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"היום הזה נהייתם צבא"
"On this day you became an army"
Pictured: Soldiers at the IDF's very first swearing-in ceremony in 1948
On our 73rd birthday, we salute all the soldiers who fought for the existence of Israel & reaffirm our ongoing mission to defend our nation.
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Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, came out of hiding for a photo op. Watch him proudly display a child holding a firearm.
Does this look like an organization that wants peace?
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“There are people in this room who have saved lives—remember that this is what the IDF stands for."
—IDF Chief of Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi at the Southern Command HQ yesterday as part of a series of visits to units which participated in Operation Guardian of the Walls
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An IDF soldier was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem. The soldier received medical treatment at the scene and has been evacuated to a hospital for further treatment.
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The IDF has successfully completed Operation Guardian of the Walls. This is what the 12-day-long operation looked like in numbers:
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Day and night, Iron Dome Aerial Defense System operators work hard to keep the State of Israel safe.
They want to wish you Shabbat Shalom!
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More rockets are being fired at southern Israel from Gaza.
An important reminder:
4,340+ rockets have been fired at Israel since last Monday by terrorists in Gaza.
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🚨RIGHT NOW: Sirens sounding in southern Israel🚨
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OPERATIONAL UPDATE:
Since this morning, 300 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza.
In response, we struck ~30 rocket launching posts & a number of terrorists launching rockets into Israel.
We will continue to defend Israel.
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It's not easy fighting a terrorist organization that embeds its military infrastructure in civilian areas.
We use the latest military technology to precisely strike Hamas targets, while minimizing damage to the surrounding areas.
Take a look:
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.@SkyNews didn't do their research. You could have checked our Twitter account.
Maybe you should follow us. twitter.com/SkyNews/status…
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Ashkelon is just 8 miles from Gaza.
When rockets are fired from Gaza, Ashkelon's residents have only 30 seconds to run for shelter.
In the last 11 days, air raid sirens have sounded 389 times there.
That's 389 times too many.
We will defend our civilians.
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In response to the continuing rocket fire from Gaza into Israel, we just struck 2 Hamas terror tunnels under construction and a military tunnel entrance located inside a building in Gaza.
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🚨ROCKET ATTACK: Sirens sounding in the city of Beersheba🚨
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Jews.
Muslims.
Christians.
Druze.
Over the last 11 days, Hamas has fired rockets indiscriminately at all Israeli citizens.
In response, we have been precisely targeting the source of terrorism in Gaza—and we will continue to do so.
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Over the last 11 days, Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets from Gaza at Israel's largest metropolitan area, Tel Aviv.
We struck 2 underground rocket launchers used to fire those rockets.
We hold Hamas accountable for acts of terror against Israeli civilians.
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A short while ago, an anti-tank missile was fired from northern Gaza toward an empty bus in Israel. An IDF soldier who was near the bus was lightly injured by shrapnel.
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An IDF fighter jet just struck a Hamas multi-barrel rocket launcher in Gaza which was armed with 5 rockets ready to target Israeli civilians.
We will continue to defend Israelis from Hamas terrorism.
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🚨After over 8 hours of quiet, sirens are sounding in southern Israel once again.
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Hamas has spent the last decade building the 'Metro' terror tunnel network.
In just 5 days, we neutralized it:
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What you're seeing:
Yet another rocket launched by terrorists that misfired & fell back into Gaza tonight.
Why it matters:
The people of Gaza are endangered every time it happens.
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Hamas could be investing in Gazan civilians.
Instead, Gazans are paying the price:
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