Posts Tagged: Israel Defense Forces
Israel Says Struck Iranian Targets in Syria 200 Times in Last Two Years
Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, in a...
IDF Acquires Precision Rocket System That Will Aid Israel in Any Future Conflict With Hezbollah
The Israeli Defense Ministry has signed a deal with IMI for the development and acquisition of the “Romach” precision surface-to-surface rocket system. The “Romach” will improve...
Israeli Paratroopers Drill for Airborne Drop Behind Enemy Lines
The IDF Paratroopers Brigade recently held a drill simulating the airborne drop of forces behind enemy lines, the Hebrew news site Mako reported. While Israeli troops...
Israeli Army Orders Criminal Inquiry Into Deaths of Two Palestinians on Gaza Border
Israel's military said on Tuesday it would launch a criminal investigation into two incidents in which its troops shot dead Palestinian teenagers taking part in...
Netanyahu: Israel Will Restore Quiet to Gaza Border Region ‘in Full’
Israel will restore total quiet its southern region near the border with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday. Speaking at a cabinet...
Amid Talk of Truce, Hamas Pounds Southern Israel With Rocket Fire
A long-range rocket fired from Gaza struck an uninhabited area outside the largest city in southern Israel on Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, hours after a Palestinian official...
Israeli Strike Kills Seven Islamist Insurgents on Syria Border in Golan
Israel said on Thursday it saw potentially stabilizing benefits to President Bashar al-Assad winning the Syrian civil war, after the Israeli military said it killed seven Islamist...
Israeli Military Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza, After IDF Officer Wounded by Sniper on Border
The Israeli military launched artillery strikes on seven Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening after an IDF officer was moderately wounded when a...
UN Peacekeeping Body in Southern Lebanon, Long Derided for Inaction Against Hezbollah, Set for New Commander to Take Charge
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon will soon have a new commander. On Aug. 7, Italian Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col will replace Irish Maj....
Israel Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza After IDF Soldier Killed by Sniper on Border
The Israeli military struck dozens Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late Friday after an IDF soldier was killed by a Palestinian sniper on the...
Syrian State Media: Israeli Rockets Strike Military Position Near Aleppo
Syrian state media said on Sunday that Israeli rockets had struck a Syrian military position near Nairab airport on the outskirts of the city of Aleppo. "The...
Israeli Military Refutes Hamas Claim It Targeted Children’s Playground in Gaza
The Israeli military refuted on Sunday a Hamas claim that it had bombed a playground in the Gaza Strip the previous day. In reality, a video...
Israeli Interceptor Missile Shoots Down Drone at Syrian Frontier
Israel's military said it had fired a missile at a drone that approached from Syria on Friday, and a witness on the Syrian side of the frontier said...
Israel Says It Hits Syrian Army Posts After Drone Incursion
Israel attacked Syrian army positions on Thursday near the Golan Heights frontier, where pro-government forces fighting insurgents in the south of the country have marched towards...
