Tanks in Urban Warfare: Burden or Benefit? Israel’s Experience
Tanks provide essential firepower and protection when maneuvering through dense urban blocks, but the 2006 Lebanon War exposed vulnerabilities.
Tanks provide essential firepower and protection when maneuvering through dense urban blocks, but the 2006 Lebanon War exposed vulnerabilities.
Helmet camera footage captures IDF forces arresting two terrorists near Nablus—one a member of the “Lions’ Den” and the other caught manufacturing explosives and advancing attacks.
The forces surrounded the building where he was hiding. After an exchange of fire, the terrorist was eliminated.
After an 18-month manhunt, IDF soldiers killed the terrorist behind the 2024 Nablus car-ramming attack that took the lives of Sgt. Elia Hillel and Sgt. Diego Gabriel.
During one of the raids, troops came under live fire. A reservist was moderately wounded and evacuated to a hospital.
Once a month, Jews are allowed to visit the holy site to pray under heavy army escort. The visits always take place at night for security reasons.
In a related development, Israeli troops eliminated the head of a terrorist network in the northern Samaria town of Tamun overnight Tuesday.
Since the collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the IDF has intensified its operations—not just in Gaza, but also in Judea and Samaria, where troops are actively dismantling terror cells and infrastructure in multiple Palestinian villages.
Disguised in an ambulance, Israeli undercover forces were caught on camera entering Nablus in broad daylight, executing a daring operation that eliminated two high-profile terrorist targets.
The IDF has carried out numerous operations in Tulkarm, Nablus, and surrounding villages in recent days, aiming to address the escalating threat of terrorism.
Ayman Ghanam was part of a three-man terrorist cell responsible for a shooting at the Mehola Junction in August.
The Tomb of Joseph, son of the Biblical father of the Israelites Jacob, is located in the Palestinian-run city of Nablus making regular access and security for worshipers difficult.
The IDF consistently carries out raids into territory controlled by the PA to root out terrorism and confiscate illegal weapons.
Soldiers searching the building found explosive charges, a gun, ammunition, and weapons parts.
Since October 7th, 4,400 terror suspects have been arrested in Judea and Samaria, 1,850 affiliated with Hamas.
The IDF conducted a raid in the Palestinian town of Nablus and arrested multiple high profile terrorists.
In a separate incident, a Palestinian gunman was critically wounded in clashes with Israeli troops near Joseph’s Tomb.
A Jericho man was arrested last week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.
Israeli forces encountered violent disturbances during the demolition operation on the outskirts of Nablus.
‘The three terrorists who were killed this morning by the IDF in the Nablus region are operatives of the military wing of Hamas,’ the Gaza-based terrorist group said.
