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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.

 The scene of a drone impact in Eilat.

Iraqi militia, Houthi threat should not be minimalized

 A F-15 fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023.

How does the IDF designate, demolish terror targets among civilian structures?

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman during the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 17, 2018.

Oct. 7 activation of Hamas SIM cards at heart of PMO investigations

  Damage in Israel's North following multiple Hezbollah rocket barrages on September 22, 2024

Hezbollah attacks on Israel quadrupled since October, research finds

By YOAV ETIEL
 The Arrow 3 air defense system, used for the first time on November 9, 2023, to intercept a missile fired at Eilat by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Israel, Germany move toward 2025 delivery of Arrow missile defense system

 Leopard 2 tank equipped with Israel's Trophy system, October 29, 2024.

First German 'Leopard 2' tank equipped with Israeli 'Trophy' defense system launched

 A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.

Israel struggling with growing drone threat, experts say, calling for urgent upgrades

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), Director General of the IMoD, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir (center), inspectin new Israeli drone technology, October 15, 2024.

Ex-IDF air defense chief Ran Kochav to 'Post': How to solve drone problem after Golani base disaste

 THE RABIN ARAVA crossing between Jordan and Israel, north of Eilat.

'We would be alone in a catastrophe': Arava, Eilot regional council residents fear Oct. 7 scenario

By Peled Arbeli
 A Palestinian man extinguishes fire at the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 6, 2024.

UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of 'extermination' in destruction of Gaza health system

By REUTERS
 Soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, 9-Oct-2024.

Hezbollah rockets harm civilians despite IDF operations; Gallant: our strike will be suprising

 An Israeli emergency responder stands at the scene where a rocket, fired from Lebanon, damaged a residential apartment building when it landed in Israel, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Kiryat Yam, northern Israel, October 8, 2024.

IDF discusses returning northern resident as Hezbollah hits Haifa area with over 200 rockets

 IDF generals Dado Bar Kalifa and Dan Goldfus.

Two IDF generals promoted to rank of Major-General

 Head of Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Reichman University. October 7, 2024.

Liberman: Occupy southern Lebanon until Hezbollah not a threat

 People stand around apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following an attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern city of Arad, Israel October 2, 2024.

'Defense is more expensive than offense': The cost of Iran's missile attack and Israel's defense

 (Illustrative) An Israeli F-35 near the scene of the IAF strike on H Hodeidah, Yemen.

Will Israeli efforts deter the Houthis?

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024.

Netanyahu: 'Nasrallah was the core, the central engine of Iran’s axis of evil'

 An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.

Israel Air Force chief: We're preparing to assist troops in ground ops. against Hezbollah

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar.

Israel thwarts Iranian plot to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Ronen Bar

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Secretive cyber warfare: What is the IDF's unit 8200?

By REUTERS
 An Israeli anti missile system intercept rockets fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, September 4, 2024.

Hezbollah unleashes massive rocket barrages on North after overnight attacks

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