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Yair Golan calls Khamenei killing a mistake, says Iran war left Israel worse off

Democrats party leader argues Israel's latest war with Iran strengthened hardliners rather than toppling the regime, accuses Netanyahu of squandering a historic opportunity and calls the ultra-Orthodox population ‘parasitic’

Yuval Karni | 10.09.26

Netanyahu ignores war’s toll, but what did intelligence say: Was Israel facing annihilation?

At a Likud campaign event, Netanyahu said action against Iran saved Israel from destruction, while leaving Oct. 7 and the war’s toll out of his security pitch; public intelligence showed serious nuclear risk but not an assembled Iranian bomb

Itamar Eichner | 09.17.26

Israel’s drone force goes deep into Iran after years in the shadows

Israel’s drone force expands from missions near the country’s borders to strikes deep inside Iran, with armed remotely piloted aircraft helping clear the way for fighter jets after the capability was developed in just months

Gal Ganot | 09.09.26

מפקד חטיבת החילוץ בפיקוד העורף, אל"מ שלומי בן יאיר

'When a missile like that hits, it tears apart everything around it. It’s like an earthquake'

Col. Shlomi Ben Yair reflects on complex recoveries in Gaza and Lebanon, missile destruction across Israeli cities, preparations for a major earthquake and the October 7 battles that shaped the Home Front Command’s Rescue Brigade

Yoav Keren | 08.01.26

פעילות כוחות צוות הקרב החטיבתי 551 במרחב הכפר

1,000 days on: Israel wins battles in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran but enemies regroup and deterrence fades

Israel has achieved major battlefield victories across Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, but deterrence is eroding and no decisive outcome has been reached; The conflict is shifting form as enemies regroup and adapt across all fronts

Yossi Yehoshua | 06.26.26

Netanyahu says informed Trump of Iran strike, didn’t seek approval

PM says he only informed the US president of Israel’s plan ahead of 2025's 12-day war, arguing the attack prevented an immediate nuclear and missile threat from Iran

Nina Fox | 06.24.26

Total victory? After two and a half years of war, all Israel’s fronts remain open

Despite major military gains, Iran’s regime, missiles and nuclear program remain in play, its proxies are rebuilding, Israel is sidelined from US-Iran talks and Trump’s deal push is exposing the limits of Netanyahu’s strategy

Itamar Eichner | 06.14.26

בנימין נתניהו בזירה בה נפל טיל מאריאן בבית שמש

Five rounds with Iran in two years expose the gap between victory claims and reality

Analysis: Israel and the US have inflicted real damage on Iran’s military industries, but repeated missile rounds expose the gap between Netanyahu’s victory declarations and a reality in which Tehran still fires first and Hezbollah keeps fighting

Nina Fox | 06.08.26

תיעוד מתקיפת מערכת הגנה האווירית האיראנית באמצעות טילים מדויקים

Mossad’s hidden army in Iran: civilians trained in Israel deliver the opening blow

New details reveal Iranian civilians trained by the Mossad in Israel took part in firing a missile at a critical target during the opening strike of 'Rising Lion,' alongside broader covert operations in Iran and Lebanon

Ron Ben-Yishai | 06.01.26

Green light for Soroka expansion plan that will double hospital’s built-up area

Southern planning officials approved a plan to double Soroka Medical Center’s built-up area, adding an 11-story fortified hospital building, three towers, 80 hotel rooms and hundreds of apartments for medical staff

Or Hadar | 05.27.26

Drone war, invasion threat, and 32 fallen friends: inside a brigade commander’s war

Col. Omri Rosenkrantz led Brigade 300 on Israel’s northern front against Hezbollah, also served in Gaza; He describes offensive ops across the Lebanon border, drone warfare challenges, and warns invasion threat remains despite improved security

Yossi Yehoshua, Reuven Weiss | 05.19.26

Netanyahu 2025: We destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities; Netanyahu 2026: Sites we still need to neutralize

After US attack on Iranian facilities in Rising Lion, the PM said his promise had been fulfilled - 'the destruction of the nuclear facilities one way or another'; In Sunday night's '60 Minutes' interview, he sounded different: 'It's not over, there are still nuclear sites to be neutralized'

Itamar Eichner | 05.11.26

Two Israeli Air Force technicians charged with spying for Iran, leaking jet data

The suspects provided information on Israeli fighter jets and provided images of military bases; they were also in contact with Iranian intelligence officials and, under their direction, carried out a variety of missions for money

Meir Turgeman | 04.23.26

An Air Force major knew about the date of the attack in Iran and made $162,000 on Polymarket | New details

A reserve major passed information to his friend about the start of Operation Rising Lion so that he could bet on the date on Polymarket; the friend won $162,000 on the bet, and split the money with the reservist; The major's role led to several more successful bets

Roy Rubinstein | 03.26.26

Israel says cracks forming in Iran’s military chain of command

After almost two weeks of war, officials say Iran’s forces are showing weaker coordination, lower motivation and sharply reduced launch rates, even as the Israeli Air Force expands strikes on military industries, missile launchers and Basij headquarters

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.12.26

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