Posts Tagged: IDF
Meet the Woman in the IDF Tasked With Propelling Combat Innovation to Prepare Israel’s Armed Forces For Enemy Threats
At the helm of the Israeli army’s division tasked with recruiting some of the best minds in the IDF is a woman who is tasked...
Israel Probe Finds ‘High Probability’ IDF Fire Led to Accidental Death of Al Jazeera Journalist in Jenin
Israel concluded Monday that there is a “high possibility,” that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “accidentally” hit by IDF gunfire during an exchange of...
Israel to Buy Four Refueling Planes Amid Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat
Israel will purchase four Boeing Co. KC-46A refueling tankers in a deal worth $927.5 million as the country steps up its military readiness against the...
Two Israelis Wounded After Palestinian Shooting Attack Near Nablus’s Joseph’s Tomb
Two Israelis were injured in the early morning hours on Tuesday after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on them as they attempted to enter the Joseph’s...
300 Weapons Seized at Jordan, Egypt Borders this Year – Israeli Army
i24 News – The Israeli military announced on Sunday increasing success this year in thwarting smuggling attempts across the Jordanian and Egyptian borders. Since the beginning...
Israeli Military Busts Massive Drug-Smuggling Operation from Egypt
i24 News – Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers on Saturday busted a drug-smuggling cell operating across the Egyptian border, the military said. A unit tasked with...
Israel Indicts West Bank Islamic Jihad Leader Whose Arrest Led to Gaza Fighting
Israel on Thursday indicted West Bank Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Bassam al-Saadi, whose arrest earlier this month led to three days of cross-border hostilities between...
IDF Puts First-Ever Female Commander in Charge of Air Defense to Protect Israel’s Skies
Israel’s first female commander of an air defense corps will be in charge of the combat battalion tasked with protecting the country’s skies against ballistic...
‘Severe Incident’: Initial Review of French-Israeli Soldier Fatally Killed by Friendly Fire Cites ‘Misidentification’
The Israeli army on Tuesday released findings of its initial investigation into Monday night’s friendly fire incident which killed IDF Staff Sergeant Natan Fitoussi near...
Israeli Army Shuts Down Hamas Attack Tunnel, Thwarting Cross-Border Infiltrations From Gaza
The Israeli army announced on Monday that it exposed and shut down an attack underground tunnel dug by the Hamas terror organization from the northern...
Israel Bashers Jump on Gaza Fighting, and Give a Pass to Islamic Jihad
Several Palestinian groups and activists took to social media over the weekend to blame Israel for the deaths of several Palestinian children in Gaza, after...
Israel Hails Military ‘Achievements’ Against Islamic Jihad as Gaza Tensions Remain
As the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) held through Monday, officials on both sides claimed their victories, though analysts cautioned that...
Israeli Firm Pioneers 3D Imaging for Military, Rescue Teams to ‘See Through Walls’
Seeing through walls and discovering what's on the other side is the stuff of science fiction. But an Israeli company has developed technology that can...
Misfired Rocket Launched by Islamic Jihad Militants Almost Strikes Palestinian News Crew in Gaza
A rocket launched by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from the Gaza Strip misfired and landed in the coastal enclave on Sunday, almost hitting a...
