I - On Defense Podcast

Dec 11 2024 357 ep. 31 mins 1

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383: In 48 Hours - IDF Destroys 70-80% of Assad Regime's Strategic Weapons + Poland PM: Russia - Ukraine Peace Talks This Winter + Dutch F-35s Intercept Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace + More

Dec 11 2024 25 mins

For review:1. In 48 Hours - IDF Destroys 70-80% of Assad Regime's Strategic Weapons. The airstrikes destroyed many long-range projectiles, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, coast-to-sea missiles, air defense missiles, fighter jets, helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars and more.2. Poland PM: Russia - Ukraine Peace Talks This Winter.Peace talks to end the war in Ukraine could begin this

382: IDF Deploys into Buffer Zone with Syria & Controls Strategic Mount Hermon + IDF Strikes Syrian Military Hardware Following Collapse of Assad Regime + US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria + More

Dec 09 2024 18 mins

For review:1. IDF Deploys into Buffer Zone with Syria & Controls Strategic Mount Hermon.On Sunday, the IDF captured the Syrian side of strategic Mount Hermon, along with a buffer zone that has existed between the countries since the 1970s. The 235-square-kilometer demilitarized buffer zone was established in the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria, which co

381: Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas + Amid Fighting in Syria - IDF Reinforces Golan Heights + US Sec of Defense Announces $1 Billion in Security Aid to Ukraine + More

Dec 07 2024 19 mins

For review:1. Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas.Unnamed source confirmed to The Times of Israel that Doha had quietly resumed its role as a mediator at the behest of officials from US President-elect Trump’s transition team.2. Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the capital Damascus from the north, east, and south. CNN reported Saturday that the US was increa

380: Egypt Proposals Hostage Deal to Hamas - Israel Open to Discuss + Israel Cautiously Observes Fighting in Syria + Latest US Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $725 Million + More

Dec 05 2024 27 mins

For review:1. Egypt Proposals Hostage Deal to Hamas - Israel Open to Discuss.Reportedly, the proposal is not for an end to the war, but an extended ceasefire that will allow the elderly, children, women, ill and badly wounded hostages to be released. 2. Israel Cautiously Observes Fighting in Syria.Statement from IDF: “The IDF will not allow a threat near the Syrian-Israeli border

379: Israel Alert for Iranian Weapon Transfers to Hezbollah + NATO Sec General Talks Ukraine Negotiations + US Army Autonomous Precision Strike Missile Variant + GAO Reports Poor Condition of US Navy Amphibious Fleet + More

Dec 03 2024 26 mins

For review:1. Israel Alert for Iranian Weapon Transfers to Hezbollah.The IDF on Monday said it would ensure Iran does not smuggle weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon as the Islamic Republic sends reinforcements to its ally Syrian President Bashar Assad to counter an ongoing rebel assault.2. NATO Sec General Talks Ukraine Negotiations.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte: "The f

378: Israel Plans for Northern Border Communities Return + Ukraine President Pushes for NATO Membership of Kyiv-controlled Territory before Peace Negotiations + Lithuania & Poland Invest in 155mm Munition Production + More

Dec 01 2024 19 mins

For review:1. Israel Plans for Northern Border Communities Return.Northern border residents will not be asked to return to their homes until February 1, 2025, despite the ceasefire. At that point, assuming the truce has been held, those who return immediately will receive a grant based on the size of their household.2. Over Syria and Iraq, Israeli Air Force forces Iranian aircraft,

377: US General to Beirut for Ceasefire Implementation + IDF Continues to Strike Hezbollah Targets in Syria + Hamas Ready for Negotiations with Israel + Russia & China Conduct Joint Bomber Flights Over Sea of Japan + More

Nov 30 2024 24 mins

For review:1. US General to Beirut for Ceasefire Implementation.US CENTCOM announced that Major General Jasper Jeffers, Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), would oversee the implementation and monitoring mechanism of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, alongside his co-chair, US Mideast envoy Amos Hochstein.2. IDF Continues to Strike Hezbollah Targets in Syria.Israeli Air For

376: IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation + President-elect Trump selects Retired Army General as Ukraine-Russia Envoy + Russian SU-27 Warplanes Intercept B-52H Bombers near Baltic Sea + More

Nov 28 2024 19 mins

For review:1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation.IDF Fighter jets struck a Hezbollah facility, which was used to hold medium-range rockets, after identifying activity there.2. Israel warns Syria of allowing weapons transfers from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon.The Israel Defense Forces has said that amid the truce it would continue to act to prevent all wea

375: Israel and Hezbollah Ceasefire to Begin at 0400 Local Time + Le Monde Report: France & UK Discuss Support for Ukraine + More

Nov 26 2024 28 mins

For review:1. Israel and Hezbollah Ceasefire to Begin at 0400 Local Time.Israeli PM Netanyahu said there were three reasons for accepting the ceasefire now. “The first is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I won’t elaborate,” he said.The second was to allow troops to rest and to replenish weapon stores.The third reason, he said, is to delink the northern and southern fronts

374: Israel Agrees to US-backed Ceasefire in Lebanon (In Principle) + Russian President: Oreshnik Missile in Production + Finland Hosts Largest Ever NATO Artillery Exercise + US to Sign Basing Agreement with Fiji + More

Nov 24 2024 21 mins

For review:1. Israel Agrees to US-backed Ceasefire in Lebanon (In Principle).2. Russian President (Vladimir Putin): Oreshnik Missile in Production.The Russian President said that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in “combat conditions- and the missile will be put into serial production.3. Russia equips quad-copter drone with flamethrow