Tag Archive for IDF soldier

| January 7, 2016
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Palestinian knife attacks prompt IDF to supply soldiers protective neck gear

 

IDF’s new neck protector against knife attacks, which needed to be comfortable & flexible, was developed within 2 weeks, and now 850,000 will be manufactured & distributed to the soldiers.

By Lilach Shoval

 

With the wave of terrorist attacks showing no sign of receding, the Israel Defense Forces has decided to issue special neck protectors to soldiers in the GOC Central Command to protect them from stabbing attacks while on duty.

The IDF’s new neck protector – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The Central Command requested the special equipment in December. Until now, soldiers on duty have been equipped with helmets and vests designed to protect their heads and torsos, but their necks were exposed and vulnerable.

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| August 15, 2015
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In 2nd Stabbing Today, Border Cop Lightly Injured & Palestinian Terrorist Shot Dead

Following the second stabbing on Saturday, PA President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement that he held the Israeli gov’t responsible for the shooting death of the Palestinian attacker.

By NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

A Border Police officer was stabbed and  lightly injured at Habitot Junction in the West Bank near Ariel on Saturday evening.

Knife at scene of West Bank stabbing, August 15, 2015. – Photo: ISRAEL BORDER POLICE SPOKESMAN

After the stabbing, the terrorist, 16-year-old Ahmed Taj was shot and killed by security forces.

Following the attack, the Border Police officer who shot the terrorist described the incident.

“Out of nowhere a Palestinian appeared and started stabbing one of the soldiers in my squad.

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| August 15, 2015
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Palestinian Terrorist Shot By Soldier After Being Stabbed Near Beit Horon

The Arab terrorist, shot by the soldier he lightly wounded in a knife attack, was later taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem for further treatment, along with his victim.

By Yoav Zitun

 

A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an Artillery Corps soldier at a checkpoint Route 443 near Beit Horon in the West Bank late Saturday morning, not far from where another Israeli was stabbed on Sunday, the IDF said.

The scene of the attack – Photo: Itay Blumenthal

The Palestinian, from the nearby village of Beit ‘Anan, was shot by the soldier at the checkpoint and arrested. He was lightly wounded and received treatment at the scene. Continue Reading »

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| July 27, 2015
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Young Woman Becomes IDF Combat Soldier In Unit That Saved Her Grandmother

Full circle: 2 years after her grandmother was rescued by an IDF Search & Rescue team sent to the devastation in the Philippines, Israeli-born Joanna Chris Afron trains to save lives by becoming a combat soldier in the same IDF unit that saved her grandmother.

By Adva Cohen

 

Joanna Chris Arfon, 19, understands the importance of the unit in which she serves more than anyone else. When she enlisted in the IDF, Arfon, an Israeli of Filipino descent, asked to join the search and rescue unit of the Home Front Command, after soldiers from the unit saved her grandmother from a vicious typhoon that hit the Philippines.  Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2015
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Female Israeli veteran arrested entering Thailand with bullets in backpack

Just 5 days after being released from the IDF, a young woman going on vacation with her family gets arrested because she forgot to remove M-16 bullets from her backpack.

By Itamar Eichner

 

An Israeli in her 20s on her way to Thailand on vacation was arrested on Wednesday at the Bangkok Airport after security found 13 bullets for an M-16 rifle in her bag, forgotten there after she was released from the IDF only five days prior.

My Crystal Ball says this will happen again & again – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

She was questioned at a police station in the airport, and on Thursday she is expected to be brought in front of a military judge. Continue Reading »

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| June 30, 2015
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From the United States to IDF’s military prison

Young idealistic American came to Israel to join the IDF, but his naïveté ended up embedding him in a wild conspiracy to blow up the Dome of the Rock.

By Yoav Zitun

 

He made aliyah from United States as a lone soldier, served as a fighter in the Givati Reconnaissance Battalion, was wounded in Operation Protective Edge, and was a short time away from being released and returning to his family in Los Angeles. But that was when he began his troubled path

David during his military service – Photo: Facebook

After an investigation by the criminal investigation division, the police and the Shin Bet, David (not his real name) was arrested on suspicion of aiding an American extremist who planned to blow up the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and sentenced to half a year in military prison. Continue Reading »

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| May 26, 2015
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Soldier Court-Martialed For Publicly Debasing IDF Has Become Left’s Hero

Israel’s left-wing daily, Haaretz, praises soldiers who said to German TV audience that IDF conditions its soldiers to treat Arabs as subhuman.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Left’s new hero is Corporal Shachar Berrin, who serves as a combat soldier in the Home Front Command (HFC). Berrin was lauded in Haaretz‘s main editorial Monday and was glorified in at least two articles by the paper’s pundits, Gideon Levy and Uri Misgav, as well as in other left-wing and anti-Israeli websites.

Corporal Shachar Berrin, screenshot

Berrin’s “heroic” action was a monologue on German TV channel Deutsche Welle‘s show, The New Arab Debates, hosted by Tim Sebastian, which was taped in Jerusalem about two weeks ago.

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| April 24, 2015
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Stone Throwing Ultra-Orthodox Jews Attack IDF Officer in Jerusalem

An IDF officer visiting 2 soldiers under his command, was assaulted by dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea She’arim, causing extensive damage to his car.

