IDF Seizes Grenades, Explosives On Gaza Border

June 5, 2018

IDF troops on Monday morning identified a number of grenades, firebombs and a pipe bomb that terrorists had hurled from the Gaza Strip near the technical fence adjacent to the Karni Crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more

IDF Vet Gets Death Threats After She’s Falsely Accused of Killing Gaza Medic

A demonstrably false claim started spreading on social media sites around the world on Friday night, accusing a long-since-released IDF soldier, Rebecca, of being the sniper who shot dead a Palestinian medic during violent clashes along the Gaza border earlier that day. Amid widespread Palestinian and international anger over the killing of Razan Najjar, a … […]

IDF Bombs Hamas Position That Launched Burning Kites Into Israel

The IDF bombed a Hamas position in Gaza on Sunday morning that was responsible for launching burning kites into Israel. “We will continue to act against terrorist acts above and below ground, and we see the Hamas terrorist organization as solely responsible for what is going on in and out of the Gaza Strip,” said … […]

IDF Releases Details Of How It Prevented A Hamas Border Crossing From Gaza

May 16, 2018

Monday afternoon, when the IDF confronted violent disturbances on the fence, an intelligence alert was received that a Hamas squad was planning to place an explosive charge on the fence to allow to for a mass infiltration into Israel. Troops belonging to the IDF’s Maglan unit stationed themselves opposite the expected attack point in the … […]

Top 10 Military Innovations From the Past 70 Years

April 20, 2018

The IDF has acquired groundbreaking technological innovations during its 70 years, so we compiled a short list to share some of our favorites. The “Iron Dome” Air Defense System For many years, rockets have been launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. As a result, an air defense system called the “Iron Dome” was deployed … […]

Giving Soldiers A Chance

Where do you send a soldier who’s determined to serve in the IDF, but has faced difficulties in his or her life that prevent a successful integration into the military? At Michve Alon, an IDF training base specializing in educational programs, there’s a special program for soldiers who need a little extra help adapting to … […]

Every day is a day of remembrance for Israel

April 18, 2018

The United States established Memorial Day in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day,” as it was meant as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Israel established its Memorial Day shortly after the founding of the … […]

Israel’s 2007 Strike On Syrian Reactor Shows No Tolerance For Existential Threats: IDF Chief

April 1, 2018

The message from the strike on the Syrian nuclear reactor is clear: Israel will not tolerate existential threats, said Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot on Wednesday, after the Israeli military confirmed it carried out the 2007 airstrike that destroyed a nuclear reactor being built in eastern Syria. Although … […]

Israel Strikes Hamas Terror Targets in the Southern Gaza Strip

IAF jets attacked a series of Hamas targets in the southern Gaza Strip overnight between Saturday and Sunday after four Palestinians from the Strip infiltrated Israeli territory and tried to damage IDF equipment being used to construct an underground barrier to block cross-border tunnels. The military said in a statement that the incident began after … […]

Hoping For the Best, Preparing For the Worst: IDF Faces Prospect of War in the North

March 7, 2018

Israel’s goal of peaceful co-existence with its surrounding neighbors has not prevented the IDF from taking the necessary steps to prepare for a potential war. Tensions have been rising on Israel’s northern borders with Syria and Lebanon over the past few weeks. On February 10, the IDF shot down an Iranian drone, which had entered … […]