IDF Officer Killed in Undercover Operation Inside Gaza
An IDF officer was killed on Sunday night while his unit was operating undercover inside Gaza. The flare-up comes while Israel and Hamas are engaged in difficult ceasefire negotiations intended to calm violence on Israel’s southern border, caused by weekly Hamas-led riots and incendiary aerial devices.
Defense Minister Presents Candidate for New IDF Chief of Staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Sunday presented Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, as the candidate to serve as the next IDF Chief of Staff to the Goldberg Committee, which vets senior public service appointments. After approval by the Committee, the appointment will have to be approved by the government.
What It Takes To Be A Great Leader
Israel’s current and former chiefs of staff reflect on what it takes to be a great leader. They seem to agree that Israel’s best military leaders have a sense of history and purpose. Personal responsibility is also high on their lists of desirable attributes of the best leaders.
Eizenkot Tours Syrian Border
IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot toured the Syrian border Wednesday, to asses the current status in southern Syria and the developing situation of refugees amassing along Israel’s border.
IDF Strikes Over 35 Targets In Gaza, Demolishes Attack Tunnel
The operation followed a day in which Israeli communities in the south came under barrages of mortar and rocket fire from Gaza.
Netanyahu Warns Israel’s Enemies of ‘Steel Fist’ on IDF’s 70th Anniversary
‘Our steel fist is clenched and ready,’ Netanyahu said.
Israel Marks Memorial Day With Sirens and Ceremonies
Approximately 1.5 million people are expected to visit military ceremonies throughout the country on Wednesday to pay their respects to fallen soldiers.
Two More Gazans Breach Border Fence Ahead of ‘Land Day’ Uprest
Two more Palestinians infiltrated Israel from the northern Gaza Strip overnight between Wednesday and Thursday armed with a knife and two wire cutters.
Israel’s 2007 Strike On Syrian Reactor Shows No Tolerance For Existential Threats: IDF Chief
‘The State of Israel will not allow the development of capabilities that threaten its very existence,’ said Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot.
Israel Confirms it Destroyed Syrian Nuclear Reactor in 2007
‘We had to prepare intelligence, operational and technological capabilities to remove the nuclear threat from Israel and the region,’ said Lt.-Gen. (Res.) Gabi Ashkenazi, who was the IDF Chief of Staff at the time.
