Posts Tagged: Israel Defense Forces
New IDF Chief of Staff Takes Charge Facing an Explosive Region
JNS.org - The recent appointment of Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) means that the Israeli...
Elite IDF Special Forces Troops Conduct Joint Counter-Terror Drill in Cyprus
Soldiers from the Israeli military’s elite Maglan special forces unit recently took part in a week-long counter-terror exercise in Cyprus, the Jewish state's island neighbor...
Four Palestinian Rioters Killed in Gaza Border Disturbances
Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians and wounded at least 50 during riots along the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian medical officials claimed. The...
Azerbaijani Military Chief Visits Israel, Meets With IDF Counterpart
The head of the Azerbaijani military, Col. Gen. Najmeddin Sadikhov, met at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday with his Israeli counterpart, Lt....
Israel Exposes Hezbollah Operatives Spying on Border Disguised as Environmental Activists
The IDF exposed on Monday an observation post near the Israel-Lebanon border used by Hezbollah operatives dressed up as tree-planting environmental activists. The post -- the...
Palestinian Stabs Israeli Soldier and Is Shot Dead in Hebron
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier and was shot dead in Hebron on Monday, the IDF said. In a statement, the Israeli military said the incident occurred near...
Amid Heightened Tensions With Hamas, Israel Beefs Up Armored Forces on Gaza Border
Israel ramped up its armored forces along the Gaza border on Thursday in a daylight show of force, a day after a Palestinian rocket destroyed a...
Palestinian Shot Dead Trying to Stab Israeli Soldier
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab one of them in the West Bank on Monday, the military said. The incident occurred at...
IDF Kills Group of Palestinian Terrorists Who Launched Gaza Border Attack
A group of Palestinian terrorists set off a bomb on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday and attacked a nearby IDF position. No IDF troops were...
IDF Unveils Photos of Secret Hezbollah Missile Facilities in Lebanon, Near Beirut Airport
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces released images on Thursday of Hezbollah facilities in the heart of Lebanon’s capital, saying they proved the Shi’ite terrorist group...
Palestinian Ministry Rolls Back Statement That Gaza Boy Was Killed by Israeli Gunfire
A medical source in the Palestinian Health Ministry backed away on Monday from an assertion that an 11-year-old boy killed at a protest on Friday...
Top IDF Official: Absolute Quiet in Gaza Not in Cards for at Least Next Decade
Absolute quiet in the Gaza Strip is not in the cards for at least the next decade, a top Israeli military official predicted on Sunday. In...
IDF Chief in Rosh Hashanah Interview: Our Main Challenge Is to ‘Be Strong and Deter Our Enemies’
The main challenge facing the Israeli military is to “be strong and deter our enemies,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizekot said in...
One Palestinian Rioter Reportedly Killed at Protest on Israel-Gaza Border
IDF troops killed one Palestinian rioter and wounded more than 200 others at a Hamas-organized weekly protest on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday, Palestinian health officials...
