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Israeli Air Force (IAF) soldiers who completed the IAF’s flight course are pictured during a graduation ceremony held at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel’s Negev desert on June 25, 2015. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90.

IDF prepares for its new high-tech home in southern Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’

The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech firms, and to give a significant boost to the Be’er Sheva area.

Yaakov Lappin

January 19, 2018

An IDF soldier who was part of Wednesday night's manhunt to apprehend suspects in the drive-by shooting terror attack that killed Rabbi Raziel Shevach. Credit: IDF via Twitter.

IDF carries out manhunt in Jenin to apprehend terrorists behind drive-by shooting

The IDF carried out a manhunt in the Palestinian-controlled city of Jenin on Wednesday night to apprehend suspects in the drive-by shooting terror attack that killed Rabbi Raziel Shevach.

January 18, 2018

An INS Kolkata ship of the Indian Navy fires an Israeli-produced Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile on Dec. 30, 2015. Credit: Indian Navy via Wikimedia Commons

Netanyahu trip comes as Israel-India defense and tech ties continue to grow

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India is occurring against the backdrop of a massive and still growing river of defense sales and technology transfers from Jerusalem to New Delhi.

Yaakov Lappin

January 17, 2018

Joseph's Tomb. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Bomb discovered at Joseph’s Tomb ahead of Jewish visitation to holy site

A bomb was found, and then detonated in a controlled blast by IDF forces on Monday night at the Jewish holy site of Joseph’s tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus.

January 17, 2018

IDF officers visit the site where a terror tunnel was exposed at Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza on Sunday. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel that infiltrated Israeli and Egyptian territory

The IDF destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that ran underneath Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip as well as under the Egypt-Gaza border.

January 17, 2018

An Arrow 3 system test launch in January 2014. Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

Test launch of Israel’s Arrow defense system canceled for 2nd time in a month

The Israeli Defense Ministry on Wednesday canceled a test launch for the Arrow 3 missile defense system, citing a problem with its ground control’s data systems.

January 11, 2018

On Wednesday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot (right) receives a briefing at the scene of the previous day's drive-by shooting terror attack in Samaria. Credit: IDF via Twitter.

IDF bolsters Samaria forces, searches for Palestinian terrorists after deadly attack

The IDF significantly increased its forces and bolstered its intelligence operations in Samaria on Wednesday after an Israeli father of six was killed in a drive-by shooting terror attack near Nablus the previous day.

January 11, 2018

An Israeli Air Force jet. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.

Syrian army reports multiple Israeli missile strikes

The Syrian army alleged Tuesday that the IDF attacked Syria three times earlier in the day with jets and ground-to-ground missiles.

January 9, 2018

In late December, the IDF's new Haruv unit conducts a large-scale war drill that simulated Gaza’s urban warfare settings. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

New elite military unit ready to defend Israel from Gaza terror threat

“The Gaza Strip requires complex preparations, which begin three to four months in advance. Preparing to operate in Judea and Samaria is simpler than Gaza,” Maj. Nir Mor, deputy commander of the new unit, told JNS.

Yaakov Lappin

January 8, 2018