Category: IDF
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IDF chief Halevi resigns over October 7 failures
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The IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Herzl Halevy, admitted responsibility for the failure and will step down from his position on March 6. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzl Halevy today informed Defense Minister Yisrael Katz that he will step down effective March 6. He told Katz: “In recognition…
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Haredi recruitment to IDF down 36% in a decade
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Recruitment into the IDF is not only a marginal phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox community; It is also in decline. 1,266 haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) were drafted in 2023, compared to 1,972 in 2013, a 36% decline, according to the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual survey of the ultra-Orthodox community. Meanwhile, the number…
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Haredi recruitment to IDF down 36% in a decade
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Recruitment into the IDF is not only a marginal phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox community; It is also in decline. 1,266 haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) were drafted in 2023, compared to 1,972 in 2013, a 36% decline, according to the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual survey of the ultra-Orthodox community. Meanwhile, the number…
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Former IDF chief joins Canadian VC fund AWZ
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Former Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi joins a Canadian venture capital fund AWZ projectsin a move that reflects a growing trend of retired senior Israeli security forces officers to enter the technology sector. Kochavi, who resigned as IDF Chief of Staff in January 2023, joins a list…
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IDF confirms ground operation underway in Lebanon
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The operation is said to be limited and focused on dismantling Hezbollah’s offensive infrastructure along the border. The Israeli army spokesman’s unit confirmed that Israeli ground forces began limited and focused operations against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel. The Israeli army statement said that the…
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Moving IDF bases tops gov’t housing plan
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Evacuating IDF bases, moving the Volcani Institute – the Agricultural Research Organization from its campus in Beit Dagan, and reducing the size of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School are at the top of the government’s housing plans for 2025. This is alongside extensive plans to increase the housing supply through…
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IDF: Hostages were murdered shortly before being found
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Initial investigations by the Israel Defense Forces into the deaths of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip indicate that they were killed shortly after the IDF located them, Channel 12 News reported. Last night, the IDF retrieved the bodies of the six from a tunnel in…
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Israeli startups provide IDF with tech advantage
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Over the 10 months since the war began, the IDF and the Defense Ministry have racked up a number of achievements on the battlefield, including the acquisition of advanced technologies. Since October 7, the Defense Ministry’s Research and Development Directorate has purchased a range of products from more than 100…
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Five IDF soldiers killed by friendly fire
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In the incident that occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, two tanks opened fire on a building entered by soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade. The Israeli army spokesman allowed to report the killing of five combat soldiers from the 202nd Paratroopers Battalion during operations in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza…
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Imco signs NIS 377m IDF armored corps deal
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Israeli Defense Electronics Solutions Company AIMCO INDUSTRIES The Israeli Ministry of Defense today announced a multi-year framework agreement worth NIS 377 million, under which Emco will manufacture and supply electrical systems and subsystems, including advanced video management systems, voltage management systems and instruments, for the IDF’s armored combat vehicles –…