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    conscription laws, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may draft recruits from three communities: the Jews, the Druze, and the Circassians. As the latter two communities...
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    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively...
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  • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) (in Hebrew: ארגון ידידי צה״ל בארה״ב) is an organization established in 1981 dedicated to the men and women serving...
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    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...
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  • the uniforms and insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia. The Israel Defense...
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  • Women in the Israel–Hamas war refers to the experience of Israeli and Palestinian women as victims of violence, combatants, leadership partners, and as...
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  • The ranks in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reflect an individual's level in the military. IDF ranks are divided into three groups: enlisted ranks, from...
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    formed the 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...
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    The Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The commander is the General Officer Commanding...
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    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...
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  • Citizens of Israel have refused to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or have disobeyed orders on the grounds of pacifism, antimilitarism, religious...
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    in an Israeli raid on the civil defense centre affiliated to the Islamic Mission Scouts Association in the town of Derqim Ras Al-Ain. Israeli forces raided...
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    Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Minister of Defense held the position of Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Army and Armed Forces. The military was a conscripted...
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    operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration...
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    citizen who is drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may be exempted if an evaluation finds them to meet specific criteria. The IDF's conscription laws...
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    Women in Israel comprise 50.26 percent of the state's population as of 2019[update]. While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration...
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    from which Israeli forces had withdrawn in 1974, until a new agreement could be reached with the emerging Syrian government. Israel also launched extensive...
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    the conservative climate in Gaza. Women in the Israel Defense Forces Women in the Israel–Hamas war "All-woman Israeli Tank Crews Killed 50 Terrorists Over...
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    intelligence agencies. Israel Defense Forces: Israel's Defense forces, comprising the Ground Forces, Air Force and Navy. Israel Police: a civilian force...
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    breached the border in 119 locations into Israel, including 3,800 from the "elite Nukhba forces" and 2,200 civilians and other militants. Additionally, the IDF...
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    האחרונה" [Golani activity in southern Lebanon in the Previous Day]. Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October...
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  • The Israeli military consists of the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Border Police, both of which engage in combat to further the nation's goals....
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    Yael Shelbia (category Israeli female models)
    Fashion portal TV portal Israeli fashion Women of Israel Women in the Israel Defense Forces List of Israelis List of Jewish actors "Yael Shelbia". 19 March...
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    women had served as pilots during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and a few years thereafter, the Israel Defense Forces had, until 1995, denied women the opportunity...
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    assistance. The country ranked 38th in the 2018 World Giving Index. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces and...
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    Alongside the Jewish majority and the Circassian minority, the Druze minority is required by law to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, and members of the community...
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    Gal Gadot (category Israeli expatriate actresses in the United States)
    000). In 2007, a then 21-year-old Gadot was in the Maxim photo shoot "Women of the Israel Defense Forces" and was then featured on the cover of the New...
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    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japanese: 自衛隊, Hepburn: Jieitai, JSDF) is the military force of Japan. Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan...
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    to the Israel Defense Forces, after withdrawing the majority of checkpoints as a goodwill gesture, in May 2013 there were 13 checkpoints in the West Bank...
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    of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, injuring three Israeli civilians. The Israel Defense Forces said that it intercepted 25 rockets fired...
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