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Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon: “Disarmament”
In the past week, the Lebanese Army, through its second intervention battalion, in collaboration with internal security forces and

Lebanon’s Illusion of Disarmament: A Symbolic Weapons Handover
The best act in Lebanon today. The handover of weapons from Palestinian refugee camps to the Lebanese army, only

IRGC Weapons Systems Stored in Bandar Abbas Port on 22 February 2025
In this February 2025 satellite image (Airbus), a variety of lethal IRGC assets were on display within the Bandar

The Gap Between Israel’s Strategic-Security Improvement and its International and Media Standing
By: Yaakov Lappin. The period following the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent multi-front war

Time Is on Hezbollah’s Side: Don’t Delay Disarmament or Withdraw Too Soon from Lebanon
British (The Guardian) and German (DW) media sources warn that the pressure to rapidly advance Hezbollah’s disarmament could endanger

Israel Can’t Afford to Fall for Empty Declarations Again (And Neither Can Lebanon)
A dangerous gap is widening between recent diplomatic declarations regarding Lebanon and the stark reality on the ground. The

IDF Strikes on Threats in Southern Lebanon: 18-24 August 2025
In the week between August 18 and 24, the IDF carried out several strikes on Hezbollah military infrastructure, including

Hezbollah’s Infiltration into Lebanese Intelligence: Why the IDF Cannot Treat the Lebanese Army as Independent
The Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Army is infiltrated by Hezbollah. For years, Hezbollah has operated numerous Shiite officers

East of Homs – Syrian Goverment Forces Find Cache of Artillery Shells and Mortars. August 2025
The Iranians and Hezbollah are trying, and in our assessment will even accelerate their attempts, to renew and adapt

The Druze in Syria: Massacre, neglect, and the urgency for a humanitarian corridor – analysis. Sarit Zehavi for JPOST
As Syria’s Druze face existential threats, can Israel play a role in securing humanitarian aid without escalating the conflict?

Hezbollah’s Damaged Arsenal and Persistent Smuggling Efforts
Israel severely damaged Hezbollah’s military infrastructure south of the Litani. The main weapons that had been deployed in this

Connectivity and Interoperability in Air and Missile Defense: From an Abstract Idea to Complex Reality
Brigadier General (Res.) Shachar Shohat, Vice President of Strategy at Rafael’s Air Defense Systems Division and former Commander of