Tag: IDF
IDF Border Defense Array, which is ‘the most familiar with the enemy,’ set to...
Two months ago, Cpl. Shani Davidyan, an Israel Defense Forces video surveillance operator, was sitting in her operations room, monitoring the Gush Etzion sector south of Jerusalem, when she suddenly received a radio report...
Ahed Tamimi concludes eight-month prison sentence after assaulting IDF soldier
Ahed Tamimi, who gained infamy in Israel and acclaim inside the Palestinian Authority after a video of her assaulting Israeli police officers went viral, was released from HaSharon Prison on Sunday after serving an...
Israel’s newest air-defense system makes its debut
Israel’s newest air-defense system, David’s Sling, made the headlines this week after going into action for the first time on the border with Syria.
Although it appeared not to strike the target—in this case, two...
One Israeli dead and two wounded in stabbing attack north of Jerusalem
One Israeli was killed and two were injured in a stabbing attack in the Jewish settlement of Adam, a few miles north of Jerusalem.
According to United Hatzalah, three people were initially injured by the...
IDF strikes Hamas after soldier hit by Palestinian sniper, using kids as shields
The Israel Defense Forces hit several targets in the Gaza Strip late Wednesday after a Palestinian sniper moderately injured a soldier patrolling near the border.
“In response to the shooting attack aimed at IDF soldiers...
Syrian rockets land on Sea of Galilee area amid beaches crowded with swimmers
At least two Syrian rockets hit Israel’s Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) on Wednesday with beaches full of swimmers nearby amid the summer vacation season.
“There were two explosions, and we saw a wave of people...
IDF downs Syrian jet with Patriot missiles
The Israel Defense Forces launched two Patriot missiles on Tuesday afternoon, downing a Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-22/24 Russian-made fighter jet that had infiltrated about one mile into Israeli airspace.
According to the IDF spokesman,...
In first Gaza-border fatality since 2014, Israeli soldier shot and killed by Hamas
Givati Brigade Staff Sgt. Aviv Levi, 21, from Petach Tikvah, was killed on Friday by a Hamas sniper during a clash on the Israel-Gaza Strip border, the military said on Saturday.
Levi was wearing a...
IDF arrests terror suspects in Judea, finds submachine gun in Barbie backpack
Israeli security forces arrested 19 terror suspects and rock-throwers in raids across Judea and Samaria overnight on Sunday, confiscating multiple illegal guns in Hebron and confiscating thousands of shekels marked to fund terror acts.
Riots...
First women tank commanders begin their duties in the IDF
The first four female tank commanders in the Israel Defense Forces have successfully completed their grueling training course and will now begin their operational duties. Several additional female soldiers will serve in other duties...