 11.08.25

16 people killed in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, sheriff says

Deadly blast leaves no survivors, as investigators search wreckage and grieving families gather for vigils; explosion shattered a close-knit community and raised questions about safety and oversight

Associated Press | 10.12.25

Veteran Israeli composer and arranger Moni Amarilio dies at 93

Many of Amarilio’s songs became part of Israel’s cultural soundtrack, among them Ba’aretz Ahavati Ha’shaked Pore’ach, Ha’har Ha’yarok Tamid, Libabtini and Etz Ha’alon

Yoav Birenberg | 09.26.25

מהומות חרדים בסמוך לכלא 10 בשל מעצר וכליאתם של חרדים עריקים בנתב"ג

Hasidim clash with MPs outside military prison, free one draft dodger

Protesters hurled stones and tear gas at soldiers, injuring several, as Gur leaders denounced the government and vowed resistance; dozens more ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers were arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport en route to Uman

Shilo Freid, Eitan Glickman, Yoav Zitun | 09.18.25

After 34 years, Jordan reinstates mandatory military service, warns against evasion

Jordan reinstates mandatory military service for men born in 2007, with 6,000 recruits to be selected by lottery and trained starting February 2026, as the government cites national defense needs

Lior Ben Ari | 08.18.25

Syria’s army rebrands for life after Assad

Launch of first new military formation since fall of Assad marks symbolic step in effort to reestablish unified armed forces loyal to President al-Sharaa; officials say new force to focus on professionalism, volunteerism and revised national doctrine

Lior Ben Ari | 07.08.25

Denmark implements new draft law requiring women to serve

NATO member expands conscription to include women for the first time, aligning gender requirements as European defense concerns intensify in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ynet, News Agencies | 07.03.25

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