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13 unusual facts about Israel Defense Forces


Al Bureij massacre

The attack occurred after a Hamas ambush on IDF forces the previous night, which resulted in three IDF deaths and four Hamas deaths.

Arnoun

After the establishment of the Israeli Security Zone in southern Lebanon in 1985, Arnoun lay just outside its boundaries, although, from its position at the Beaufort Castle, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) effectively controlled the village.

The IDF left Arnoun in May 24, 2000, when it evacuated the Security Zone.

Ayit Aviation and Tourism

As part of its agreement to operate the route, the airline agreed that IDF personnel would be allowed to fly from Tel Aviv to Rosh Pinna for free.

Barak Bakhar

His call up was canceled though, being that he never completed his service in the IDF, a requirement of all Jewish players in order to represent Israel on the national side, and Eyal Meshumar was called up in his place.

Hadas Yaron

After completing high school, Yaron served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for two years as is compulsory for women in Israel.

Hassan Ghani

On 31 May 2010 Ghani was involved in the Gaza flotilla, when the Israel Defense Forces attacked an international aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, killing several activists and wounding others.

Ken Power

They visited 120 countries and interviewed members of al-Qaeda, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Force 17, the Palestinian Authority, the Knesset, IDF, and US generals, as well as Israeli secret service agents in the Mossad and Shin Bet.

Let Me Stand Alone

Corrie was killed in 2003 by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer while protesting the destruction of a Gaza house which allegedly contained tunnels for smuggling weapons from Egypt.

Maroun al-Ras

The village was the scene of a major confrontation between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah fighters during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Melody Sucharewicz

Chosen as the winner by a high profile committee (IDF General Gil Regev, journalist Rina Mazliach, media anchor Nachman Shai), Melody traveled around the world as a good will ambassador for Israel for one year.

Sultan Yacoub

During the battle, a column of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) armored vehicles were ambushed at a narrow pass near the Beqaa Valley by the Syrians.

Yaroun

In July 2006, Yaroun, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Qaouzah, and Rmaich, were caught by the gunfire between the political organization Hezbollah and the Israeli army.


1974 in Israel

1 April – The Agranat Commission publishes its interim report, which calls for the dismissal of the IDF's Chief of Staff Dado Elazar, director of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate Eli Zeira and the Chief of the Israeli Southern Command Shmuel Gonen.

Al-Kabri incident

The al-Kabri incident refers to a military operation carried out by the Israeli army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in retaliation for the ambush of the Yehiam convoy.

Amal Murkus

In August 2008 Amal sang at the birthday of Maria Amman, a Palestinian girl from the Gaza Strip who lost her mother, two of her brothers, her aunt and her grandmother after her house was hit by an IDF projectile, which also left Maria severely injured and almost completely paralyzed.

Amos Yarkoni

In 1955, the frequency and effectiveness of Fedayeen attacks being launched from the Egyptian-controlled Gaza Strip and the Jordanian-controlled Hebron Hills area against isolated Israeli civilian communities increased, and the IDF searched for new ways to eliminate the threat.

Education in Israel

After secondary education, students are generally conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but may request an extension of the conscription date to study at a pre-service Mechina, or in a college or university.

Eli Geva

The Israeli Chief of Staff, Rafael Eitan, attempted to negotiate with Geva, but he insisted and was consequently dismissed from the Israel Defense Forces.

Fadi Kafisha

In 2004 Kafisha was wounded during a confrontation with IDF soldiers and his arm was amputated.

Gadi Shamni

Aluf Gadi Shamni (born 1959) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently Israel's military attaché in the United States.

Herzliya Conference

The Herzliya Conference, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya, is Israel's center stage for the articulation of national policy by its most prominent leaders, including the Israeli President, the Prime Minister, the IDF Chief of General Staff, and the leading contenders for high political office.

Ilana Dayan

She was drafted to the IDF during the First Lebanon War, and served as producer, editor, and correspondent for the Israel Army Radio.

Internet Haganah

Haganah is also the name of the early Zionist militia originally formed to defend Jewish settlers in British Mandate Palestine, and which evolved into what is now the Israel Defense Forces.

Isayeret

Isayeret.com ("The Israeli Special Forces Database") is a website dedicated to the Special Forces of the Israel Defense Forces elite units (Sayeret) and the Counter Terrorism units of the Israel Police, Israel Border Police and Israel Prison Service.

Israel–Lebanon relations

On August 3, 2010, a clash took place near the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh between the Israel Defense Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces after an Israeli patrol operating on the border clashed with Lebanese troops.

Israeli whist

It is a variation of the classical Whist, that evolved among Israeli IDF soldiers in the nineteen eighties, and is still popular among soldiers and travelers.

Karine A Affair

Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz, chief of staff of the Israeli Army, announced in a Tel Aviv news conference on January 4 that the army had seized the ship while General Anthony Zinni was meeting with Yasser Arafat to promote negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

King Abdullah Bridge

During the Six-Day War, on 7 July 1967 a section of the bridge was destroyed by the Harel Brigade of the IDF and it became unusable.

Masada

The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Moshe Dayan, initiated the practice of holding the swearing-in ceremony of Israeli Armoured Corps soldiers who had completed their Tironut (IDF basic training), on top of Masada.

Nahum Shahaf

Throughout most the 1980s, he worked on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which Israeli journalist Amnon Lord described as placing Shahaf "among the leading developers" of the technology.

Omer Goldman

She notes that the crucial moment of her political awakening occurred when she went to the Palestinian village Shufa where the IDF had set up a roadblock and fired rubber bullets on a Palestinian demonstration.

Palestinian domestic weapons production

Even before the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, various militant Palestinian groups built domestically-produced weapons for use against the Israel Defense Forces and for attacks against Israel.

Rika Zaraï

In the 1950s, the Israeli writer, Aharon Megged, wrote a musical for the IDF Central Command entertainment troupe about five soldiers falling in love with five country girls.

Rinat Yisrael

New prayers recognizing the rebirth of the State of Israel have been added, including a Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel, a Prayer for the Soldiers of The IDF, and a service for Israel Independence Day.

S. Yizhar

In 1949, he published the novella Khirbet Khizeh, in which he described the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from their village by the IDF during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Shadi Sukiya

The IDF originally suggested that two Kalashnikov assault rifles and a handgun were found on the premises, but subsequently backtracked on the allegation (it appears the weapons were found during the operation, but not in the ISM's building).

Shirat HaYam

Four days later, when the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Police came to evacuate Shirat Hayam, he defended this self-proclaimed country alone with an M-16 after ascending the roof of his home.

Shlomi Koriat

After his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, from studying acting and theater acting school "Beit Zvi.

Steven Rose

Steven Rose, together with his wife, sociologist Hilary Rose has been instrumental in calling to boycott Israeli academic institutions for as long as Israel continues its occupation of the Palestinian Territories, on the grounds of Israel academics' close relationship with the IDF.

The Loners

Bluchin, a fighter of IDF's Golani Brigade, receives a notice that he is accepted for officers training.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1937

It expressed concern at the violation of the resolution on August 3, 2010 during a border clash between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Israel Defense Forces near the Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am and the Lebanese village of Adaisseh.

Yaakov Malkin

During the 1948 war in Israel, he served as a broadcasting officer for the Haganah and the IDF (1947–1948) in the underground radio station, Telem Shamir Boaz, that later became the Israel Army Radio (Galei Tzahal).