Avichay Adraee

IDF Nahal Brigade kills Hezbollah terrorists responsible for murdering four soldiers

Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff-Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff-Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff-Sergeant Gilad Harel were Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion soldiers killed by Hezbollah terrorists last week.

|ByJAMES GENN
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 5, 2026.

Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon on Easter Sunday, as IDF raids Hezbollah cells

Meanwhile, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry on Sunday morning.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

Additionally, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Tyre after identifying Hezbollah operatives launching heavy rocket fire within residential areas.

|BySAM HALPERN, JAMES GENN
A fireball errupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese village of Abbasiyyeh on March 13, 2026.

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists carrying rockets into south Lebanon weapons depot

The IDF warned that Hezbollah was making military use of ambulances and medical facilities, accusing the terror group of exploiting protected civilian infrastructure for operational purposes. 

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, SAM HALPERN

IDF to Gazans: For your safety, don't approach off-limit areas, Israeli troops

The spokesperson warned Gazans against entering the Mediterranean Sea in the coming days, approaching IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 20, 2025.

Israeli air force strikes weapons storage site next to international aid warehouse in Gaza

The IAF intercepted the rockets as they were en-route to the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

DECEMBER 14, 2024BySAM HALPERN
IDF infographic showing the rocket launcher located next to an international aid warehouse.

IDF Arabic spox. slams Al Jazeera over claim army targets Gazans with sounds of women screaming

IDF spokesman slams Al Jazeera for false reports on alleged drone tactics in Gaza, citing lack of evidence.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A drone is seen ahead of the international "BLUE GUARDIAN" drone drill held in Israel.

Colonel Avichay Adraee thanks Lebanese journalist for praise on his anti-Hezbollah efforts

“Avichay speaks excellently. Everyone can understand him. He does a great job and looks friendly. Always kind and polite with a human approach, he also understands Lebanese humor.”

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByEYAL GREEN
Avichay Adraee: Israel's face to the Arab world

Israel's strategy in Lebanon is choking Hezbollah into submission - analysis

The relentless strikes on Dahieh have visibly weakened Hezbollah’s standing. Israeli officials believe these actions will force the group into submission.

NOVEMBER 17, 2024ByAVI ASHKENAZI
A billboard depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is pictured as smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 16, 2024.

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs after resident evacuation warnings

Images of the strikes surfaced approximately two hours after residents of Lebanon's southern suburbs were called to evacuate their homes by IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByKESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, October 27, 2024.

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, members of press team killed in Hasbaya hit - report

The airstrikes came approximately two hours after IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued warnings to residents to evacute.

OCTOBER 24, 2024ByKESHET NEEV
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon October 24, 2024.

Israel strikes Hezbollah weapons cache in Dahieh, Beirut after week of quiet

Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen.

OCTOBER 16, 2024BySAM HALPERN
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Hadath, Lebanon October 16, 2024.