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IAF

Israel Air Force. Air born branch of Israel Defence Forces astablished in 1948, currently headed by Amir Eshel.
 A letter signed by graduates of the elite IDF Talpiot program.

Over 1700 IDF Talpiot graduates call for return of hostages, end of war

 Hamas weapons seized by the IDF in the Gaza Strip, April 14, 2025.

IDF seizes Hamas weapons stored in school in southern Gaza

 IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.

IAF conscripts asked about protest participation during security clearance questioning

Israeli Air Force F-35s seen arriving to an Israeli base, on March 15, 2025

IAF intercepts drone from East en route to Israel, shrapnel causes fire in Jordan

 Haredi soldiers completing an F-16 aircraft technicians course, and will ensure the operational readiness of IAF fighter jets.

Hundreds of Air Force reservists face expulsion after opposing Gaza war

 Donald Trump (illustrative).

What happened on day 550 of the war?

 Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the Nevatim Air Force base, March 11, 2025

IAF chief works to prevent letter of reservists refusing to fight, says war 'too political'

 US President Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC, April 7, 2025

Netanyahu and Trump meet at White House, speak in Oval Office

 An air traffic controller stands waiting for action.

IAF pilot to 'Post': How Israel established air supremacy over Middle East

 US Army 1st Lt. Tony Gosser with Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, views a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. October 26, 2017.

THAAD arrives in Israel: US bolsters defense against ballistic missile threats

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu appointed, then un-appointed, former naval commander Eli Sharvit to replace current Shin Bet head Ronen Bar. Here, Sharvit speaks at a graduation ceremony for new Israel Navy officers at Haifa Naval Base in 2019.

Israel's institutions under pressure after another week of multiple crises

Israel Air Force strikes Hamas weapons facility in Syria, February 9, 2025

IDF expands invasion into once impregnable Shejaia, killed 250 Hamas terrorists

 Hezbollah flags flutter as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

IDF kills Radwan Forces battalion commander in southern Lebanon

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

US to Israel: Don't strike Houthis in Yemen, 'leave it to us'

 An Israel Air Force jet takes off. March 18, 2025.

IDF strikes dozens of Hamas terrorists across Gaza in restrained second round

 Hospital staff transport the body of a foreign UN worker in an ambulance at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on March 19, 2025

Sources to 'Post': UN officials harmed by clearing landmines, not by Israeli airstrike

 Missiles are fired into the sky for an alleged operation against Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 18, 2025.

Israel at war day 529: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

 IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. March 18, 2025.

Israel's new Gaza offensive: What's different this time