IDF’s elite Oketz unit at risk of closure amid military dog program overhaul
The restructuring reflects a move toward integrating canine capabilities across all combat units, challenging Oketz’s traditional role.
The restructuring reflects a move toward integrating canine capabilities across all combat units, challenging Oketz’s traditional role.
IDF fighter jets destroyed a missile launcher used in recent attacks on Kissufim, while additional strikes and ground units operations wiped out terrorists, sniper teams, weapons depots, and terror tunnels.
D9s are also used to expose concealed areas, such as rubble piles or dense vegetation, which cannot be easily scanned, allowing soldiers to then use other means to clear them of threats, or direct fire, if needed.
IDF forces have operated a mobile medical facility near Khathar in southern Syria, treating over 500 locals, mainly from the Syrian-Druze community, while reinforcing Golan Heights security.
Although it is usually stationed in Jordan, it landed in Yemen today, and the strike was carried out half an hour later.
The joint Israel–U.S. humanitarian aid initiative has begun in Gaza, aiming to reduce civilian dependence on Hamas and other terror groups for food and supplies—undermining their control and cutting off funding used to pay terrorists.
Liri’s resolve to ‘conquer the world’ reflects her determination to reclaim her freedom after nearly 16 months in captivity.
The footage reveals intense and dangerous combat deep inside hostile territory, where both the ground and surrounding buildings are rigged with explosives and deadly traps aimed at ambushing IDF soldiers.
The investigation emphasized that ‘the actions of IDF troops, ground and air forces, along with the security coordinator, residents, and civil defense squad, are worthy of appreciation for blocking the terrorists’ attack.’
Following the entry of the IDF ground force, the Lebanese army has been conducting patrols and sweeps in the town, near the Israeli force.
Across Rafah and Khan Yunis, IDF Division 36 forces eliminated dozens of terrorists, destroyed hundreds of above- and below-ground terror infrastructures, and coordinated precision airstrikes to dismantle Hamas strongholds.
All current IDF activity is being conducted as part of Operation “Gideon’s Chariots,” a comprehensive campaign launched earlier this month aimed at dismantling Hamas’s remaining military infrastructure in Gaza.
Exercise components encompassed full-scale warfare simulations incorporating fighter aircraft, artillery systems and specialized commando operations.
Israeli forces eliminated dozens of terrorists and destroyed key infrastructure in Gaza, including booby-trapped buildings and tunnels; in one operation, an airstrike—coordinated with the Givati Brigade—neutralized terrorists who posed an immediate threat.
Israeli forces targeted key Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists overnight Sunday in a command-and-control compound in Gaza City.
The IDF has eliminated approximately 800 terrorists since ceasefire talks collapsed in March, leading to the launch of Operation Gideon’s Chariots—an offensive aimed at seizing the majority of the Gaza Strip and finally eradicating Hamas from the region.
‘We will deploy every tool at our disposal to bring the hostages home, dismantle Hamas, and dismantle its rule.’
This never-before-seen footage captures the intense battle in Jabalia, Gaza, where IDF Major Hod Shriebman led his unit into combat and was killed in a face-to-face fight with a terrorist squad.
The movement of forces is being carried out slowly and carefully, in contrast to previous operations.
Israel is gearing up for the final round of testing on its ‘Iron Beam’ laser defense system, with Defense Ministry and industry insiders confirming that live trials are just around the corner, potentially clearing the way for full deployment by the end of 2025.
