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Israel Defense Forces: Combined military forces of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the defense minister.

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Gaza Breaking: IDF Sends 100,000 New Soldiers To War With Al-Qassam| 20,000 HAMAS Fighters Waiting.. [Video]

Gaza Breaking: IDF Sends 100,000 New Soldiers To War With Al-Qassam| 20,000 HAMAS Fighters Waiting..

Israeli media report plans to call up 80,000–100,000 IDF reserve troops for a potential occupation of Gaza City under PM Netanyahu’s strategy to dismantle Hamas. The operation, approved in..

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Houthis POUND Ben Gurion With Hypersonic Palestine-2 Missiles; Boast of BIG Hit, IDF Denies Attack [Video]

Houthis POUND Ben Gurion With Hypersonic Palestine-2 Missiles; Boast of BIG Hit, IDF Denies Attack

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they have launched hypersonic Palestine-2 missiles at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, boasting of a direct and significant strike. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), however,..

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'Leaks, Blackmail, Clash': Israeli Defense Minister & Military Chief War of Words Shake Force Unity [Video]

'Leaks, Blackmail, Clash': Israeli Defense Minister & Military Chief War of Words Shake Force Unity

Tensions explode between Israel’s Defense Minister and Chief of Staff as a bitter public clash over military appointments threatens to unravel the IDF’s unity. With plans underway for a major Gaza..

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Al-Quds vs. IDF: Fierce Gaza Envelope Battle on Camera |Nahal Oz & Kfar Saad Under Heavy Rocket Fire [Video]

Al-Quds vs. IDF: Fierce Gaza Envelope Battle on Camera |Nahal Oz & Kfar Saad Under Heavy Rocket Fire

Intense clashes erupt in the Gaza envelope as the IDF and Al-Quds Brigades engage in heavy fighting. Al-Quds rocket forces target the Israeli settlements of Nahal Oz and Kfar Saad with a barrage of..

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Israel Accused of Assassinating Al Jazeera Journalists to Hide Gaza Massacre Plans Al-Shifa Director [Video]

Israel Accused of Assassinating Al Jazeera Journalists to Hide Gaza Massacre Plans Al-Shifa Director

In a chilling accusation, the Director of Al-Shifa Hospital claims that Israel is preparing a major massacre in Gaza and has begun by targeting journalists to silence the truth. Al Jazeera reporters..

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‘We Will Retaliate…’ Hamas Breaks Silence After Deadly Israeli Strike On Al Jazeera Journalists [Video]

‘We Will Retaliate…’ Hamas Breaks Silence After Deadly Israeli Strike On Al Jazeera Journalists

Hamas has condemned what it calls a “targeted assassination” of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, after an Israeli strike hit a tent for reporters outside Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital. Among..

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IDF WIPES OUT Al-Jazeera Team in Gaza; Admits KILLING Anas Al-Sharif, Claims He Was Hamas Leader [Video]

IDF WIPES OUT Al-Jazeera Team in Gaza; Admits KILLING Anas Al-Sharif, Claims He Was Hamas Leader

In a highly controversial strike, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed killing Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza, alleging he was a senior Hamas leader. The attack, which wiped out..

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Netanyahu’s DIRE Warning to Hamas | Vows to WIPE-OUT Hamas | Claims ‘Gazans begging to be freed’ [Video]

Netanyahu’s DIRE Warning to Hamas | Vows to WIPE-OUT Hamas | Claims ‘Gazans begging to be freed’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat Hamas, citing its refusal to disarm and release hostages. With 75% of Gaza under Israeli control, the IDF has been ordered to dismantle..

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Netanyahu Reveals Israel’s ATTACK Plan to ‘FREE’ Gaza | Blasts HAMAS for STARVING Gazans [Video]

Netanyahu Reveals Israel’s ATTACK Plan to ‘FREE’ Gaza | Blasts HAMAS for STARVING Gazans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat Hamas, citing its refusal to disarm and release hostages. With 75% of Gaza under Israeli control, the IDF has been ordered to dismantle..

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Israel opens another WAR FRONT? Troops advance into Syria’s Strategic Southwestern province Quneitra [Video]

Israel opens another WAR FRONT? Troops advance into Syria’s Strategic Southwestern province Quneitra

Israeli forces launched multiple ground incursions into Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province, setting up checkpoints, searching residents, and deploying tanks before withdrawing hours later...

