IDF & Security

Iranians who had watched his speech have been flocking to the site in the Iranian capital, to take selfies.

The Shin Bet also noted that the scope of the investigations is minimal in relation to the volume of those entering Israel.

"The accuracy project is carried out using Iranian knowledge, technology, funding and guidance," the IDF spokesperson said.

It's not yet clear where the terrorist cell behind the balloon launch was based, since Gush Etzion is quite a distance from Gaza.

“Cairo tried to convince Washington but it didn’t work."

Later tweets, presumably from Iran, reported that the fathers of the city of Shiraz took down the billboard.

In his findings, the Commissioner of Soldiers' Complaints pointed to low levels of quality, especially among the lower command echelons.

"We will continue to take action to prevent the establishment of an Iranian military presence in Syria and we will continue the security coordination between the IDF and the Russian military.”

At least eight fires were lit on Monday as a result of the arsonists who launched balloons attached to Molotov cocktails and explosive devices over the southern border.

Thousands of Hamas-led Gaza residents stormed the security fence in another attempt to breach the border, hurling flaming tires, rocks and explosives at IDF soldiers.

“Bringing more anti-aircraft missiles into Syria won’t solve the Syrian army’s unprofessional and indiscriminate firing of missiles."

The Russians believe the Israeli Air Force is to blame for the crash of Russia’s Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria on September 17.

"It is not in Israel’s interest to add a serious country such as Russia to the list of its opponents."

Police set up roadblocks in the area to catch the suspect and with a combination of technology and ground units managed to track him down.

Incidents at the border have increased from weekly events to near-daily attacks. The number of Gaza Arabs attempting to storm the security fence and the number of arson attacks is also on the rise.

This is not the first time Arab terrorists have hurled rocks at Israeli Arab, Druze and Bedouin travelers driving cars with Israeli license plates.

“We again turn to the public to act with extreme care whenever suspicious objects are detected, and to call police headquarters,” warned Israel Police in a statement.

Under the contract, Elbit Systems will provide lightweight, fully stabilized dual-axis Naval RCWS to be installed onboard a wide range of vessels.

Israel Police this year has been purchasing the four-wheel tactical electric vehicles to carry fighters and equipment in difficult terrain.

Four officers were injured and the Temple Mount was closed for several hours due to the violent events.

“Iran lied to the Agency, and to the world,” he said. “We cannot ignore the repeated and explicit threats made by Iran and its proxies, to attack Israel’s nuclear sites."

"No matter what you do to cut the route, the matter is over and the resistance possesses precision and non-precision rockets and weapons capabilities."

Russia is enforcing a no fly zone and upgrading military equipment in Syria following the downing of the Ilyushin-20.

"When the Syrian Army launched the missiles that hit the Russian plane, IAF jets were already within Israeli airspace... During the strike against the target in Latakia, the Russian plane that was then hit was not within the area of the operation."

Two infiltrators were arrested in southern Gaza; both were handed over to security personnel for interrogation.

"The quality of the images generated by the different satellites is excellent and they provide us with invaluable intelligence information, proving that the sky is not the limit."

Police said the “widespread deployment of police in Jerusalem and their alertness” were responsible for preventing an attack “that could have ended with harsh results.”

"All we can do is be worthy of their sacrifice and make a great effort to continue on their path voluntarily, responsibly and faithfully to strengthen the State of Israel."

The Fashion for Philanthropy event, hosted by the FIDF Tri-State Region, brought together FIDF friends and supporters, as well as models who served in the IDF.

A spokesman for the Pentagon told CNN that the Russian aircraft was shot down by an anti-aircraft system the Russians sold Syria several years ago.