IDF
Fresh capabilities, in addition to re-evaluating offense and defense, are coming into play in the IDF, which assumes that in five years, its enemies will possess much greater abilities.
A 40-year-old near Jenin was arrested on Dec. 24 in a joint operation of the Shin Bet, Israel Police and Israel Defense Forces.
The unit is part of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps’ 869th “Shachaf” combat intelligence battalion, specializing in drone operation.
The IDF surrounds the Palestinian village of Deir Nidham in an ongoing operation • The victim, Rebecca Teitel, is in serious condition following head surgery.
Lt. Col. R., 37, who started her military service decrypting aerial images, says she’s “excited and proud” to be the first women in a job so important to Israel’s security.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israel struck targets in Damascus and Hezbollah positions near the Lebanon border.
“To secure its future, we’re partnering with the IDF to support each and every soldier who literally puts their lives on the line for their country and for Jews everywhere,” affirms Rabbi Steven Weil, the new national director and CEO of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
The exercise, codenamed “The Strong Base” (a Koranic reference), involved the firing of rockets into the sea and a simulated naval commando raid on Israel.
The “Mehr” news agency quotes a Yemeni official threatening Israel, after IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman tells a Saudi news site that the military is monitoring Tehran’s involvement in Iraq and Yemen.
Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, rescued by police, doesn’t fire his weapon.
Lt. O., who enlisted with no immediate family in Israel, “demonstrates how one person can secure a future for the broader Jewish community,” says FIDF New England executive director Luba Loewenberg.
Awad Suleiman will serve as the head of the IAF’s Drone Warfare Unit.
