Israeli pop singer Noa Kirel has put her blossoming career on hold to enlist in the IDF. “I influence many young teenagers and it’s important for me to encourage them to enlist as well,” the 18-year-old, who starts IDF basic training on Feb. 17, told Billboard about...
Monaliza Abdo is Arab, Christian, Israeli and a defender of Jews and minorities alike. She wasn’t required to enlist in the Israeli army, but her determination to protect Israel motivated her to volunteer. We had the chance to join Monaliza on the day of her release...
Israeli jets struck a number of targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Saturday night in response to incendiary devices being launched over the border, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday. Recent days have seen several instances of balloon bunches carrying...
As 2020 begins, we look back at another eventful year in the IDF. 2019 saw new threats posed by Iran, through its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas, its support of Islamic Jihad in Gaza as well as its entrenchment in Syria. So how did the IDF face the attempted killer drone...
The Middle East has become crowded with an array of armed forces—ranging from coalitions of militaries to non-state actors—with many of them operating right on Israel’s doorstep. The Israel Defense Force’s International Cooperation Unit (ICU), which handles the...
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