The IDF, or, Israel Defense Forces, is the national military force of the State of Israel and consists of the Israeli Ground Force, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy.
The IDF is headed by the Chief of Staff, who holds the rank of Lieutenant General and is the only active officer who does so. The current chief of staff is Herzi Halevi.
The IDF was formally established in May 1948 after the creation of the Jewish State, and it encompassed the three paramilitary groups that existed prior to the state - the Hagana, the Irgun, and the Stern Gang (Lehi).
Since the formation of the IDF, it has participated in six major wars including the War of Independence, the Six Day War, the Sinai War, the Yom Kippur War, and the first and second Lebanon Wars. Other operations include Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, Operation Protective Edge, Operation Guardian of the Walls, and Operation Swords of Iron.
Conscription to the IDF is mandatory for both men and women over the age of 18, with women in non-combat positions serving for two years, and women in combat positions, and men, regardless of position, have a mandatory service of two years and eight months.
In addition to regular military duties and activities, the IDF responds to national emergencies or crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides personnel to carry out work alongside the civilian population.
Golan, called for "widespread civil disobedience" in order to put heavy pressure on Netanyahu and his government such as "We shouldn't join the [IDF] reserves, until the government changes".
Two soldiers in the Kfir Brigade were killed in Nablus on Thursday, one was killed in the Gaza Strip.
Preliminary UNRWA bill passes in Knesset • Two wounded in West Bank ramming attack • IDF downs cruise missile
The Shin Bet and the IDF changed their combat tactics, their intensity and frequency of activities.
Two soldiers were seriously wounded in battles in northern and southern Gaza. Israel now controls the Philadelphi Corridor, aiming to dismantle Hamas's military capabilities.
The new program, co-created by Israel-Is and Merit Spread, seeks to prepare IDF reservists to engage in digital activism for Israel through social media, helping their mental health.
IDF Arabic spokesman Lt.-Col. Avichay Adraee revealed a document by written by a senior Hamas official, showing that the organization's terrorists broke into Bank of Palestine branches in Gaza
"That's why we have to enter it with planes, artillery, and tanks, and we must defeat it because we are in a decisive moment," Brig.-Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.
The soldiers were busy scanning tunnels in Rafah, when an explosive device detonated causing a building with soldiers in it to collapse.
The High Court of Justice's defense of senior Israeli officials against being put on trial in The Hague is now seen as exaggerated and baseless.
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