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21:27

409: Israeli PM Visits Washington D.C. + Ukrainian...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/02/04

For review: 1. Israeli PM Visits Washington D.C. 2. Major General Eyal Zamir to be the new Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff. Major General Zamir’s background in the armored corps is unique for a Israeli Chief of Staff. 3. New Iranian Ballistic Missile (Etemad) can reach Israel with a 1,700 kilometer range. 4. Saudi Arabia Increases Defense Spending in 2025. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allocated $78 billion for defense spending in 2025, up from $75.8 billion spent in 2024. 5.&nbs...

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24:11

408: Three Israeli Hostages Released After 484 Days...

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2025/02/02

For review: 1. From DoD Release: US AFRICOM conducts airstrikes against ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains of Somalia. 2. Three Israeli Hostages Released After 484 Days of Hamas Captivity. 3. Iran Threatens War in Region if Nuclear Sites Attacked. 4. US Wants Ukraine Presidential Elections Possibly This Year. Keith Kellogg, President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, told Reuters that presidential and parliamentary elections, suspended since the all-out war began,...

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15:28

407: US Army Black Hawk Collides with Passenger Jet...

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2025/01/31

For review:1. US Army Black Hawk Collides with Passenger Jet Near Reagan National Airport.The two aircraft crashed as the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, with 64 people aboard, was approaching the runway flying over the Potomac River. The Black Hawk was on a training flight from Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir. There were no survivors found. 2. Eight Hostages released from Gaza after 482 days in captivity- 3 Israelis & 5 Thai citizens.3. Iranian Foreign Mini...

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23:05

406: Three Israeli and Five Thai Hostages Set for...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/01/30

For review:1. Three Israeli and Five Thai Hostages Set for Release on Thursday.In exchange for the three hostages to be freed on Thursday, Israel will free 110 Palestinian security prisoners.2. In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed President to lead the transitional phase. After cancelling the country's constitution passed in 2012 under the Assad regime, Mr. al-Sharaa will be authorized to form a temporary legislative council until a new constitution is drafted.3. Ukrainian President Ze...

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16:13

405: Hamas to Release Three Hostages on Thursday +...

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2025/01/27

1. After broken agreement & negotiations, Hamas to Release Three Hostages on Thursday- Gazans can begin moving north tomorrow. Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office says Israel reached an agreement with Hamas after “strong and determined negotiations,” and reiterates that it will “not tolerate any violation of the agreement.”2. US President Trump to end delivery hold on 2,000 pound bombs to Israel.President Trump said to reporters aboard Air Force One, “We released them (the bombs). We relea...

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17:50

404: Second Set of Israeli Hostages Released - Four...

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2025/01/25

For review:.1. Pete Hegseth Confirmed as US SECDEF.2. Second Set of Israeli Hostages Released - Four Female IDF Soldiers Free After 477 Days in Captivity.3. IDF to continue presence in S. Lebanon.A ceasefire signed in late November, stipulated that Israeli forces should withdraw as Hezbollah's weapons and fighters are removed from the south and the Lebanese army deploys. The deal set a 60-day period which ends on Sunday. Israel said on Friday the terms had not been fully enforced by the Leban...

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25:18

403: IDF Chief of Staff to Resign in March + Sweden...

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2025/01/23

For review:1. IDF Chief of Staff to Resign in March. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of the IDF Southern Command (Major General Yaron Finkelman) said they would both be resigning over their roles in the failures that led to the Hamas 07 October onslaught.2. Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs (Mohammad Zarif) discusses conflict with Israel while at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 3. US President Donald Trump's first call with a foreign...

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22:20

402: Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners As Part...

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2025/01/21

For review:1. Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners As Part of Ceasefire Deal.2. Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th American president at the US Capitol in Washington (2d Term).3. Portrait of former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Mark Milley) taken down, hours after President Trump's swearing in. Whereabouts unknown.4. UK and Ukraine Sign 100-Year Partnership Agreement.Under the deal, the UK has committed to providing Ukraine with at least £3 billion ($3.7 billion) in m...

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21:21

401: Hostage Deal Begins - Three Israeli Hostages...

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2025/01/19

For review:1. Hostage Deal Begins - Three Hostages Released After 471 Days of Captivity in Gaza.The first three hostages freed under the deal were civilians Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31. Romi Gonen was abducted from the Supernova music festival, while Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher were taken from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.2. Syrian leader (Ahmed Al-Sharaa) pushes for Israel to leave buffer zone between the two countries.“Israel’s advance in the regi...

