The Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros @ChiefHNDGS, visited IDF Intelligence Directorate Unit 9900 today as part of his visit to Israel. 1/3
Two American B-52 bombers flying on their way back from the Gulf today were accompanied by IDF F-16i fighter jets over Israel. The flight took place as part of our close cooperation with @USAFCENT, which is significant to maintaining security in Israel and the Middle East.
IDF observation soldiers spotted a drug smuggling attempt from Egypt into Israel earlier today. The confiscated drugs, worth approx. 2 million Israeli shekels, were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing.
"The IDF is the people's army, an army that accepts people… regardless of their religion or ethnicity, background, gender or sexual orientation." This month, we celebrate LGBTQ+ soldiers who served, serve & will serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Unlimited range. Unlimited partnership. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 twitter.com/US_TRANSCOM/st…
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
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.
🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
Terrorists just fired a rocket from Gaza toward southern Israel. The rocket was intercepted mid-air by the IDF Aerial Defense Array.
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.
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.
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.
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:
“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/
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
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. 🇮🇱🇨🇾
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.
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.