A recap of news from the IDF during the month of July, 2013

1. News From The Front
July 2013

2. Judea and Samaria:The Fight Against Terrorism Continues

3. • July 2: Two firebombs were thrown at Israeli civilian vehicles
• July 16: 3 firebombs were thrown at an IDF patrol near Bethlehem

4. • This month, Israeli civilians and IDF patrols were the victims of many rock throwing
attacks in Judea and Samaria
•July 18: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near Qalqilya, injuring the
passenger and damaging the car
• A soldier was injured after 40 Palestinians threw rocks at an IDF patrol near
Ramallah

5. The IDF Seized Many Weapons During the Month
•July 25: The IDF arrested a Palestinian in possession of a rifle near Nablus,
where gunfire had taken place
• July 30: A rifle and ammunition were seized from a Palestinian during a routine
check near Hebron

6. The Indoctrination of Youth by Hamas
 Hamas schools teach Hebrew, saying the subject helps students learn
the "language of the enemy"
Hamas summer camp teach children to kill
 Fathi Hamad, Hamas MP: "We desire death as much as you desire
life.”

8. An Army Close to Its Soldiers

9. David D.Caro, A Commander Originally From Reunion
Island
Born on Reunion Island
as a Catholic, he is now
Jewish and a
commander in the IDF,
and even plans to
become an officer

10. Joshua died last year, so the deceased soldier’s
mother received the honor in his place
It has been more than a year since Joshua collapsed
during a course of the elite Yahalom unit.
This month, Joshua’s mother accompanied his entire
brigade at a ceremony, and took the unit’s pin in his
place

11. The IDF Trains

12. The Israel Air Force and EUCOM Complete a Joint Exercise
•"Juniper Stallion 13" was an exercise that took place after over a year of
planning
•The exercise lasted about two weeks and is part of the regular training between
the two nations

13. In a special month-long
exercise, the elite Duvdevan
unit trained along Israel’s
northern border, near
Hezbollah’s territory in
Southern Lebanon
The Elite Duvdevan Unit Prepares to Confront Hezbollah

14. Get the Information Right From the Source
IDFblog:com
IDfonline
@IDFspokesperson
user/idfnadesk