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'Ready to defeat any challenge': Zamir assesses IAF threat response amid Iran tensions

Zamir examined procedures for fast-breaking scenarios and observed how the new aircraft are being integrated into operational squadrons, according to the military.

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits the Nevatim Air Base, January 21, 2026.
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus sign 2026 trilateral work plan for military cooperation, December 28, 2025.

Trilateral work plan for military cooperation between Israel, Greece, Cyprus signed - exclusive

 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024.

Israeli civilian shoots at smugglers in southern Israel, leaves one dead

Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

IAF chief hints at Ron Arad op. after disappearance of Lebanese general


Trump says he hopes for Gaza deal in a week, Sa'ar tells Iranian counterpart to 'relax a little'

IDF missile misfire kills six children, injures 17 at Gaza aid site • Netanyahu to meet with small group of ministers to discuss hostage deal • IDF stray fire wounds soldier

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting at the White House, earlier this week.

Israeli F-15 fighter jet almost forced to land in Tehran in mid-air fuel tank fire - N12

A contingency plan was prepared in parallel, which included the option of landing in a neighboring country should the malfunction persist.

 A F-15 fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023.

WATCH: Smoke clouds across Beit Hanun after IAF strikes 35 Hamas targets

Earlier on Saturday, the IAF struck and killed a terrorist in Hezbollah's anti-tank unit in the area of Khiam in southern Lebanon.

(Illustrative)  Smoke rises from the Gaza Strip. January 14, 2025.

Writing the pages of history: IDF drone cmdr. recounts tense moments of striking Iranian missiles

Lt.-Col. G. discusses the tense moments of firing on Iranian missiles moments away from launch, and the pressure of knowing what would happen if he failed.

(Illustrative) The Elbit-made Hermes 900 drone.

Netanyahu gifts Trump Nobel Prize recommendation letter at Washington dinner

Gaza militia chief speaks on armed opposition to Hamas • Netanyahu lands in Washington ahead of Trump meeting • Gaza border communities slam gov't decision to cancel return grants

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Nearing a deal: How will the Gaza truce be carried out by each side? - explainer

Mediators receive proposal including US guarantees, hostage release and prisoner exchange, and talks on Gaza’s post-war governance

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

WATCH: Iranian media releases footage of IAF strike in Quds Square, Tehran

A video released in Iran shows a direct hit on a building in Tehran's Quds Square - in real time, in front of dozens of bystanders.

 Security cameras from an Israeli attack on Quds Square in Tehran during Operation Rising Lion.

IDF troops say IAF delays in Gaza are risking soldiers' lives

The officers are calling for a significant reduction in the time between identifying a target on the ground and carrying out an airstrike via IAF fighter jets.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.

WATCH: IDF releases details of damage to Iran's nuclear, missile production sites

IDF Spox. Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin warned that despite the success of the operation in preventing Iran's existential threat to Israel, the regime would still attempt to destroy Israel.

 Map showing the range of Israeli strikes on Iran, June 27, 2025.

'Tehran is beautiful from above, I hope to visit one day' Israeli pilot says after strike on Iran

“We’ve spent years preparing for an Iran operation. You always keep a sliver of hope that maybe we’ll never need it, that the threat can be removed some other way," A. said.

 IAF fighter jets taking off for strikes in Iran, June 16, 2025.