“What’s important is where this leads. Is it another round in the ping-pong game between Israel and Hezbollah—and if so it is worthless—or a prelude to a more significant confrontation?”

Founder of Israel Missile Defense Organization expresses skepticism over Houthi claims of a “hypersonic” missile attack.

“This generation of senior command relies on a conceptual world that is severely lacking,” Likud Knesset member Amit Halevi says.

Rabbi Bentzi Mann had never seen a dead body in his life before Oct. 8. Within 15 minutes of his arrival at the IDF’s Shura Base, he found himself holding one, covered in blood.

Former IAF Commander says the air force and intelligence units are closely monitoring enemy arenas for future “surprises.”

Israel has sealed 150 terror smuggling tunnels so far; Egypt cannot be relied upon to prevent new smuggling, observers say.

At the operational level, the Jewish state proved it can act quickly on intelligence warnings, but most of Hezbollah’s capabilities remain intact.

Observers outline Iran’s strategy of avoiding full-scale war to preserve significant nuclear progress.

A new Defense Ministry pilot for the South includes fortified physical barriers and rapid-response teams.

With its multi-layered air defense systems at peak readiness, Israel is preparing a range of strike options against the Iranian axis.