On May 8, 1972, a flight from Belgian airline Sabena set off from Vienna towards Tel Aviv, named Flight 571. Twenty minutes after takeoff, it was hijacked by four terrorists from the Black September terror group.
Today, 23 years ago, Cpl. Ilan Saadon was hitchhiking on a road near his base. Hamas terrorists abducted him and headed for the Gaza Strip. They killed him during the ride. His body was buried in the area of Palmachim;
Guest post by Captain Jameel Murad, a company commander of new recruits in the Sword (‘Herev’) Battalion, comprised entirely of Druze soldiers: Every Druze child gets to hear about the Sword Battalion from birth, through the stories told by our
Great men say great things. Here’s a collection of quotes by the leaders of the IDF — its Chiefs of Staff — over the years. “A man talking fast has something to hide.” –Haim Bar-Lev Lt. Gen. (res.) Haim Bar-Lev
57 years ago today, the Israeli-developed submachine gun “Uzi“, named after its developer Uziel Gal, was first introduced to the IDF on Israel’s 7th Independence Day in 1955. 1) The Invention The “Uzi” was first developed after Ya’akov Dori, the
Brigadier General Yoav “Poli” Mordechai, IDF Spokesperson, shares five stories about fallen IDF soldiers he knew. On Israeli Memorial Day, an entire country bows their heads to the fallen. It is a rare moment in Israel when there is no
Beginning Tuesday night, April 24, Israel will commemorate Yom Hazikaron, the country’s official memorial day. The 24-hour mourning period will begin with a one-minute siren at 8 p.m. At that time, Israelis will stop what they are doing, wherever they
Following World War II, many Holocaust survivors fulfilled their lifelong dream and arrived to Israel. They were drafted into the newly-created Israel Defense Forces, and through their courage and determination, they helped build the new state of Israel. Approximately 120
Today, on the Hebrew date of Nisan 27th–the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising–the IDF commemorates the Israeli Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. The Israeli state was founded to function as a home for the Jewish people. The IDF, as the Israeli army,
Exactly 11 years ago on April 16, 2001 the then Saudi Arabian-backed Hamas terrorist organization launched its first rocket into Israel. Hamas is the ruling entity of the Gaza Strip and recognized as a terrorist group by the US, European