Sri Lanka

Israeli-made 'Kfir' aircraft will fly until 2030, following new deal between Sri Lanka, IAI

Sri Lanka is upgrading the five Kfir jets that it has under a $50 million deal with IAI. The planes received an advanced cockpit, a new mission computer, and additional avionics improvements.

|ByUDI ETZION
Israeli-made Kfir fighter jets.
Iran's Ambassador to Germany Majid Nili Ahmadabadi speaks from the embassy in Berlin, March 19, 2026.

Iranian embassies openly recruit for ‘sacrificing life’ campaign in the West

Iranian embassies in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Sri Lanka have openly sought recruits for a martyrdom campaign amid ongoing conflict with the US and Israel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
IDF combat engineering battalion 603 commander Lt.-Col. "R.

Hind Rajab Foundation targets IDF vet in Sri Lanka in first US-citizen case

The complaint filed by the Belgium-based Palestinian organization marks the first filed against an American citizen outside the United States.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

|ByJOHN RUDDY/THE DAY/TNS

UK reviewing arms exports to Israel following Cast Lead

Comes after Britain acknowledges its equipment was “almost certainly” used in Gaza.

APRIL 4, 2010ByJONNY PAUL
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