Posts Tagged: IDF Israel
Rescued and Reunited: Dog Kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 Returns Home
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) helped reunite Billy, a dog kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led invasion of southern Israel on Oct. 7,...
Why IDF Intelligence Needs to Be Better — And How to Improve It
The IDF’s current mechanism for determining and providing intelligence assessments rigidifies the thinking of intelligence analysts, and increases the risk that they will not recognize...
Israel Has Proved Its Doubters Wrong in Gaza and Lebanon; Where Does It Go From Here?
One claim frequently heard from commentators and experts, both within and outside Israel, is that Jerusalem lacks a clear strategy and political plan for the...
We Are All Israel: Our Neighbors Are Fighting for Our Lives
Sderot is located less than a mile from the Gaza Strip. Approximately 90 percent of the town’s 30,000 residents fled on October 7, after Hamas...
The IDF and Yitzhak Rabin: A United Military Serving a United People
JNS.org - The following is an excerpt from IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s daily order to all Israeli military personnel. It has been...
A Look Into the IDF’s Mysterious New Elite Unit
JNS.org - In the summer of 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) formed a completely new kind of elite unit, and many of the details...
A Glimpse Into Israel’s Spy Satellite Program
JNS.org - Before the break of dawn on July 6, Israel upgraded its spy satellite capabilities by a considerable degree after successfully launching the Ofek...
Israel Versus Anyone: A Military Net Assessment of the Middle East
Most published Middle Eastern military net assessments are based primarily on lists of units and equipment. Unfortunately, history proved that such lists are all too...
A Hamas Defection: Like a Scene Out of ‘Fauda’
JNS.org - It sounds like a scene from the show Fauda: A senior Hamas naval commando suspected of spying for Israel is clandestinely extracted from...
Defending Israel’s Skies Amid Global Pandemics
JNS.org - Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli Air Force’s Air Defense Array has continued to stand guard, monitoring and protecting Israel’s skies against a...
The IDF’s Momentum Plan Aims to Create a New Type of War Machine
One of the most remarkable aspects of the IDF’s new multi-year Momentum program is its revised definition of victory. To reflect the reality of complex combat...
Israel Hosts Foreign Military Delegations to Share Knowledge of Battle Simulations
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces is preparing to host some 25 foreign military delegations this week for a first-of-its kind conference dedicated to sharing...
Security Tasks Awaiting the Next Israeli Prime Minister
Whichever Israeli government ends up coming to power will be faced with a set of urgent security challenges that are coming from a range of...
Israel’s Information War Is as Important as Its Military One
In recent months, the Israeli defense establishment has made increasing use of “information campaigns,” or exposure through the media of enemy activity that has been...
