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Earlier tonight, 2 rockets were fired from the north of the Gaza Strip towards the coast near the city of Ashdod.
In response, IDF fighter jets struck military targets belonging to Hamas in Gaza. Hamas will bear the consequences for terror activity against Israeli civilians.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of wisdom and vision of truth continue to inspire the world to fight for what's right.
Thank you, Dr. King. #MLKDay
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Moments ago, a rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel.
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Our troops downed a drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace earlier today. The drone was monitored by our troops throughout the incident.
We will continue to operate in order to prevent any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty.
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Today, we honor the memory of Lt. Gen. Yaacov Dori (1899-1973), the IDF’s 1st Chief of Staff.
Lt. Gen. Dori played an instrumental role in turning a small self-defense paramilitary into Israel’s national armed forces.
May his memory be a blessing.
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What terrorists in Gaza tried to do this morning:
•prepare explosives to attack Israel.
What terrorists in Gaza actually did this morning:
•cause an explosion in a civilian area inside Gaza.
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BREAKING: A stabbing attempt just occurred in Gitai Avisar Junction, south of Nablus.
The assailant has been neutralized. No IDF casualties.
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Our troops spotted an assailant who attempted to stab two of our soldiers.
One soldier blocked the assailant’s multiple stabbing attacks. The commander at the scene fired toward the assailant and neutralized him.
No IDF injuries reported.
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"The terrorist charged at me, I pushed him away. My parents stayed calm [when] I told them that there was an attack I was involved in, that they should not be afraid.״
––Cpl. L., a combat soldier in the Search and Rescue Brigade, who thwarted a stabbing attack today
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We are live-tweeting as IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi speaks at the Institute for National Security Studies 14th Annual International Conference:
The enemy chose to entrench itself and its weapons, including missiles and rockets, in urban areas.
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We Remember.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
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I'm that survivor, and I will #NeverForget
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The IDF welcomes US @CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. to Israel.
Together with IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi, they planted an olive tree for Tu Bishvat and will hold a strategic situational assessment against emerging regional threats. 🇮🇱🇺🇸
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Thank you @tiktok_us for
recognizing that Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah and its leader Nasrallah are ‘dangerous individuals and organizations’.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Applause 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is after TikTok removed this post from our account:
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A stabbing attack was just reported at the Gush Etzion Junction, south of Bethlehem.
The assailant has been neutralized. More details to follow.
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An armed assailant with 3 knives connected to a stick attempted to stab our soldiers who were operating at Gush Etzion Junction.
Our troops fired toward the assailant and neutralized him. No IDF injuries were reported.
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We apprehended a Syrian shepherd who intentionally crossed the Alpha Line from Syria into Israel. The suspect has been transferred to security forces for further questioning.
But this is not a first. Watch to understand why this matters:
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Wake up,
put on boots,
go to the field,
carry out the mission,
defend Israel's borders,
repeat.
Sort of sounds like #GroundhogDay...
...but we actually do this every day.
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Anti-aircraft missiles were just fired toward an IDF UAV during routine activity over Lebanon.
The aircraft was not hit and we continued our mission as planned.
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ATTACK THWARTED: A terrorist attempted to infiltrate the home of an employee of Sde Efraim farm, south of Qalqilya.
Another employee who was present at the scene fired & neutralized the suspect. We are conducting searches in the area.
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Shabbat Shalom from our eye in the sky.
@IAFsite Black Hawk helicopters soaring over Mt. Hermon in northern Israel as part of a recent operational exercise
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The IDF responds to the decision of the International Criminal Court:
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For the second time in the past week, we apprehended a Syrian who intentionally crossed the Alpha Line from Syria into Israel.
The suspect has been transferred to security forces for further questioning.
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The Northern Command’s
“Lightning Storm” exercise
will begin today to improve
our readiness on Israel’s
border with Lebanon.
The exercise will prepare
our troops for a variety
of scenarios, including
readiness for "combat day."
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"Hezbollah and Hamas have entrenched themselves in the urban territory with thousands of rockets and missiles, and have become terror militaries...
The solution? To expose and attack the enemy in a magnitude like never before.”
—LTG Aviv Kohavi in a briefing to @jinsadc
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