CPL Dennis Zinobayev was killed last night after a munitions explosion at an IDF base in central Israel. The IDF sends our condolences to his family and we accompany them during these hard times.
Chag Sameach from the soldiers of the Bardelas Battalion!
Time to rewind: here’s 2021 in 60 seconds.
#Spotted in Tel Aviv: T-6 Texan II "Efroni" trainers rehearsing for the annual Israeli Independence Day flyover 🇮🇱
Following the recent rise in terrorist activity, the IDF and Israeli security forces conducted joint counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria overnight. 11 terror suspects were apprehended. Our soldiers will continue to defend Israelis from the threat of terrorism.
What do Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Syria have in common?
A barrage of 20 rockets was just fired from #Gaza into #Israel. Approximately 10 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. This map shows all the areas in Israel that just came under fire:
Another rocket was just fired from #Gaza into #Israel. The Iron Dome intercepted it mid-air. That's a total of 7 projectiles fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians in the last 24 hours.
Our troops spotted armed suspects crossing the Alpha Line into #Israel near the #Syrian border fence in the Golan Heights. In response, our troops fired towards them. We will continue to operate against violations of Israeli sovereignty & the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement.
1/ This afternoon, hundreds of Palestinian rioters gathered along the security fence in northern Gaza.
A shooting attack just occurred from northern Gaza, injuring an Israeli civilian. More details to follow.
We just apprehended a suspect who crossed from #Gaza into #Israel. Our soldiers located a suspicious object near where the suspect was apprehended. The suspect is being questioned at the scene & our troops are examining the object.
🚨Air-raid sirens sounding in southern Israel🚨
Our troops thwarted an attempted car-ramming attack against a group of soldiers operating at a checkpoint south of Ramallah overnight. The soldiers responded with fire in order to thwart the threat. No IDF injuries were reported.
In response to the rocket fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians earlier tonight, the Israeli Air Force just struck a number of Hamas terror targets in Gaza.
The IDF prides itself on its creativity, innovation, and significant contributions to Israel's start-up nation. Happy World Creativity and Innovation Week! #WCIW
After a meaningful Yom Kippur, these soldiers are ready for a fun weekend. Shabbat Shalom!
Pictured: An IDF officer’s helmet after a terrorist in #Gaza shot at him during a riot on Israel’s border fence. Also pictured: Proof that Hamas sends ARMED terrorists to attack Israelis, while surrounded by civilians and under the guise of “protests.”
1 rocket was just fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians in southern #Israel. Thousands of Israeli men, women and children are currently in bomb shelters.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has been digging a terror tunnel crossing from #Gaza into Israel, a tunnel that is being destroyed at this very moment.
Israelis are helping their Syrian neighbors in need
In response to the rocket launch from Gaza into Israel earlier today, IDF fighter jets struck a production site for raw chemical material production, along with a weapon manufacturing site belonging to the Hamas Terrorist Organization. 1/2
🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
Two Patriot missiles were launched at a Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet that infiltrated about 1 mile into Israeli airspace. The IDF monitored the fighter jet, which was then intercepted by the Patriot missiles.
IDF soldiers spotted & monitored a drone infiltrating Israeli airspace from #Lebanon earlier this evening. We will continue to operate to stop any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty.