The structure of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) differs from most armed forces in the world in several ways. These include the close integration of air...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred...

The Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה, romanized: z'róa hibshá, lit. 'Land arm') are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The...

Israeli security forces, including the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Military Industries (IMI), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The ministry was...

The Air Defense Command (Hebrew: מערך ההגנה האווירית) is the Israeli Air Force unit responsible for the surface front of Israel's air defense, complementing...

backbone of the Israel Defense Forces high command for many years. The few tanks and armoured cars of these Brigades were the beginning of what was to...

The following is a list of military bases operated by the Israel Defense Forces, sorted by command....

The defense industry of Israel is a strategically important sector and a large employer, as well as a major supplier of the Israel Defense Forces. The...

intelligence agencies. Israel Defense Forces: Israel's Defense forces, comprising the Ground Forces, Air Force and Navy. Israel Police: a civilian force...

China, India, France, Israel, Italy, United Kingdom and Iran have all developed missile defense systems. The term "Missile defense system" broadly means...

Since the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, fixed-term military service has been compulsory in Israel. The draft laws of the Israel Defense Forces...

Civil defense in Israel deals with a variety of military and terrorist threats to the civilian population, which have included concealed bombs such as...

Defense Force, Syrian Arab Navy. According to the 2012 Constitution of Syria, the President of Syria was the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces....

an Israel Defense Forces brigadier general (Tat-Aluf) who was the IDF Spokesperson, as the commander of the Israeli Air & Missile Defense Forces and...

Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces used Arrow 3 and David's Sling systems to shoot down many of the incoming weapons...

serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel. Katz has been recognized for his role in modernizing Israel’s transportation...

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The Minister of Defense held the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces. After 1943, the Syrian...

The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic...

The Haifa naval base is a base of Israeli Navy, located in Haifa, Israel, and constitutes the main naval base of the Israel Defense Forces. The base is...

air attacks by the Israeli forces. Anti-aircraft artillery was successfully able to repel attacks from Israeli aircraft which at the time had limited...

Forces. The Israeli Armored D9 is a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer that was modified by the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Military Industries and Israel Aerospace...

(Hebrew: אמ״ן), is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department...

The Panama Defense Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas de Defensa de Panamá; FFDD), formerly the National Guard (of Panama) (Spanish: Guardia Nacional), were the...

the Coast Guard. Since 1949, all of the armed forces, except the Coast Guard, have been permanently part of the United States Department of Defense....

Defense Forces (IDF)". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2007. "The Israel Defense Forces". Israel Ministry of Foreign...

Committee, which supervises the entire Israeli Security Forces. The issue regarding the suitable structure of the IIC, and questions as to dividing responsibilities...

was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel, the first being the April 2024 strikes. Iran claimed that the attack was an act of "self-defense" in...

Al-Aqsa clashes, dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, injuring three Israeli civilians. The Israel Defense Forces said that it intercepted...

The IDF Code of Ethics, officially known as the Spirit of the Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: רוח צה"ל Ruaḥ Tzahal), is the code of conduct developed by...

Soldiers of the brigade wear maroon berets with the Infantry Corps pin and russet boots. As part of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tradition unique to the brigade...