Tag: IDF
IAF strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah missiles hit Galilee
Israeli Air Force planes attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon throughout the day Wednesday after the Iran-backed terrorist group continued to fire heavy rocket and missile barrages at the Upper Galilee.
“IDF forces are attacking targets...
IDF Central Command head to leave army in August
Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, head of the Israel Defense Forces Central Command, which covers Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, the Sharon plain, Gush Dan (the Tel Aviv metropolitan area) and the Shephelah (the Judaean Foothills), will leave his post after...
IAF strikes Gaza launch pads after rockets fired at Israel on Passover
Israeli Air Force fighter jets destroyed two Hamas rocket launchers embedded in a humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, the army said Wednesday, as the war started by the terrorist group entered its 200th day.
The...
Dor Kapah’s harrowing escape from Hamas massacre
Dor Kapah, 30, stood before a group of students at the University of Florida, recounting a harrowing tale that seemed straight out of a war movie. But it wasn’t fiction; it was a gripping...
Our misunderstanding of freedom emboldens authoritarian regimes
I recently had the freedom to rush to my bomb shelter as Iranian drones and missiles targeted Israel.
As Israel’s defense systems and help from its allies protected me and millions of others, I was...
Another Passover with the Jewish people under siege
This is not the first time that Passover has been celebrated at a moment when the Jewish people were under siege or being attacked. The reason why the famous passage in the Haggadah that...
Palestinian arrested in Israeli youth’s terror murder
Israeli security forces arrested a Palestinian suspect in the April 12 terrorist murder of 14-year-old shepherd Binyamin Achimeir following an overnight raid in the Binyamin region of Samaria.
“Overnight, in a joint operation of the Shin Bet,...
‘Civil Admin will continue to develop Judea and Samaria’
The IDF is committed to promoting and developing Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, Brig. Gen. Hisham Ibrahim told local community leaders on Monday, five days after taking up the post as head of...
IAF strike kills Hamas intel chief in Beit Hanoun
An Israeli Air Force attack this week killed a senior Hamas terrorist responsible for intelligence gathering in the Beit Hanoun area of northeastern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Yussef Rafik Ahmed Shabat...
As Iran attacked, anxious Israelis put trust in the IDF and watched news
More than 77% of the Israeli public experienced varying levels of anxiety during Iran’s April 14 aerial attack, but watching news helped them cope, a Bar-Ilan University survey found.
Only 20% of respondents reported no symptoms...