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Saturday night 8:45PM: A rocket is fired from Gaza at Israel.🚨 Air raid sirens blare. Israelis have seconds to find shelter.
Now: We responded by striking several military targets in a Hamas compound in Gaza & 2 Hamas vessels.
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After a series of rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza earlier tonight, our Air Force just struck a Hamas military compound used for rocket ammunition manufacturing in Gaza in response.
We hold Hamas responsible for all terror activity emanating from Gaza.
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This week, Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza tried to kill Israeli children. Instead, they ended up killing Gazan children. This is how it happened:
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Terrorists just fired a rocket from Gaza toward southern Israel.
The rocket was intercepted mid-air by the IDF Aerial Defense Array.
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An Israeli Air Force flight cadet and flight instructor (res.) from the IAF Flight Academy were killed in an aircraft crash in southern Israel earlier today. Their families have been notified.
May their memory be a blessing.
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The IDF just sent soldiers on an aid mission to #Brazil. This is why:
#IDFinBrazil
Read more: bit.ly/2CPlmtu
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These soldiers in the Home Front Command are part of a volunteer program for soldiers with special needs. Today, they are packing coronavirus testing kits as part of the national effort to combat #Covid_19
We’re all in this together 💪
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Recap of last night:
🔺 36 rockets fired from Gaza
🔺 6 rocket interceptions by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System
🔺 1000s of Israelis kept awake in fear for their lives
And most importantly:
🔺 24/7 protection of Israel
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Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future 🇮🇱🇩🇪
48 years after 11 Israeli Olympians were murdered in the 1972 Munich Massacre, the Israeli and German Air Forces held a joint exercise in Germany, including a flyby over the site of the attack:
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The Syrian Armed Forces targets we struck included:
🎯 2 artillery batteries
🎯 Observation & intel posts
🎯 An SA-2 aerial defense battery
We hold the Syrian regime accountable and will firmly operate against any attempt to harm Israeli civilians.
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In overt & covert operations in Judea & Samaria over the last 6 weeks, IDF troops & Israeli security forces seized:
■ hundreds of thousands of shekels used to fund terror
■ 5 weapons manufacturing warehouses
■ 13 pistols, 25 rifles, 2 M-16s
Our fight against terror continues
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Shabbat is all about family, warmth and reflection.
Shabbat Shalom from our soldiers in the field!
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2 IDF officers were killed and 1 moderately injured when an IAF maritime helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Haifa during a training flight last night.
We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the two pilots who lost their lives.
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Now that's what we call #MondayMotivation 💪
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LTC Ihab Shlian is the highest-ranking Armenian Christian in the IDF.
He is one of 100s of Christians who serve alongside Jews, Druze & Muslims.
We all stand together in defense of Israel.
We wish him and everyone celebrating a Merry Christmas.
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STABBING ATTACK: A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an Israeli civilian on a bus at the Neve Daniel junction. Another civilian on the bus operated to thwart the attack and neutralized the terrorist.
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If you care about human rights, you should watch this video:
#HumanRightsDay
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Introducing our next generation of naval officers.
This class of the elite Israeli Naval Academy made history with the highest-ever number of graduating female officers 💪
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After a condo collapsed in Surfside, Florida, an IDF aid delegation came to assist on the ground. This is Operation Helping Hand:
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#HappyDiwali to all of our followers celebrating around the world.
आप सब को दिवाली की बहुत बहुत शुबकामनाए।
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This is footage that a Palestinian in Gaza filmed along the Israel-Gaza border. We were there to stop them and prevent attacks on our civilians just minutes away. This is why our soldiers were there today and everyday.
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After a long pursuit, the IDF & other security forces carried out an overnight operation to arrest the terrorists responsible for the shooting attacks in Barkan & Ofra that killed 3 Israelis. The terrorists were killed in the operation.
Terror has a price & terrorists must pay.
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Israel and the United States—an unbeatable alliance. 🇮🇱🇺🇸
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Each Passover, we tell the traditional story of the Four Children.
But what if the Four Children were entities in the modern-day Middle East?
Official IDF Twitter account. We tweet real-time information and updates in 7 languages—choose yours: bit.ly/twitteridf