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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is the military force responsible for safeguarding the security of the State of Israel. Comprising of ground, air, and naval components, the IDF plays a central role in defending Israel's borders, conducting operations, and maintaining a state of readiness.

  IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Delegation departs for hostage talks, Israel missed chance to hit Iran's nuclear sites

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian flag (illustration).

'Post' reveals why Israel held back from striking Iran's nuclear sites

Protesters call for a hostage deal at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on April 21, 2025.

Hamas releases propaganda hostage video, Security forces strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian flag (illustration).

Trump discusses hostages, Iran with Netanyahu, IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist

 IDF soldiers from Unit 636, operating under the 36th Division, eliminate Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, October 9, 2024.

How IDF engineering tech is saving soldiers lives before getting to the battlefield

 IDF soldiers operating in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, March 23, 2025.

'If they were kidnapped, it would've changed the war': Soldiers criticize Gaza incident

 IDF soldiers conduct counterterror operations in the West Bank, April 21, 2025.

IDF seizes terrorist explosives cache in overnight West Bank operations

 IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

'Post' embeds in Gaza, Netanyahu and Bar clash

 Palestinian youth demonstrate their skills during an exercise at a military-style camp organized by Hamas , in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, August 8, 2023

Hamas 'opened the door' for additional 30,000 recruits

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.

IDF self-sabotaging by letting Gazans return home, expert says

 Palestinians mourn medics, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered, according to the Red Crescent, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2025

IDF fires Golani commander, censures brigade chief over killing of 14 Gaza medics

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.

WATCH: IDF strikes over 150 Hamas terror targets throughout weekend operations

 IDF operating in Gaza, April 17, 2025.

IDF and Shin Bet kill Hamas head of weapons smuggling, additional PIJ terrorist

 Tomer Perry

Cyber arms race: Can Israel stay ahead of the increased threats of the Israel-Hamas War?

 An Israel Air Force jet takes off. March 18, 2025.

Israel planned to strike Iran several times since October, sources tell 'Post'

 MESSAGES IN support of the hostages and calling for the destruction of Hamas are posted on a makeshift tunnel symbolizing the Hamas tunnels in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. ‘This year, my freedom lies deep, so deep within the tunnels,’ says the writer.

Hamas rejects deal proposal, IDF kills Hamas weapons smuggler

 IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.

IDF: There is no timeline to finishing Gaza war, Hamas police have lost control

 An Israeli F-16 fighter jet flies over an airbase in southern Israel, March 4, 2024.

IDF fighter jet accidentally drops munitions on grounds of Gaza border kibbutz

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a situational assessment in northern Gaza, April 15, 2025.

Iran's goal to destroy Israel is why we're fighting in Gaza, Netanyahu says

 Illustrative image of Israeli demonstrators advocating for deal to release hostages, including Edan Alexander next to Hamas terrorists.

Hamas claims it lost contact with group holding Edan Alexander hostage

 Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, conducted a tour of the field in the Gaza Strip

IDF chief of staff: 'Military will not allow internal divisions to infiltrate IDF'

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