Tanks

Cyprus ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv while eyeing Israel’s Merkava tanks for its army - report

According to Phileleftheros, opinions within the Israeli government are divided on the matter, with some in support of providing Cyprus with Merkava tanks and some against such a move.

Merkava Tank in southern Israel, on the border with Gaza, November 11, 2024.
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED by troops from the 401st Brigade in southern Lebanon.

401st Brigade ends eight-month southern Lebanon mission after destroying 1,200 Hezbollah sites

GRADUATES OF the IDF’s new targeting cell officers’ course graduation ceremony. Established to train commanders to coordinate precision strikes by integrating intelligence, ground forces, air power, drones, artillery, & naval assets while balancing operational needs while minimizing civilian harm.

Inside the IDF's cutting-edge 'targeting cell' course, shaped by lessons from the Gaza war

 The new Israeli "Barak" tank

HRF petitions Lithuanian court to investigate Israeli dental student for alleged Gaza war crimes


Romania aims to buy Abrams tanks in $7 bln deal

Romania, which shares a 650-km (400 mile) border with Ukraine, is host to a US ballistic missile defense system and a permanent NATO alliance battle group.

Polish Abrams tank fires as Polish forces with NATO soldiers hold 'Iron Defender' military exercises, at a military range in Wierzbiny near Orzysz, Poland, September17, 2025

Korea–Israel defense ties deepen as Rafael and Hyundai Rotem ink TROPHY APS agreement at MSPO 2025

The agreement will see the two companies cooperate on the integration of Israel’s battle-proven TROPHY Active Protection System (APS) onto South Korea’s K2 Main Battle Tank.

Rafael and Hyundai Rotem ink TROPHY APS agreement at MSPO 2025.

IDF Oct. 7 probe uncovers defense flaws, heroic victories in Yiftah Camp against Hamas

The IDF's probe into the events of October 7, 2023, highlighted both key triumphs and failures in the battles near Yiftah Camp, Erez regional command post, and Zikim, preventing Hamas infiltration.

 A VIEW of Zikim Beach

Israel launches $1.5 b. armored vehicle surge amid Gaza war

Defense Ministry accelerates production of Merkava tanks and APCs to bolster IDF ground power and industrial resilience.

(Illustrative) An IDF tank

IDF investigation reveals three soldiers killed by exploding turret, not missile

The initial assessment by the IDF was that an anti-tank missile caused the explosion.

 IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

IDF soldier Sgt. Yaniv Michalovitch killed, eight wounded in fighting across northern Gaza

Sgt. Michalovich was killed, and eight were wounded in a series of incidents in the Shujaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City that began at around 9:00 a.m., according to Army Radio.

 IDF Sgt. Yaniv Michalovitch, killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip.

Saigon's last stand: Remembering the fall that ended the Vietnam War 50 years on

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the images of helicopters, chaos, and surrender still echo as symbols of the Vietnam War’s dramatic end.

 A picture taken on April 30, 1975 in Saigon shows a tank of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) smashing in the gate of the South Vietnamese presidential palace, South Vietnamese government's last stronghold.

IDF tanks enter Netzarim Corridor in Gaza Strip, sources confirm to 'Post'

IDF soldiers have also launched ground operations in order to create a partial buffer between the northern and southern parts of the Strip.

  Israeli tanks and military vehicles take position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 13, 2023

Family releases photo of hostage Matan Angrest in Gaza captivity

Matan, who served in a tank unit, was captured alongside his fellow soldiers Itai Chen, Daniel Peretz, and Tomer Leibovitz.

 Matan Angrest.

Katz admits IDF has evacuated 40,000 Palestinians from West Bank homes

In response, the IDF told The Jerusalem Post that only 13,500 Palestinians have been evacuated.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee last month.