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Israel: Nine injured in rockfall near Dead Sea
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to MDA, the injured include a five-year-old boy in critical condition, a four-year-old girl in moderate condition, and four others who were lightly hurt.
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Israeli soldier dies during training exercise, extreme heat likely cause
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The soldier, identified as Corporal Hillel Nehemiah Ofen served in the Combat Engineering Corps’s Yahalom special operations unit, the military announced.
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Israel broils under heat wave, breaks record for electricity usage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israelis continued sweltering under a heat wave on Monday, breaking records for electricity usage. The extreme temperatures were blamed for the death of a soldier during a training exercise, the suspension of some flights at Ben Gurion International Airport, and significant agricultural dama
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Israeli army launches initiative to transform organic waste into renewable
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In an effort to address environmental sustainability, the Israel Ministry of Defence and the Israel Defence Forces launched an initiative on Monday to convert organic waste on military bases into renewable energy.
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Israel: IDF Chief of Staff holds discussion with senior brass on reservist
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi on Monday held a discussion with senior IDF officers – mainly generals – on the controversy surrounding the growing number of IDF reservists who are threatening to refuse to report for duty when called up in protest ove
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Israeli forces attacked near Bethlehem, three wounded
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that on Friday afternoon what it described as a violent disturbance occurred near the village of Beit Ummar, which is located near Hebron, during which suspects threw stones and explosives at IDF and Border Police forces.
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Israel: Soldiers with disabilities earn special berets
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
These 11 new soldiers, all from Ashklelon’s Moriah School, are proud members of Special in Uniform, a revolutionary project of the IDF in conjunction with the Jewish National Fund-USA. The program incorporates young people with mild physical and mental disabilities such as Downs Syndrome, ce
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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff reviews northern border
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi toured the Galil formation sector (91 – part of the IDF northern command) Monday evening, together with the commander of the Northern Command, Major General Uri Gordin, the commander of the “Galil” formation, Brigadier Gene
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Israeli, US Air Forces launch joint 'Juniper Oak' exercise
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The air forces of the US and Israeli started a new round of their bilateral "Juniper Oak" training exercise on Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces announced.
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How the Israeli Air Force is preparing for multi-arena war
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Israeli Air Force played a key role in the exercise, reflecting its centrality as Israel's strategic arm.
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Defense Minister Gallant: Jenin is no longer factory for terror
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Israel Defense Forces' intensified security operation in Jenin entered its second day on Tuesday, and looked to be on track to achieving its goal of shattering the concept of Jenin as a terrorist haven out of reach of the Israeli military.
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3 killed in Israel's military operation in West Bank's Jenin, says Palesti
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement shared on Telegram said it launched an "extensive counterterrorism effort in the area of the city of Jenin and the Jenin Camp," striking "terrorist infrastructure."
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