64 years ago on this date, the Golani Infantry Brigade was founded as part of six regional brigades established a full 3 months before the creation of the State of Israel. Since then, the Golani Brigade has fought in all major wars and nearly all major operations throughout Israel’s history. Read More »

This is a good representation of Khader Adnan and what he stands for: Khader Adnan: Leader of Islamic jihad or innocent baker? from sdratwa on Vimeo . Khader Adnan is a ranking 6-year plus member of the internationally recognized terrorist organization, Islamic Jihad, which has encouraged and overseen the murder of Israelis. Read More »

Israel Defense Forces posted a photo: At the end of the exhausting Masa Kumtah (beret march), the Paratroopers receive the highly coveted red beret. These soldiers have waited and trained long and hard for this highly regarded ceremony. Read More »

Early this morning, a unit from the IDF’s Combat Engineering Corps was alerted about a suspicious package that was found on a part of the Israeli-Egyptian border known as the Philadelphi Corridor. The investigation of this incident is still ongoing but we spoke to Major M. Read More »

מנהלת המגורים הפועלת באגף כוח האדם של צה”ל מלווה הקמה של שכונות הכוללות למעלה מ-5000 יחידות דיור בכל הארץ ואליהן מצטרפות שכונות חדשות, המצויות בהליך תכנון ובנייה ביישובים שונים. בכל הפרויקטים הוענקו למשתכנים יחידות דיור ברמה גבוהה ובמחירים אטרקטיביים המבטאים את כוח הקנייה של קבוצות הרכישה. Read More »

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At the end of the gruesome eight month training that recruits of the IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade have to absolve their final challenge. Before the recruits will be fully fledged soldiers of the Paratrooper’s Brigade they have to finish their ‘Masa Kumta’, which translates to ‘Beret March’. Read More »

A powerful explosive device was uncovered in a joint IDF – Israel Police activity intended to thwart smuggling attempts along the Israel-Egypt border. During the activity, a smuggling attempt was identified, and the force that operated to stop the smugglings identified a man hurling a suspicious bag and escaping from the scene. Read More »

The Merkava (English: Chariot) is the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces. It is widely considered to be one of the best tanks in the world, and is perfectly suited for the needs of the IDF. Read More »

Israeli communities within six miles from the Israel-Gaza border face a challenging security situation. Elementary schools, hospitals and private homes are within Hamas’ rocket range . Since Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, terrorists have fired more than 7,000 rockets and mortars into Israel. Read More »

Israeli coordination and liaison administration for the Gaza Strip coordinated a visit of 40 Palestinian farmers from the Gaza Strip to Arava Open Day 2012 – Israel’s largest agricultural exhibition held in the Arava Region. Read More »

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בפעם האחרונה לפני שהם חוזרים לעשות את המסע בין הכפרים, לוחמי גדוד “חרב” צעדו לצידו של הירדן ההררי, מלא גשמי החורף. Read More »

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Tomorrow, February 20, an exercise simulating an earth quake will be held in all educational establishments. The drill is conducted by the Home Front Command along with the Ministry of Education, the Israel Police, Magen David Adom, Israel Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities and was scheduled as a part of the 2012 training graph. Read More »

IAF pilots are some of the best-trained in the world. Being one of these pilots requires a great aptitude for stressful situations and immense pressure to perform quickly with imperfect information. Of every squadron graduating from school, a hand-selected few become ‘ leader pilots ‘. Read More »

Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a weapon manufacturing site, and a terror activity site in the northern Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed. The targeting of these sites is in response to the rockets fired at Israel. Over 30 rockets were fired at Israel in 2012. Read More »

Earlier this evening two rockets were fired at Israel, one hit the Hof Ashkelon regional council, and the other the Eshkol regional council. The IDF views such actions of attempting to harm the citizens and communities of Israel as severe. Read More »

The Truth about Hamas: http://www.idfblog.com Time and time again Hamas has openly announced its goal to destroy the State of Israel and her allies. Hamas’ leaders dream of an Islamic nation to rise and take over the world. These are but a few examples of Hamas’ violent, supremacist and misanthropic rhetoric. Read More »

Captain Dr. Alejandro Murninkas’s yearly reserve service was unlike any other this year. On Monday morning he was paged to arrive as soon as possible to a building site outside Jerusalem. When Alenjandro arrived at the scene, he saw a Palestinian man in critical condition, unconscious and breathing shallowly. Read More »

In response to the rockets fired at Israel, IAF aircraft targeted two terror activity sites in the northern and central Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed. The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians, and will operate against anyone who uses terror against the state of Israel. Read More »

בטקס הזיכרון הממלכתי לציון 15 שנה לאסון המסוקים, אמר רא”ל בני גנץ כי “בעמידתנו הנחושה מול האיומים הללו, אנו שואבים נחישות ועוצמה מדמותם ומורשתם של הנופלים” Read More »

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