Israeli Defense Force

Lebanon-Israel Border: Lebanese Army Raises Alert Level In Response To Israeli Tanks

Haaretz | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


The official Lebanese news agency reported on Tuesday that the Lebanese army had declared a state of high alert and deployed forces along the border w...

Breaking The Silence Claims Over Gaza Rebuffed By IDF Reservists

Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


In part of an ongoing schism within the ranks of the Israeli Defense Forces over alleged abuses against Palestinian civilians during Operation Cast Le...

Gaza Operation: Israeli Soldiers Tell A Different Story Than Official Military Line

Mikhael Manekin | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


Mikhael Manekin

Twenty-six soldiers have now come forward to talk about their combat experiences in the Gaza War, and their testimonies are radically different from the official version given by Israel Defense Force spokesmen.

Abdul Majid Dudeen Killed By Israeli Forces

Huffington Post | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


Abdul Majid Dudeen, the leader of Hamas' Ezzidin Al-Qassam Brigades, has been shot and killed by Israeli forces in Skak, a town just west of Hebron in...

Israel Probe Finds No War Crimes Committed In Gaza

Jerusalem Post | Yaakov Katz | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


The IDF operated in the Gaza Strip in accordance with international law and succeeded in maintaining a high level of professionalism and morals even t...

Gaza War: Israel Disputes Palestinian Claim On Gaza Deaths

AP | STEVE WEIZMAN | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday disputed Palestinian claims that most of the people killed in the recent Gaza Strip war were civili...

Weighing Proportionality in Gaza

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.14.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

The losses on both sides will be all in vain if the final outcome of the war does not substantially improve both the prospects for an eventual Israeli-Palestinian peace.