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Congratulations to our new Combat Officers!
Completing the IDF's Officer's Course is a huge accomplishment and great honor. We are so proud of all 433 of you and wish you all the best of luck in your new positions.
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On this Jewish New Year, we reflect on our new beginnings and look forward to many more.
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RAMMING ATTACK: Last night, 5 IDF soldiers were wounded when a Palestinian rammed a car into them on a roadside north of Jerusalem.
Within a few hours, we caught the suspect at a checkpoint after an investigation based on security intel.
We will continue to fight terror.
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OVER THE LAST HOUR: 80+ rockets fired from #Gaza at innocent Israelis. The Iron Dome intercepted several of them. We are currently striking terror targets in the Gaza Strip.
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Terrorists in Gaza just fired 2 rockets toward Israel. The rockets exploded inside Gaza, endangering Palestinian civilians.
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These balloons look pretty innocent...
but attached to them are dangerous explosives that catch fire on impact.
Today, terrorists in Gaza launched dozens of these explosive balloons, causing fires across southern Israel.
This is terror—and it must be stopped.
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Not only is rocket fire from Lebanon at Israeli civilians an act of terrorism, it also is indicative of the Lebanese government's lack of governance of terrorist organizations operating in Lebanon.
The Lebanese government is responsible for all attacks from Lebanon.
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When this small child stopped breathing, our soldiers were there to help.
A Palestinian family took their sick daughter to seek urgent help at a nearby IDF base. The soldiers quickly performed first aid, before she was transferred to a hospital.
We wish her a speedy recovery.
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She earned her pilot’s wings in 1954.
She was the first female navigator in the Israeli Air Force.
She was part of an airborne operation in the 1956 Sinai War.
Lt. Batya Varonsky-Orny (1933-2020) was a trailblazer for women everywhere.
May her memory be a blessing.
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Hezbollah decided we’re the perfect ones... to terrorize.
If you need a last-minute Valentine’s Day card, here’s a groundbreaking greeting on behalf of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah:
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⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
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Sgt. Ibrahim lost his leg after he was hit by a Palestinian in a car-ramming attack last week. When he woke up in the hospital, he said: “I want to go back to my soldiers...nothing will break me.”
MG Halevi, Commander of the Southern Command, visited him today in the hospital.
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Today concludes the "Tri-Lightning 2" F-35I (Adir) joint exercise between @IAFsite, @USMC & the @RoyalAirForce in southern Israel.
The forces drilled air-to-air combat, avoidance maneuvering of advanced surface-to-air threats & targeted strikes.
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇬🇧
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Here are the coordinates to put in your Waze. Let's hope the journalists get there before Nasrallah's moving trucks do:
📍33.854951N, 35.486802E
And two bonus sites to check out afterward 😉
📍33.832307N, 35.513772E
📍33.815185N, 35.510432E
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On International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism, we remember those who have endured, survived, and fallen in terror attacks in Israel and around the world.
We will continue to fight terror in every form.
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🚨 Sirens sounding in Tel Aviv 🚨
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Tu B'Av is the Jewish Festival of Love and today we celebrate it by showing you some of our soldiers getting down on one knee 😍
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This week, Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israeli civilians.
This year, Hamas orchestrated violent riots nearly every day.
This military will put a stop to Hamas terror. We have reinforced our soldiers in southern Israel.
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2:30am:
A rocket was fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians.
The rocket was intercepted mid-air by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System.
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In memory of the 24,068 who lost their lives in defense of Israel.
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Explosive balloons continued to be launched from Gaza into Israel today, causing fires on land across southern Israel.
In response, we just struck Hamas targets in Gaza, including a military compound, underground infrastructure & observation posts.
We hold Hamas responsible.
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🚨 RIGHT NOW: Sirens sounding in the Jerusalem area 🚨
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Are you ready for the full moon tomorrow? The Israeli Air Force certainly is.
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Happy Independence Day to the people of #Lebanon, our neighbors to the north! We hope you will soon be free of Iranian imperialism and #Hezbollah’s terrorism in your country.
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WATCH: Operational update with LTC Jonathan Conricus at a house hit by a rocket in the city of Ashkelon earlier today. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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