After her time on the kibbutz, Westheimer joined the Haganah the forerunner to the Israeli Defense Force.

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The Israeli company, which developed technology to find downed Israeli Defense Force pilots, specializes in services to track goods and recover stolen vehicles.

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"We view very harshly the fire opened last night and this morning, from the direction of Syria on an IDF (Israel Defense Forces) force in Israeli territory, " Yaalon said.

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The Israel Defense Force said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli troops near the settlement of Psagot.

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In his remarks while en route to Israel, Hagel repeatedly emphasized Israel's right of self-defense and stressed that military force by implication, Israeli or American remains an option of last resort.

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Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli air force shot down a drone approaching the nation's coast Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

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We should recognize that an Israeli use of military force would be neither precipitate nor disproportionate, but only a last resort in anticipatory self-defense.

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