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IDF targeting decision made by highly trained human operatives, not AI, IDF tells 'Post'

There is significant frustration at high levels of the IDF, some of which was made public in a speech by IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin, that the NAZA movie was not shared with the IDF.

US Army personnel, IDF personnel, and other international officials monitor screens displaying maps and imagery of the Gaza Strip inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in November in Kiryat Gat.
(L-R) Shlomi Binder, Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler.

No. 34: Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler, and Shlomi Binder: Reshaping Israel’s military after October 7

 A model of a centrifuge is displayed during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025

Danger remains real despite Israeli wins against Iranian nukes, sources tell 'Post'

Israel Police and IDF readiness drills continue as part of Operations Advancing the Wall and Southern Wind to prepare in case of future Octover 7-style attacks, September 7, 2026.

IDF, police drills continue for second day as forces train in Eilat for October 7-like attack


US, Lebanon request Israel pause attacks against Hezbollah prior to talks - report

The report said the request was still under review by Netanyahu, with Lebanon earlier on Friday saying that the US would be mediating the talks.

An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

IDF dropped 18,000 bombs during Iran war

These bombs were dropped as part of 1,000 waves of IAF aircraft, with CENTCOM saying that the US had struck over 13,000 targets during the war.

Israeli Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, March 30, 2026.

IDF destroys launcher fired from inside school, Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon

IDF reservist severely wounded, another soldier lightly injured by shrapnel • Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'blatant anti-Israel bias'

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills Hezbollah anti-tank terrorists operating from southern Lebanon mosque

The military also killed a Hezbollah terrorist who was monitoring IDF operations in the region, and killed additional terror cells, seizing their weapons, including explosives and firearms.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

Netanyahu confirms strikes on bridges, railways across Iran to thwart IRGC launcher capacity

The IDF said it had completed a wide-scale operation on Iran after reports that railways in Karaj and Qazvin, as well as bridges in Kashan and Tabriz-Zanjan, were destroyed.

IDF strikes bridges across Iran.

IDF Nahal Brigade kills Hezbollah terrorists responsible for murdering four soldiers

Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff-Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff-Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff-Sergeant Gilad Harel were Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion soldiers killed by Hezbollah terrorists last week.

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.

Katz, IDF: We assassinated IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi

Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi was killed in strikes on the Islamic regime.

IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi pictured in February 2026.

Israeli Air Force navigator recognized as fallen soldier after PTSD-related suicide

The Defense Ministry has officially recognized Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan as a fallen soldier, honoring his service and the psychological toll of his military duty, following a long fight by his family.

Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan participating in a flight mission.

Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon on Easter Sunday, as IDF raids Hezbollah cells

Meanwhile, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry on Sunday morning.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 5, 2026.

Behind enemy lines: How US Air Force's well-oiled rescue machine operates

Since Vietnam, the US has successfully rescued thousands of downed aircrew members in hostile territory, including in Iraq and Bosnia, thanks to special helicopter models and pilot survival kits.

US Air Force crew work on a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules before take-off from RAF Fairford on March 18, 2026 in Fairford, England.