By Kobi Nachshoni.

 

An IDF officer was attacked by dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the neighborhood of Meah She’arim in Jerusalem on Friday. The assailants – both adults and children – threw stones and eggs at him, caused damage to his car and yelled: “Hardak (frivolous haredi), we will kill you”.

Damage caused to officer's car

Damage caused to officer’s car – Courtesy


The officer, a resident of Kiryat Arba who serves in the Givati infantry brigade, had arrived at the neighborhood in Jerusalem to pay a visit to two of his soldiers – one of them a lone soldier whose grandfather had recently passed away.
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| April 8, 2015
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Arab Terrorist Shot Dead After Stabbing 2 IDF Soldiers in West Bank Attack

20 yr-old soldier left in serious condition with 2nd victim sustaining minor injuries after attacker shot dead at the scene.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Two Israeli soldiers were stabbed Wednesday morning in an attack at the Sinjil junction, near the settlement of Shilo in the northern West Bank. One was seriously hurt and the second sustained light wounds. The Palestinian attacker was killed at the scene by the soldier who sustained light wounds.

Site of West Bank stabbing attack – Photo: Tazpit News Agency

 

The 20-year-old soldier in serious condition was stabbed in the neck in the attack, which occurred close to the settlement of Shilo. Continue Reading »

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| February 16, 2015
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Gadi Eisenkot, a mensch from the Galilee, sworn in as IDF Chief of Staff

Replacing Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Galilee-born Eisenkot, 54, was sworn in as Israel’s 21st chief of staff in a ceremony that included his promotion to Lieutenant-General.

By Ynet

 

Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot was sworn in as the 21st chief of staff of the IDF on Monday, replacing Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, who completed his IDF duty after 37 years of military service, at a ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.

PM Netanyahu and DM Ya’alon appoint Eisenkot as new IDF Chief of Staff with the rank of Lt Gen. – Photo: Offer Meir

Members of the Israeli establishment were in attendence Monday, among them Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and even opposition politician Tzipi Livni. Continue Reading »

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| December 22, 2014
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IDF paratroopers give their lunch to hungry Palestinian kids

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the IDF corporal said.

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF paratroopers’ hearts went out to two Palestinian children who approached their post on Sunday asking for food.

IDF soldiers feed Palestinian kids – Screenshot

One of the soldiers, Corporal Oren, told his friends about the two children, and they didn’t hesitate before giving most of their lunch to the children, even giving them some snacks as well.

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the corporal said. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2014
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Watch: Becoming an IDF Search and Rescue Soldier in 90 Seconds

Watch the incredible journey of an IDF soldier who documented his intense 8-month training on the way to becoming an IDF combat soldier.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A soldier from the Home Front Command’s Combat Search and Rescue Brigade documented his intense eight months of training on the way to receiving his orange beret and becoming an IDF combat soldier.

Becoming a combat soldier in 90 seconds #IDFStyle

The result is the following 90-second video feature released by the IDF:

 

View original Arutz Sheva publication at: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188027#.VHrSw8nVIn4 Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2014
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Female IDF Soldier Joins Kurds to Fight ISIS

31 yr-old former IDF warrior becomes 1st Israeli to volunteer to join the Kurds in their desperate war against the Islamic State.

By David Lazarus

 

A female former IDF soldier has become the first Israeli to publicly join Kurdish forces battling against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the nation learned on Tuesday.

Female IDF combat soldiers – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

“I’m on the Iraq-Syria border, and we’re currently about 3,000 meters from ISIS,” Gill Rosenberg, 31, told Israel Radio in a telephone interview from the battlefield. “I was given an RPG by the Kurdish army,” she said.

Rosenberg is a civil aviation pilot and served in an Israeli army search-and-rescue unit.

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| October 22, 2014
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Watch: IDF soldiers perform drag show to the chagrin of their commander

Donning women’s clothing, Nahal fighters guarding the Dimona nuclear site put on impromptu show after returning from Gaza operation that sparked conflict with commanders.

By Yoav Zitun

 

 

A confrontation occurred between soldiers in the Dimona nuclear unit and their commanding officers because of an impromptu drag show the soldiers conducted after returning from Operation Protective Edge.

Soldiers in the Nahal Brigade were forced to remove this flag in thier quarters.

Soldiers in the Nahal Brigade were forced to remove this flag in their quarters.

The soldiers are part of the Nahal Brigade in regular service guard at the Dimona nuclear reactor, that were sent into Gaza during the recent operation. They decided to celebrate their return to the base with a show in which they dressed in drag, leading to a heated confrontation with their commander that was caught on video and sent to Ynet. Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2014
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Soldier LIED Blaming Arab Attack for Silly Fall

IDF soldier admitted to Police investigators he was not attacked, rather simply fell down.

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An Israeli army soldier admitted to police that he was not stabbed by a group of young Arabs on Thursday in Jerusalem, but instead fell, contrary to his first version of events.

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The separation fence near the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev. – Photo: Emil Salman

Earlier it was reported that the soldier’s alleged Arab assailants fled the scene in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev after stabbing him in the leg and lightly wounding him.

Police believed the attack was nationalistically motivated and launched a search for the attackers.

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