Weapons

Neglect of Israel's Bedouin communities could lead to catastrophe, activist warns

Hagai Reznik warns decades of neglect towards Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev could lead to a catastrophe, citing illegal weapons, crime, and lack of state support as key issues.

 A man stands near a structure that was demolished by Israeli authorities, at the Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Hamidiyeh, in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023
Lebanon's Hezbollah members hold party flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a screen during a rally marking the anniversary of the defeat of militants near the Lebanese-Syrian border, in al-Ain village, Lebanon August 25, 2019.

Hezbollah disarmamant the final thread Lebanon is afraid to pull - analysis

Spanish soldiers stand during Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25 military drill training, which involves naval forces from several NATO members, at Retin beach, in the Atlantic Ocean, in Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025.

Spain steps up pressure on Israel with shipping, aircraft restrictions

The Southern District Prosecutor’s Office on Monday filed an indictment in the Be’er Sheva District Court against Islam Alzana, a 21-year-old resident of the Bedouin town of Lakiya.

Negev resident indicted for supporting ISIS, handing over illegal weapon


Ben-Gvir expands gun license eligibility to residents in five more localities

Ben-Gvir's gun reform has led to the issuance of approximately 230,000 new firearm licenses, his office stated on Monday.

Ben-Gvir speaking at the Knesset.

The world must act now to end the nuclear arms race - opinion

Kazakhstan’s activist, born from the legacy of nuclear testing, urges the world to act now to reduce nuclear risks and prevent a new arms race, emphasizing the need for immediate steps.

THEN-US president Barack Obama and then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) in Prague, 2010. Inspections under the treaty remain suspended, it expires in February and there is no successor in sight, the writer warns.

Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

Syria says Israel takes some territory around Mount Hermon despite talks

Syria accuses Israel of sending 60 soldiers to Mount Hermon, violating its sovereignty and escalating regional tensions. The incident comes amid ongoing US-mediated talks on southern Syria.

AN IDF APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line (illustrative).

WATCH: IDF soldiers raid weapons depot in southern Syria, arrest terror suspects

Soldiers seized RPG missiles, IEDs, Kalashnikov-type rifles, and a large amount of ammunition, with all weapons confiscated by soldiers.

Operations of IDF troops in southern Syria, August 20, 2025.

WATCH: IDF raids Assad-era command outposts, detains weapons smuggling suspects

More than 300 weapons were located and confiscated by Israeli forces.

Operations of IDF troops in southern Syria, August 20, 2025.

US approves sale of $500m. worth of high mobility rocket launchers to Bahrain

The State Department approved the sale of four M142 HIMARS, which are produced by weapons manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin, based in Texas.

M142 HIMARS launches a rocket during an exercise in Poland; illustrative.

Turkey to provide Syria with weapon systems, equipment under new accord

Turkey has been growing impatient with the lack of implementation of a March deal to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus.

A man walks next to a damaged military vehicle, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025

Australia's EOS to export anti-drone laser technology

The laser system includes advanced features like algorithms, radar, threat detection, target acquisition systems, and beam locking systems.

Australia's 100-kilowatt high-power laser weapon system.

German halt to arms support to Israel is a blunder - opinion

The announcement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz was met with swift backlash from Jewish organizations.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to suspend arms deliveries to Israel has unleashed quite a storm at home, says the writer.

US defense manufacturers at risk after China tightens controls on mineral sales

Delays, restrictions in the sales of certain materials and rising costs threaten Western defense manufacturers,

Ren Limin, a worker at the Jinyuan Company's smelting workshop, prepares to pour the rare earth metal Lanthanum into a mould near the town of Damao in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region October 31, 2010.