Gantz: I told the US I’ve ordered the IDF to prepare a strike against Iran

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Friday that he notified US officials during meetings this week in Washington that he had instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare for a strike against Iran.

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Report: Israel to launch major exercise this spring simulating strike on Iran

The Israel Defense Forces will hold a large-scale exercise over the Mediterranean in the spring with dozens of aircraft simulating a strike against Iran’s nuclear program, according to a report Wednesday.

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IDF Spokesperson: ‘When I Say We’re Accelerating Plans Against Iran, I Mean It’

The Israeli military has accelerated its readiness plans aimed at preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold state and to stop its entrenchment in the northern arena, Israel Defense Forces’ spokesman Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav told the Israeli Reshet…

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‘In Syria, Hezbollah learned how to go on the offensive,’ says IDF intelligence officer

The Israel Defense Forces are developing upgraded intelligence and firepower strike capabilities, and is drilling these new abilities on a regular basis. At the same time, Israeli intelligence sources acknowledge that Hezbollah has morphed from a gueri…

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Eyeing northern threats, IDF puts over a billion shekels into training for 2022

The Israel Defense Forces has been on a training spree over the past month, holding several large exercises for its Ground Forces in the Northern Command, with plans to continue doing so into next year, following two years of relative stagnation due to…

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IDF chief: Army ‘accelerating’ plans targeting Iran’s nuclear program

Israeli security chiefs ramped up their rhetoric against Iran on Tuesday, with the head of the Israel Defense Forces warning that the military was ramping up its preparations for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

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