Israel Defense Forces strikes cause an explosion in Khan Yunes in the northern Gaza Strip May 16, ... making the prospect of a ceasefire dim throughout the Shavuot holiday, ...

The Israel Defense Forces, often referred to as IDF, is the combined armed forces of Israel, including the army, navy and air force. It was established in 1948, two weeks after Israel became an ...

And the Israel Defense Forces did not yet officially exist. But when Shavuot came, so did the people. ... Related Tags Israel Shavuot Jewish holidays history Jewish history. Hot Opinion ...

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. ... It was Shavuot in the newly declared State of Israel, ... And the Israel Defense Forces did not yet officially exist.

With Jerusalem Day behind us and Rosh Chodesh Sivan and Shavuot before us, we open the book of Numbers where G-d's number one priority is to establish an Israel Defense Force to guard over the ...

The men and women who make up the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are some of the most highly trained in the world. By land, air, and sea, the IDF’s major objective is to protect the state of Israel ...

From its birth in the War of Independence of 1948, the Israel Defense Forces has carefully cultivated its reputation as a people’s army, unique in the world both as a fighting force and for the ...

Israel began conducting airstrikes on Lebanon on September 23, and as a result, the Israeli Defense Force and the Lebanese Army are likely to go head-to-head to defend their nations.