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'Ready to defeat any challenge': Zamir assesses IAF threat response amid Iran tensions

Zamir examined procedures for fast-breaking scenarios and observed how the new aircraft are being integrated into operational squadrons, according to the military.

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits the Nevatim Air Base, January 21, 2026.
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus sign 2026 trilateral work plan for military cooperation, December 28, 2025.

Trilateral work plan for military cooperation between Israel, Greece, Cyprus signed - exclusive

 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024.

Israeli civilian shoots at smugglers in southern Israel, leaves one dead

Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

IAF chief hints at Ron Arad op. after disappearance of Lebanese general


WATCH: 15 terrorists emerge from Rafah tunnel, some arrested alive

Gunmen crossed east of Gaza’s Yellow Line, marking the boundary for IDF-controlled territory, and approached troops before being struck by the Air Force, according to the IDF.

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024.

Air Force forms new elite unit to guard bases after Oct. 7, IDF says

Israel sets up base-defense force under Wing 7 alongside Shaldag and Unit 669, with rapid helicopter response and upgraded perimeter systems.

An IAF jet prepares to depart prior to the strikes on military targets in Iran. October 26, 2024.

WATCH: IDF kills three terrorists, destroys terror infrastructure during southern Lebanon ops.

Soldiers from the IDF's 228th and 300th Brigades took part in the operations, under the command of the 91st Division.

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Israel spied on Iran air defense movement ahead of succesful Operation Rising Lion - N12

Officials described in detail the entire system that was able to identify Iranian threats during the 12-day war in June and directed the Israel Air Force on where to operate.

 A female air force crew member preparing to strike Iran, June 2025.

Top brass in limbo: Pressure builds as Katz blocks Zamir's key IDF appointments

Since becoming the defense minister in November 2024, Israel Katz has successfully blocked multiple appointments.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir and Maj.-Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman submit their findings to Defense Minister Israel Katz, November 9, 2025.

IDF carries out 'powerful strikes' in Gaza following Hamas ceasefire breach, PMO confirms

Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately ordered the strikes after a security assessment with defense officials.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip on September 27, 2025.

The IDF celebrates one year since crippling attack on Iranian air defenses

The October 2024 precision strikes targeted and destroyed ballistic missile launch sites and arms manufacturing facilities.

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

IDF strikes in central Gaza, says it foiled imminent Islamic Jihad attack

The Israeli military said a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist was planning an immediate attack on soldiers amid the US-brokered ceasefire.

Strike on the Islamic Jihad terrorist in the Nuseirat area, October 25, 2025.

Preparing for October 7-situations in North, IDF complete hostage-rescue exercise by Lebanon border

The training operation, led by the IDF’s 91st Division and the National Ground Training Center, was the largest conducted since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War.

The IDF’s exercise to enhance operational readiness along the Lebanon border, October 23, 2025

Druze reservist files lawsuit after being called ‘Nukhba terrorist’ at IDF ceremony

“I was humiliated in front of everyone,” says a Druze reservist suing an IAF commander after being compared to a terrorist during a military event.

A graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.