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| November 10, 2012
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Mayor of Jerusalem requests IDF HQ moved to capital

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has previously discussed with IDF Chief Benny Gantz, a plan to transfer the General Staff headquarters from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem 

The plan includes 734 housing units & a country club to be built near the base to accommodate soldiers stationed at the new HQ.

By Zeev Klein

 

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is promoting a plan to transfer the Israel Defense Forces General Staff headquarters from the Kirya complex in Tel Aviv to a location just outside the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot. According to the proposed plan, an upscale neighborhood encompassing 734 housing units and a country club will be constructed near the base to accommodate soldiers and officers stationed there.

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| November 9, 2012
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Gaza Tunnel Suddenly Explodes During IDF Operation

One of Hamas’ smuggling tunnels explodes in Gaza while a group of IDF soldiers work to uncover it.

By Elad Benari

 

A smuggling tunnel exploded in southern Gaza on Thursday evening, as a group of IDF soldiers were in the middle of an operation to uncover it.

One of the soldiers was very lightly wounded in the incident. An official IDF statement noted that the explosion caused damage to an empty military vehicle that was standing nearby.

IDF Spokesman Yoav Mordechai said on Thursday evening that over the past two weeks there have been a number of incidents near the border fence with Gaza, during which explosive devices had been detonated near soldiers. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2012
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IDF Rescue Team sent to Ghana

The IDF’s Home Front Command sent a search & rescue team Thursday morning to Ghana following the collapse of a department store in Accra

By Chana Ya’ar

 

The IDF’s Home Front Command sent a rescue team Thursday morning to Accra, Ghana following the collapse of a department store.

Dozens of people are believed to be trapped under the rubble of the building, officials said.

The aircraft departed from the Nevatim air force base in the Negev, led by National Rescue Division Commander General Ramtine Sabti.

Included among the members of the team are physicians and other rescue personnel with technical experience in disaster relief. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2012
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3 mortars fired from Syria land in Israel

 

Three explosive mortar shells land in Golan Heights near northern border, as clashes between Assad’s forces, rebels intensify. No one injured

By Yoav Zitun

 

The clashes between Syrian President Bashar Assad‘s forces and opposition forces edged closer to Israel Thursday, as three mortar shells fired in Syria landed in Israel’s territory.

IDF soldiers in the Golan – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Two of the shells landed near the border fence, while a third one landed in the Golan Heights community of Alonei HaBashan.

No injuries or damage were reported.

The IDF said that like in several other cases over the past few weeks, the incident was one of misfire and did not target Israel. Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2012
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3 IDF soldiers hurt in terrorist blast on Gaza border

 

Explosive device hits IDF force on routine patrol near border fence by southern Gaza Strip

Soldiers respond, fire back at suspicious targets

By Elior Levy

 

Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were injured Tuesday morning in an explosion which took place near the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip.

IDF tank in Khan Younis area – Photo: Tsafrir Abayov

One of the troops was lightly to moderately hurt and is said to be suffering from a limb injury. He was evacuated to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.

The two other soldiers sustained light wounds and received medical treatment on site. Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2012
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Syrian gunfire hit IDF jeep on Golan Heights

Battalion commander’s jeep hit on northern border with Syria

Israel appeals to UN over the 3 Syrian tanks that entered demilitarized zone in Golan

Stray Syrian bullets struck an IDF jeep on the northern border Monday night. The IDF said that the vehicle was damaged but that there were no injuries.

The army believes the bullets were fired in the course of battles near the border between the Syrian army and rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Reserve soldiers (illustrative photo, soldiers pic - Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

Reserve soldiers by IDF Jeep (illustrative) – Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

“We have reported the incident to the United Nation Disengagement Force,” an army spokeswoman said.

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| November 5, 2012
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IDF Kills Suspicious Palestinian Approaching Gaza Border Fence

IDF reports unidentified man failed to obey warning shots and orders to turn around to exit buffer zone.
Palestinians say victim was unarmed & mentally unfit.

By Reuters

 

Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man who approached a fence near the border with Israel, medics said on Monday.

IDF soldiers near Gaza.

IDF soldiers during maintenance work at the security fence with Gaza – Photo by Eliyahu Hershkovitz

An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the shooting took place after darkness fell on Sunday, saying troops opened warning shots when a man walking west of the border in a riverbed failed to heed orders to leave the buffer area Israel maintains to try and prevent cross-border attacks. Continue Reading »

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| November 4, 2012
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Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visits Golan Heights after Syrian tanks incident

IDF chief tours Golan border area day after 3 Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone; sees Syrian troops & rebels from across border

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visited the Golan Heights on Sunday a day after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized buffer zone.

Gantz and his entourage were able to see battles between Syrian troops and rebel forces from the other side of the border.

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Gantz observes Syria. – Photo:IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

On Saturday, the IDF lodged a complaint with UN forces enforcing the ceasefire in the Golan Heights.

