Posts Tagged: Israel Defense Forces
Fmr. Israeli Security Chief: More Gaza Rocket Fire May Prompt IDF Op ‘Bigger’ Than Pillar of Defense
A top former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general told a local radio station on Monday, that, if rocket fire out of Gaza does not subside,...
Israeli Arab Demonstrators Call for More Kidnappings
JNS.org - Some 200 Israeli Arab demonstrators hoisted Palestinian flags on Friday at the entrance to the city of Umm al-Fahm, clashing with policemen...
Hamas Chief Haniyeh: ‘The Third Intifada Has Begun’
"The third intifada" of violence in the West Bank against Israel has begun, Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh declared on Monday. The remark comes as thousands...
Israel Defense Forces Turn Three Finger Symbol Against Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces have taken on a Hamas propaganda symbol, spinning the group's three-finger salute used to gloat over the kidnapping of three Israeli...
Palestinian Authority Raid Exposes Hamas Dungeon for Hiding Israeli Captives (VIDEO)
Video footage released on Tuesday showed what Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials said was an underground dungeon Hamas had prepared meant to hide abducted Israelis. The...
Hamas Says ‘Keeping All Options Open’ as Israel Ratchets Up Search for Abducted Teens
"All options of the Palestinian resistance remain open," a Hamas official vowed Monday, as Israel strove to find and free three teens kidnapped Thursday near...
Day After Unity Deal, Hamas Lauds Terrorist Shooting at Israeli Checkpoint (AUDIO)
The Palestinian Authority's (PA) new partner, Hamas, praised an overnight shooting attack against soldiers at a checkpoint in northern Samaria, Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. The Gaza-based...
Israeli Soldier Appeals for Help for Jailed Ukrainian Mother
JNS.org - Michael Rojkov, a Ukraine native and lone soldier (without parents living in Israel) of the Israel Defense Forces who just completed his...
Watchdog Slams TED Talks for Promoting ‘Malicious Libel’ Against Israel
CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, on Wednesday slammed the TED Talks seminars group for promoting a "malicious libel" by...
Israel Defense Forces Welcomes First Female Christian Officer
JNS.org - Yasmin Chayach this week became the first Christian woman to complete the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer'straining course, the IDF said. Chayach, who is...
Bennett Backs Israeli Soldier: ‘I Would Have Done the Same Thing’
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett stood by Israel Defense Forces soldier "David from Nahal," who was shown on video cocking his gun after being...
IDF ‘Combat Cameramen’ Deployed to Counter Propaganda
The Israel Defense Forces has trained 24 soldiers to work as "combat cameramen," a special division of the IDF Spokesperson's unit, that was created two years...
Israel Inaugurates New ‘Samson’ C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft Into Service
JNS.org - At a ceremony at the Nevatim Air Base in the Negev, Israeli defense officials inaugurated the long-awaited new Samson C-130J Super Hercules aircraft...
Hezbollah Claims Responsibility for Israeli Patrol Bombing on Lebanon Border
Hezbollah was responsible for a March 14 roadside bomb attack on an Israeli patrol in Shabaa Farms, along the border with Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah...
