This year, the IDF decided that officers with the rank of captain and above and lieutenants with the rank of sergeant major and above will wear uniforms in the ceremonies of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day, which take place outside IDF units, in light of the ceremonies held in the shadow of the war. The rest of the IDF service members and ceremonial officials will wear uniforms.

Following the warning, Air Defense Command successfully intercepted a hostile aircraft that crossed from Lebanon towards the area, following the fragments of the interception causing minor damage in the settlement of Julis.

The soldiers of the 282nd fire brigade have been defending and attacking on the northern border for three months now after fighting in the southern arena. Last week, a surprise exercise was held in which they practiced a variety of scenarios. The exercise included rapid deployment of cannons for attack purposes, and was intended to simulate combat in various battle scenarios on the Lebanese border against the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

Fighter jets of the Air Force attacked a military structure of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the Markaba area in southern Lebanon. Also, the IDF forces fired to remove a threat using artillery in the area of ​​Alma al-Sha’ab. During the night, two military buildings of the organization were attacked in the area of ​​Eyta al-Sha’ab in southern Lebanon.

Today (Friday), representatives of the IDF and the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the Ministry of Health, informed the family of the late Eliakim Liebman, who until today was defined as a kidnapper, that he was murdered in the terrorist attack led by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7 and his body was found in Israeli territory.
This determination is based on findings found, following a complex investigation and decoding process shared by the IDF, the Israel Police and the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the Ministry of Health. The IDF, together with all the relevant bodies, will continue to accompany the families of the abductees as necessary.

The Chief of Staff, Lt. Col. Hertzi Halevi, spoke today (Friday) with cadets from the Ground Officer Course, the Pilot Course, and the porters Course as part of a ‘three-armed Shabbat’ that takes place at the Officers’ School (Bhad 1) during the “Iron Swords” war. The cadets will spend the Sabbath together and delve deeper into the character of the commander in the Israel Defense Forces, with the aim of highlighting and emphasizing the importance of partnership between the arms. During the Sabbath, the cadets will deal with the challenges they will face, the dilemmas and values ​​that lead them on the battlefield – in the air, at sea and on land, and leadership in war.

The Chief of Staff, Lt. Col. Hertzi Halevi, spoke today (Friday) with cadets from the GroFighter jets of the Air Force attacked terrorist targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah – among them military buildings of the organization in the areas of Kfar Kila and Maron al-Ras, alongside terrorist infrastructures of the organization in the areas of Bint Jabal and Eitaron in southern Lebanon.