Weapons

Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo

The embargo has been in place since 2011, when a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi. High-tech weaponry is nevertheless flowing into the country

 A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat drone is pictured at SAHA EXPO Defence & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, October 27, 2022.
Christian Syrians lift crosses and independence-era flags as they rally in the Duweilaah area of Damascus on December 24, 2024, to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria.

Protests erupt in Syrian Christian city Al-Suqaylabiyah, demand security accountability

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

IDF to send two more divisions into Lebanon to conduct Hezbollah counterterrorism operations

Remains of a child buried with a bronze belt found in Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy, March 24, 2026.

Children buried in 'adult warrior' bronze belts discovered in 2,500-year-old tomb in Italy


IDF finds weapon of slain hostage Capt. Daniel Perez in booby-trapped Gaza compound

Captain Daniel Perez was murdered during the October 7 massacre. His remains were returned to Israel on October 13, 2025. His father, Rabbi Doron, was recently elected WZO president.

An IDF soldier holds the weapon of slain hostage IDF Capt. Daniel Perez after retrieving it in the Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Israeli start-up InfiniDome brings GPS jamming protection to modern battlefields

InfiniDome’s systems have seen combat action , deployed protecting UAVs in contested environments

InfiniDome has become a leader in the field of GPS protection technology aimed at safeguarding platforms from disruption in the skies and on the battlefield.

Lufthansa Cargo imposes embargo on Israel‑bound military, security cargo

The company said that it was an internal decision by Lufthansa Cargo to impose an embargo on all military and security cargo

 Lufthansa cargo aircraft is pictured at Frankfurt airport, Germany, November 27, 2020

Hamas willing to 'freeze or store' weapons to prevent escalation, official tells AP

Hamas Shura Council member Bassem Naim told AP it is open to halting weapons use during a truce but rejects a US-proposed stabilization force entering Palestinian territory.

Hamas Shura Council member Bassen Naim at a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 8, 2023; illustrative.

Israel will not annex West Bank soon, Netanyahu assures Germany's Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz: Germany believes Israel should have conducted war differently • German chancellor explains imposing, removal of arms embargo

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025

How the Philippines turned tech and truth into weapons – and why Israel should care - opinion

The genius of the Philippine strategy lies in converting military asymmetry into cognitive superiority. They cannot out-gun the Chinese Navy, but they can out-truth them.

Filipino troops watch members of the U.S. Army National Guard demonstrate their rappelling skills during the Urban Search and Rescue activity of the 2016 RP-US Balikatan joint military exercises in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal east of Manila

Hamas's Khaled Mashaal: We will not disarm, give up control in Gaza, or accept int'l oversight

Israel's Foreign Ministry, sharing footage of Mashaal's address, slammed the comments, calling them a "direct contradiction of the core terms of the peace plan itself."

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal addresses an Istanbul conference, December 6, 2025.

Lockheed Martin opens new hypersonic weapons facility

Hypersonic weapons can travel at more than five times the speed of sound and evade traditional defenses

Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles.

Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence

The organizations warned of what they described as growing efforts from the UN to deny Hamas’s weaponization of sexual violence against the hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

ISRAELI WOMEN protest outside UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, in November. Finally, yet months too late, a UN team investigating the sexual violence against women in Israel on October 7 found “reasonable grounds” to believe that such violence did indeed occur.

Archaeologists find record-size Ming Dynasty cannon at Great Wall of China

Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures.

A Chinese flag flies with tourists hiking along the Great Wall, near Beijing, China, November 10, 2025; illustrative.