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The filmmakers mistook the IDF’s system for limiting civilian casualties for something far darker. They should have asked me; I helped build it.

TIMES OF ISRAEL What ‘Naza’ really means: The truth about collateral damage Sarit Zehavi September 17, 2026 The creators of the recent documentary, “NAZA,” about “Naza” (a Hebrew military acronym for Nezek Agavi – collateral damage) did not have to … Continue reading →

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IDF says it used 1,100 tons of explosives to raze 2kms of tunnels under hill in southern Lebanon, following reported Iranian warnings; blast triggers 4.1-magnitude tremor

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge Emanueal Fabian and Jacob Magid September 11, 2026 Using 1,100 tons of explosives, the Israeli military said on Thursday that it had demolished a “strategic” … Continue reading →

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Adidas just apologized for featuring an IDF amputee

ALGEMEINER Adidas apologizes after anti-Israel agitators urge boycott over campaign featuring disabled IDF veteran Shiryn Ghermezian September 7, 2026 The German sportswear company Adidas apologized over the weekend for featuring in a campaign a former soldier in the Israel Defense … Continue reading →

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October 7: “Netanyahu said this week that officials had deliberately chosen not to wake him earlier despite warning signs during the night”

I24 NEWS Netanyahu releases Oct. 7 timeline to shift the blame-but exposes a 3½-hour delay Joe Brown September 3, 2026 Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office has published a detailed account of his movements and decisions on the morning of Hamas’s Oct. … Continue reading →

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“The Israelis continue to expose just how deeply Hamas and PIJ are woven into Gaza’s civilian fabric. Days after publishing information about the athletes, the Israeli government spotlighted 18 Gazan health workers “presented as innocent” who were also members of Hamas and PIJ”

FDD Meet the Gaza athletes unmasked as terrorists Natalie Ecanow and Micah Jacobson August 4, 2026 Abdullah Khattab emerged as one of Gaza’s rising soccer talents at a young age. But he was committed to more than just athletics. On … Continue reading →

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“For now, events in the Gulf are being treated as “foreign news,” with Israelis chiefly concerned about the impact on flights, but that appears likely to change soon. And there is no denying it: Something is amiss in relations with the White House”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu’s insistence offers a clear hint of what lies ahead Amit Segal July 23, 2026 “Call us when you’re serious,” US Secretary of State James Baker told the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in … Continue reading →

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“Washington is drafting the rules of Israel’s self-defense – without Israel in the room”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Micromanaging Survival Gregg Roman June 23, 2026 Don’t let the headline numbers — barrels, waivers, frozen billions — set tonight’s frame. The tell of the day is a small procedural fact almost everyone skipped: the United States … Continue reading →

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“Calls for Haredi conscription have mounted as Israel has fought a multifront war since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, invasion and massacre, while facing a growing manpower shortage”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Knesset advances Basic Law bill equating Torah study with IDF service, despite coalition revolt Ariela Karmel June 10, 2026 The Knesset voted 56-43 on Wednesday in a preliminary reading to advance a controversial Basic Law declaring Torah … Continue reading →

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“Had Trump allowed Israel one final operation in Iran, the IDF would have chosen to destroy the uranium. The Mossad, by contrast, would have chosen an all-out effort to stir Iranians into action and topple the regime”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israeli assessment: This is when Iranians will take to the streets to topple the regime. Amit Segal May 10, 2026 A severe dispute has erupted, and still persists, between the army and the Mossad … Continue reading →

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IDF: “Looking ahead, without Hamas disarmament and under the auspices of the technocrat committee, Hamas will succeed, in our view, to preserve influence and control in the Gaza Strip”

ALGEMEINER Hamas Tightens Grip in Gaza as Trump Pushes Peace Plan Reuters and Algemeiner Staff February 19, 2026 Hamas is cementing its hold over Gaza by placing loyalists in key government roles, collecting taxes, and paying salaries, according to an … Continue reading →

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