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The Commander of the National Rescue Unit in the Home Front Command, Col. (res.) Golan Vach, will lead the delegation along with a rep. of @IsraelMFA.
The delegation consists of approx. 10 Home Front Command res. officers, all top experts in engineering & social care efforts.
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Burning condoms. We wish we were joking.
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IDF, ISA & Israel Border Police forces conducted counterterrorism activity in Jenin to apprehend 2 terrorist suspects overnight.
During the activity, Palestinians shot at and—as seen here—hurled rocks at the forces.
We will continue to operate against the threat of terrorism.
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Want to know what it looks like to blow up an underground tunnel built by Hamas? WATCH this video. Want to know what it feels like to save innocent people from being victims of this tunnel? Absolutely fantastic 😎
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We thank the outgoing Deputy Chief of the General Staff MG Eyal Zamir for his service and welcome MG Herzi Halevi to his new position!
Israel will continue to build a better military and develop our strength as the people's army.
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2/ HEAR: The sound of explosions heard by Israeli families who live minutes from the Gaza border.
We struck 2 Hamas posts in response.
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5 rockets were JUST fired at Israel from Gaza.
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🚨 Air-raid sirens sounding across southern Israel 🚨
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Lt. Col. Revital Barzani has just become the 1st ever female battalion commander in our Aerial Defense Corps.
She takes charge of the 66th Battalion, which operates the ‘David’s Sling’ Defense System & manages alerts for the home front.
Israel’s skies have never been safer 💪
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Our troops thwarted an attempted IED attack adjacent to the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, where they identified camouflaged explosives earlier today. @israelpolice is neutralizing the explosives.
We will continue operating to maintain security in the region.
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Looking for the perfect #Purim costume? Look no further...
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An Israeli Border Police soldier was critically injured by live fire from Gaza and is currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital.
As of right now, all the rioters have been dispersed.
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We just exposed a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near the Israeli side of the Alpha Line on the southern Golan Heights.
We hold the Syrian regime responsible for all events in Syria and will not tolerate any violation of our sovereignty.
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Meet LTC Efrat Kaykov.
She is the first-ever woman battalion commander in the IDF Artillery Corps.
She is a trailblazer. She is a leader. She is a warrior.
LTC Efrat—on #InternationalWomensDay, we salute you.
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Thanks to our soldiers, the number of attacks decreased this year. But even one attack is too many.
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“Every week [the IDF] arrests dozens of terrorists and operatives in activities that combine initiative, intelligence and advanced technology. [Last night], as per usual, impressive operational capabilities were demonstrated by ground forces and IDF troops.”
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A chilling first-hand account of the blast that shook Argentina 26 years ago.
Watch the full video:
youtu.be/mg4D-G_BotY
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Women have led alongside men in the IDF since its foundation in 1948.
The Chief of the General Staff has now decided to begin screenings for women to serve in additional significant combat roles in:
🔸️Unit 669
🔸️Yahalom
🔸️Mobility Unit of the Infantry Corps
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Wishing our partners over at the @USNavy a Happy 247th Birthday!
Here's to many more voyages together at sea!
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As fireworks lit up the skies to celebrate #NewYear2022 around the world, a different type of fire came from Gaza—terrorist rocket-fire toward Israel.
In response, we just struck Hamas sites in Gaza, incl. a rocket manufacturing site & military posts used for terrorist activity.
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Jews.
Druze.
Christian Arabs.
Terrorism doesn't discriminate against any identity.
We will continue operating against the threat of terror to protect all of our civilians.
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