IDF strikes Islamic Jihad rocket production facility as barrages pummel south

A policeman stands in front of a house hit by a rocket fired from Gaza Strip that landed in Netivot, Israel, November 12, 2019. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Military says it also bombed operatives readying to fire anti-tank missiles; 23 Palestinians said killed in Israeli strikes, 12 of them confirmed members of terror groups

All air defense systems on alert amid Iran attack fears — general

A test of the David’s Sling missile defense system. (Defense Ministry)

Air Force chief says challenge of intercepting missiles becoming more complicated, days after Netanyahu accused Iran of seeking to target Israel with cruise missiles from Yemen

Lebanese PM gives gov’t 72-hour ultimatum as riots bring country to standstill

Lebanese demonstrators stand by a fire a make-shift barricade amid clashes with security forces during a mass protest at Riad al-Solh Square in Beirut on October 18, 2019. (STR/AFP)

Sparked by austerity plans and proposed tax on WhatsApp, anti-government protests escalate, spread to Hezbollah areas; 83 demonstrators and police injured

Russia moves to fill void left by US in northern Syria

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke and dust billows from targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Turkish artillery on Tuesday pounded suspected Syrian Kurdish positions near the town in northeast Syria amid reports that Kurdish fighters had retaken the town as Turkey pressed ahead with a military incursion that has drawn widespread condemnation. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack

Members of Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (former FSA) flash the V-sign as they drive back to Turkey after they went in for some time on inspection according to the Turkish police entourage in the same area at the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long threatened to send troops into northeastern Syria to clear the border region of Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Turkey considers a serious security threat. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Iran unveils kit to convert artillery rockets into guided missiles

Image of the new Iranian Labeik guidance system upgrade system. (YouTube screen-grab)

New weapon system a sign of increasing Iranian ‘self-confidence’ in its design prowess, says Israeli missile defense pioneer

Turkey says it won’t bow to US threat over its Syria plans

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, a flag of Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, flies on a building in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. LEFTERIS PITARAKIS/AP

Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled “Common Security in the Islamic World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In an interview published by CNN Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, Zarif warned that any U.S. or Saudi military strike on Iran will result in “all-out war.” It comes after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called an attack on Saudi oil installations an “act of war.” (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Iran seizes new boat near Strait of Hormuz as tensions spiral

In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian military personnel ride in a patrol boat as they take part in the ‘National Persian Gulf Day’ in the Strait of Hormuz (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Officials say vessel, reportedly UAE-flagged, was being used to smuggle fuel; 11 crew members arrested

Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack

Vice President Mike Pence leaves the White House, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, after a meeting in Washington. Senior U.S. officials, including the Vice President and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, were seen at the White House Sunday afternoon for a National Security Council meeting on a Saturday attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure that the U.S. has attributed to Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)