Moscow: While the news of Iran shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane has emerged only recently, a similar mishap was averted from almost happening in Syria. The passenger airbus that was flying with nearly 172 people was saved from downing due to the Syrian military’s rocket attack. The Syrian army had taken this action to […]
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Taipei/ Beijing: The guided-missile cruiser ‘USS Siloh’ travelled through the Strait of Taiwan. The Taiwanese defence ministry has revealed this information. Against the background of the Taiwanese elections that took place five days ago, this US warship patrol in the Taiwanese Strait seems to warn China. However, China claims that they have been monitoring the warship in the […]
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About 75 years ago, India and Israel achieved independence in the years 1947 and 1948, respectively. However, informal relations between the countries are centuries-old. Some two thousand years back, the first batch of the Jews is believed to have arrived in India. Following them, over the next hundreds of years, many groups of the Jews […]
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Israeli Intelligence: One of the best in the world ‘Rafi Eitan’, ‘Eli Cohen’ are a few names which perhaps are known to the Israeli people. However, it may not be the case with the people in the rest of the world. These are, in fact, the names of those heroes who are ‘legends’ in Israel […]
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In 1978, Israel and Egypt signed the ‘Camp David Accords’. Taking a step further, in March 1979, both the countries signed the Peace Treaty. However, for Israel, conflicts did not end. They continued but had changed the form from a ‘full-fledged conventional war’ more as operations against open and guerilla activities of terrorists and anti-national […]
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Baghdad: “Stop the attacks on the US military bases in Iraq right now. Otherwise, the United States will retaliate against them to safeguard its interests,” US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper warned. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper issued this warning after holding talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. Although the Secretary of Defence […]
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After the end of the Suez Crisis of 1956, Israel’s weight and prominence at the international stage had considerably increased. However, attacks by armed Palestinian Arabs against Israel, rather than abating, were gradually on a rise. As a result, like the earlier decades, the Israeli Defense Forces had to continue with ‘Reprisal operations’ during the […]
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Prague/Jerusalem: Israel has decided to provide Iron Dome radar systems to the Czech Republic. The agreement to that effect was signed between the two countries in the Czech Republic capital, Prague last week. The deal is worth $125 million, and Israel would be supplying 8 Iron Dome systems to the Czech Republic under the agreement. […]
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After a long struggle, the nation of Israel came into existence. Before it, for about three thousand years, the Jews had to face conflicts and suffer under the slavery of various mighty powers. In 1948, Israel achieved independence. However, even after it, there was hardly a moment when Israel could not see peace. After 1948 […]
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New Delhi: The Spike (ATGM) Missile that is capable of destroying enemy tanks was tested successfully. The test was conducted in the presence of Chief of Staff General Bipin Rawat at the Mahu military base in Madhya Pradesh. Senior officials from the Indian Military were also present during this time. Spike, who is capable of […]
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