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Report: IDF warns Saudi F-35 sale could erode Israel’s air superiority

Air Force officials stressed that the F-35’s advanced detection, data-processing and networked systems give Israel an edge unmatched by any other country in the region

Yoav Zitun | 11.18.25

הרצל בודינגר אלוף במילואים לשעבר מפקד חיל האוויר

Herzl Bodinger, ex-IAF commander who modernized Israel’s air power, dies at 82

Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzl Bodinger, who commanded the Israeli Air Force from 1992 to 1996 and led operations 'Accountability' and 'Grapes of Wrath' in Lebanon, has died at 82; a decorated pilot, he shot down Syrian MiGs and oversaw the first flight course opened to women

Yaron Drukman, Nina Fox | 11.10.25

'Ceasefire does not need rescuing,' top official says as Israel hits former Gaza no-go zones

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Rafah and Khan Younis after terrorists fire on Israeli troops; airstrikes target central Gaza areas once shielded by hostages; Israel halts aid but insists truce still stands

Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi | 10.19.25

שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ והרמטכ"ל אייל זמיר בהערכת מצב

Tensions erupt between Katz, Zamir over IDF appointments as Israel debates Gaza ceasefire

As ceasefire and hostage deal talks continue, Defense Minister Katz’s ban on promotions for Oct. 7 officers collides with the IDF’s need to appoint Brig. Gen. Omer Tishler as new Air Force chief while reviewing Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder’s future

Yossi Yehoshua | 10.05.25

Operation Moving Package: Israel strikes key Houthi military sites in Yemen

Airstrikes in Sanaa targeted Houthis’ general staff headquarters, intelligence facilities and military camps housing fighters and weapons, in what the IDF called its most extensive operation in Yemen to date; Houthi sources claimed civilian sites were hit

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 09.26.25

Between hostages and battle zones: Israeli Air Force’s new method to protect troops

Israeli Air Force launched over 800 airstrikes in the first 12 days of Operation Gideon’s Chariots II in Gaza City, targeting Hamas’s explosive traps hidden in rubble, high-rise floors and walls, while refining new tactics

Yoav Zitun | 09.17.25

Operation Eyes from Above: IDF confirms 12 strikes on 3 docks in Yemen's Hodeidah port

Three days after millions woke up to warning of a Houthi missile, and after a series of drone launches into the Ramon Airport area, the Air Force is once again attacking the port of Hodeidah; Two hours earlier, an IDF spokesman warned in Arabic: ' We urge all those present at the port of Hodeidah and aboard docked vessels to evacuate immediately. Anyone who remains in the area is endangering their life.

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 09.16.25

How Israel’s mysterious air-launched ballistic missile reached Qatar via space

Only a few militaries possess air-launched ballistic missiles; Israel has never admitted to having them, but the Wall Street Journal reports such weapons were used in strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, spotlighting Israel’s combat-proven system

Ynet | 09.13.25

מטוס חיל האוויר F35 תקיפה דוחא קטאר טיל בליסטי

Mossad opposed Qatar ground operation; Israel used ballistic missiles in failed Hamas strike

Reports say Mossad refused to carry out a planned assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, while Israel launched ballistic missiles from F-15s and F-35s over the Red Sea to avoid Arab airspace in a strike that missed its targets

Ynet Global | 09.12.25

Questions mount over how Israeli strike bypassed Qatar’s US-made air defenses

Qatari PM says Israeli weapons evaded radar and vows response; analysts believe long-range missiles fired from outside Qatari airspace, but with its small military, Doha faces limits on how it can act

Lior Ben Ari | 09.10.25

בנימין נתניהו, נפילת בניין א-רואיא בעיר עזה

Netanyahu says IDF razed 50 Gaza ‘terror towers’ in 2 days, vows bigger assault coming

PM warns civilians to flee Gaza City as he vows strikes only opening act of wider ground assault; 'Listen to me carefully — you have been warned, leave now,' he says

Amir Ettinger | 09.08.25

Israeli pilots behind missions that eliminated Hamas’ most wanted leaders

Lt. Col. E. killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida and helped eliminate Mohammed Deif; Major A. struck Mohammed Sinwar; between missions, they speak of civilian risks, post-Iran operations and praise intelligence as key

Dror Feuer | 09.08.25

Increase in representation of IDF recruits from the periphery - except in pilots' course | Data from the elite units

Despite an improving trend in the integration of recruits from the periphery into combat units, the flight course has lagged behind, and according to data obtained by Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, their rate is dramatically low relative to their share in the army. Former officers in the force harshly criticize: "No one did anything." Air Force officials: Working on changes in the selection process, it takes time

Yossi Yehoshua | 09.03.25

The weak link: Israel targeted Iranian leadership through their bodyguards

A New York Times investigation reveals how Israel tracked Iranian leaders through bodyguards’ phones, enabling pinpoint strikes that killed top scientists and commanders, exposing deep security lapses in Tehran

Ynetnews | 08.30.25

Spy gear, airstrikes, troop landing: Israel's rare Syria ground raid step by step

Foreign reports say Syrian patrol near Damascus uncovered spy gear, triggering Israeli drone and airstrikes; a day later, dozens of troops allegedly landed for 2-hour raid; Israel hints at involvement as talks advance on security deal with al-Sharaa

Lior Ben Ari, Amir Ettinger | 08.28.25

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