Tag: IDF
IDF casualty statistics highlight toll of Swords of Iron war
A total of 891 soldiers have died and 5,569 have been wounded since the Swords of Iron war began nearly 15 months ago, according to detailed casualty statistics the Israel Defense Forces released on Thursday.
The data...
Hamas: Full list of living captives only after ceasefire in force
A senior Hamas official has denied reports that the Gaza-based terrorist group is refusing to provide a full list of the living hostages, according to Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet.
The official explained that Hamas has already...
Ben-Gvir: IDF must stay in Netzarim Corridor
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday visited Israeli communities near Gaza and the Netzarim Corridor that divides the Strip between north and south. He warned against IDF withdrawal from the corridor and advocating...
Tactical menorahs: A new first for the IDF Rabbinate
Under the shadow of the war in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria, the Israel Defense Forces are preparing for the holiday of Chanukah.
In the past few weeks, the IDF Rabbinate worked to distribute...
Palestinians sue State Department over aid to Israel
A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Palestinians from Gaza and their U.S. relatives accuses the State Department of circumventing a law that prohibits U.S. military aid to foreign forces implicated in gross human rights abuses...
Syria’s al-Julani vows adherence to 1974 agreement with Israel
The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that spearheaded the toppling of the Assad regime on Dec. 8 said on Monday that the rebel alliance in Damascus would continue to uphold...
Katz orders IDF to prepare for Judea and Samaria escalation
Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday to raise the state of alert in Judea and Samaria and prepare for a possible uptick in terrorist attacks in the area.
Katz said...
Sullivan meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday amid a last-ditch effort by the Biden administration to forge a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists deal between Jerusalem and Hamas.
U.S....
Katz orders IDF to create security zone beyond border with Syria
Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to create a secure area free of "heavy strategic weapons and terror infrastructure" beyond the buffer zone with Syria, the Defense Ministry announced Monday.
Katz said he...
Katz to forgo disciplinary action against Hagari following apology
Defense Minister Israel Katz will not tolerate partisan political statements from "anyone wearing a uniform" in the future, sources in the ministry told reporters on Thursday, a day after IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel...