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Israel Defense Forces
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Iran internal crisis (2025–present) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 5 facts
claimThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Farsi language spokesperson claimed to have received messages from Iranians, including individuals identifying as members of Iranian security institutions, expressing opposition to the Iranian government.
accountIsraeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes in Tehran on June 23, 2025, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites, the Basij headquarters, and the gates of Evin Prison.
claimThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued a message to Iranian citizens encouraging them to contact the Mossad.
procedureThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Farsi language spokesperson instructed individuals seeking to contact Israel to use an external VPN and visit the Mossad website.
accountThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted strikes on several military targets in Iran, including the IRGC's Thar-Allah Headquarters, the Sayyid al-Shuhada Corps, the headquarters of the information security unit of Iran's internal security forces, the Basij headquarters, missile production and storage sites, and radars.
Iran War: A Defining Moment for the Middle East—Global Analysis ... ajc.org 4 facts
measurementThe Israel Defense Forces called up more than 100,000 reservists to ensure stability along Israel’s borders.
claimThe Israel Defense Forces designed the military campaign to inflict structural degradation on Iran’s missile systems, command infrastructure, and air defenses rather than it being a purely punitive measure.
accountThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted aerial strikes on Iranian ballistic missile arrays, air-defense sites, and senior command centers to degrade Iran's missile capabilities and minimize launches toward Israeli territory.
measurementAs of March 6, twelve civilians have lost their lives and a few hundred civilian buildings have been destroyed following Iranian ballistic missile attacks.
Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the ... atlanticcouncil.org Mar 1, 2026 3 facts
claimIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir have invoked the festival of Purim as a backdrop to the contemporary US-Israeli campaign to precipitate the downfall of Iran’s Islamic regime.
claimIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir have invoked the Jewish festival of Purim as a historical parallel to the current US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
claimThe Purim festival, which commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from annihilation in fifth-century BCE Persia, is being invoked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir as a historical parallel to the current US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org Mar 11, 2019 3 facts
claimGadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, provided data regarding the number of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) personnel operating in Syria.
referenceGadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, provided data regarding Iranian activities in Syria in an interview published in the New York Times on January 12, 2019.
referenceGadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, provided data regarding Iranian military activities in Syria in an interview published in the New York Times on January 12, 2019.
Monday Briefing: Israel-Hamas war: Conflict scenarios, ... mei.edu Oct 16, 2023 3 facts
accountNine days after the Hamas attack inside Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began massing troops for a large-scale ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.
claimThe Israel Defense Forces' military objective in the invasion of Gaza is to destroy Hamas, its leadership, its fighters, and its capacity to conduct future terrorist attacks against Israel.
claimThe Israel Defense Forces' ground invasion of Gaza will likely involve brutal, multi-dimensional, and underground fighting on terrain prepared by Hamas to reduce Israeli military advantages and maximize casualties.
Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org Sep 12, 2023 1 fact
claimThe US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas military commander Abu Anas al Ghandour in 2017 for his involvement in Hamas terrorist operations, including a 2006 attack on the Israeli Defense Forces outpost at the Kerem Shalom border crossing.
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org Jan 28, 2025 1 fact
claimPresident Trump should continue President Biden’s policy of surging military support into the region to support Israel by providing military articles, training for strikes, and conducting joint military exercises with the Israel Defense Forces.
Iran War: Kinetic, Cyber, Electronic and Psychological Warfare ... resecurity.com Mar 17, 2026 1 fact
accountThe Israel Defense Force (IDF) issued an evacuation order for 80 towns in southern Lebanon amid limited ground operations, triggered by Hezbollah rocket and missile salvos targeting Israel.
The Expanding Iran War - ISPI ispionline.it 1 fact
accountThe Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation order for south Beirut, impacting the fragile state of Lebanon.
Emails Reveal Epstein's Ties to Mossad—But Corporate ... - FAIR.org fair.org Nov 14, 2025 1 fact
claimHaaretz revealed the leak of a database containing thousands of résumés belonging to Israelis who served in classified and sensitive positions within the Israel Defense Forces and other military and security agencies.