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Two IDF officers, civilian face indictment in alleged Gaza aid-truck smuggling scheme

Two IDF officers and a civilian face indictments for smuggling contraband into Gaza using humanitarian aid trucks, part of a growing wartime smuggling investigation.

 Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February 1, 2024.
Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

L’chaim at a lone soldier's grave - opinion

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills Hezbollah anti-tank terrorists operating from southern Lebanon mosque

IDF strikes bridges across Iran.

Netanyahu confirms strikes on bridges, railways across Iran to thwart IRGC launcher capacity


Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

What is IDF's view on pontential long-term occupation of southern Lebanon? - analysis

Is Israel prepared to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River on a long-term basis, or is its readiness to hold onto the area a temporary tactic to apply short-term pressure on Hezbollah?

IDF vehicles patrol near the border between Israel and Lebanon as seen from Misgav Am in northern Israel, August 27, 2019.

FM Sa’ar urges UN to designate Hezbollah as terror group, calls Iran global threat

“Iran has transferred to Hezbollah  $1.2 billion since the ceasefire," Sa'ar wrote. "It also plays a direct role in training militants and guiding senior leadership.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shows photos as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 18, 2026.

Why did David’s Sling fail to protect Israel's South from Iranian missiles? - analysis

Part of the scrutiny on David’s Sling stems from the fact that there have been multiple major failures, leaving large numbers of Israelis wounded, not just a single event.

The scene where a missile fired from  Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

IDF to send two more divisions into Lebanon to conduct Hezbollah counterterrorism operations

The IDF's 162nd Division and 98th Division are set to join the 91st and 36th Divisions in conducting sweeps for concealed Hezbollah weapons in southern Lebanon.

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Memetic warfare: US, Iran, and Israel battle for meme dominance and social media virality

Governments are capitalizing on how audiences, particularly younger ones, consume information. 

Illustrative image of an Instagram logo appearing on a smartphone screen.

As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

Israel's doctrine after October 7 is the same as the 1967 doctrine, where it took over the large areas it had conquered after the Six-Day War. It is yet to be seen whether it will work in Lebanon.

The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

Additionally, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Tyre after identifying Hezbollah operatives launching heavy rocket fire within residential areas.

 A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

Lebanese court issues arrest warrants against Hezbollah terrorists for weapons smuggling

Two of the terrorists reportedly admitted to smuggling the weapons to southern Lebanon in hopes of attacking IDF forces, claiming such attacks were protected by international law.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Lebanese army 'lied to the IDF,' didn't disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Israeli officers say

“The Lebanese army lied to the IDF. They deceived Israel. They claimed they had enforced the decision to demilitarize southern Lebanon," one Israeli officer said.

An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.