Posts Tagged: Israel Defense Forces
Israeli Military to Probe Death of Disabled Palestinian at Gaza Riot
The Israeli military said on Thursday it would further investigate the death of a wheelchair-bound Palestinian who was killed during a riot in the Gaza...
Palestinian Riots Flare Up Again Following UN Vote on Jerusalem
Palestinians launched more anti-US demonstrations on Friday, after the UN General Assembly rejected Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital the day before. At a protest on the...
War Prevention Is a Top IDF Goal
At the end of October, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addressed graduates of a military officer’s course at Training Base 1, deep in Israel’s Negev...
Hundreds of Thousands in Israel Mourn Death of Prominent 104-Year-Old Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crammed into the streets of a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday to mourn a 104-year-old rabbi who had significantly...
Two Islamic Jihad Members Dead in Gaza Blast, Israeli Military Denies Involvement
Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members riding on a motorcycle in the Gaza Strip were killed in an explosion on Tuesday, health officials said. Israel's military denied accounts...
Israel Fires at Syrian Forces Near Border for Second Consecutive Day
The Israeli army fired several shells at Syrian army positions across the border from the Israeli Golan Heights on Sunday evening, the second such incident...
IDF Fires ‘Warning Shot’ in Response to Syrian Military Construction Near Israel
JNS.org – An IDF tank fired a “warning shot” across Israel’s northern border with Syria on Saturday in response to the Syrian military constructing an outpost...
Israeli Education Minister Bans Anti-IDF Group Breaking the Silence From Schools
JNS.org – Representatives of Breaking the Silence -- an NGO that publicizes testimonies of former IDF soldiers in order to spread criticism of the Israeli military...
Israel’s Ruinous Right
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." -- attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, circa. 1150. ... It is neither an easy nor an enviable...
Palestinian Terrorist Had ‘Big Smile on His Face,’ Israeli Wounded in Gush Etzion Ramming Attack Recalls
Two Israeli civilians were wounded -- one seriously -- in a vehicular-ramming attack carried out by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank on Friday...
Islamic Jihad Raises Combat Preparedness to Highest Level, Monitors Israelis
JNS.org – Amid rising tensions between the Gaza-based terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Israel, PIJ has reportedly raised its level of readiness for conflict...
IDF Deploys Iron Dome Amid Threat From Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terror Group
JNS.org – The IDF said it deployed Iron Dome missile defense batteries throughout central Israel on Monday amid the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group’s...
Elite Israeli, Indian Combat Search-and-Rescue Units Conduct First-Ever Joint Drill
Elite Indian Air Force combat search-and-rescue soldiers took part on Monday in a first-ever joint drill with their Israeli peers. The Indian troops -- from the...
Buildings in Illegal Arab Neighborhood in Jerusalem to Be Demolished
JNS.org – The Jerusalem municipality and Israeli security forces are reportedly planning a large-scale demolition of an illegal Arab neighborhood constructed in the northernmost area of...
