Tag: Military
If the swastika isn’t hate, what is?
The U.S. Coast Guard, founded in 1790, has defended American values for 235 years. Which is exactly why this past week’s confusion—over whether the Coast Guard would reclassify the Nazi swastika and the hangman’s...
Katz appoints Itai Ofir as Israeli military’s top lawyer
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz appointed attorney Itai Ofir as the advocate general of the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday, following the dismissal of Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi amid a video leak scandal.
Katz said...
Surprise, deception, warning and war
All warfare is based on deception. Offer the enemy a bait to lure him. … Be seen in the West and march out of the East; lure him in the North and strike him in the...
Dozens show up after IDF drafts first 1,000 haredim
Mere dozens of ultra-Orthodox young men showed up at the Israel Defense Forces’ Meitav Reception and Sorting Base at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Monday out of some 1,000 who were issued draft orders.
According to the...
Hezbollah confirms death of top-ranking terrorist commander in IDF strike
An Israeli strike outside the Southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday targeted one of the most senior Hezbollah commanders to be eliminated since the start of the war, the terror group confirmed.
According...
The IDF is building a networked war machine
On Sept. 15, the Israel Defense Forces did something remarkable. As part of its first-ever International Operational Innovation Conference at the Tze’elim Base in the northwestern Negev, where it hosted chiefs of staff and...
In a historic first, Israel hosts commander of Moroccan armed forces
Lt. Gen. Belkhir el-Farouk, inspector general of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for an international military conference. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israel...
Head of Cypriot military makes first visit to Israel
The head of Cyprus’s military touched down in Israel on Monday, kicking off his first official visit to the country, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. Demokritos Zervakis was received by an...
Russia reportedly ‘trying to recruit Syrian fighters’ for Ukraine war
Russia is attempting to recruit Syrian fighters for its war against Ukraine, an American defense official quoted by multiple American media outlets said on Tuesday.
The official said a report by The Wall Street Journal the previous...
Gantz, senior Israeli defense officials in Bahrain for first official visit
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz landed in Manama, Bahrain, for the first official visit by the head of Israel’s defense establishment to the Gulf country on Wednesday.
A Bahraini welcoming ceremony held at Bahrain International...