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
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.
Since its establishment in 1948 as a small collection of outdated airplanes, the Israel Air Force (IAF) has grown into one of the strongest air forces in the world. Throughout its history, IAF pilots have been achieving results that are
The graduation ceremony of the IAF Flight Academy took place Thursday at Hatzerim Air Base. The graduating pilots received their flight wings following completion of a three year course, during which they trained to be pilots and officers, and received
In a ceremony held today in Tel Aviv’s “Rabin” (Hakirya) Base, Major General Amir Eshel was appointed Commander of the Israeli Air Force. Minister of Defense, Mr. Ehud Barak, the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, as
A short while ago, IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that was in the final stages of preparing to fire a rocket at Israel from the northern Gaza Strip. The aforementioned squad was known to be firing rockets at Israel
Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a weapons storage facility and four rocket launching sites in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as a rocket launching site in the southern Gaza Strip. In addition, an IAF aircraft thwarted a rocket launch attempt
The IDF has many ways to protect Israeli citizens from rocket fire–chief among them being the anti-missile defense systems. The technology was developed, together with the US Army, in order to combat the increasing missile and rocket proliferation of Israel’s
February 1: Israel remembers Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli Astronaut. In 1997, Ramon was selected to be the only Payload Specialist during NASA Mission STS-107 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. He and his crewmates perished tragically in 2003 when the infamous Columbia shuttle
February 14th, one year ago, Major General Benny Gantz was officially promoted to the rank of a lieutenant general and was appointed as the IDF’s 20th Chief of the General Staff. It’s been an eventful year in the Israel Defense