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Israel Air Force. Air born branch of Israel Defence Forces astablished in 1948, currently headed by Amir Eshel.
 Israeli forces operate in the Gaza Strip on January 2, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: IDF fights on with drones, troops on ground in Gaza

 ISRAELI AIR Force Lieutenant ‘G’ says he always knew that he wanted to be an IAF pilot.

Meet the Israeli Air Force pilot from the US with a legacy to protect

By ERIC NARROW
 Palestinian man Ibrahim Al-Haj Youssef, who lost four of his children and his wife in an Israeli air strike, stands amidst debris, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Maghazi camp, in the central Gaza Strip, December 25, 2023.

IDF admits Christmas Eve Gaza airstrike killed dozens of innocents - report

 IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023.

IDF conducts wave of attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon

 An Israeli soldier operates in the Gaza Strip, December 21, 2023

IDF kills Hamas terrorists in Gaza City, finds weapons in toy boxes

 Israeli soldiers near the scene of a shooting, near the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, on October 11, 2022.

20 IDF soldiers killed since start of Hamas War due to friendly-fire, accidents

 IDF soldiers operating in Gaza following an overnight strike

IDF masses forces in southern Gaza as fighting rages

 The Israeli Air Force Independence Day flyover.

IDF, Hezbollah exchange fire, Nasrallah, Gallant exchange threats

 Lauren Friedman works on one of the IAF's F-35 fighter jets.

Religious American IAF reservist keeps Israel's F-35 jets in the air - interview

 A combination picture shows the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun before and after damage caused by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, northern Gaza Strip, October 10, 2023 and October 21, 2023.

Satellite images show before and after of Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes

 Smoke rises from after rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, October 22, 2023.

Israel at war: What happened on day 16?

IDF soldiers

Israeli soldier to 'Post': We all understand the task at hand

 PREPARING FOR a joint mission? US and Israeli fighter jets participate in the Juniper Oak drill over the Negev in January.

Israel's air force chief sets deadline for protesting pilots to return to service

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

Israel and US conduct joint training on air defenses

Technical personnel prepare one of six British Tornado fighters October 11 before the planes took off from the Royal Air Force base in Brueggen

More than 500 IAF reservists plan to refrain from service - report