DefenceTalkAn Israeli missile strike killed 15 people and destroyed a residential building in the Syrian capital of Damascus, a war monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural center, had killed 15 people including civilians. Since the beginning of the war in Syria in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strike-in-damascus-kills-15-monitor-79871/

DefenceTalkAfter pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap”. The defence ministry said late Thursday that negotiations were on “with the manufacturer Elbit Systems for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocket […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine-79787/

DefenceTalkIsrael launched air strikes on Gaza Friday in response to militant rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, as tensions rose following the deadliest army raid on the occupied West Bank in years. Israel said it had carried out at least two rounds of strikes targeting Hamas Islamists, following waves of rocket launches towards southern Israel. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-gaza-militants-trade-missiles-after-deadly-west-bank-raid-79782/

DefenceTalkThe Israeli government on Sunday confirmed Major General Herzi Halevi, a former military intelligence head who led forces along the Gaza border, as the country’s next military chief. Halevi, 54, who serves as deputy to outgoing Chief of General Staff Aviv Kohavi, will take charge of Israel’s armed forces on January 17, Prime Minister Yair […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-names-herzi-halevi-as-next-army-chief-79539/

DefenceTalkAn Israeli soldier was shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank in an attack claimed by Palestinian militants, the second deadly assault on armed forces within days. Violence has surged in recent months in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, amid near daily West Bank raids and an uptick in attacks on Israeli troops. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/second-israeli-soldier-shot-dead-within-days-as-violence-surges-79500/

DefenceTalkIsrael on Sunday praised a US proposal to resolve the country’s maritime border dispute with Lebanon, building further momentum towards an agreement between two nations still technically at war. The draft agreement floated by US envoy Amos Hochstein aims to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields and was delivered to Lebanese and Israeli officials […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-praises-us-proposal-for-lebanon-maritime-border-deal-79463/

DefenceTalkIsraeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned arch-foe Iran not to test his country’s “long arm” in a video on Tuesday as he stood next to an F-35 stealth bomber. Iran has been engaged in talks with major powers to restore a 2015 agreement that gave it sanctions relief in return for guarantees it would not […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-pm-standing-next-to-f-35-jet-warns-iran-of-long-arm-79359/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s armed forces will acquire four Boeing refueling aircraft in the coming years as part of the aid it receives from ally the United States, the US aviation giant said. Boeing signed a $927 million contract with the US defense department on Thursday for the four KC-46A aircraft, the manufacturer’s Israeli branch said in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-to-get-boeing-refueling-aircraft-as-part-of-us-military-aid-79323/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalization of ties. Aviv Kohavi’s three-day trip is the first official visit of an Israeli army chief to the North African kingdom. Kohavi will meet Morocco’s minister delegate in charge […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-army-chief-makes-first-morocco-visit-79110/

DefenceTalkThe number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — had 12,705 nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/world-headed-for-new-era-of-nuclear-rearmament-sipri-78955/