The IDF on Tuesday announced a drill testing the interface between its cyber and technology units and its Northern Command operational units. The announcement of the drill comes as Israel considers potentially imminent attack options against Iran following the Islamic Republic's attack of around 350 aerial threats on Israel on April 14. Part of Israel's response could be in the cyber domain, and it is quite possible that an attack by the Jewish state will lead to a further counterstrike by Tehran and its senior proxy, Hezbollah. The IDF Northern Command has responsibility for handl ..read more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) — The prospect of Israeli retaliation against Iran for its drone and missile attack over the weekend has alarmed many Iranians already facing economic pain and tighter social and political controls after protests in 2022-23. Iran’s political and military leaders have repeatedly warned that they will respond to any Israeli retaliation by escalating further, potentially triggering yet more attacks. And that would only be bad news for ordinary people, said 45-year-old teacher Hesam from the northern city of Amol. “Economic pressure will mount, our safety wil ..read more

Alan Newman is the author of the novel Good Heart and a pro-Israel advocate who holds leadership positions at AIPAC, StandWithUs and other organizations. (JNS) Before Iran launched its massive missile and drone attack on Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden warned Iran with his familiar one-word declaration: “Don’t!” Iran didn’t take the admonition seriously. This unprecedented aggression is rooted in the failed policies of former President Barack Obama and Biden himself. It is conventional wisdom that weakness invites aggression. Unfortunately, before Biden’s welcome participation in de ..read more

The IDF's Northern Command, the J6 and the Cyber Defense Directorate practiced the deployment of soldiers and the use of technological means in the entire sector, the IDF announced. The exercise simulated combat in the digital arena. The command HQ trained the reservists based on operational plans and cooperation between the various arrays in the command - to prepare operational responses for every potential scenario. In another exercise, the 210th Division trained on a variety of scenarios involving the Lebanese and Syrian arenas simultaneously. In the exercise of the 282nd Armored Brigade ..read more

A senior Israeli official says this evening (Monday) that Hamas' response to the mediators' latest proposal for a deal included agreeing to release only 20 of its 133 hostages in exchange for a six-week ceasefire. This is half of the number of hostages the latest proposed deals have called for Hamas to release, and according to the source in Hamas, there are several reasons that indicate that there may not be more than this number of hostages still alive. This is because, among other things, Hamas claims that a number of the hostages included in this part of the deal - women, men over the age ..read more

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, Reuters reported. Grossi said Iran closed its nuclear facilities on Sunday over "security considerations" and that while they reopened on Monday, he kept IAEA inspectors away "until we see that the situation is completely calm." "We are going to resume tomorrow," Grossi told reporters in New York. "This has not had an impact on our inspection activity." Asked about the possibility of an Israel strike on Iranian nuclear facil ..read more

Cheryl Chumley, editor of the op-ed section in the online Washington Times, published a scathing article against the illegal Palestinian construction in Area C. The Oslo Accords ruled, and it was internationally accepted, that Area C was designated as a 'no-construction zone,’ controlled by Israel. But there are both completed houses and houses under construction on this land. There is a new set of roads and signposts with phone numbers offering those interested in building or buying a house to call. What is going on here," Chumley wondered. She accused that, "The Palestinian A ..read more

The State Control Committee on Tuesday held a meeting discussing the bureaucratic difficulties faced by the survivors of the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, as they attempt to receive treatment for their trauma. Guy Ben Shimon, a survivor of the massacre said, "There are nearly 50 suicides among the Nova [survivors] - that is a number from two months ago. There are many more who are forcibly admitted." Na'ama Eitan, who also survived the massacre, said, "I participated in a study which checked my heartrate and other parameters and showed me how I really am not okay at all. The aver ..read more

During a CNN interview on Sunday, Senator Marco Rubio discussed Iran's extensive efforts to destabilize Israel through a network of proxies from neighboring countries. Rubio highlighted the strategy aimed at surrounding Israel and making it "an unlivable place so that the Jewish state will collapse from within economically and socially." He described this approach as a direct attempt by Iran to attack Israel not just militarily but also on socio-economic fronts, endangering the very sustainability of the state. Rubio related to the Iranian attack on Israel early Sunday morning ..read more

The United Kingdom, France and Germany urged Israel on Monday not to retaliate against Iran after its unprecedented attack on Saturday night, warning that a military response could send the Middle East spiraling into an all-out war, as Israel’s war cabinet prepared to meet to discuss its options against Tehran. Speaking to the BBC ahead of an expected statement by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday afternoon, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that while the inclination to respond to the roughly 350 attack drones and missiles launched by Tehran was justified, Israel needs ..read more