Tag: IDF Soldiers
Israel seeks negotiations with Hamas for release of four citizens held in Gaza
Israel is calling for negotiations over the return of four Israelis being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after Hamas leaders said they could be willing to make a deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
NFL players train in Israel with IDF soldiers
Two players with the National Football League trained with Israeli soldiers last week as part of an introduction to the country’s military drills.
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson and free-agent cornerback Josh Norman trained with Israel...
IDF foils Hamas plot to hack phones of soldiers by posing as attractive women
The Israeli military thwarted efforts by Hamas to hack the phones of soldiers by posing as young attractive women on social media, the Israeli Defense Forces said on Sunday.
“Hamas created fake social-media profiles, using...
Hebrew University professor calls for armed Palestinian militias against ‘terrorisettlers’
A senior Hebrew University professor sparked controversy this week when he called on Palestinians “to establish armed militias to protect their villages and towns from the terrorisettlers.”
Chemistry professor Amiram Goldblum made the remarks in...
IDF’s mixed-gender battalion prepares for multiple threats
In recent days, an ISIS spokesman released a new audio message, which included a call for jihadist factions in the Sinai Peninsula and in Syria to step up attacks against Israel. ISIS also claimed...
Israeli chief of staff’s speech underlines the sobering fact that it’s fighting Iran alone
The speech delivered by Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Dec. 25 transmitted to the general public a series of critical insights and updates about the rapidly evolving security...
Israel Defense Ministry: 57,277 veterans of the IDF recognized as disabled
Israel’s Defense Ministry published data on Sunday revealing that it recognizes 57,277 disabled Israel Defense Forces veterans, including those with physical and mental disabilities. The data was released in honor of the fifth annual...
IDF denies cover-up over ultra-Orthodox recruitment numbers
Senior Israeli military officials involved with the army’s haredi (ultra-Orthodox) recruitment program denied on Wednesday that data was falsified to make it appear that recruitment quotas had been met, Ynet reported.
The statement came in response to a report...
The Israel Defense Forces is becoming ‘God’s army,’ warns Lieberman
The Israel Defense Forces is becoming an organ of the country’s Chief Rabbinate, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday.
His comments, which he posted on Facebook, came in reaction to a booklet authored...
No place for racism in Israeli military, says chief of staff
There is no place for racism in the Israel Defense Forces, and stringent measures must be implemented to that end, said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Sunday.
Kochavi made the remarks...