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🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
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The annual international joint naval exercise "Noble Dina", led by the Israeli Navy west of Cyprus, has come to a close.
Israeli Navy vessels simulated different scenarios alongside Greek, French, & Cypriot fleets & strengthened the cooperation between the navies.
🌊🇮🇱🇬🇷🇫🇷🇨🇾🌊
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10 years ago today, Syria descended into a bloody civil war under the repressive Assad regime.
We opened our borders for 5 years to provide medical equipment, food, clothing, diapers, civilian aid and more to 7,000+ Syrian civilians in Operation Good Neighbor:
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Operation Good Neighbor in numbers
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22 deaths. 240+ wounded.
Today, we remember the victims of the terror attack carried out by Hezbollah at the Israeli Embassy in Argentina 29 years ago.
Hezbollah’s terror is not only a threat to Israel but to the entire world.
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"Hezbollah possesses 1000s of missiles and rockets located in the heart of the civilian population that are deliberately intended to target Israeli civilians. The IDF will take all necessary steps to prevent that from happening."
–LTG Aviv Kohavi today during his visit to France
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Taking off into the weekend with a "Ra'am" (Thunder) F-15I fighter jet.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Our troops just spotted and apprehended 3 suspects who crossed the Blue Line from Lebanon into Israel.
The suspects are being questioned at the scene.
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A rocket was just fired from Gaza into Israel.
An alert was activated in open areas.
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In response to the rocket fired from Gaza into Israel tonight, IDF fighter jets and attack helicopters struck a Hamas rocket manufacturing site and military post.
Hamas will bear the consequences for terror activity against Israeli civilians.
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עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיִם
"We were slaves to Pharaoh
in the land of Egypt"
But 3000+ years later,
as we tell the Passover story of
our deliverance from Egypt, we mark
42 years of peace with Egypt.
Against all odds,
we stand strong,
defending our promised land.
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🥚 🍗
🌱 🥬
🍷 Happy Passover! 🍷
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🍗 🥚
🍷
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An assailant accelerated toward a number of IDF soldiers, hitting several vehicles southeast of Ramallah.
The suspect was transferred to security forces for further questioning. No IDF injuries were reported.
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Sgt. Ben's family was forced to escape Egypt in 1956 before safely coming home to Israel.
This is their modern-day Exodus:
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🇮🇱🤝🇬🇧
@RoyalAirForce Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston recently visited Israel for the 1st time, meeting with IAF Commander MG Amikam Norkin and senior IAF officers to promote key collaborative efforts and strengthen ties between the two forces.
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Each Passover, we tell the traditional story of the Four Children.
But what if the Four Children were entities in the modern-day Middle East?
1742
Overnight, our troops spotted and thwarted a drug smuggling attempt from Egypt into Israel.
90 kg of drugs worth approx. 2 million NIS and a vehicle were transferred to @israelpolice.
1743
IDF troops & @israelpolice arrested suspects who were spotted smuggling bags including 2 kg of drugs and firearms from Lebanon into Israel yesterday.
Weapons smuggled from Lebanon into Israel have been used in the past for terror attacks inside Israel by Hezbollah & others.
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Soldiers defending Israel in units throughout the IDF took a moment from their day to wish you a Happy Passover and Shabbat Shalom!
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INTRODUCING.... our newest intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance aircraft, the ‘Oron’!
Equipped with cutting edge sensors, including an advanced radar system, & AI, the ‘Oron’ will enable the IDF to maintain our intelligence superiority in the face of emerging challenges.
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Millions of Israelis live under the threat of enemy rocket attacks every day.
That’s where the Iron Dome comes in:
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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.
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Never Again
לעולם לא עוד
קיינמאל מער
لن تتكرر أبدًا
Mai più
Ποτέ ξανά
Nie wieder
Nooit meer
Plus jamais
Soha többé
Nunca mais
Nigdy wiecej
Nunca jamás
Už nikdy více
Ніколи знову
Никога повече
Daugiau niekada
Никогда больше
Niciodată din nou
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"There are some things that can never be forgotten."
Watch how Holocaust survivor Esther and her granddaughter, Gal, create change, one plant at a time:
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#Spotted in Tel Aviv: T-6 Texan II "Efroni" trainers rehearsing for the annual Israeli Independence Day flyover 🇮🇱
Official IDF Twitter account. We tweet real-time information and updates in 7 languages—choose yours: bit.ly/twitteridf