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'Dare To Touch Al-Aqsa': Al-Quds Fighters RAIN QUDS-3 Rockets on IDF Forces After Ben Gvir’s Visit [Video]

'Dare To Touch Al-Aqsa': Al-Quds Fighters RAIN QUDS-3 Rockets on IDF Forces After Ben Gvir’s Visit

Hamas’ Al-Quds Brigades fired Quds-3 rockets at Israeli positions near the Nir Am settlement in the Gaza envelope, claiming the strike was retaliation for Minister Ben Gvir’s controversial actions..

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Israel’s Operation Dawn STUNS Hamas| Drills test readiness for large-scale attacks for Gaza Takeover [Video]

Israel’s Operation Dawn STUNS Hamas| Drills test readiness for large-scale attacks for Gaza Takeover

Israel has launched “Operation Dawn,” a surprise military drill led by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, to test the army’s readiness for large-scale attacks and multi-front conflicts. The..

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Netanyahu SLAMMED by his own NSA as Israel Suffers in ‘Unwinnable’ war against Hamas in Gaza [Video]

Netanyahu SLAMMED by his own NSA as Israel Suffers in ‘Unwinnable’ war against Hamas in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to seize Gaza City has sparked fierce internal opposition, with National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi warning it would endanger ten hostages and..

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Israel's Bulldozers Rip Through West Bank: Homes Blown Up, Shops Razed, Families Shattered | VIDEOS [Video]

Israel's Bulldozers Rip Through West Bank: Homes Blown Up, Shops Razed, Families Shattered | VIDEOS

In a night of devastation, Israeli forces demolished homes, flattened shops, and arrested over 10 Palestinians in sweeping West Bank raids. The IDF razed buildings in Dar Salah, exploded the Hebron..

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IDF Levels Syrian Military Base in Massive Night Strike |Top Hezbollah Commander Eliminated in Golan [Video]

IDF Levels Syrian Military Base in Massive Night Strike |Top Hezbollah Commander Eliminated in Golan

Massive explosions rocked western Syria overnight as the Israeli Air Force launched precision strikes on the Brigade 107 headquarters in Zama village, near the Golan Heights. The IDF confirmed it..

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Israel BOMBS Hezbollah Strongholds on Camera: 10 Massive Airstrikes Hit Missile Launchers in Lebanon [Video]

Israel BOMBS Hezbollah Strongholds on Camera: 10 Massive Airstrikes Hit Missile Launchers in Lebanon

Israel has launched a fierce and unprecedented wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, pounding missile launchers, weapons storage facilities, and key infrastructure in at least 10..

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BIG Military Coup Against Netanyahu Brewing? Netanyahu vs IDF Chief ZAMIR ERUPTS Over Gaza Plan [Video]

BIG Military Coup Against Netanyahu Brewing? Netanyahu vs IDF Chief ZAMIR ERUPTS Over Gaza Plan

Tensions at the top of Israel’s leadership are boiling over as reports emerge of a deepening rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief Herzi Halevi Zamir over the Gaza war..

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Caught on Cam: Israeli Forces Block Aid Trucks to Gaza | Starvation Deepens, UN Warns of Famine [Video]

Caught on Cam: Israeli Forces Block Aid Trucks to Gaza | Starvation Deepens, UN Warns of Famine

Shocking video footage shows Israeli settlers and security forces physically blocking humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza as the enclave faces catastrophic famine. The United Nations and Danish..

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Houthi Missile Attack on Israel FOILED Mid-Air |IDF Intercepts Strike, Sirens Blast Across Jerusalem [Video]

Houthi Missile Attack on Israel FOILED Mid-Air |IDF Intercepts Strike, Sirens Blast Across Jerusalem

A major escalation was narrowly avoided as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Sirens rang out across Jerusalem and..

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‘SURRENDER’: Mother of Slain Hostage Urges Israel To Surrender | Netanyahu BEGS Red Cross For Help [Video]

‘SURRENDER’: Mother of Slain Hostage Urges Israel To Surrender | Netanyahu BEGS Red Cross For Help

Hamas has released new hostage videos showing Israeli captive Dalal in a starving state, igniting nationwide shock and international condemnation. Iris Haim, mother of slain hostage Yotam, is urging..

