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i24NEWS
February 19, 2018
A senior Israel Defense Force general warned on Monday that Israel's probability of going to war in 2018 was becoming increasingly likely as victories secured by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his war-torn country would entrench his allies, Iran and Hezbollah's, foothold in the region. “The year 2018ÃÂ ...
JerusalemOnline
December 31, 1999
A senior IDF commander stated on Sunday that Israel will continue to hold Hamas responsible for everything that happens in Gaza and will not hesitate to exercise its considerable strength. He also said that yesterday's terror attack proves that Hamas is using the border protests “as a cover for terrorism.”.
http://hamodia.com
September 11, 2017
A new IDF directive forbids soldiers from wearing woolen tzitzis in ... “As soon as they saw that I insisted, my commanders turned a blind eye,”à...
JerusalemOnline
September 3, 2017
... David Shiran, former IDF Navy Commander Eli Marom, and former Commander of Shayetet 13. According to estimates, other senior-level IDFÃÂ ...
JerusalemOnline
August 17, 2017
Over the past two weeks, the IDF's Duvdevan Unit and the Czech Armed ... “This learning is very important to us,” said one of Duvdevan's commanders. ... combat methods,” stated Duvdevan Company Commander Captain G.,ÃÂ ...
Haaretz
August 15, 2017
“We embed these capabilities in applications that help commanders in the field,” he said. One example is a system for predicting rocketÃÂ ...
Al-Monitor
August 3, 2017
While those days have long gone, even in the modern era, the IDF's ... and other popular military commanders from entering politics in order toÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 31, 1999
Good Hearts Still Exist-Wonder Woman, the Israeli Defense Force and ... It is important to note that the same media that lambasts the IDF as the ... to the Israeli border and an IDF commander made an on-the-spot decision toÃÂ ...
UNIFIL
December 31, 1999
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officialsÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
February 27, 2017
Maj. Gen. Yoel Strik recently transferred from commander of Israel's Home Front Command to commander of Northern Command, the theater of operations responsible for fighting the next war with Lebanon and/or Syria.
TheTower.org
February 21, 2017
A senior officer told the Post that efforts to increase the number of female combat soldiers was "a smart and good revolution," because it increased the pool of top commanders. He said that while his battalion is currently composed of 65 percent men ...
DefenseNews.com
February 21, 2017
IDF SOUTHERN COMMAND FIRES CENTER, BEERSHEBA, Israel - From this new two-story command center in southern Israel, a colonel from the Israel Defense Forces' Artillery Corps is responsible for orchestrating firepower from among air, sea and landÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
January 29, 2017
(The commander of the Palestinian Security forces in Jenin in Area A lamented to me how IDF incursions into his territory undermine his authority in the eyes of his own people.
The Suburban Newspaper
January 26, 2017
The former British commander in Afghanistan Col. (res.) Richard Kemp told United Nations commissions that, "No army in the world acts with as much discretion and great care as the IDF in order to minimize damage. The US and the UK are careful, but not ...
TheTower.org
January 25, 2017
According to commanders, the scenario simulated included a force of Hezbollah fighters attempting to invade Israeli territory and the combined IDF force was to reinforce border communities, conduct ambushes at strategic points, conduct tactical ...
Forward
January 23, 2017
TEL AVIV (JTA) - Nearly 40 percent of Israelis are smokers by the time they finish their compulsory army service, according to a new study.
Ya Libnan
January 23, 2017
According to Israeli commanders, the scenario simulated included a force of Hezbollah fighters attempting to invade Israeli territory and the combined IDF force was to reinforce border communities, conduct ambushes at strategic points, conduct tactical ...
Breaking Israel News
January 18, 2017
An official from Breaking the Silence (BtS), a left-wing NGO that publicizes the testimonies of former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in order to spread criticism of the Israeli military, was reportedly caught saying that he does not consider ...
Business Insider
January 9, 2017
Microsoft and Qualcomm have made an investment in an Israeli startup facility set up by three former members of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). Team8, founded by Nadav Zafrir, Liran Grinberg, and Israel Grinberg, announced on Monday that it has ...
Al-Monitor
January 9, 2017
The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee had a heated meeting last July with Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot. It was an unusual session, requested by Eizenkot, who wanted to shock the political class by warning that the greatest threat facing ...
JerusalemOnline
January 6, 2017
"The IDF is not just our army, the IDF is all of us," stated the President. "It is of the secular, the religious, the Arab, Bedouin, Druze and Circassians.
Breaking Israel News
January 4, 2017
"This is national honor for the State of Israel as well for the IDF Medical Corps," said Colonel (res.) Dr. Ofer Merin, Director of the Trauma Unit and Preparedness of Mass Casualty Events at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and Commander of ...
Honestreporting.com
November 29, 2016
2. The Palestinian commander of the pro-Assad Jerusalem Brigade was killed in fighting in Aleppo. NOW Lebanaon reports that Mohammad Mahmoud ... The IDF's investigating how the mishap happened. No indication yet if Waze was the culprit, like anotherÃÂ ...
Haaretz
November 29, 2016
Israeli Army's Progressive Attitude Toward Women Prompts Dark Thoughts Among Ex-generals. The IDF has adopted an extremely cautious approach over its plans to integrate female soldiers into combat roles, which makes the reaction to its actions evenÃÂ ...
JerusalemOnline
November 29, 2016
The IDF will receive a total of 50 advanced fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin by 2021. The jets will be distributed between two IAF squadrons.
