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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is the military force responsible for safeguarding the security of the State of Israel. Comprising of ground, air, and naval components, the IDF plays a central role in defending Israel's borders, conducting operations, and maintaining a state of readiness.

 Grad rockets used by Hezbollah

Hezbollah's air defense system more sophisticated than Israel has previously thought

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency.

'Egyptians don't see Israeli determination to defeat Hamas,' Mid. East expert says

By Peled Arbeli
 "There is a fear of serving in office after what happened on October 7." Observation in action

'Mom, I can no longer be in the army': Female IDF soldiers reveal hellish recruitment process

By EREZ HAREL
 LOTEM COMMANDER Brig.-Gen. Yael Grossman – one of only seven women at that IDF rank – speaks to her staff.

Meet Brig.-Gen. Yael Grossman, one of the highest-ranked women in the IDF

 N AND his copilot prepare their aircraft for takeoff. N was an active member of Israel’s defense systems that were activated Saturday night when Iran targeted Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles.

Pilot to 'Post': Defense op most meaningful flight of my career'

 A drone view shows Israeli protesters demanding Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ouster, in the wake of the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and the ensuing war in Gaza, in front of the Knesset, Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 1, 2024.

Charges pressed against Jerusalem man who built and distributed pipe bombs

By Walla!
 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Should Iran be afraid of Israel's long-range attack capabilities?

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi

Ex-IDF maj.-gen.: Halevi, Kohavi overemphasized intel. over combat forces

By 103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE
 Recruiting ultra-Orthodox members of the Jewish Community in Tel Hashomer

Journalist says the IDF needs haredim to safeguard West Bank settlements

By 103FM
HAREDI MEN protest outside the IDF recruiting office in Jerusalem.

How many Haredim can the IDF really absorb in near future? - Explainer

 IFCJ donates armored vehicles to Israel's northern communities.

IFCJ fortifies Israel’s North with new armored vehicles, security

The Axiom Mission 3 launches to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 18, 2024.

Ready for take-off: A look inside the IDF's new Space Directorate Unit

 Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 22, 2022.

The Chief Rabbi's comments: Tone deaf and damaging - comment

 MORE OF the women are trying to make it into special units like Oketz.

Women are shattering the IDF elite units' glass ceilings

 Israeli flags are seen as tanks and armoured personnel carriers wait to be unloaded outside Kibbutz Be'eri, February 18, 2024

Israel begins to rise in military firepower rankings after a decade of decline

 Israeli soldiers operate near the northern border with Lebanon, on February 21, 2024

IDF, Hamas exchange fire on Lebanon border; IDF to open new PTSD center

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags during a rally marking the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last month

Hezbollah says it launched a 'large volley of rockets' at Israeli aerial surveillance base

By REUTERS
 Flares, fired from the Israeli side, burn in the sky as seen from Ramyah near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2023

Hezbollah rains 60 rockets down on Golan in retaliation for Israeli strikes

 MINISTER-WITHOUT-PORTFOLIO Benny Gantz attends a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, in December. Gantz is undoubtedly one of the most responsible politicians in Israel; for him, the State of Israel is truly above all, the writer maintains.

Gantz, Eisenkot present plan to include haredim, Arab-Israelis in military or national service

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against attempts to change government policy that grants ultra-Orthodox Jews exemptions from military conscription in Jerusalem February 26, 2024.

What do Israelis think of haredi IDF draft exemption?

 IDF strike on Hezbollah commander Hassan Hossein Salami. February 26, 2024.

Smoked Salami: IDF kills Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon strike

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