Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) tours Israel's northern border, January 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to officers in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, December 23, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a visit to Israel Defense Forces in the area of Rafah, in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2024. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Israeli Ministry of Defense.

 

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Israel Defense Forces troops operating in the Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025. Credit: IDF.

Troops of the 205th Reserve Armored Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on April 27, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli soldiers fire during an operation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against Hamas, in a location given as Gaza, Palestine, in this handout image released on Nov. 16, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters)

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 14, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo published on May 15, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

 

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Troops of the IDF's 99th division during a drill in northern Israel, December 1, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces, file)

File: IDF forces are seen on the border with the Gaza Strip, in May 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

 

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An Eitan armored personnel carrier goes through the paces at an Israeli training facility. (Seth Frantzman / Breaking Defense)

 

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An Israeli army tank rolls in southern Israel along the border with Gaza on January 24. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo published on May 11, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

 

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IDF troops conducting ground operations against Hezbollah terror targets in Southern Lebanon, Oct. 5, 2024. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

 

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Israeli forces make their way to the Aqbat Jabr Camp in Jericho, West Bank on February 4, 2023 [Israel Defense Forces (IDF)]

 

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IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the military on May 19, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israeli army reinforces its air and ground forces in the Golan Heights in response to ongoing situation in Syria on December 06, 2024, in Israel.

 

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Illustrative: Troops of the Kfir Brigade operate in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 4, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Israel Defense Forces)

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip as part of a campaign targeting Hamas infrastructure and terrorist positions, May 2025. Credit: IDF.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo published on May 11, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the military on May 19, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip in an undated photo released by the military on February 2, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)