Drone attack

Iran increases attacks on Kurdish opposition following days of clashes

The centrist and nationalist KDPI is a historic Kurdish Iranian opposition group, which Iran has targeted for many years, assassinating its leaders decades ago.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) inspects damage sustained at the Azadi Camp of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran on March 3, 2026; Illustrative.
Firefighters take a break as they work at a site of a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026.

Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv, killing at least 10 in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes

Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the capital's ​military administration, said 56 people, including two children, were injured and three dozen locations across the city had been damaged in the attacks.

|ByREUTERS
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
Illustrative image of a drone

Why Lebanon’s deadliest tool still dominates, and the path to stopping it runs backward - opinion

How a thread of glass made the West's most advanced air defenses useless, and dragged it back to a war it thought it had escaped

|ByTAL PINKASOVICH

Iran to reportedly invite inspectors to enriched material sites, Trump expects 'complete ceasefire'

JD Vance: Israel should not attack its only powerful ally left • IDF soldier killed, seven others wounded in southern Lebanon • Netanyahu vows IDF will remain in Lebanon

JUNE 18, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026.

Five IDF soldiers wounded in Hezbollah drone strike in Lebanon

Five IDF soldiers were wounded, including one seriously, after an explosive Hezbollah drone struck southern Lebanon, the IDF said.

JUNE 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Trump signs MoU as Iran says it will not let enriched uranium leave country

Israeli officials remain 'frustrated' over US-Iran agreement • Monthly record number of ships pass through Strait of Hormuz • Mike Pence, Nikki Haley slam Iran deal

JUNE 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump (front), who attended the G7 summit in France, boards Air Force One at Paris Orly Airport, 13 kilometres (8 miles) south of Paris, in the early hours of June 18, 2026.

Russian-held Crimea curbs the use of motorcycles, saying they sound like drones

"The moped noise hampers the work of defense systems. Their engines sound similar [to drones]," said an official regarding the temporary ban.

JUNE 17, 2026ByREUTERS
A Russian police officer stands guard at the scene following an overnight explosion at a multi-storey residential building in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 24, 2026.

Reported leak of US-Iran deal shows Israel not mentioned, IDF continues strikes in Lebanon

Hezbollah says Iran will not sign MOU without Israeli withdrawal • Iran will reportedly be allowed to sell oil immediately under Trump's new MOU • JD Vance leads push to sell world on MOU

JUNE 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

US military shoots down Iranian attack drones in Hormuz, CENTCOM confirms

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday against firing more drones at ships attempting to transit the strait, saying Tehran "better get their act together."

JUNE 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two US Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol in a photo shared by US Central Command on June 7, 2026.

IDF continues to target Hezbollah, as Iran says signing of MoU will not take place on Sunday

IDF struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in last 24 hours, military says • UAE denies release of Iran funds • Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all'

JUNE 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.

US military shoots down Iranian attack drones as Pakistan says text of US-Iran deal agreed upon

UAE denies release of Iran funds • Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all' • US ground mission to capture Iran's uranium paused by Trump - CNN

JUNE 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Explosions reportedly heard in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all sides'

IDF pushes deeper in into Lebanon to neutralize threat of Hezbollah • Iran to reestablish closure of Strait of Hormuz, blaming US tensions • IED explosion wounds two IDF soldiers

JUNE 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Sailors observe as a US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter lands on the flight deck of USS Tripoli while transiting the Arabian Sea in a photo shared by US Central Command on May 30, 2026.

Hezbollah relying on drones to prevent further IDF incursions into Lebanon, senior officer says

"The forces understand that the only way for us to succeed is to hunt the drone operators and kill them," the senior officer said.

JUNE 10, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.