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‘REFUSE TO SERVE': Ex IDF Soldiers And Israelis Call Netanyahu’s Gaza War ‘Genocide’ |"IDF Stop.." [Video]

‘REFUSE TO SERVE': Ex IDF Soldiers And Israelis Call Netanyahu’s Gaza War ‘Genocide’ |"IDF Stop.."

Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to protest Israel’s war in Gaza, with former IDF soldiers and Palestinian activists demanding an immediate end to the conflict. Protestors urged mass..

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Trump Envoy Witkoff Walks Through Gaza’s 'Valley of Death' as IDF KILLS 900 Dead Near Aid Zone [Video]

Trump Envoy Witkoff Walks Through Gaza’s 'Valley of Death' as IDF KILLS 900 Dead Near Aid Zone

In a harrowing visit to Gaza’s so-called “Valley of Death,” Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff walked the frontline near an aid distribution zone where nearly 900 civilians have reportedly been killed..

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Hamas Releases Captured IDF Soldier's CHILLING Plea for Food, Water; Blames IDF's Op Gideon Chariots [Video]

Hamas Releases Captured IDF Soldier's CHILLING Plea for Food, Water; Blames IDF's Op Gideon Chariots

In a harrowing video released by Saraya Al-Quds, Hamas' military wing, captured IDF soldier Ron Breslavsky makes a chilling plea for food and water, revealing the brutal conditions of his nearly..

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Another Israeli Soldiers Dies after Refusing to Fight Hamas & Al-Qassam Brigade | IDF faces Big Loss [Video]

Another Israeli Soldiers Dies after Refusing to Fight Hamas & Al-Qassam Brigade | IDF faces Big Loss

IDF reservist Roi Wasserstein, 24, died by suicide after 300 days serving in a war medical unit. His family accuses the Israeli Defense Ministry of refusing to recognize him as a military casualty. The..

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RAW VIDEO: Al-Quds Fighters Ambush IDF Troops, Bomb Merkava Tanks| CHILLING FOOTAGE Of Attack [Video]

RAW VIDEO: Al-Quds Fighters Ambush IDF Troops, Bomb Merkava Tanks| CHILLING FOOTAGE Of Attack

In a chilling display of urban guerrilla warfare, fighters from Saraya Al-Quds—the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad—launched a deadly ambush on Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops in Gaza..

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Journalist killed in Israeli strike feared his own assassination - as IDF claims he was a 'terrorist'

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Five Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza - including a reporter who feared he was going to be assassinated.
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'Almost like a game of target practice': British surgeon says IDF shooting Gazans at aid points

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IDF blames 'technical error' after Gaza officials say children collecting water killed in strike

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The Israeli military says it missed its intended target after Gaza officials said 10 Palestinians - including six children - were killed in a strike at a water collection point.
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IDF chief says conditions 'created' for Gaza ceasefire - as Trump says it could be 'this week or next'

Donald Trump and a leading figure in the Israeli army have suggested a ceasefire in Gaza could be close.
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Israeli soldiers 'psychologically broken' after 'confronting the reality' in Gaza, UN expert says

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Bob Vylan to no longer headline festival after Glastonbury controversy

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'Time of national shame': Chief rabbi condemns BBC's 'mishandled response' to anti-IDF chanting at Glastonbury

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'Very concerned' Ofcom says BBC has 'questions to answer' after streaming anti-IDF chants at Glastonbury

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Glastonbury organiser says anti-IDF chants 'crossed a line'

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Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has said chants of "death to the IDF" on its West Holts stage on Saturday "very much crossed a line".
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The Israeli embassy has said it's "deeply disturbed" by chants of "death to the IDF" at Glastonbury - as police also investigate the incident.
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IDF does not 'deliberately target hospitals' - former Israeli defence minister

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Hospital struck in Israel as IDF attacks Iran nuclear site

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UK calls for investigation after IDF fired warning shots as British diplomats travelled through West Bank

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The UK government is calling for Israel to launch an investigation after the country's troops fired warning shots while British diplomats were travelling through the West Bank.
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