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| October 9, 2015
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IDF responds to armed rioters on Gaza fence, 5 Palestinians killed, 35 wounded

 

After giving warnings, IDF forces open fire killing at least 5 Gazans, wounding 35, when some 400 Palestinians riot near Gaza border fence with Israel. 

By Elior Levy, Yoav Zitun

 

IDF troops killed five Palestinians on Friday afternoon, after firing live rounds at violent riots near the northern border of the Gaza Strip. 

Israeli troops reportedly fired at the Palestinians after they approached the no-go buffer zone enforced on the Gaza side of the northern border fence. Thirty-five others were wounded in the incident. 

Photo: Reuters

Ahmed Al Harbawi (19) from Nuseirat refugee camp and Houssam Dola (20) were named as two of the deceased Palestinians according to medical sources inside Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| September 23, 2015
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IDF, Arab Rioters Clash After Funeral of Female Terrorist Shot Dead Attacking Soldier

 

The clashes followed the funeral of 18 yr-old female terrorist who died after being shot by the IDF at a checkpoint on Tuesday as she tried to stab an Israeli soldier.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Clashes broke out Wednesday between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in Hevron following the funeral of a female terrorist shot dead after trying to stab a soldier.

Around 50 rioters threw stones at soldiers, who responded with stun grenades and tear gas in the flashpoint city, cite of Judaism’s second holiest site, the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and where some 500 Israeli Jews live under heavy guard surrounded by largely hostile Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| September 18, 2015
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Palestinian assailant shot & critically wounded after hurling firebomb at moving car

 

view videoVehicle overturns after being hit by firebomb, yet the driver was unharmed.
• IDF critically injured the Palestinian Arab who hurled the Molotov cocktail & his accomplice was detained after attempting to flee the scene.

By i24news

 

Israeli security forces in the West Bank late Thursday shot and critically injured a Palestinian who hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli vehicle, causing it to overturn, local media outlets reported.

The driver, however, reportedly emerged unharmed from the incident.

An accomplice of the Palestinian assailant was detained after attempting to flee the scene.

 

IDF braces for Palestinian ‘day of rage’

The Israeli army is on alert and is preparing for continued violent clashes in Jerusalem as Palestinians plan protests in the capital and the West Bank following afternoon prayers against the backdrop of tension on the Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| September 10, 2015
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IDF special forces to wear new customized battle uniforms

 

One of the lessons from last summer’s Operation Protective Edge is the introduction of new field uniforms, designed using highly durable activewear fabrics, without buttons, and the new helmet upgrade makes them significantly lighter, yet stronger.

By Lilach Shoval

 

The Israel Defense Forces has begun issuing soldiers serving in its special forces units new, customized uniforms, believed to be more operationally effective.

Lt. Col. Liron Segal of the military’s Technological and Logistics Directorate explained Wednesday the decision to equip soldiers with new uniforms was made following last summer’s Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip, and it seeks to ensure troops are comfortable in their uniforms.

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| September 8, 2015
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IDF Unit Picked to Fight Invading ISIS Horde Mostly Female Warriors

 

IDF’s famed Caracal Battalion has been trained to be the 1st to engage ISIS infiltrators from Sinai, which consists of 70% female combatants that will ‘shame & dishonor’ their attackers, closing any path to ‘Paradise’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

How and when will the burgeoning ISIS forces in Sinai act against Israel? For the past year this question has troubled the Israeli intelligence community, which has struggled to provide a satisfactory answer.

The reason it is difficult to get a firm read on the situation is that this particular branch of ISIS is operating in a compartmentalized and largely unorganized manner in a huge open desert with the support of local Bedouin smugglers. Continue Reading »

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| September 6, 2015
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New IDF Radar For Mortars Add 7-8 Seconds Warning for Civilians to Seek Cover

 

Newly improved radar alert system for mortars to be operational by the middle of October, IDF reports.

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

A new radar system to detect mortars was successfully tested recently, and will improve the alert warning time for incoming projectiles by 7-8 seconds, the IDF announced on Sunday.

IDF Southern Command and security firms have already stationed the systems, which will probably start operating by the middle of next month.

A MORTAR SHELL created this crater in the middle of an alternative medicine center in the Eshkol regional council. – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Residents of communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip previously only had five seconds to find safe shelter when the mortar alert siren sounded.

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| September 2, 2015
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IDF: Hamas syphoning off majority of construction materials meant for Gaza’s rehabilitation

 

IDF: Israel has facilitated the entry of 1,700,000 tons of construction material into Gaza (since end of 2014 conflict) that Hamas is seizing for its construction of attack tunnels.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Hamas is seizing construction imports to the Gaza Strip and using the materials to build tunnels to attack Israel, the IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai told the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency on Tuesday.

Stolen Concrete & Iron bars meant for new homes

Stolen Concrete & Iron bars meant for new homes – Photo: AFP

In an interview with the agency, Mordechai said that Hamas is seizing quantities of wood and other materials, designed for civilian construction projects in the Strip. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2015
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The New American Humvee With Israeli Armor, to Serve in the IDF

 

view videoOshkosh’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV), partly made by Israeli company at Kibbutz Sasa, selected to replace the current Humvee with 55,000 units by 2040.

