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Moments ago, an IDF aircraft targeted a vehicle used by a group of Palestinians to launch arson balloons from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel
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Sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. More details to follow.
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A terrorist rammed his car toward a number of IDF troops & hit a soldier near the community of Halamish earlier this evening.
The soldier has been evacuated by helicopter to a hospital for treatment.
The terrorist injured himself in the attack and was apprehended at the scene.
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3 failed attempts to launch rockets from the Gaza Strip were identified. The rockets exploded inside the Gaza Strip. As a result, an alert was activated in the Home Front Command App in open areas only.
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History in the making!
Congratulations to BG Naama Rosen-Grimberg on becoming the first ever woman to take on the role of Military Secretary to the President of Israel.
BG Rosen-Grimberg will become the third woman on the General Staff forum—the largest number to date.
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Today, we honor the memory of Lt. Gen. Yaacov Dori (1899-1973), the IDF’s 1st Chief of Staff.
Lt. Gen. Dori played an instrumental role in turning a small self-defense paramilitary into Israel’s national armed forces.
May his memory be a blessing.
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OPERATIONAL UPDATE: A shooting attack on a military post near Ramallah occurred tonight. Initial details indicate that an assailant fired a number of rounds toward the post. No IDF injuries were reported.
Our troops are conducting searches in the area.
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Meet our new Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Aviv Kohavi! 🎉
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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.
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.@UNIFIL_ gives additional confirmation of the existence of #Hezbollah attack tunnels dug from Lebanon into Israel which were exposed as a part of IDF Operation #NorthernShield. @UNIFIL_ calls on #Lebanon to take urgent action against this violation of @UN resolution 1701.
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INITIAL REPORT: A shooting took place in Barkan, near the community of Ariel. There are reports of three casualties. IDF troops and police forces are at the scene.
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🚨Sirens sounded in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. Details to follow.
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WATCH: IDF special forces continued counterterrorism efforts in the Jenin area overnight.
Dozens of Palestinians fired live ammunition and hurled rocks and explosives at soldiers, who responded with live ammunition.
Our soldiers apprehended a total of 12 terrorist suspects.
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In response to the attack, IDF aircraft struck a number of terror targets in a Hamas military compound in the northern Gaza Strip.
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IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi:
“The IDF and the intelligence community know a fair amount about what is happening in Iran and are working against Iranian entrenchment throughout the Middle East. Operations to counter threatening Iranian capabilities…
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170 of 190 km of Israeli coast were damaged in an ecological disaster this week.
Under the direction of Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi & the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, 1000s of IDF soldiers will assist in mapping and cleaning affected areas.
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Israeli civilian stabbed by terrorist while at a mall in the Gush Etzion area, south of Jerusalem. An additional civilian at the scene neutralized the terrorist. Our troops are at the scene.
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🚨 Sirens sounding in southern Israel 🚨
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As our navy ends a successful visit with the US Chief of Naval Operations and thanksgiving begins, we can’t help but look at our alliance and friendship with the US military and be #thankful. We want to wish our @USNavy counterparts a #HappyThanksgiving
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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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This kind and any other kind of terror are unacceptable.
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Following last night’s stabbing attack in the community of Adam, north of Jerusalem, 31 year old Yotam Ovadia was murdered and two other civilians were injured
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