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Fast Forward New Bill May Require Target Number Of Haredi Orthodox To Enlist
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bill that requires the military enlistment of a target number of haredi Orthodox yeshiva students passed its initial reading in the Knesset, despite threats by haredi lawmakers to bring down the government if it becomes law. Some 63 lawmakers voted in favor of the legislation and 39 against after a more…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Graduates First Female Tank Commanders
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli army has its first female tank commanders. Four women completed the tank commanders course on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces announced. “We can say after a year and four months that an armored combat team can carry out operational duties in the Border Defense Array under the command of a female…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Out At Gaza Fire Kites
In response to the fire kites, fire condoms and fire balloons that have been sent from Gaza to burn Israeli property in the past week, the Israeli military have carried out five strikes in 24 hours on Palestinians in Gaza. According to Haaretz, the IDF said the strikes were on Hamas targets in Gaza and…
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Fast Forward IDF Fires Patriot Missile At Syrian Drone
(JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces fired a Patriot missile at an unmanned drone that approached Israeli airspace from Syria. The IDF was unable to verify whether the drone was hit. It retreated from the border, the IDF said. A commander in the regional alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad said the unmanned aerial vehicle…
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Fast Forward Israel Destroyed Hamas Terror Tunnel That Stretched Out To Sea
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that reached several yards into the sea, which would have allowed the group’s naval commandos to launch an attack on Israel from its coast. The tunnel was destroyed by the Air Force on June 3, when Israel carried out several airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Opens Surprise Exercise In The Golan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces opened a surprise exercise in the Golan Heights. The military called up thousands of reservists on Sunday morning for the exercise, which reportedly will take place for several days. The IDF Spokesman told Israeli media that the large-scale drill, though a surprise to the participants, was planned in…
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Fast Forward IDF Strikes Southern Gaza Military Targets With Tanks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces struck a Hamas target in the southern Gaza Strip with tank fire. The attack early on Sunday morning was in response to a bomb placed near the border fence between Israel and Gaza, the IDF said in a statement. Three Gazans were killed in the attack, according to…
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Fast Forward Israel Becomes First Country To Carry Out Airstrikes With F-35
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is the first country to carry out airstrikes with the F-35 stealth fighter jet, the commander of the Israel Air Force told his counterparts from 20 counties from around the world. “We are flying the F-35 over the entire Middle East and that it has become part of our operational capability,”…
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