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5:40am 🚨Air-raid sirens sounding across southern Israel at this very moment🚨
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IDF & Israeli security forces operated in Jenin to apprehend an Islamic Jihad terrorist squad planning imminent terrorist attacks earlier today.
Armed gunmen fired heavily at our soldiers from civilian rooftops as they carried out their critical mission.
See for yourself:
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Operation #NorthernShield UPDATE: IDF soldiers exposed ANOTHER attack tunnel built by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel. 3rd tunnel exposed in a week. Hezbollah terrorists seek to kill innocent Israelis. We will stop them.
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Capt. S. just made history as the FIRST female pilot to ever fly the F-35i "Adir" fighter jet. She was just appointed as the new Deputy Squadron Commander of the 116th Squadron in the Israeli Air Force.
Here's to the strong women and men who defend Israel's skies & more. 💪
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Hezbollah decided we’re the perfect ones... to terrorize.
If you need a last-minute Valentine’s Day card, here’s a groundbreaking greeting on behalf of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah:
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Hamas' aggression continues. Hamas has just fired rockets at Israeli civilians living in towns near the Gaza Strip.
Hamas sees all of Israel as a target.
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She earned her pilot’s wings in 1954.
She was the first female navigator in the Israeli Air Force.
She was part of an airborne operation in the 1956 Sinai War.
Lt. Batya Varonsky-Orny (1933-2020) was a trailblazer for women everywhere.
May her memory be a blessing.
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We can no longer stand by.
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Watch what happens during this @FoxNews interview & ask yourselves this: Do these look like protests to you? Calling them that isn’t fake news, it’s just fake. There are 100s of Israeli families >1 mile from where @TreyYingst is standing & it’s our duty to protect them.
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Anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon hit IDF military positions in northern Israel. We returned fire toward the source of the attack in southern Lebanon.
We will continue to update as the situation develops.
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On #MLKDay, we take a moment to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words of wisdom:
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🔺 8:30pm - After 200+ rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel, IDF struck 120 Hamas & PIJ terror targets in Gaza including:
• Underground Hamas rocket manufacturing site
• Weapons manufacturing sites inside a Hamas battalion HQ
• Hamas military intelligence & security offices
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Israeli & Palestinian medical teams are cooperating to combat #COVID19.
Hundreds of coronavirus testing kits have already been delivered by #Israel to the Palestinian Territories & #Gaza.
Here’s the full story from @cogatonline:
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SHOOTING ATTACK:
Moments ago, a Palestinian fired at IDF soldiers near a junction southeast of Qalqilya. One soldier was lightly injured from the shooting and our troops responded with fire.
We are currently pursuing the assailant.
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In cooperation with the ISA & Israel Border Police, our troops apprehended dozens of terror operatives belonging to Hamas' student cell at Birzeit University, north of Ramallah.
We will continue operating to thwart any threats to the State of Israel.
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Iran is using its proxy Hezbollah to drag Lebanon into a war.
What is Lebanon doing to stop them?
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Earlier this evening, an IDF soldier was severely injured when an anti-tank missile fired from #Gaza hit this bus.
We have notified the family and hope for a speedy recovery.
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The IDF responds to the decision of the International Criminal Court:
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BREAKING: A Palestinian opened fire at a bus stop killing 2 Israelis, severely injuring 1 & injuring others at Asaf Junction, north of Jerusalem. We are searching for the terrorist. We will find him.
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Wishing a Happy 4th of July to our greatest ally, the United States of America, and all Americans defending freedom and democracy.
The unbreakable U.S.-Israel alliance is a cornerstone of our security and that of the entire Middle East.
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
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300+ US servicemen and women have landed in Israel for Juniper Falcon, the main IDF-US exercise of 2019. Side by side, we will strengthen our cooperation and readiness to face mutual threats. 🇺🇸🇮🇱
#SquadGoals
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Today, we exposed a Hamas terrorist tunnel that was dug from Gaza into Israel.
We stopped the tunnel and will continue to stop any threat to Israel—from above and below ground.
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