The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs. Until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces' principal supplier was France; since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies. In the early 21st century, Israeli companies such as Soltam Systems began selling arms to the United States. Much of the military equipment undergoes improvements in Israeli workshops. In addition to weapons purchased overseas and indigenous products, Israel also operates and maintains large stockpiles of Soviet-made equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
On 8 July 2014, an escalation of the Gaza–Israel conflict began when Israel launched Operation Protective Edge "Operation Strong Cliff" in the Palestinian unity-governed Gaza Strip. The stated aim was to stop rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, which several non-Hamas affiliated groups had engaged in launching in June in response to an Israeli crackdown on Hamas members in the West Bank. After an Israeli Air Force airstrike killed 7 Hamas members, Hamas itself fired rockets into Israeli several towns including Air bases. In the meantime Israeli Iron Dome system has disposed most of the rockets fired by Hamas.
On 13 July, the Israeli military reported that more than 1,300 Israeli air strikes had taken place on Gaza, while more than 800 rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel. Several attempts to arrange a cease-fire between the two sides failed, and several arranged cease-fires (including one on 5 August which saw all Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Gaza Strip) fell apart or expired, before an Egyptian proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire was accepted by Israeli and Palestinian officials on 10 August.
As of 5 August 2014 an OCHA report stated that in the Gaza Strip, 520,000 Palestinians (approximately 30% of Gaza's population) may have been displaced, of whom 273,000 were taking shelter in 90 UN-run schools. UNRWA has exhausted its capacity to absorb displaced persons, and overcrowding in shelters risks the outbreak of epidemics. These shelters have been hit by Israeli airstrikes on several occasions. 1.5 million people in Gaza have limited or no access to water supplies. 26 health facilities have been damaged, 11,855 homes have been totally destroyed or severely damaged, and 5,595 homes have suffered major damaged but are still inhabitable. More than 485,000 internally displaced persons are in need of emergency food assistance. On the Israeli side, an estimated 5,000-8,000 citizens of Southern Israel have fled their homes as the Iron Dome missile defense system does not prevent short range rocket attacks.
On 13 July, the Israeli military reported that more than 1,300 Israeli air strikes had taken place on Gaza, while more than 800 rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel. Several attempts to arrange a cease-fire between the two sides failed, and several arranged cease-fires (including one on 5 August which saw all Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Gaza Strip) fell apart or expired, before an Egyptian proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire was accepted by Israeli and Palestinian officials on 10 August.
As of 5 August 2014 an OCHA report stated that in the Gaza Strip, 520,000 Palestinians (approximately 30% of Gaza's population) may have been displaced, of whom 273,000 were taking shelter in 90 UN-run schools. UNRWA has exhausted its capacity to absorb displaced persons, and overcrowding in shelters risks the outbreak of epidemics. These shelters have been hit by Israeli airstrikes on several occasions. 1.5 million people in Gaza have limited or no access to water supplies. 26 health facilities have been damaged, 11,855 homes have been totally destroyed or severely damaged, and 5,595 homes have suffered major damaged but are still inhabitable. More than 485,000 internally displaced persons are in need of emergency food assistance. On the Israeli side, an estimated 5,000-8,000 citizens of Southern Israel have fled their homes as the Iron Dome missile defense system does not prevent short range rocket attacks.
The conflict is the deadliest military operation to have taken place in Gaza since the Second Intifada, though both the exact number of deaths and the percentage of the dead who were militants as opposed to civilians have been in dispute. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 1,959 Gazans have been killed and 10,196 have been wounded. (80% civilians) Preliminary reports by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that 1,402 (72%) of 1,948 deaths they documented were civilians, of whom 693 (35% of all deaths) were women or children. The Israeli government has maintained that 40%-50% of Gazan fatalities have been combatants. 64 IDF soldiers have been killed, as well as two Israeli civilians. The Israel Defense Forces have stated that Hamas has used civilians as "human shields"; Hamas has stated that it does not use human shields. 44% of the territory of the Gaza Strip has been declared a no-go zone by the Israeli military.
The Special Forces elite recce squadron, was chosen to be the first unit to receive the prestigious MTAR 21 Micro-Tavor. Designed and produced by Israel’s Weapons Industries (IWI), it will gradually replace the long-time used Micro Uzi in IDF Special units. The newly issued weapon will considerably enhance close-in urban combat effectiveness of the Givati special operations unit, which spearheads many counter-terror missions.
Source: http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/israel-adopts-new-special-operations-weapon/
Special
Forces elite recce squadron, was chosen to be the first unit to receive
the prestigious MTAR 21 Micro-Tavor. Designed and produced by Israel’s
Weapons Industries (IWI), it will gradually replace the long-time used
Micro Uzi in IDF Special units. The newly issued weapon will
considerably enhance close-in urban combat effectiveness of the Givati
special operations unit, which spearheads many counter-terror missions. -
See more at:
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/israel-adopts-new-special-operations-weapon/#sthash.UtuXutET.dpuf
Special
Forces elite recce squadron, was chosen to be the first unit to receive
the prestigious MTAR 21 Micro-Tavor. Designed and produced by Israel’s
Weapons Industries (IWI), it will gradually replace the long-time used
Micro Uzi in IDF Special units. The newly issued weapon will
considerably enhance close-in urban combat effectiveness of the Givati
special operations unit, which spearheads many counter-terror missions. -
See more at:
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/israel-adopts-new-special-operations-weapon/#sthash.UtuXutET.dpuf
Special
Forces elite recce squadron, was chosen to be the first unit to receive
the prestigious MTAR 21 Micro-Tavor. Designed and produced by Israel’s
Weapons Industries (IWI), it will gradually replace the long-time used
Micro Uzi in IDF Special units. The newly issued weapon will
considerably enhance close-in urban combat effectiveness of the Givati
special operations unit, which spearheads many counter-terror missions. -
See more at:
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
