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Following an IDF recommendation, Israel’s political leadership approved the deployment of an advanced drone-interception system along the Gaza and Lebanon borders. Its main purpose: protecting bases, military posts, and sensitive sites.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the drone threat amid concerns that Hamas terrorists in Gaza may begin using them. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz convened a meeting on the issue with the IDF’s top command.

Ukraine again targeted Wildberries warehouse sites in two Russian regions, just days after an earlier attack. Kyiv says the facilities were being used to supply equipment and components to the Russian military.

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Israel is considering strict limits on civilian drone use, including a possible ban, amid fears terror groups could use explosive and fiber-optic drones in attacks.

Ukraine launched a long-range drone strike on Russia's largest oil refinery in Siberia, causing a massive fire at the strategic energy facility.

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As road congestion reaches new highs, Israel’s Planning Administration is laying out an aerial transportation network that could reshape how people and cargo move. "Just as the State of Israel prepared for the metro, we must also prepare for the next revolution."

Elbit Systems unveiled a high-powered laser system for helicopters at the Eurosatory 2026 arms expo, designed as a low-cost way to intercept drones, cruise missiles, and other threats. The system is still in development.

The Knesset has given final approval to a new criminal law targeting smuggling outside official border crossings. The bill states that "smuggling into the country, mainly באמצעות drones, creates a real threat to state security."

A Hezbollah explosive drone struck the vehicle of Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, head of the IDF’s Northern Command, during a visit to southern Lebanon. The incident ended without injuries. In response, movement and security procedures in the area were changed.

The United States carried out overnight strikes on a military site in Iran that it said posed a threat to American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later, sirens sounded in Kuwait following a missile and drone attack. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said: We struck a U.S. base in response to the attacks in Iran.

A Hezbollah operative was killed in Lebanon while collecting an unmanned aerial vehicle. Overnight, for the first time, an early warning alert was activated for rocket fire from Lebanon toward the Galilee panhandle.

Sgt. Nehorai Leizer was killed when an explosive drone made a direct hit on a *Namer* armored personnel carrier near Bint Jbeil, and his commander was seriously wounded. His sister, Mai, mourned him through tears: "We woke up to a morning of a new life, with a piece taken from our hearts. And we will rise from this with Hashem’s help."

After a Hezbollah drone exploded just 50 meters from orchard workers with no siren at all, residents of Kibbutz Sasa near the Lebanon border decided to spread protective nets above kindergarten yards, day care centers, and playgrounds.

The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two drones that entered the country from the west. A separate drone struck a nuclear power station, causing damage. The assessment: the Houthis were behind the attack, acting on Iran’s orders. Iranian media also published the terms of a U.S. proposal that Tehran rejected.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel may act again against Iran to complete the campaign’s objectives. He also sent a tough message to Hezbollah about the fighting in Lebanon and the drone threat: "The homes in the first line of villages used for terror activity are being destroyed at this very moment."

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Two Hezbollah operatives who entered a building near IDF forces in southern Lebanon were killed. Two Hezbollah explosive drones hit unmanned IDF engineering vehicles.

The United Arab Emirates says Iran launched cruise missiles and drones in a third attack within a day. At the White House, Trump said Tehran "knows what not to do" and touted U.S. strength. America’s top general called the current mission defensive "for now," while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned ships in the Strait of Hormuz to stick to Iran’s designated corridor.