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While Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, Hamas – with a rocket arsenal estimated at four times the size – stayed on the sidelines, apparently unwilling to see a repeat of the fierce 10-day conflict it fought in May 2021

REUTERS Why Hamas was not Israel’s target in Gaza airstrikes – this time Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie May 18, 2023 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left familiar images of towering spirals of smoke and wailing sirens but none … Continue reading

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FIDF honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers

The sacrifices of the many lives lost, and the agonizing pain of their families, were not in vain. Their legacies are indelibly etched on the history pages of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The FIDF community is … Continue reading

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A year after the IDF launched the massive counter-terror effort in Judea and Samaria, Israel still grappling with Palestinian terror wave, but many innocent lives have been saved, says IDF officer

JNS ‘Hundreds of Israeli lives saved by Operation Break the Wave’ Yaakov Lappin March 16, 2023 A little over a year ago, on April 7, 2022, a Palestinian gunman who infiltrated Israel from Jenin shot and killed three Israeli civilians … Continue reading

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“Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday called the US Justice Ministry’s decision to investigate Abu Akleh’s death “a serious mistake,” adding that Israel would not cooperate with it”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) FBI investigation of IDF ‘undermines the Pentagon’s own conclusions’ Yaakov Lappin November 17, 2022 A decision by the FBI to investigate the Israel Defense Forces over the May 11 death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu … Continue reading

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“Indictment alleges the trio, 2 of whom worked for Cellcom, provided terror group with large volume of information in order to carry out cyberattack on crucial infrastructure”

TIMES OF ISRAEL 3 Israelis charged in Hamas plot to sabotage telecom networks used by IDF during war Emanuel Fabian and Michael Bachner October 20, 2022 Three men from northern Israel were indicted on Thursday for allegedly sending a large … Continue reading

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Hundreds arrive for the funeral of slain #IDF officer Major #BarFalah, killed in exchange of fire with Palestinian terrorists on Wednesday

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Maj. Bar Falah laid to rest, remembered for his ‘love of country’ Yaron Doron September 15, 2022 Hundreds of mourners arrived at a military cemetery in Netanyahu Wednesday evening to pay their respects to … Continue reading

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Israeli Military: “There is a “high probability” that the shot that killed the Palestinian journalist was fired by an Israeli soldier returning fire”

JERUSALEM POST Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by IDF gunfire in Jenin, Israel admits Anna Ahronheim, Tovah Lazaroff, Lahav Harkov September 5, 2022 An IDF investigation found that an Israeli soldier was likely to have accidentally shot Palestinian journalist Shireen … Continue reading

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Saudi news outlet says Israeli drones and mid-air refueling aircraft took part in exercises, managed to avoid Russian and Iranian sensors

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli F-35s penetrated Iranian airspace repeatedly during war drills Ash Obel August 24, 2022 Israeli F-35 stealth fighters penetrated Iranian airspace on multiple occasions in the last two months, a Saudi-run news outlet reported Wednesday, as Israel … Continue reading

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“Hezbollah’s provocation on Saturday can be viewed as a warning to Israel and energy companies that it has the capability of disrupting gas and oil extractions in the disputed area by military means”

FDD’S LONG WAR JOURNAL Hezbollah Drones Shot Down by IDF Near Disputed Gas Field Joe Truzman July 3, 2022 On Saturday afternoon three Hezbollah drones were shot down by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after they approached Israel’s economic waters. … Continue reading

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Chariots of Fire brought the Israeli military to a new standard, as troops practiced responding to emergency events

JPOST The IDF drills for a devastating war on home soil and away Anna Ahronheim June 4, 2022 It was a drill on a level that the IDF had never carried out before. Thousands of troops, and hundreds of aircraft … Continue reading

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