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טנקים משוריינים של צה"ל ב רצועת עזה מלחמת עזה 15.11.2023

Israel halting export of tanks, rebuilding armored forces amid Gaza war

19.11.23|Yuval Azoulay
A deal to sell hundreds of IDF tanks to Europe was canceled amid the decision to re-increase the armored forces. Israel is buying dozens of D9 bulldozers and adapting them to be autonomous.
תותח 155 מ"מ M109 מלחמת עזה נשק אמריקאי

US increasing military aid to Israel, including ammunition and guided missiles

15.11.23|CTech
Internal documents from the US Department of Defense obtained by Bloomberg reveal the list of weapons that Israel is requesting in addition to Iron Dome interceptors, including Hellfire missiles for Apache helicopters, bombs to destroy bunkers and armored vehicles.
M United

'M': An ambassador of Shayetet 13 with a unique special mission

06.11.23|Michael Matias, Yaffa Abadi
An ambassador of his unit and the people of Israel, a person known as 'M', like so many of us in this critical time, is rising to the occasion to defend his unit and safeguard his nation.
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

IDF uncovers covert 'Avatar' network targeting Israeli soldiers for information

02.11.23|CTech
Through a network of fake profiles on social networks, hostile agents attempted to extract real-time information about the army's activities from IDF soldiers
מטוס אל על בואינג 777

El Al will fly on Shabbat to bring reservists home

12.10.23|James Spiro, Reuters
The Israeli airline has historically avoided flying for 25 hours in observance of the Sabbath
מלחמת עזה התקפות צה"ל ברצועה 11.10.23

Israel destroys unique surveillance network Hamas hid in domestic solar heaters

11.10.23|CTech
The surveillance network was used by the terrorist organization for the purpose of detecting Israeli aircraft over the Gaza Strip
צה"ל חיילים ב טנק בדרך ליישובי עוטף עזה

Tech industry mobilizes: Israeli startups reevaluate operations amidst reserve call-up

10.10.23|CTech
Many senior executives, including founders, in Israeli and foreign startup companies have been called up for IDF reserve service, severely harming companies relying on young workers
ועידת Mind the Tech ניו יורק  נוסייר יאסין מייסד ומנכ”ל Nas

Nas Daily: “From today forward, I view myself as Israeli first, Palestinian second”

09.10.23|James Spiro
The prominent content creator had previously emphasized his Palestinian heritage, but after the attacks by Hamas has decided to put Israel first
 מתקפת פתע פגיעה  שיגור רקטה רקטות מתקפה עזה

ISRAEL AT WAR: Over 1300 murdered, dozens of civilians taken hostage, in surprise Hamas attack

07.10.23|CTech
Over 1300 Israelis confirmed dead as the IDF declared a state of war alert following the shocking infiltration of hundreds of terrorists from Gaza into Israeli cities and kibbutzim, as thousands of rockets were launched into Israeli territory
Restart Team Meital

Soldiering on: Restart gets wounded veterans back on track

24.09.23|Yonatan Sredni
Wounded a decade ago during Operation Protective Edge, Restart COO Boaz Hochstein shares his emotional journey and how Makers for Heroes utilizes innovative tech to break boundaries for wounded vets
כנס הגיוון בתעשיית ההייטק 2023  אודי הלר הכרזה על הזוכים בדירוג הגיוון לשנת 2022

"The IDF is the world's largest employer of autistic people”

30.01.23|Maayan Manela
"I know what it's like to go through dozens of interviews without anyone looking me in the eye," added Captain Udi Heller, founder of the IDF's program for autistic people, who himself is autistic
לוחמים עם מערכת ראיית הלילה

Elbit reaches $450 million in deals in just two weeks

18.01.23|CTech
Since the start of the year, the defense giant has landed deals to supply advanced electro-optical systems, rockets for armed forces, as well as the operating and maintaining of simulation centers for the Israeli Air Force's F-16 fleet and the IDF's Armored Corps
תקיפת בניין בן 5 קומות בעזה מבצע עלות השחר

Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting

07.08.22|Reuters
About 30 Palestinians have been killed in the weekend surge of fighting while rocket salvoes have sent hundreds of thousands Israelis to shelters
Amir Becker Sygnia

Former Unit 8200 cyber head joins Sygnia to lead Incident Response Division

25.02.22|James Spiro
Amir Becker was previously Head of Cyber Operations at Unit 8200, the IDF’s cyber and intelligence unit
סיטק פריפריה באר שבע Noam Bright

The IDF sees its move to Beer Sheva as a “fulfillment of Ben Gurion's vision”

15.02.22|James Spiro
Speaking at Beer Sheva’s Gav-Yam Negev High Tech Park, Major Noam Bright discusses the role the IDF has in teaching tech to future generations
מימין TAL ZACKON גלעד טלמון מרק גפן ו עירד אייכלר

Combat vs. Tech: Does your IDF service determine your future?

22.12.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
While many Unit 8200 recruits set themselves up for lucrative jobs, high tech leaders that served as IDF fighters say they would not change a thing
מימין גיא מזרחי גיא קרן מנכל iHLS מיטל קרן בן דב מייסדת ושותפה iHLS

How the IDF is recruiting the Israeli startup industry

11.11.21|CTech
The innovation center of the Israel Ministry of Defense is getting ready to select five startups for a six-month cohort for companies developing dual-use technological projects for the civilian and security sectors
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Tech leaders calling for combat soldiers to join their ranks

21.10.21|Elihay Vidal
With a growing manpower shortage, many in the tech ecosystem seek solutions outside traditional recruitment hubs
Yehuda Zisapel  Alon Ben-Zur

Rafael and RAD Bynet prepare to train Israel’s periphery in AI skills

18.08.21|James Spiro
The one-year program for recent veterans of the IDF is designed to boost the country’s northern region and shrink the talent shortage
עזרא כהן סגן נשיא לאסטרטגיה תאגידית באורקל

Oracle recruited DoD executive to save its Israel cloud bid

10.08.21|Hagar Ravet and Tomer Ganon
The software giant brought in Ezra Cohen, former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under Donald Trump, to try and thwart the tender won by Amazon and Google by pressuring members of Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee