Today we’re introducing a new series: the IDF Tour Guide. Each week, a professional tour guide will take you to a different museum or heritage site that deals with IDF history and heroism. To kick off the series, we’re going
April was a special month for the IDF, one which involved both looking back in remembrance and looking forward in celebration. We took the time to remember those perished in the Holocaust and IDF’s fallen soldiers, while also celebrating Israel’s
SATURDAY In 1991, Lt. Zahava Elias’ parents immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel in Operation Solomon. Tragically, they lost two of their sons on the journey. One day later, Zahava was born. In 2007, her older sister died of cancer. Before
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attempted to violate Israeli airspace from the north. The IDF intercepted the UAV and successfully downed the target .
We’re proud to introduce a brand-new series on the IDF’s social platforms: the ‘5 Things You Didn’t Know’ series. Every week over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting 5 facts about a different IDF-related topic, from IDF history to special units and much more.
Today the 165th Course of the Israel Air Force Flight Academy graduated and received their hard-won pilot’s wings.
Here’s what happened in the IDF during November 2012.
In October 2011, an F-15 fighter jet took off from Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel. Seated inside the plane were an experienced pilot and navigator. Shortly after take off, the pilot spotted a flock of pelicans straight ahead. He
Overnight, the IDF targeted Hamas government buildings as well as several rocket launching squads that were involved in firing rockets toward Israel. As part of the IDF targeting of government buildings, Ismail Haniya’s headquarters, the Hamas Ministry of Interior, and
The following video shows terrorists from the Al-Quds Brigades, a radical jihadist group operating from the Gaza Strip, firing rockets at Israel from within residential areas in Gaza. The video was uploaded yesterday to the official Al-Quds website. By operating from densely