Posts Tagged: IDF
Amid ‘Deal of the Century’ Tensions, IDF Beefs Up Forces in Jordan Valley
As tensions rose ahead of the publication of US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday, the IDF beefed up its forces in the...
IDF Thwarts Attempt by Palestinian Terrorist to Enter Southern Israel From Hamas-Ruled Gaza
In the first incident of its kind in some time, an attempted infiltration of southern Israel by a terrorist from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was...
Political Logjam Has Halted the Israeli Military in Its Tracks
JNS.org - In about one month’s time, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi stands to mark his first anniversary as chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....
IDF Massing Ground Forces on Gaza Border Amid Concerns Over Possible Terrorist Infiltration Attempts
The Israeli military is massing ground forces on the border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart possible terrorist infiltration attempt from the...
Iranian-Born Refugee Completes Israeli Border Police Commander’s Course
A 19-year-old Iranian-born woman who moved to Israel with her family at the age of seven has succeeded in becoming a combat soldier in the...
US-Israel Security Cooperation Is a Win-Win
One of the few points of unbounded bipartisan agreement in Washington has for decades been that US-Israel security cooperation is right, good, mutually beneficial, and...
Prepare for War the Right Way
JNS.org - At two “unscheduled” meetings this month, Israel’s Diplomatic-Security Cabinet will reportedly discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal for an NIS 1 billion ($280...
IDF Chief of Staff Warns of Potential Security Deterioration in Both North and South
The IDF released its new five-year plan of operations on Thursday, with its chief of staff warning, “The situation is fragile in the north and...
IDF Sets Up New Anti-Tunnel Company to Detect, Destroy Threats in Israel’s North
The Israel Defense Forces have set up a special engineering corps company to discover and prevent terror tunnels dug across Israel’s northern border from Lebanon. The...
Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Underscores Iran’s Weapons Proliferation Threat
The September 14 Iranian attack on a key Saudi Arabian oil facility serves as a warning about the Islamic Republic's radical intentions -- and its...
Iran’s Radical Axis Intensifies Efforts to Build a War Machine Against Israel
A shadow war raging between the Iranian-led radical Shiite axis and Israel became quite public in recent weeks. This conflict is driven by Israel's determination...
IDF Remains on High Alert on Lebanon Border, Bracing for Potential Second Hezbollah Attack
The Israeli military was maintaining a high-alert status on the Lebanon border on Wednesday due to assessments that Hezbollah might attack IDF forces a second...
IDF Launches Retaliatory Strikes After Hezbollah Fires Anti-Tank Missiles at Military Positions in Northern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces and Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah exchanged cross-border fire on Sunday after a week of rising tension in the region. “Anti-tank missiles fired...
Israeli Military Orders Extra Forces to Lebanon Border Area
Israel's military said on Saturday it had ordered extra forces to deploy on its northern border as tensions remained high with Lebanon's heavily armed Shi’ite...