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21:36

400: Israeli Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire...

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2025/01/17

For review:1. Israel Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - Set to Begin on Sunday.The deal is currently scheduled to take effect on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Unconfirmed reports in Hebrew media said the release of the first three female hostages was expected at 4 p.m. that day. 2. Palestinian Authority President (Mahmoud Abbas) said on Friday that the PA is ready to assume “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since the Gaza ceasefire deal was announ...

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25:07

399: Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks...

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2025/01/15

For review:1. Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue.Key mediator Qatar it had presented both parties with a “final” draft of the agreement. Israel’s Channel 12 news reported Monday that Jerusalem considered it broadly acceptable. CNN cited an Egyptian official as saying the mediating countries — Qatar, Egypt, and the United States — had not yet received a response from Hamas.2. NATO Secretary General (Mark Rutte) Wants Commitment for Increased Spending by Alliance Members.Reut...

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18:20

398: Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat +...

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2025/01/13

For review:1. Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat.Israel says that before the strikes, it made the threats known to an international mechanism set up as part of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, but “the threats weren’t addressed.”Israel struck several Hezbollah targets, including a rocket launcher, an unspecified military site, and “routes along the Syria-Lebanon border used to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah.”2. Governance row between two main Palestinian groups- Ham...

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21:36

397: Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile...

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2025/01/11

For review:1. Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant. The Israel Defense Forces said over 20 IAF aircraft — including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes — participated in the Israeli strikes.2. Iranian Media: Military to Field 1000 Strategic Drones.Reportedly the unmanned aerial vehicles to be delivered include Ababil-4 and Ababil 5, which serve multipurpose missions from reconnaissance, patrolling and combat operation...

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22:18

396: Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President + Latest...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/01/10

For review:1. Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President. Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday. Under multi-confessional Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, as do military chiefs.2. Iran's former top General Officer in Syria conducts Q & A session at Tehran mosque.Brigadier General Behrouz Esbati provided information and answered questions about operations in Syria and attacks against the US and I...

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18:38

395: Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear...

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2025/01/08

For review:1. Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site.Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country as part of exercises planned nationwide, state media reported on Tuesday. 2. US State Department moves $95 million of assistance designated for Egypt and $7.5 million dollars of assistance designated for Israel to Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces, in support of the ceasefire agreement.3. Germa...

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17:45

394: Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to...

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2025/01/05

For review:1. Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “We are fully prepared for the possibility of further Israeli attacks. I hope Israel will refrain from taking such reckless action, as it could lead to a large-scale war.”2. IDF May Extend 30 Days in S. Lebanon Based On Delayed LAF Deployment.The IDF was gearing up for the possibility that troops would stay beyond the 60-day period (outlined in the ceasefire agreement) as the Leb...

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18:56

393: IDF Releases Details from September 2024...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/01/03

For review:1. Israel to send Team to Qatar for Hostage Negotiations.The Prime Minister’s Office said that “Netanyahu authorized a working-level delegation from the Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF to continue negotiations in Doha.”2. IDF Releases Details from September 2024 Commando Raid in Syria. The raid — dubbed internally by the Israel Defense Forces “Operation Many Ways” — was aimed at destroying an underground facility used by Iranian forces to manufacture precision missiles for Hezb...

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17:51

392: US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets +...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2024/12/31

For review:1. US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets.On Dec. 30 and 31, US Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapon (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). 2. Israeli Ambassador (Danny Danon) to UN Gives Last Warning to Houthis. “To the Houthis, perhaps you have not been paying attention to what has happened to the Middle East over the past year. Well, al...

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18:51

391: Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination +...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2024/12/29

For Review:1. Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination.2. IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor.3. Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident.4. Finland to increase defense spending to 3.3% GDP by 2032. Currently, Finland spends 2.4% of GDP on defense- well above the NATO mark of 2%. 5. China's Amphib Assault Ship Can Launch & Recover Fighters.

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390: Another Round of IDF Strikes on Houthi Targets +...

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2024/12/26

For review:1. Another Round of IDF Strikes on Houthi Targets.The targets included “infrastructure used by the Houthi terror regime for its military activities” at Sanaa International Airport, and the Hezyaz power plant just outside the Houthi-controlled capital. 2. Mossad Chief: We Need to Go Head to Head with Iran.3. Slovakia to Procure Barak Air Defense Systems.4. Report: Russian Naval Vessels departing Syria for Libya. Italy concerned.5. Netherlands to procure anti-drone systems to de...

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