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Israel and Gaza: How did we get here?
For months, there has been an escalation of violence along the security fence between Gaza and Israel, including violent riots and the most serious incident since Operation Protective Edge in 2014. In addition to the riots, Hamas operatives began carrying out a new...
FIRST-EVER FEMALE TANK COMMANDERS MAKE IDF HISTORY
For the first time in IDF history, four female soldiers, including a new immigrant from England, have become tank commanders after a 16-month pilot program and will be deployed to the Egyptian border with Division 80, the military announced on Thursday. Read more
IDF ‘Operation Good Neighbor’ Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Syrian Refugees
In a special overnight operation, Israel Defense Forces troops delivered approximately 50 tons of humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees, who are fleeing attacks by Syrian President Bashar Assad on the rebel-held city of Daraa. Read more
IDF boosts forces in Golan as Netanyahu vows to ‘keep protecting our borders’
The IDF will boost its presence on the Israel-Syria border with armored and artillery forces, the Northern Command decided Sunday morning following an evaluation of the situation on the border. The forces were deployed as part of the IDF’s preparedness in light of...
Terror kites, terror tunnels, suicide bombings, stabbings, rock-throwing, drive-by-shootings, and car-rammings
If only Israel would stop its senseless oppression of Gaza, then all of these forms of resistance would instantly stop, and there could finally be peace. Towards that end, the nations of the world must unite, boycott and pressure Israel to stop its racist behavior. ...
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...
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...
IDF Seizes Grenades, Explosives On Gaza Border
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 Releases Details Of How It Prevented A Hamas Border Crossing From Gaza
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...
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...