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64 km/h (40 mph) on road. 55 km/h (34 mph) off road. The Merkava (Hebrew: מֶרְכָּבָה, [mɛʁkaˈva] ⓘ, " chariot ") [ 5 ] is a series of main battle tanks (MBT) used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the backbone of the IDF's Armored Corps. Current iterations of this tank are considered broadly equivalent to the capabilities of ...
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the military equipment in the IDF was very diverse and inconsistent. This was due to the severe limitation in obtaining war materiel (the British Mandate and the Arab embargo). During the 1950s, the IDF began the process of standardization, relying primarily on French military equipment.
The Israeli military said it was the first time a projectile fired from Lebanon had reached central Israel. Hezbollah claimed to have targeted an intelligence base near Tel Aviv last month in an ...
At least 150 wounded [27] Since 28 August 2024, Israel has launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank. [28][29][30] It is Israel's largest military operation in the West Bank in more than 20 years since its Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, [31] and is a significant escalation of the continual Israeli incursions into ...
Brad Dress. September 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM. The Israeli military’s top commander, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, told troops Wednesday they were preparing for a ground invasion into ...
Netanyahu’s meeting with the families came as Israel’s military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war, bringing fresh grief for many ...
1948 Arab–Israeli War. David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, proclaims the State of Israel, 14 May 1948. David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948. His first order was the formation of the IDF – The Israel Defense Forces. The IDF was based on the personnel who had ...
The Israeli military said Friday that over the source of the week it had acted in Syria against targets, just days after Syrian state media reported Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people in western ...