During the tour, Gantz spoke to commanders of the Golan Heights division and observed Syrian fighting taking place mere kilometers from the army posts. Continue Reading »

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| November 4, 2012
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Hezbollah under fire, but its hold is solid

Despite Syria’s conflict & depleted funding, terror group unlikely to loose strangle-hold on Lebanon

By the Associated Press

A maze of military bunkers and tunnels carved into a mountain near the border with Israel hints at why the Shiite Hezbollah movement is unlikely to lose its grip in Lebanon despite the setbacks it has suffered because of the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Mleeta, a former staging ground for Hezbollah’s battles with Israel that has been turned into a sprawling tourist attraction, is emblematic of the base of its power: its arsenal and military prowess.

That base ultimately remains firm, even if Hezbollah has faced sharper criticism among Lebanese for its siding with Syria’s regime in the civil war and even if it has reportedly suffered some reduction in aid from its top patron, Iran, squeezed by Western sanctions. Continue Reading »

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| November 3, 2012
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3 Syrian tanks enter Golan Heights buffer zone in breach of ceasefire agreement

Defense establishment believes move was related to infighting, but raises military alert in Golan Heights

Israel lodges complaint to UN over violation of ceasefire agreement.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights Saturday, encroaching on the decades-old ceasefire agreement between Jerusalem and Damascus.

The tanks, belonging to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army, entered Bit Ajam, close to an IDF post.

Syrian tank – Photo: Reuters

Israel lodged a complaint with the United Nations over the ceasefire agreement violation, though the defense establishment assessed that the tank movement was related to Syria’s internal conflict and not intended as an act of aggression against the Jewish state.

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| November 2, 2012
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Priest & Christian Arab youths come under fire over desire to enlist in IDF

Arab MKs & Arab media are waging a vicious smear campaign against a small group of Christian Arab youths interested in IDF or National Service

Christian Orthodox priest was even excommunicated, for “cooperating with the enemy.”

By Danny Brenner

 

The Arab media is waging an unrestrained and vicious campaign against a small group of Christian Arab youth who wish to serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

Priest Jobrail Nadaf: “I am not sorry for my participation in the conference.” – Photo: Michel Dot Com

Two weeks ago, a conference was held at an Upper Nazareth community center fro 121 Christian 11th and 12th grade high school students, all residents of Nazareth, Upper Nazareth, and Arab villages in the Lower Galilee region, who had expressed their desire to enlist in the IDF, even in combat units.

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| November 1, 2012
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Hezbollah utilizes advanced video surveillance along border with Israel

Cameras placed on tree trunks & branches provide live video coverage 24/7  to a Hezbollah command center in one of its nearby Shiite villages.

Senior IDF officer: Israel to greatly reduce use of cluster bombs in any future war with Hezbollah.

By Daniel Siryoti, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

Hezbollah’s intelligence unit has recently completed deploying an array of advanced surveillance cameras along the Israel-Lebanon border, the Lebanese daily Almustaqbal reported on Wednesday.

IDF soldiers at the Lebanese-Israeli border. – Photo: Reuters

The cameras, which were placed on tree trunks and branches, provide live video coverage 24 hours a day to an operations center in one of the nearby Shiite villages in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel.

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| November 1, 2012
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Israel Establishes Dual Cyber Security Program

Israel is creating dual cyber security program to promote research & development, serving both civilian & defense needs.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israel will create a dual cyber security program to promote research and development to serve both civilian and defense goals, the PMO says.

The government is to create a dual cyber security program to promote research development that will serve both civilian and defense goals, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Wednesday.

The project, to be named MASAD, will be a joint effort of the Israel National Cyber Bureau and Ministry of Defense Directorate for Research and Development.

The program is intended “to strengthen and advance Israel’s capabilities in cyberspace, turn it into a leading country in cyber technology and thereby serve as a new growth engine for the Israeli economy,” the PMO said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| November 1, 2012
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IDF searches the world for cyber teen prodigies

 

IDF’s cyberwarfare program searches Jewish communities abroad for teen geniuses for lack of recruits

Yossi Yehoshua

 

With cyberattacks increasing in frequency and potency in recent years, the IDF has begun scouring Jewish communities abroad for young computer prodigies willing to join its ranks, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday.

Illustration Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration Photo: Shutterstock

Over the past year, the army has dramatically increased the resources allotted for its cyber program, which operates within the Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200. Military Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has recently allocated NIS 2 billion (roughly $515 million) towards developing the program.

Furthermore, the Teleprocessing Corps last year founded a new unit charged with protecting the IDF’s communication systems from hackers and viruses. Continue Reading »

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| November 1, 2012
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IDF & Police Clash with Settlers Over Demolition of Jewish Outpost

Large numbers of Border Police & IDF troops descended on the community of Yitzhar during the wee hours of Thursday morning to destroy several illegal buildings.

By David Lev

 

Large numbers of IDF troops and border police descended on the community of Yitzhar overnight Wednesday and destroyed several buildings in a new section of the town, called Haseruga. The government contends that the section is an illegal outpost. The section was established about six months ago, after several attempts to build a community there were thwarted.

Yitzhar, Wednesday night

Yitzhar, Wednesday night
Yitzhar spokesperson

A spokesperson for Yitzhar said that police acted in a brutal and vicious manner, tying up the security guard of the town and confiscating his cellphone – so he could not alert residents to the raid, which took place at 3:30 AM. Continue Reading »

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