Israeli Air Force

The Jewish broadcasting service revealed yesterday (19/10) that joint military exercises were conducted two weeks ago between the Israeli and Italian Air Forces. The radio station revealed that the...

Reports in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth claim that a former Israeli Air Force commander is taking part in Freedom Flotilla 2 heading for Gaza. The newspaper noted that former...

The former head of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, has refuted the accusations that he violated the country's confidentiality rules when he attacked the government's policy for dealing with the...

The Israeli Air Force was on maximum alert on Wednesday due to the "infiltration of objects into Israeli airspace" which was closed as a result. All air traffic in...

The Israeli security services have expressed concerns about a new arms race in the region following Turkey's move to acquire sophisticated weaponry and equipment to strengthen its armed forces....

Israel's Minister of Finance, Yuval Steinitz, has accused the army command of inciting against the government, noting that such agitation should not occur in a democratic system where the...

On Sunday, haaretz.com reported that due to budget woes, the Israeli Air Force may ground a number of its warplanes and "stop the production of the Iron Dome and...

Israeli aircraft have attacked targets in South Lebanon owned by Hezbollah, Lebanese and Israeli media outlets report. The official Lebanese news agency said that the Israeli Air Force flew...

Eyewitnesses and field monitors reported on Tuesday that the Israeli air force carried out air exercises over West Bank cities as a part of what is believed to be...

Israel has carried out a "successful" test of its Hetz-3 missile interceptor system. The test was conducted from a location in central Israel. Hetz (Arrow) 3 is designed to...

The London-based Al Hayah newspaper reported from Jerusalem on April 22 that during his first statement upon arrival in Israel, US Defence Minister, Chuck Hagel, announced that his country's...

Jordan's King Abdullah II has decided to allow Israel to use its airspace to monitor the situation in Syria and attack the country's chemical weapons facilities, French newspaper Le...

Israel Today newspaper has prepared a special report on the Arab armies in the Middle East; its title is telling; "Long Arm in the Region" is a reference to...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accused the current incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu of exaggerating the Iranian nuclear threat, called for a two-state solution with the Palestinians and predicted...

Israel's Defence Minister warned on Wednesday that his government will respond to any attack against the country, the Israeli media has reported. Moshe Ya'alon was speaking amid claims that...

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip again, with fighter jets hitting two targets in the north and east of the territory. Although it is claimed that this is the...

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has lodged a protest with Israel after it observed increased violations of Lebanese air space by the country which carried out recent...

Israeli forces responded on Monday night to missile fire they claim originated from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. No casualties have been reported, a spokesman for the...

Israel announced on Monday that a missile fired from Syria landed in the occupied Golan Heights near an Israeli military patrol. No injuries were sustained. This follows incidents last...

The Syrian army said that it has destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights into the Syrian territories. The Israeli army responded with...

The Lebanese President, Michel Suleiman, on Sunday asked his Foreign Minister, Adnan Mansour, to file an urgent complaint with the United Nations over recent Israeli violations of Lebanon's airspace....

Israeli jets bombed targets in the Gaza Strip overnight after rockets were fired from the besieged territory. Witnesses said that most of the targets were open spaces used as...

The Israeli Air Force attacked a Syrian military base in Latakia on Thursday, according to a US official. The official, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained that the airstrike...

Lebanon fired anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli aircraft which violated Lebanese airspace near the capital Beirut on Sunday evening. No damage or casualties were reported. Israel's Channel 10 reported that...

Israeli F16 warplanes launched overnight four airstrikes along the Gaza Strip that wounded four children and one woman. Dozens were reportedly traumatised. A spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of...

The American Newseum has backed down from its decision to honour two Palestinian journalists, Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, by including their photos on the museum's memorial wall honouring...

Despite his criticism of the Syrian regime, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the alleged Israeli attacks on Syrian targets that took place during the weekend, AFP reports....

Two days ago, the Turkish army began a ten day drill at a base near its borders with Syria in light of growing fears over the spreading violence. According...

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday morning that Russia sent 12 warships on naval tours near its naval base in Syria. American and European officials described the move...

The Syrian conflict has dragged on for two years and claimed more than 80,000 lives. So far, the west has avoided direct intervention, though the US, Britain and France...

Israel's recent attacks on more than forty locations around Damascus raise many questions about their timing, motives and goals. More puzzling, perhaps, has been the reaction of the Assad...