Haaretz
November 29, 2016
Rape Charges Dropped for ex-IDF Commander Buchris in Proposed Plea Deal. Under the deal which needs the approval of the military tribunal, the disgraced and retired brig.
JerusalemOnline
November 28, 2016
The head of the IDF Armored Corps expressed optimism regarding the incorporation of women in additional combat roles within the military.
JNS.org
November 28, 2016
Another 30 percent become commanders and officers, and 15 percent wind up in elite units. One Tamir ... The four-day drill, named after the commander for an elite unit in the IDF Golani Brigade who leads it, has gained notoriety among Tamir students.
JerusalemOnline
November 27, 2016
A special urban training exercise took place about a year after the founding of the Oz Brigade, the new IDF commando brigade that includes the military's most elite forces: Maglan, Duvdevan, Egoz, and Rimon.
China Post
November 27, 2016
The Air Force also flew its Taiwan's indigenous fighter plane (IDF), the Mirage 2000 and F-16 at the event, which was co-sponsored by the Taichung City government and the Air Force 427 Tactical Fighter Wing.
http://hamodia.com
November 24, 2016
YERUSHALAYIM - An IDF soldier died overnight Wednesday during a training exercise, it was released for publication Thursday.
Forward
November 23, 2016
"I never said, I never wrote, and I never thought that it is permitted for an IDF soldier to rape women during a war," the rabbi said.
Intermountain Jewish News
November 23, 2016
Eyal said about two dozen Israeli activists joined the protest, asking why Israelis were living on "Palestinian land" and demanding that IDF forces not expel the Palestinians from the site. IDF and local security forces responded to the demonstration ...
JerusalemOnline
November 22, 2016
Zakheim called for Trump to put a stop to the deal until the Pentagon has thoroughly reviewed it. Zakheim wrote that according to the IDF Chief of Staff and Commander of the Israeli Navy, the Israeli military does not need the three additional ...
The Jewish Voice
November 22, 2016
The Israel Defense Forces's field hospital is the best in the world, the United Nations has announced. The IDF Medical Corps's field hospital was recognized as the leader in field medicine and disaster relief, and became the first field hospital to ...
Haaretz
November 19, 2016
Teams from the unit are assigned to other IDF ground forces units, where they operate the drones and provide tactical support on a battalion level and provide intelligence directly to the battalion commanders of those units in the field. They were in ...
The Register
November 14, 2016
While Golan was studying at Kellogg and working for Intel, he got a call from Moshe Yanai, ex-tank commander in the IDF, Technion electrical engineering graduate, helicopter pilot, EMC engineering wizard, vice president of the Symmetrix group and itsÃÂ ...
UNIFIL
November 9, 2016
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras AlÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
November 8, 2016
Ami Shafran, a former director of the IDF General Staff's C4I Division, serves on the Evigilo board of directors. He noted that Evigilo capabilities have been proven to save lives in Israel - where its Personal Alert system operated reliably over 50 ...
Al-Monitor
November 7, 2016
Kochavi, who served as chief of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Intelligence Division during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, is expected to come under serious scrutiny in the State Comptroller's report.
History News Network (HNN)
November 4, 2016
Yair Nafshi said he concocted the story about how IDF tank commander Lt. Zvika Greengold single-handedly destroyed dozens of Syrian tanks in the Golan Heights in October 1973, holding off the Syrian advance.
Al-Monitor
October 31, 2016
This argument does not convince the naysayers, many of which come from within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). They believe the tremendous sum of money wasted on the submarines should have been earmarked for more urgent needs.
JNS.org
October 31, 2016
According to multiple reports, attendees at the Oct. 27 event, which was hosted by CAMERA on Campus, were forced to remain in the lecture room following a talk by Israeli activist and former IDF commander Hen Mazzig, as they waited for police to escortÃÂ ...
Haaretz
October 29, 2016
Yair Nafshi said he concocted the story about how IDF tank commander Lt. Zvika Greengold single-handedly destroyed dozens of Syrian tanks in the Golan Heights in October 1973, holding off the Syrian advance.
Jewish Link of New Jersey
October 27, 2016
With these moving words reverberating in their heads, Akiva Pudell and five additional New Jersey lone soldiers were inducted into the IDF as members of the Netzach Yehuda division just before Rosh Hashanah. The ceremony was held in the national park ...
Al-Monitor
October 26, 2016
On Oct. 19, an Istanbul court refrained from rejecting a criminal lawsuit brought by the families of those killed on the Marmara against IDF commanders and set another hearing for December. The termination of criminal proceedings against IDF officers ...
Chicago Tribune
October 11, 2016
Masala served as a commander in the IDF's Education Corps, and she recently completed a communications degree at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.
Breaking Israel News
October 11, 2016
IDF lone soldiers enjoy a day of fun sponsored by Yahad. ... The "Fun Day", held at Shefayim Water Park outside of Tel Aviv, provided a much needed and well-deserved break from the day-to-day stresses of serving in the Israel Defense Force (IDF ...
IHS Jane's 360
October 10, 2016
Speaking to IHS Jane's at its company headquarters in Herzliya, Israel, company chairman, retired major general Amos Malka, former director of Intelligence and commander of the Ground Forces Command at the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), explained how itÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
October 6, 2016
And while he recognizes the reluctance of commanders to devote attention to these new tools in the heat of battle, Gal says such smart decoys can be deployed in a way that "80 percent to 90 percent" of maneuvers can be done autonomously.
