Israel Defence Forces

An officer in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has revealed that the country is preparing for a "large Gaza operation to take place within the next few months". Speaking...

Senior officers in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have issued a warning about the growth of what they describe as "Jewish terror" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The IDF...

The Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee has said that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) must prepare for the scenario of a collapsed Egypt-Israel peace treaty....

Soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have raided the homes of some ex-prisoners in the city of Qalqiliya in the occupied West Bank. The homes included those belonging...

An Israeli newspaper has revealed that the main cause of death among Israeli soldiers is suicide. In 2012 alone, fourteen soldiers killed themselves, claims Haaretz. The figures provided by...

Israeli sources have said that the Israel Defence Forces' decision to prevent its citizens from going to the border area with Egypt and the security zone comes after the...

The former head of Israel's internal security agency has described the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Ehud Barack as "opportunists" in a lengthy interview with...

Ousted president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak knew in advance about the 2008 Israeli against Gaza his ex-foreign minister has claimed. "The attack," said Ahmed Abul-Ghait, "was needed by Israeli...

Israeli occupation forces have entered three Palestinian primary schools in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and detained more than 30 children, local sources have told MEMO. A...

American and Israeli experts in missile defence systems have questioned the capabilities of the much-feted "Iron Dome" developed by Israel's Armament Development Authority, after their research showed that the...

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has demanded that the Israeli army withdraw its troops from the northern part of Ghajar village in a sensitive border area. Israeli...

A senior Israeli officer has cancelled a planned visit to Britain fearing arrest for alleged war crimes. Major-General Doron Almog is the ex-commanding officer of the Israel Defence Forces...

Just over a week ago, Israeli armed forces dragged a French diplomat out of an aid vehicle in the occupied West Bank. The international news agency Reuters released subsequent...

The brutal killing of an unarmed Palestinian as he lay asleep in his own bed has been "regretted" by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). I am sure that the...

The innocence of childhood is precious, to be cared for gently and nurtured, allowing the child, whose future we are building, to develop happily and safely in an atmosphere...

Israel's war on Gaza has not stopped since Palestinians exercised their democratic free will and voted for Hamas in the 2006 election. The relentless warfare has alternated between overt...

The Middle East is in a state of constant tension, spreading from country to country. The cause is often Israel and its policies, including the main focus of the...

After a month and a half of anxiety, the expected has happened; Netanyahu's third government was formed with a fairly predictable coalition which excludes the religious parties Shas and...