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Matthias Inbar

Matthias Inbar

Defense Correspondent, i24NEWS


Presenter and editor-in-chief of Défense magazine Matthias Inbar is a reporter and specialist in security and military issues. He joined the channel in 2013, when i24NEWS launched. Matthias Inbar hosts the weekly magazine "Defense", which gives him the opportunity to interview senior officers of the Israeli security forces and elite units - police and army, including during reporting abroad.


Troupes de Tsahal au Sud-Liban, avril 2026

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israel needs US diplomatic backing to counter Hezbollah's suicide drone threat - analysis

Netanyahu orders rapid development of countermeasures as fiber-optic FPV drones expose IDF ground forces to growing danger

Read time: 3 min.


Troupes de Tsahal au Sud-Liban, avril 2026

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israel needs US diplomatic backing to counter Hezbollah's suicide drone threat - analysis

Netanyahu orders rapid development of countermeasures as fiber-optic FPV drones expose IDF ground forces to growing danger

Read time: 3 min.


IDF operates in Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon

1 min

Defense News

Ministry of Defense contractor killed by drone attack during Israeli operations in south Lebanon | LIVE BLOG

‘We do not consider the war to be over’: Iranian army spokesperson says forces have updated ‘bank of strategic objectives’

Read time: 1 min.


Le secrétaire d’État américain Marco Rubio s’exprime devant la presse à l’aéroport du Bourget, au Bourget, près de Paris, en France, le 27 mars 2026.

1 min

Defense News

Those in Iran with ‘ultimate power are hardliners with an apocalyptic vision,' says Rubio | LIVE BLOG

Putin says Russia will act in the interests of Iran and the region, sends ‘best wishes’ to the Supreme Leader Mojtaba via Araghchi

Read time: 1 min.


Illustrative photo of a suspect in handcuffs

3 min

Defense News

Two IDF Air Force technicians charged with spying for Iran

The military prosecution charges the soldiers with aiding the enemy, passing information, and contacting foreign agents

Read time: 3 min.


White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House

1 min

International

White House: Trump's 'very clear' red lines are that Iran can never obtain nuke, must turn over enriched uranium | LIVE BLOG

'Iran may not abide by the ceasefire and will act in accordance with its national interests,' Iranian media reported following the extension of the ceasefire

Read time: 1 min.


Donald Trump

2 min

International

US will only lift naval blockade on Iran 'when there is a deal' Trump says | LIVE BLOG

Earlier, Trump told American media that the ceasefire in Iran will expire 'Wednesday evening, Washington time,' and deemed any extension of the truce with Tehran 'very unlikely'

Read time: 2 min.


Yechiel Leiter

3 min

Diplomacy & defense

Israel confronted White house after Trump’s harsh posts against Israel about Lebanon strikes

Sources tell i24NEWS Israel’s Ambassador to the US confronted the White House after Trump’s "unusually blunt" social media directive against Israel's Lebanon strikes

Read time: 3 min.


IDF pilots communicate with ground forces in southern Lebanon strikes

2 min

Defense News

IDF says over 150 Hezbollah operatives killed in final strikes before ceasefire

The military says more than 1,800 Hezbollah members were killed during Operation Roaring Lion in Lebanon

Read time: 2 min.


Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Mina Al Fajer, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026

1 min

Defense News

Iran says Hormuz is under its control, U.S navy to receive 'hard blow' if it attacks Iranian vessels | LIVE BLOG

UK maritime centre reports IRGC boats opened fire on tankers in Strait of Hormuz; 2 ships say they were hit with gunfire while crossing

Read time: 1 min.


Illustration - Iran-flagged ship.

1 min

International

US Navy begins actively carrying out naval blockade on Iranian ports | LIVE BLOG

As the United States launches a naval blockade against Iran, the Israeli military has indicated it remains on "heightened alert" in the face of any developments

Read time: 1 min.


Illustration - Navires dans le détroit d'Ormuz

3 min

US / Canada

US to begin naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz at 10 am ET

The CENTCOM move follows failed negotiations as Trump says Iran “will never have a nuclear weapon”

Read time: 3 min.


