Have Iran’s kamikaze drones become redundant?
Over the last decade Iran has built up an impressive arsenal of kamikaze drones which can slam into targets more…
What does – and doesn’t – make sense about Trump’s Gaza plan
‘The US will take over the Gaza Strip – and we will do a job with it, too’, Donald Trump…
Israel must finish Hamas off
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a clash with Israeli troops could help transform Israel’s war efforts against…
There should be no ceasefire in Gaza
Joe Biden appears to be pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. ‘My hope is that by next Monday…
Has Israel learned the lessons of Ukraine’s war with Russia?
Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas – which has allowed for the release of dozens of hostages – looks set to continue.…
To win, Israel must destroy the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels
As Israeli forces continue to push into Gaza they face threats from Hamas terrorists who use a network of tunnels…
What Israel can learn from the battle for Mosul
Israel’s fight against Hamas has been compared to the war against Isis between 2015 and 2019. That war was largely…
Israel is trapped in a dilemma
Hamas’s attack was designed to massacre as many civilians as possible, while also striking at Israeli military posts along the…
Israel faces a new kind of war
Israelis awoke to sirens on Saturday. They began after six in the morning on the border of Gaza as Hamas…
Kamikaze drones are the future of warfare
The West is struggling to confront the modern military technologies of Russia, Iran and China. A year and a half…
Ukraine has exposed the limits of drone warfare
As Ukraine prepares for an expected offensive in the spring or summer, key weapons from western countries are bolstering the country’s armed…
The drone era has arrived
The Ukrainian airforce has so far held out in the battle for the skies. Russia continues to rely on missiles…
Israel's vaccine passports could be a model for the world
In early February I received my green-coloured vaccine certification for having two jabs in Jerusalem. Now Israel is rolling out…
How Israel became a world leader in vaccination
On a cold night three days before the end of the 2020 I drove down to Jerusalem’s Pais Arena. The…
View from the Golan Heights: Israel prepares to take on Hezbollah
Ain Qana is a pretty pastoral village perched on a hillside in southern Lebanon. On 22 September a large explosion…
Ankara's aggression has spurred a most unlikely pact
The monumental accords being signed in Washington between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain represent a new era in Israeli peacemaking.…
Libya is now the Middle East's most important proxy war
Libya has been in the midst of civil war for almost a decade. However, in the last year, the conflict…
Why Benjamin Netanyahu has outlasted all his political rivals
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a coalition agreement, after a year of uncertainty and three elections, to create…
Iraq’s endgame
Bashiqa, near Mosul, northern Iraq At night, the temperature around the Islamic State-held city of Mosul drops to around…
