Weapons

Two Arab Israelis, one PA resident indicted for stealing IDF shoulder-fired MATADOR missile

Police and Border Police have confiscated over 700 deadly weapons in 2026; however, police noted that the MATADOR shoulder missile was a highly unusual case.

Stolen IDF MATADOR missile, seized on September 5, 2026 by Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank.
 The aftermath of the terror attack in Beersheba.

Prosecution charges three Israeli Bedouins of supplying weapons to 2024 Beersheba station terrorist

 Russian military drones fly during military drills of the joint troops of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO at Chebarkul polygon, on October 2, 2026 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Russia preparing 'massive attack' against Ukraine, Zelensky warns as he urges partner support

IDF operating in Syria's security zone.

Syria terror suspects unarmed, attempted to gather intelligence on IDF posts in Security Zone


The final frontier: US reveals Space Force has 'on-orbit space control weapons' for first time

Meink declined to say whether the weapons were kinetic, meaning systems designed to physically damage or destroy a target, or non-kinetic systems such as electronic warfare capabilities.

A satellite

Israel Police find illegal weapons, explosives among Arab communities in operation against crime

Among the illegal weapons and ammunition seized were several which are suspected to have been stolen from the IDF, the police stated.

A weapon found during an Israel Police raid, September, 2026.

Fourth suspect arrested over theft of weapons from Israel's Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs base

Police arrested a fourth suspect in the theft of three M4 rifles from the Shayetet 13 base in Atlit, with investigators alleging he played a "central" role in the case.

M4 Carbine superimposed on an Israeli flag

Anti-tank missile found in Ramle residential compound during police weapons search

Police found a LAW missile in Ramle and ammunition in Lod on Thursday as part of an operation targeting illegal weapons, amid concerns over military arms reaching criminal groups.

Israel Police seize weapons in Ramla.

Explosion hits another weapons site in Bulgaria

A fire broke out after an explosion occurred at a weapons storage facility in Bulgaria overnight, the second at a munitions site in the past few weeks

Aftrmath of a Russian drone and missile attack in Ivano-Frankivsk region Wednesday, 3rd September 2025, 09:23

Hamas terrorist behind 2003 murder of Shalom Har-Melech killed in IDF strike in Gaza

The facilities, which were located in three different parts of the Strip, were utilized by Hamas to "store weapons, explosive devices, anti-tank missiles, and additional military equipment."

Limor Son Har-Melech with husband Shuli Har-Melech.

Swarming the battlefield: Elbit-FUSE reveals mass drone and robot armies as IDF plans new AI branch

As an ethical matter, Elbit officials said that humans will and must remain in the loop to sign off on targeting decisions and to reduce collateral harm to civilians.

An Elbit Systems illustration of robotic and autonomous systems in use in the field.

Hamas working to reclaim weaponry, reestablish military control over Gaza, IDF says - report

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) destroyed three Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad weapon storage facilities and a launch pit from which rockets were fired at Israel during the war.

IDF troops operate in the northern Gaza Strip to defend and clear terrorist infrastructure from the area of the Yellow Line, September 2, 2026.

Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says

Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to answer questions relating to so-called nuclear safeguards.

This undated image released by the US government shows the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on September 6, 2007

IDF arrests five-person terror cell in West Bank, confiscates military equipment

In another operation, the IDF, guided by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), also confiscated concealed weaponry, questioned suspects, and arrested over 10 wanted individuals.

Military equipment found in the homes of terrorists in the West Bank on Friday, September 4, 2026.