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Top 10 Military Innovations From the Past 70 Years
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...
Every day is a day of remembrance for Israel
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...
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...
Israel’s 2007 Strike On Syrian Reactor Shows No Tolerance For Existential Threats: IDF Chief
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...
Hoping For the Best, Preparing For the Worst: IDF Faces Prospect of War in the North
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...
Tragedy Narrowly Averted: IDF Defuses Bomb on Gaza Fence
A tragedy was narrowly averted when IDF sappers neutralized an improvised explosive device (IED) that had been set on the border fence with Gaza almost three weeks ago by Palestinian rioters. “Earlier this morning, IDF soldiers neutralized an IED on the security fence...
Setting The Way For Israel’s Christian-Arab Soldiers
Growing up in Kafr Yasif, a mixed Christian-Muslim Arab town in northern Israel, Samur Geris never imagined himself serving in the Israel Defense Forces. It was only when his best friend, a member of the Druze minority in the town, began his enrollment during their...
IDF Joins Jerusalem Authorities to Combat Terrorism
In a move meant to stem the tide of Palestinian terrorists crossing illegally into Israel, especially in areas of Jerusalem where the Israel Defense Force (IDF) lacks a presence, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot approved a plan to increase cooperation between...
Israeli Prime Minister’s Son Avner Netanyahu Completes Army Service
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s younger son Avner Netanyahu finished his mandatory Israel Defense Force (IDF) service last week. Avner served in the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps. "We are proud of you and love you and we share the excitement of all...
IDF STOPS TERROR ATTACK IN BIBLICAL CITY OF BEIT EL
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) along with the security forces of the Biblical city of Beit El and Border Police officers on Monday foiled a terror attack planned on the city. The terrorist was caught through their joint efforts. “Army intelligence discovered the plot because the […]