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⭐ Core Definition: IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צבא הגנה לישראל, romanizedTsva Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit.'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the defense minister.

On the orders of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, the IDF was formed on 26 May 1948 and began to operate as a conscript military, drawing its initial recruits from the already existing paramilitaries of the Yishuv—namely Haganah, the Irgun, and Lehi. It was formed shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence and has participated in every armed conflict involving Israel. In the wake of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty, the IDF underwent a significant strategic realignment. Previously spread across various fronts—Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan and Iraq in the east, and Egypt in the south—the IDF redirected its focus towards southern Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. In 2000, the IDF withdrew from Southern Lebanon and in 2005 from Gaza. Conflict between Israel and Islamist groups based in Gaza, notably Hamas, has continued since then. Moreover, notable Israeli–Syrian border incidents have occurred frequently since 2011, due to regional instability caused by the Syrian civil war.

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IDF in the context of 1967 Palestinian exodus

The Naksa (Arabic: النكسة, "the setback") was the displacement of around 280,000 to 325,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, when the territories were captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. A number of Palestinian villages were destroyed by the Israeli military, such as Imwas, Yalo, Bayt Nuba, Beit Awwa, and Al-Jiftlik, among others.

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IDF in the context of Imwas

Imwas or Emmaus (Arabic: عِمواس, romanizedʿImwās), known in classical times as Nicopolis (Ancient Greek: Νικόπολις, lit.'City of Victory'), is a former Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israel, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the city of Ramla and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Jerusalem in the Latrun salient of the West Bank. It is traditionally (possibly from as early as the 3rd century, but probably incorrectly) identified with the biblical Emmaus. In 1967, the village's population was expelled and its buildings razed by Israeli forces as part of the Naksa during the Six-Day War.

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Imwas fell under Jordanian rule. Its population at the time was predominantly Muslim although there was a Palestinian Christian minority. During the 1967 Six-Day War, IDF troops ethnically cleansed Emwas and the village structures were destroyed, forming a part of the larger Naksa. Imwas and the area surrounding Latrun were unilaterally 'annexed' by Israel along with the neighbouring villages of Yalo and Bayt Nuba. Today the area of the former village lies within Canada Park, which was established by the Jewish National Fund in 1973.

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IDF in the context of Bayt Nuba

Bayt Nuba (Arabic: بيت نوبا) is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village, located halfway between Jerusalem and Ramla. During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba and replaced it with the Jewish-only settlement of Mevo Horon.

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