By Nir Ben Zaken

 

There’s a new bully on the playground, due to replace the Humvee as the Western world’s dominant, all-terrain military vehicle – and it’s expected to reach Israel after going into active duty in the US. 

The Oshkosh L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle) recently won the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, with a design meant to offer better protection, more agility and greater speed than the Humvee, in service for over 30 years in various armies including the IDF.  Continue Reading »

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| August 21, 2015
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Israel: War with Hezbollah is a matter of ‘when’ – not ‘if’

 

 

 

 

Israel defense chiefs understand that the next military conflict in the North will be the most onerous Israel has ever known.

By NOAM AMIR & MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

The State of Israel has already seen quite a number of wars on each of its fronts, yet after years in which its wars were against states across defined frontiers, today it is dealing with circumstances that are as complex as they have ever been.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah flags during the funeral of Adnan Siblini, who was killed while fighting in Syria. – Photo: REUTERS

The State of Israel has already seen quite a number of wars on each of its fronts, yet after years in which its wars were against states across defined frontiers, today it is dealing with circumstances that are as complex as they have ever been. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2015
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Israel’s Chief of Staff releases brief on IDF’s national security strategy

The document released by Chief of Staff Eisenkot to the public explains the differences between ‘wartime’ & an ’emergency’ situation, and details how Israel won’t initiate wars, but, if war is forced upon it, the IDF will go on the offense rather than the defense.

By Ron Ben Yishai, Adva Cohen

 

In an unprecedented move, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot released a document to the public on Thursday defining and detailing the army’s national security strategy.

Defining clear objectives to any military campaign (Photo: AFP)

Defining clear objectives to any military campaign – Photo: AFP

The document details what can be expected from the IDF during three types of situations: Routine time, emergency situations and wartime.  Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2015
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IDF Security Drill Tests Effectiveness of New Gaza Border Community’s ‘Smart fences’ 

Security drill verifies effectiveness of new motion-detection fences enveloping Gaza-adjacent communities, proving it can not only automatically detect possible infiltrations, but also instantly alert troops as to exact point of incursion.

By Matan Tzuri

 

Israel has installed new “smart” fences around Gaza-adjacent communities in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, featuring the ability to recognize suspicious activity and send troops to the scene in seconds. 

Israelis test the new system – Courtesy

Reports have surfaced in recent days, both from Israeli and Palestinian sources, that Hamas has accelerated its construction of hidden attack tunnels. On Tuesday, Ibrahim Adel Shehadeh Shaer, a Hamas operative in Israeli custody, told the Shin Bet of the organization’s plans to use tunnels in a future conflict. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2015
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New IDF Rules of Engagement: No Shooting At Terrorists

‘Fire only in the air except in immediate threat to life’ means that terrorists can escape the IDF without fear of being shot, after completing shooting, stabbing or vehicular attacks.

By Gil Ronen

 

The IDF has changed its open-fire instructions for warriors serving in Judea and Samaria, making it even more difficult for them to fire at terrorists.

The new instructions determine that only in cases of real danger to life may the soldier fire at the terrorist’s lower limbs.

This is a radical change in the longstanding open-fire instructions that call for a soldier to call out warnings to terrorists, then fire in the air several times. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2015
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Gaza Reports 1 Dead, 1 Wounded by IDF When Approaching Border With Israel

Palestinian man shot dead and another Gazan wounded by IDF gunfire after they refused to turn back & continued to approach security fence on Israel’s border despite multiple warnings.

Ben Ariel, Canada

 

A Palestinian Arab man was killed and another wounded by Israeli gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip Friday after they approached the border with Israel, a medical official told the AFP news agency.

Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 27-year-old Mohammad Al-Masri died of his wounds after being shot near the border fence west of the Beit Lahiya area.

Another man was in a moderate condition following the incident, Qudra said. Continue Reading »

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| July 28, 2015
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Israel Interior Minister Plans to Bring 7,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Israel’s Interior Minister: The 7000 family members of 500 Ethiopian-Israeli IDF soldiers who are still waiting to come to Israel, will be brought ‘home’.

By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER

 

Families of some 500 Ethiopian Israeli IDF soldiers will be brought to Israel, announced Interior Minister Silvan Shalom at a joint meeting between the Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Committee and the Interior Committee at the Knesset on Monday.

IDF soldiers take part in a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd – Photo: REUTERS

In addition to immediately working to bring the 500 families of the soldiers, Shalom also announced his intent to bring the rest of the Jewish Ethiopian community to Israel, numbering some 7,000 people.

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| July 22, 2015
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Arab Terrorist Killed Attacking IDF in Samaria

When Arabs took to the street and rioted to prevent the IDF from carrying  out an arrest by the Border Police in Jenin, a 21 yr-old attacker was shot dead.

By Arutz Sheva

 

A 21 year old Arab man was shot and killed by Border Police in Birqin, west of Jenin, before dawn Wednesday.

IDF soldier in Jenin – IDF Spokesperson’s office

A riot developed as IDF forces carried out an arrest of a wanted terrorist. Border Police forces fired at the rioters and the man – who is a resident of Birqin – was hit in the chest.

The Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency identified the man as Muhammad Ahmad Alawneh. Continue Reading »

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