Tag Archives: Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Syria’s newly installed government demanded that Israel withdraw its presence in Golan Heights, a region it occupies for decades, in a move following its ally Bashar al-Assad’s fall. The demand during negotiations with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of U.N.’s peacekeeping, according to Syrian state media reports. The country’s willingness to cooperate with U.N. in full, according to its representatives, during Lacroix’s …

The Israeli military has attributed the death of a 70-year-old archaeologist and another soldier in southern Lebanon to “operational burnout” and a “weakening of discipline and safety” during a visit to a combat zone in November. Zeev Erlich, who was not on active duty at the time, was wearing a military uniform and carrying a weapon when he was shot. …