Avichay Adraee

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026
Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

WATCH: IDF strike kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon, kill Hamas terrorist in Gaza

This image grab from an AFPTV footage taken on January 5, 2026, shows an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon.

After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon

An IDF infographic showing the letter from al-Qarara municipality demanding rent payments from displaced Gazans, December 2025.

Hamas demanded displaced Gazans pay rent on beach tents amid torrential downpour, IDF reveals


Iran directing Hamas money network in Turkey, moving hundreds of millions to terrorists

Hamas, with the support of Iran, continues to "push forward terrorist plots against Israel and is trying to rebuild its capabilities, including outside of the Gaza Strip," Adraee stated.

An IDF infographic showing Tamar Hassan (top), Khalil Farwana (R), and Farid Abu Dayir (L), constituting an Iran-backed Hamas money exchange network based in Turkey, December 7, 2025.

Israeli forces strike Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon

The notice pertained to the villages of Jibaa and Mahrouna. It stated that residents were required to evacuate to a distance of at least 300 meters from the designated target areas. 

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of El Mahmoudiyeh on November 27, 2025.

Hezbollah killed Lebanese figures threatening to expose 2020 Beirut port blast plans, IDF reveals

The four individuals allegedly assassinated were customs department officers and journalists who pointed to Hezbollah's connection with the deadly explosion.

A view of damaged buildings after massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, August 5, 2020

IDF strikes Hezbollah sites across south Lebanon after overnight strikes

The IDF's Arabic language spokesperson warned that the IDF will soon strike what it believes is Hezbollah infrastructure, instructing civilians to evacuate the adjacent area.

A photograph shows a sign restricting access on the Israeli side of the border with southern Lebanon on November 16, 2025.

Southern Lebanon explosion caused by Hezbollah weapons smugglers, not IAF strike, Adraee confirms

The IDF confirmed an explosion in southern Lebanon was caused by a Hezbollah smuggling operation, not an Israeli airstrike, as Lebanese reports suggested earlier on Thursday.

Hezbollah weapons, in an image shared by the IDF, November 13, 2025.

Goodbye, 'Mr. evacuate now': Arab outlets weigh in on Adraee’s retirement

Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson for nearly 20 years, is set to retire, with discussions underway to find his successor.

IDF Arabic spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee.

IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee to retire from military service

Adraee joined the IDF Spokesperson's Unit in 2005, following time served in the Intelligence Directorate's Unit 8200.

IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee poses for a picture at the Foreign Ministry, in Jerusalem, September 6, 2017

IDF escalates strikes on Hezbollah in villages to press for disarmament

IDF Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo on Thursday told regional northern leaders, "we know we need to be determined to attack, to strike, and to destroy in order to keep Hezbollah weak."

People and members of the Lebanese army gather at a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, in Abbasiyyeh, Tyre district, southern Lebanon, November 6, 2025.

IDF targets more high-rise buildings used by Hamas terrorists as it ramps up pressure on Gaza City

The IDF issued evacuation warnings earlier for those located in the Gaza Port area and the southern al-Rimal neighborhood.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Gaza City, September 14, 2025.

IDF strikes high-rise building used by Hamas in Gaza City as over 280,000 Gazans leave the city

Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued another evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. According to him, more than 250,000 Gazans have already left the city.

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

IDF strikes Hamas infrastructure and high rise tower in Gaza, urges civilians to evacuate to Rafah

IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee ordered civilians to evacuate a section of Gaza City, advising them to move southwards towards humanitarian zones in Khan Yunis and Al-Mawasi.

Smoke rises as a building hit by an Israeli air strike collapses, in Gaza City, September 5, 2025