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Soldier killed by landmine laid to rest

Hundreds attend funeral of Combat Engineering Corps Cpl. Roi Alphi, 19, in Gan Yavne

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‘Mines that killed soldier this week were known to be faulty, had exploded in...

M15 antitank mines date from Korean War, were modified with a home-produced device susceptible to intense heat, ex-officers say; several exploded in 2010 but IDF continues to send soldiers to clear them

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At current rate, it will take 50 years to clear Israel’s minefields

Knesset panel hears of slow progress, insufficient funds to tackle 37,000 acres of terrain with landmines

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Defense minister: Hamas preparing for new violence

On visit to wounded soldiers from explosion on Gaza border, Ya’alon warns that attacks will be met with ‘suitable response’

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IDF officer injured in tunnel blast regains consciousness

Lt. Ahiyah Klein was seriously hurt during an operation in the Gaza Strip; awaits further surgery to save his eyesight

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‘Hamas will resume tunneling as soon as we leave’

Intelligence is good ‘but we won’t find them all,’ warns ex-commander of elite unit that tackles the cross-border passageways

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IDF gears up to raze homes of 2 Palestinian teen attackers

Houses of two 16-year-olds inspected by engineering troops; NGO says 64 houses mapped out in recent weeks

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IDF arrests 17 in West Bank raids, preps house for demolition

Weapons, combat gear seized; home of Modiin hammer attacker inspected by engineering troops ahead of razing

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IDF working 24/7 to shore up ‘insufficient’ defenses on Lebanese border

Combat engineers put up walls, fences and create cliffs to protect Israeli communities from Hezbollah attacks

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7 soldiers injured as bulldozer collides with APC in northern Israel

Reasons behind crash still unknown; victims were working to shore up defenses along Lebanese border before the crash

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IDF soldier stays behind in firing zone, gets shot at by comrades

6 bullets narrowly miss member of Combat Engineering Corps who remained in live fire area to fix his jammed weapon

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IDF chief reprimands officers of soldiers killed in accident

Sgt. Shlomo Rindenow and Staff Sgt. Hussam Tafesh died when grenade Tafesh was ‘playing with’ detonated, military official says

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Food foragers stumble into minefield, decline army rescue

2 residents of Druze village on Golan Heights tell police they entered fenced area in search of edible plants

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With berms, cliffs and concrete, a Sun Tzu-quoting major works to keep...

Relentlessly preparing for a third Lebanon war, Eliyahu Gabay is literally changing the landscape on the northern border

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Hezbollah gives reporters grand tour of new Israeli defenses

Officer in the Lebanese terror group says that Israel, 'for the first time' in history, is switching to 'a defensive doctrine'

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Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollah’s press tour on Israel border

Saad Hariri raps group's 'unacceptable' presence in UN-created border buffer zone, in violation of 2006 Security Council resolution

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Nasrallah: Next war with Israel could be waged inside Israeli territory

In televised speech, Hezbollah chief says its terrorists and rockets can reach 'all the positions across the Zionist entity'

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Israeli drones downed over 350 incendiary terror kites, balloons — report

Professional operators across Israel asking to join IDF reservists to help; troops able to shoot down flying objects 40 seconds from detection

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Despite concerns, senior IDF technology officer says anti-kite drones a success

Head of IDF Ground Forces R&D unit says soldiers and drafted hobbyists have succeeded in bringing down over 500 fire kites and balloons

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Video shows military blowing up Hezbollah cross-border tunnel

IDF officer seen warning Lebanese residents to clear the area as Israel begins destroying passages found during ongoing operation

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