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His first order was the formation of the IDF – The Israel Defense Forces. The IDF was based on the personnel who had served in the Haganah and the Palmach (itself the elite force of the Haganah) [1] and was declared as the only legal armed force in Israel. Another main source of manpower were the immigrants from Europe.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit. ' Army for the Defense of Israel ' ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal ( צה״ל ), is the national military of the State of Israel .
Operation Sharp and Smooth (August 1–2) – Israel Defense Forces raid on a Hezbollah-run hospital in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Tyre raid (August 4) – Night mission carried out by the Israel Defense Forces frogmen, Shayetet 13, in the southern Lebanon town of Tyre. It targeted the Hezbollah cell responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera on ...
Watch a live view of the Israel-Gaza border as fighting with Hamas continues on Sunday 22 October. Israel has vowed to step up its airstrikes on Gaza which have already killed nearly 4,500 ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Pages in category "Israel Defense Forces" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. ... (Israel) Israel Defense ...
512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" – Eastern section of the Egypt–Israel barrier; 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border; 810th Mountain Brigade – Mount Hermon sector; 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" – Southern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier
An IDF modified H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR rifle Barrett M82A1: Anti-materiel rifle: 12.7×99mm United States: Used mainly by the Combat Engineering Corps and IDF Special Forces McMillan TAC-50 [citation needed] Long range sniper rifle/Anti-materiel rifle: 12.7×99mm United States: Used by IDF Special Forces. Barrett MRAD [citation needed]
Israel disputes this and cites historical and biblical ties to the land. Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent state. (Reporting by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Frances Kerry)