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Women have led alongside men in the IDF since its foundation in 1948.
The Chief of the General Staff has now decided to begin screenings for women to serve in additional significant combat roles in:
🔸️Unit 669
🔸️Yahalom
🔸️Mobility Unit of the Infantry Corps
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What does your day look like when you’re about to take the IDF’s highest position? We’re following the incoming Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kohavi on his big day 💪
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IDF Chief of Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi held a situational assessment at IDF HQ to instruct a series of steps for possible responses & prepare in the event of an escalation of the current situation. He has decided to postpone his trip to the US.
We remain prepared for any situation.
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2 rockets were fired from Gaza toward central and southern Israel earlier tonight.
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Earlier today, an IAF aircraft targeted a Hamas terrorist squad that was launching arson balloons from the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory
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Earlier today, a terrorist squad was flying arson balloons from the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. In response, an IDF aircraft fired towards the squad
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A report was just received regarding a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, south of Bethlehem.
The assailant has been neutralized.
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A Palestinian terrorist armed with a knife entered the community of Tekoa earlier tonight. A civilian operated to stop the terrorist.
IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are searching the area for additional suspects.
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟᴉp sƃuᴉɥʇ ʇɐ ʞoo˥
#WednesdayWisdom
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Using bombs at a “protest” is like using a lawnmower to shave your legs…
You just don’t.
#StopHamas
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Follow the Nahal Brigade soldiers through a 2-minute recap of their 12-hour and 25-mile beret march. Now they’ve earned their unit beret!
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2. We also struck this Islamic Jihad weapons manufacturing facility - they use their weapons to try to kill innocent Israeli civilians, we use our weapons to destroy their weapons.
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While Hamas aims rockets at Israeli civilians, the IDF strikes Hamas terror targets. This is terrorism versus defense
Read more about this morning's events here: bit.ly/2thotFI
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INITIAL REPORT: Shots fired at a moving bus near Beit El, north of Jerusalem. Two civilians lightly injured. Our troops are searching the area.
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It's hard not to smile after finishing four months of combat training.
Mazal tov to these Border Protection Corps soldiers who received their camouflage berets!
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An IDF soldier was killed in a shooting attack near the Shavei Shomron community earlier today.
2 assailants arrived in a vehicle & shot at soldiers conducting an operational security activity.
We express our heartfelt condolences to the family & will continue to support them.
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Meet LTC Efrat Kaykov.
She is the first-ever woman battalion commander in the IDF Artillery Corps.
She is a trailblazer. She is a leader. She is a warrior.
LTC Efrat—on #InternationalWomensDay, we salute you.
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This weekend, our soldiers want to wish good luck to all the players in the World Cup!
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Our troops apprehended the 2 suspects who crossed the Blue Line from Lebanon into Israel overnight near the border fence. Following questioning at the scene, the suspects appear to be job seekers.
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We salute the soldiers in units across the IDF who were awarded with the Israel Defense Prize yesterday for their significant contribution to protecting the people of Israel.
We are always innovating to keep our country safe. 🏆
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We wish those celebrating Eid al-Adha in the IDF & all over the world an Eid Mubarak! ☪️
عيد أضحى مبارك!
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In honor of Eid al-Adha, senior IDF officers met with leaders & members of Israel's Druze & Bedouin communities today.
The people of this land—Bedouins, Druze and members of all ethnic communities—will continue to fight shoulder-to-shoulder to protect Israel.
Eid Mubarak ☪️
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A short while ago, terrorists fired shots at civilians engaged in the construction of the barrier along the security fence near the northern Gaza Strip. An engineering vehicle was hit.
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