Le président américain Donald Trump en conférence de presse à la Maison Blanche, avril 2026

2 min

International

US to blockade all ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz | LIVE BLOG

Trump issued a blunt ultimatum stating that any Iranian forces who fire upon American ships or peaceful commercial vessels will be "blown to hell"

Read time: 2 min.


IDF's Farsi-language evacuation notice for an Iranian steel plant

1 min

Defense News

Iran 'yet to decide' whether to respond to U.S. proposal following Israeli strikes on steel, nuclear plants | LIVE BLOG

IDF confirms striking Arak heavy water reactor, saying Iran has made repeated attempts to restore the site bombed in 2025 June war

Read time: 1 min.


Terroristes du Hamas

2 min

Defense News

Gaza strike: IDF hits Hamas elite fighters after monitoring military buildup

Sources to i24NEWS say that this training is aimed at reforming Hamas companies and battalions in preparation for a new, expanded operation.

Read time: 2 min.


A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 22, 2026

1 min

Defense News

Iran threatens retaliation if US launches ground offensive | LIVE BLOG

Iranian army spox: 'The situation in the Straits won’t return to the way it was. The enemy and everyone related to it won’t have right to pass' • 🚨 Red alert sirens continue sounding across Israel

Read time: 1 min.


Impact de roquette du Hezbollah à Kiryat Shmona, le 23.03.2026

1 min

Middle East

One seriously injured in Kiryat Shmona following Hezbollah missile attack | LIVE BLOG

The Israeli military reports having destroyed or neutralized approximately 330 of Iran's 470 ballistic missile launchers

Read time: 1 min.


Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran as it seen over central Israel, March 9, 2026

1 min

Middle East

Iranian missile shrapnel hits Haifa oil refinery | LIVE BLOG

Iran launched five barrages at Israel on Friday night, four targeting the Jerusalem area and one in the north, with no casualties reported

Read time: 1 min.


Scene of missile impact at the Adanim agricultural community in central Israel

1 min

Defense News

3 Palestinian women, worker in agricultural community in central Israel killed by Iranian missiles | LIVE BLOG

MDA: 3 injured in impact in central Israel’s Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva following Iranian missile attack

Read time: 1 min.


موقع سقوط الصاروخ في رمات غان

1 min

International

2 Israelis killed by Iranian missile in Tel Aviv suburb | LIVE BLOG

Earlier, an Iranian missile attack impacted a residential street in Rishon Lezion, central Israel

Read time: 1 min.


Chute à Bnei Brak, le 15.03.2026

1 min

Defense News

IDF says around 70% of Iranian launchers destroyed | LIVE BLOG

IDF says it struck Iranian regime HQs in Hamedan, targeting IRGC, Basij infrastructure in expansion of strikes against regime infrastructure; Iran continues to launch ballistic missile barrages

Read time: 1 min.


Aftermath of impact in Eilat

1 min

Defense News

Several injured in Eilat, including boy, 12, in moderate condition after missile hits home | LIVE BLOG

No injuries were reported despite several sporadic Hezbollah attacks against northern Israel

Read time: 1 min.


Illustration - Frappe israélienne en Iran, mars 2026

1 min

International

IDF chief of staff briefed military leadership Iran war is expected to go on at least until April | LIVE BLOG

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: 'Today will be the highest volume of US strikes yet'

Read time: 1 min.


Benjamin Netanyahou

1 min

Defense News

Netanyahu: Israel aiming to create conditions for regime change; doesn’t mean it will be achieved | LIVE BLOG

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei says in televised written statement that attacks on US bases in Gulf Arab countries will continue

Read time: 1 min.


Graphic of the strike location on Hezbollah financial asset in Lebanon

2 min

Defense News

IDF strikes Hezbollah financial assets in Lebanon

The sites targeted were used to fund Hezbollah weapons purchases and militant salaries, the IDF says

Read time: 2 min.


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