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Israel Air Force. Air born branch of Israel Defence Forces astablished in 1948, currently headed by Amir Eshel.
 Smoke rises after an Israeli strike as Israeli forces launch a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 7, 2024.

IDF and Shin Bet kill head of Hamas's security department in strike on former school building

 An illustrative image of Israel Katz in the backdrop of a strike on Yemen.

'The last one standing': Katz says Israel will deal 'decisive blow' to the Houthis

 View of an Israel Air Force helicopter.

Half a century later: IDF finds rotor belonging to crashed helicopter

 An airstrike as seen from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. July 29, 2024.

IAF strike hits terrorist command center embedded in Gaza school compound

 The scene where a Ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit a playground and caused damage in Jaffa, on December 21, 2024

Why has IAF failed to intercept recent missile attacks at central Israel?

By Udi Etzion
Israel Katz at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

DM Katz not present at IDF military HQ during Yemen strike

 An F-35 Adir from the 140th squadron takes part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.

Israelische Angriff an Iran: Über 100 Flugzeuge und eine 2.000 km lange Reise in den Iran

A graphic detailing the Israel Air Force's strikes on Yemen. December 19, 2024.

IDF publishes new footage detailing strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

 (Illustrative) Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Yemen

Netanyahu: Whoever harms Israel will pay a heavy price

 A man takes pictures of a raging fire at oil storage tanks a day after Israeli strikes on the port of Yemen's Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024. Yemen's Huthi rebels on July 21 promised a "huge" retaliation against Israel following a deadly strike on the port of Hodeida.

Israeli airstrikes kill nine in Yemen, Houthi TV says

By REUTERS
 IAF soldiers, jets departing for strikes in Yemen, December 19, 2024.

While Houthi missile inbound, IAF jets flew to strike Yemen

 A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria, earlier this week. Israel took immediate steps to prevent instruments of war from falling into enemy hands, the writer explains.

Israel's preemptive actions in Syria: Lessons from Churchill's World War II strategy

 An anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 22, 2024.

Houthis fire ballistic missile at Tel Aviv, fragments crash into Jerusalem apartment

 An airstrike as seen from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. July 29, 2024.

Air Force strikes Hamas terrorists operating in Gaza UNRWA school

 View of the explosions seen in Syria. December 15, 2024.

Israel strikes weapon and missile depots in Syria

 IDF infographic on terrorists killed in the strike on the compound that previously served as Al-Hurriya school on December 12, 2024

IDF eliminates multiple Hamas terrorists, including Zeitoun commander, in Gaza strike

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

IDF attacks have permanently changed the face of Syrian military threat

 IAF Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu is seen speaking at The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit, on December 10, 2024.

The Air Force: Confronting threats far and near