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We welcome the new @CENTCOM Commander, General Michael Kurilla, for his first official visit to Israel in this position.
The visit will focus on -
cooperation, maintaining regional stability and dealing with joint operational threats and challenges.
A Palestinian assailant armed with a knife charged toward IDF soldiers near the entrance to the city of Nablus this morning. The assailant attempted to stab the soldiers, who responded with live fire and neutralized him.
Meet SGT Likenesh. She is a combat soldier in the 47th Battalion of the Lions of the Jordan Valley. Likenesh received the President of Israel’s Award for Excellence on Independence Day this year. Likenesh's biggest inspiration? Her mother. SGT Likenesh, we salute you!
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WATCH as the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System intercepts rockets over southern Israel:
On this day 43 years ago, the IDF carried out its most daring mission to date. This is the story of Entebbe:
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