Posts Tagged: IDF Soldiers
Israeli Military Committee: IDF Was Inadequately Prepared for Operation Protective Edge
A military committee headed by Maj. Gen. Yossi Bachar charged with reviewing Operation Protective Edge has published some of its conclusions. Among other points, it...
IDF Paramedic Describes Balancing Army Service, Hip-Hop (VIDEO)
A female Israeli soldier who serves as a paramedic on the Lebanese border said that though her job in the military is "one of the most meaningful things I've done...
Israel, IDF at Center of Two Gaffes in Lebanon
JNS.org - A Lebanese advertising company is facing some embarrassment over an image of an IDF soldier that it accidentally used in a social media post...
IDF Soldier Says He Shot Subdued Palestinian Terrorist Over Sense of ‘Clear, Present Danger’
Sgt. Elor Azaria claimed in court on Sunday that he shot dead a wounded terrorist in Hebron because he sensed “clear and present danger." "I acted...
American and Druze IDF Soldiers Who Died in Grenade Accident Laid to Rest
JNS.org - Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, including one American, were killed in an accidental grenade explosion on Sunday. They were laid to rest on Monday. The victims...
IDF Concludes Amnesty Program for Return of Equipment, No Questions Asked
The Israel Defense Forces recently ended an amnesty program that encouraged former soldiers to return equipment they had been holding on to illegally, Canada's CBC News reported on...
Hebron Soldier Charged With Manslaughter, Inappropriate Behavior for Killing Subdued Terrorist
The Kfir Brigade soldier who shot dead an already-neutralized terrorist in Hebron was charged with manslaughter at the Jaffa Military Court on Monday. The soldier was also...
IDF Bulldozer Hit by Roadside Bomb Near Gaza Border
JNS.org - An Israeli military bulldozer on routine assignment near the Israel-Gaza border was hit Friday when a roadside bomb that had been placed in its...
Soldiering on Through Tears
Since last Thursday, when an Israeli soldier shot a subdued terrorist in the head, the issue of the IDF's Code of Ethics has been debated...
IDF Reservist Attacked by Palestinian Terrorists With Clubs, Axes at West Bank Home
Two terrorists infiltrated the settlement of Eli in the West Bank early Wednesday morning, and attacked a local resident at his doorstep with clubs. They...
IDF Rescues Two Soldiers From Lynching by Palestinian Mob at Refugee Camp
JNS.org - Five Israeli Border Police officers were injured when security forces entered the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, on Monday night to rescue...
IDF Chief Orders Soldiers to Take Weapons With Them on Leave
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot has ordered all soldiers going on military leave for longer than three days to take...
New IDF Spy Camera Can Detect Terrorists Moving Through Fog
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has developed a new spy camera that will detect and identify people moving through fog, haze or heat waves,...
IDF Chief Says Soldiers Have Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders
JNS.org - In effort to maintain transparency in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel’s army chief on Tuesday said that soldiers have a duty to disobey...
