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🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
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“The enemy uses the sea for terrorist purposes: to transfer weapons and to illicit funds and equipment designated for terrorist use. In this reality we face, our maritime supremacy becomes even more vital.”
—LTG Aviv Kohavi at last night’s Israeli Navy change of command ceremony
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"I advise our enemies not to test us.” — IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi on Iran & its proxies at the Operational Achievements Awards this evening
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Major G. was just appointed by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) commander as the first female flight squadron commander in the IAF.
"It’s a great privilege that comes with immense responsibility. The real work is still ahead of me. I am proud to serve in the IAF." - Major G.
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This is a video of Gazan rioters throwing an explosive at an IDF jeep. @UNGeneva, is this what you meant when you said that these riots posed no threat?
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Our #SundayVibes are training to defend our country—not just today, but every day.
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For the first time in history, we welcomed the Inspector General of the @MoroccanArmed Forces, LTG Belkhir El Farouk, to Israel today.
The IDF Chief of the General Staff led an honor guard as LTG El Farouk arrived for the International Operational Innovation Conference.
🇮🇱🇲🇦
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2. When the Syrian Army launched the missiles that hit the Russian plane, IAF jets were already within Israeli airspace.
3. During the strike against the target in Latakia, the Russian plane that was then hit was not within the area of the operation.
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Onwards and upwards!
Lt. Col. Amnon Shefler is the new International spokesperson and Head of the International Public Affairs, Public Diplomacy and Social Media offices in the Israel Defense Forces.
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In response to the 2 rockets that were fired from Gaza at Israel earlier tonight, our Air Force just struck Hamas military targets in Gaza.
Hamas will bear the consequences for terror activity against Israeli civilians.
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In response to a rocket that was fired from Gaza toward Israel earlier tonight, the Israeli Air Force struck Hamas military targets in Gaza including:
🎯 2 rocket ammunition manufacturing sites
🎯 underground infrastructures
🎯 a military compound
We hold Hamas responsible.
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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?”
~ MLK Jr.
In the largest military volunteering effort in Israeli history, these IDF cadets spent the day volunteering in Soroka hospital.
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IDF soldiers spotted & monitored a drone infiltrating Israeli airspace from #Lebanon earlier this evening.
We will continue to operate to stop any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty.
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Moments ago, an IDF aircraft fired towards a squad that was launching arson balloons from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel
1741
🚨AIR-RAID SIRENS SOUNDING IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL🚨
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Hezbollah blatantly violates @UN Resolution 1701, including breaching Israeli sovereignty for the sake of harming Israeli civilians. Hezbollah must be stopped. #CondemnTheTunnels
CC: @UN @unifil @antonioguterres @StephDujarric @Tenenti
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Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom.
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May this holiday of freedom bring you happiness, warmth, and hope for the future.
Happy Passover!
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“Lebanon is in the process of collapsing—a collapse Hezbollah has helped cause. But we do not intend to allow, as a result of this collapse, the rocket fire that happened this morning.”
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Every child deserves to learn and play in a safe space—not above a terrorist tunnel.
But for Hamas, their terrorist agenda always comes before the life of a child.
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You just had to be there
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Are you ready for the full moon tomorrow? The Israeli Air Force certainly is.
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