Overnight, IDF soldiers escorted 100s of worshipers into Joseph’s Tomb. Palestinian gunmen fired heavily at the worshippers, injuring 2 Israeli civilians & the “Shomron” Regional Brigade commander. IDF soldiers responded toward the sources of gunfire & escorted civilians out.
The tragic collapse of a 13-story building in Surfside, Miami last June left 98 dead & dozens of families devastated. After hearing the news, Israel sent an IDF search & rescue team to assist our friends in the U.S. When it comes to our allies, we will never hesitate to help.
This is Lebanese smuggler Leon Elalem. We know a lot about him. We know that he has deep ties with Hezbollah. We know that he tried to smuggle 35kg of drugs into Israel last week. Who guides his smuggling attempts? The Iranian regime.
"Once a paratrooper, always a paratrooper." This is the saying of IDF paratroopers, the brigade that liberated the Old City of Jerusalem in 1967. Now, a new generation of paratroopers swears into the IDF at the very same place, pledging to continue to defend Israel.
Meet Lt. N, Lt. N and Lt. N. We can't tell you their full names. We also can't show you their faces. But we can tell you that they graduate from the IDF's elite Pilots Course today and will now start defending Israel's skies.
Recent surveys show that many dislike returning to in-person work... Not terrorists Ismail Haniyeh & Hassan Nasrallah, leaders of the Iranian-backed Hamas & Hezbollah terrorist groups. It's business as usual for them in Beirut—plotting to destabilize & terrorize our region.
A delegation from the Israeli Fire and Rescue Services flew to Cyprus on Israeli Air Force aircraft this morning to assist in firefighting efforts in the north of the country. We are here to help our friends and allies in their time of need. 🇮🇱🇨🇾
IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi briefed senior officials from the IDF and U.S. @CENTCOM on the joint operational challenges of both militaries and opportunities for expanding the network of security cooperation in the Middle East. 1/2
“Alone we are strong; together we are stronger.” This is the powerful shared message from the Commander of the Israeli Navy, the Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and the Commander of Royal Bahrain Naval Force. 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇧🇭 unipath-magazine.com/naval-prowess/
As part of our efforts to target Hamas strongholds in Judea and Samaria, we apprehended 4 Hamas terrorist suspects in Hebron last night. In addition, during counterterrorism activity in the Qalandiya Camp, these 2 illegal weapons and grenades were confiscated:
What keeps this father going? Knowing he’s protecting his loved ones. Happy #FathersDay to all of the fathers keeping the people of Israel safe.
In response to the rocket fired by Hamas toward Israeli civilians overnight, IDF aircraft struck a weapons manufacturing site & 3 other Hamas military posts in Gaza. We hold the Hamas terrorist organization responsible for all terrorist activity emanating from Gaza.
For civilians in Israel, air-raid sirens mean that terrorists have fired a deadly rocket toward them. Over 100,000 people in the city of Ashkelon heard this siren tonight. They had just 30 seconds to run for safety. We will defend them.
Terrorists just fired a rocket from Gaza toward southern Israel. The rocket was intercepted mid-air by the IDF Aerial Defense Array.
🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
Last night, 3 Palestinian assailants in Jenin shot at IDF soldiers before they were neutralized by our soldiers. This afternoon, one of the assailants was wrapped in this ISIS flag at his funeral. This is Jenin—a stronghold for the world's deadliest terrorist groups.
Following the biased investigations that have been presented in recent days, the IDF once again calls on the Palestinians to share access to the bullet with which journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3HuZ9lo
Unlimited range. Unlimited partnership. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 twitter.com/US_TRANSCOM/st…
Overnight, IDF soldiers operated in the Jenin Camp to locate and confiscate illegal weapons. Palestinian assailants fired heavily toward the soldiers and hurled explosive devices at them. The soldiers responded with live fire. 1/2
On that note... COL Reut Rettig-Weiss has just become the first ever female IDF Brigade Commander in a combat unit. Here's to the history-making women of the IDF.
While the Iranian regime pumps billions of dollars into its terrorist proxies across the Middle East, Iranian people at home—like this family in Ahvaz—have no water to drink. The priorities of this dangerous regime are very clear.
This is Pvt. Muhammad, a Muslim soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. Proudly holding the Quran, he was sworn into the Golani Brigade in the holy city of Jerusalem. This is the real story of the IDF—Jews, Muslims and Christians defending the people of Israel together.
Green Without Borders. Sound like a harmless environmental group, right? Well, it's actually a cover for the Hezbollah terrorist army in Lebanon to establish command posts and gather intelligence. Here's a few snaps we took of Hezbollah operatives posing as civilian activists.
IDF and Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria overnight. 12 terrorist suspects were apprehended, and these illegal weapons were confiscated. We will continue to protect Israeli civilians from the threat of terrorism.
We tried to tweet a list of all the good things Hamas has done in the 15 years since it violently took control of Gaza, but...