American combat pilot’s praise of IAF as ‘world’s best air force’ goes viral
‘I thought I had seen everything. But when I saw what the Israeli Air Force is doing in Iran, I realized I’m still a student.’
‘I thought I had seen everything. But when I saw what the Israeli Air Force is doing in Iran, I realized I’m still a student.’
Inside safe rooms, Israelis often hear a sequence of sounds that can be unsettling even for those accustomed to them. The deep, distant thud of a rocket landing, the rising wail of the siren, and then the sharp booms of interceptions overhead.
‘Why does God take the good ones? And you were the best of the best.’
Shaked Meir, son of the late David Meir who fell in Bari on October 7, celebrated a moving halakeh ceremony next to his father’s grave on Mount Herzl.
Pilots navigate through and around multiple air-defense zones, adjusting altitude and speed to avoid detection corridors.
Raised in a working‑class family near Tehran, he lived an ordinary student life until he and classmates were arrested by the Basij militia and tortured.
The tank crews were in “shock” at the dedication of the youth who had stepped in when formal military logistics failed to provide an immediate fix.
One of the first acts of resistance against the Hamas invasion on October 7th.
Eleven family members crowded into the home’s reinforced shelter.
‘It was a moment both magical and heartbreaking.’
A massive blast threw Mendel into the air. He woke up on the ground, fully conscious. His ears rang. He smelled gunpowder.
There is no gentle way to say the words that will shatter a home.
In 1961, after more than 14 years of clandestine work, she was arrested by Lebanese authorities, tortured, and sentenced to death.
Doctors warned his family that his chances of survival were slim.
A Jewish settler born raised in the Binyamin region, Asael balanced the demands of family life with a deep sense of responsibility to serve his country.
Eliraz, a young platoon commander, quickly realized that the situation had shifted from defense to survival.
While sheltering another soldier, Major (res.) Dan Windenbaum was struck by an anti‑tank rocket and killed instantly.
Alon’s wife fainted, but his mother insisted, “Do everything possible.”
The extraction was filmed and later presented at an IDF Medical Corps conference – highlighting the extraordinary bravery.
Snapir operates close to shore, often in civilian-heavy zones where discretion and precision are essential.
