Posts Tagged: IDF
Self-Immolation of IDF Veteran With PTSD Highlights Struggles of Disabled Soldiers as Israel Launches Investigation
As Israel honored its fallen soldiers and victims of terror on the national day of memorial, the country's Defense Ministry said it would launch an...
Change of Command Brings Focus to IDF’s Gaza Defense Plans
In the middle of Israel's recent elections, a terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip fired a mid-range rocket at the southern city of Be'ersheba shortly...
IDF’s Point Man on Iran Says Israel ‘Definitely’ Has Capacity to Destroy Nuclear Program, Biden Administration ‘Keeping Its Promises’ So Far
The head of the IDF directorate tasked with dealing with the Iran nuclear issue said that the Biden administration largely sees the situation as Israel...
The Desperately Needed Revolution Within the IDF
In the February 26 edition of the Maariv supplement, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Hasson Hasson stated that the Iranians are already “at the gates.” This unsettling assessment...
Officials, Jewish Groups Mark Anniversary of 1992 Israeli Embassy Bombing That Killed 29
Israeli, Jewish, and Argentine leaders and institutions commemorated on Wednesday the anniversary of the March 17, 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires,...
Israeli Defense Ministry, IDF, and Elbit Systems Reveal New ‘Iron Sting’ Laser-Guided Mortar
Israel’s Ministry of Defense, the IDF, and Israeli defense company Elbit Systems unveiled on Sunday a state-of-the-art laser-guided mortar named “Iron Sting,” N12 reported. The mortar...
Hamas Goes Through Election Motions as It Awaits Possible West Bank Chaos
The two Palestinian rival governing movements, Fatah and Hamas, are preparing for elections in the coming months, and while it remains unclear whether they will...
IDF Says Neutralized ‘Potential Threat’ to Navy Ships Near Gaza
i24 News - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that its troops neutralized a "potential threat" to Israel Navy ships off the Gaza...
Hezbollah’s Advanced Missile Targets Israeli Drone as Israel Rethinks Purpose of Future War
Hezbollah's decision to fire an advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) at an Israeli intelligence-gathering drone over Lebanon on February 3, is an acute reminder of a...
IDF Chief of Staff: We Are Operating in Enemy Territory ‘Almost Every Week’
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said Monday that Israel is operating “almost every week” in enemy territory, Israeli news site N12 reported. Speaking at a...
IDF Forces Enter Palestinian Village After Thwarted Terror Attack
JNS.org – Israeli forces entered the village of Ras Karkar in Judea and Samaria early on Friday, following a terror attack in the Sde Ephraim...
Israel, US Launch Joint Air Defense Exercise ‘Juniper Falcon’
i24 News - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United States European Command (EUCOM) this week launched a joint air defense exercise, dubbed "Juniper Falcon," focused on the...
Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s Landmark Speech
On January 26, IDF Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi made a speech that addressed crystallizing changes in the regional and global arenas -- first...
IDF Takes on 13 Nations in International Cyber-Defense Drill
JNS.org – Five teams representing various branches of the Israel Defense Forces recently completed a first-of-its-kind international competitive cyber drill, in which they competed against...
