The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal, is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground F
IDF Paratroopers Brigade forces engaging Hamas in the Gaza Strip, January 2024
IDF Kirya Compound, Tel Aviv
Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan (standing, third from the left). Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left and commando Meir Har Zion is standing furthest left. Note the wearing of four pocket tunics by paratroopers and khaki uniforms being worn as a sort of dress uniform.
Israeli soldiers coming back from the Second Lebanon war, armed with the M4 Carbine and the IMI Negev light machinegun
The Israeli Navy is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea theater. The current c
Israel Defense Forces
…צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the defense…
Sarah I, a 190-foot (57.9 m) four-masted schooner of 750 tons used as a training ship by the Betar Naval Academy.
Jews from Palestine serving in the Royal Navy during World War II parading in Alexandria during Victory in Europe Day celebrations, May 1945.
INS Eilat, ex-Royal Navy Z-class destroyer sold to Israel in 1955
INS Gal at the Naval Museum, Haifa