Equipment, logistical items, and other data show that the terrorists expected to stay in the area and came prepared for such an operation.
The military reservists were preparing to board at least two specially chartered flights to Israel, where they will join a burgeoning war effort.
Soldiers in the IDF, male or female, who lose their life while enlisted are taken care of by the army’s hevra kadisha and have the right to be buried in an army cemetery.
Much of Givati has been deployed in the Gaza Strip area, but Tzabar has been preparing for its redeployment to the north.
Eight months into Israel’s toxic debate over the judicial overhaul plan, it is emerging that in some cases honest information is being kept from the public and the decision-makers.
The coalition intends to move forward with the Conscription Law, which will expand exemptions on IDF service to yeshiva students.
Parents of combat soldiers, we know the risk, we feel pride and unfettered Zionism. We just never speak about it. It’s the proverbial elephant in the room.