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June 2011 Pictures of the Month Operations Room • The yearly drill of the Home Command – “Turning Point 5” - All of Israel’s emergency services join forces to simulate extreme conditions throughout the country. Two state-wide sirens were heard during the one day. READ MORE • A stabbing attack is subdued at an outpost near Qalqilya - The primary investigation reveals that a Palestinian, who ran towards IDF soldiers wielding a knife, was shot after having penetrated the area of the outpost, having refused to comply with the soldiers’ call to stop. He was severely wounded and was hospitalized. READ MORE • Home Command Forces assist at the Netanya explosion site. READ MORE • Two soldiers hurt during unrest in the Ramallah area - The soldiers were hurt as a result of a massive onslaught of stone and rock throwing by demonstrators during an illegal demonstration close to Dir Kudis. READ MORE • “Naksa” Summary: The IDF pushed back attempts to violate Israel’s Northern Border - Following these unusual events, the Chief of Staff paid a visit to the Ga’ash regional command in Northern Command, and instructed the forces to pursue preparedness for further mass attempts at trespassing the Frontier.READ MORE One on One • Over the past few years, drastic changes have been made in the reserve forces system including higher salary, different training and more. An interview with the Chief Reserve Forces Officer, Brigadier General Shuki Ben Anat. READ MORE Challenges of the Moment • A review of attempts to run the Naval Blockade on the Gaza Strip with military hardware - The IDF, and its Navy in particular, constantly invest efforts in intercepting these attempts, in coordination with other nations and armies. We are listing here a reminder of past interceptions thanks to preparedness, high awareness, precise intelligence and up-to-scratch combat readiness of the Navy, the IDF and other security establishments. READ MORE On the Agenda • How to send goods to the Gaza Strip - The IDF regularly transfers approximately 6,000 tons of goods into the Gaza Strip a day. Also, a guide to sending goods. READ MORE • CoGAT transfers 16,599 tons of goods to Gaza Strip - The IDF continues to facilitate the daily transfer of thousands of supplies to the Gaza Strip including gas, building materials and more. READ MORE IDF Events • Major General Barbivai appointed Head of the Human Resources Directorate - Major General Orna Barbivai was raised to her new rank and she is the first woman to hold this position. READ MORE • Major General Eisenberg is appointed Head of Home Command - During the ceremony the Chief of Staff noted: “during these explosive and sensitive times, the role of Home Command is made all the more complex.” READ MORE • All that you want to know about the newest group of IAF pilots. READ MORE • The new IDF career soldiers profile has been approved – “The Professional Way” - The changes will assure excellence in command, alongside excellence in service conditions, thus guaranteeing the best commanders for the IDF of the 21st Century. READ MORE • Over 10,000 participate in the Ground Force running race - Taking place for the 4th time, this race is considered to be the second in size throughout Israel, and one of the largest military races worldwide. READ MORE IDF Spokesperson's Unit Public Affairs Branch Check us out at: SUBSCRIBE Contact Us to our mailing list June 2011 Back to Page 1 Nationwide "Turning Point 5" Home Front Command drill The national Home Front Command exercise "Turning Point 5″ began on Sunday (June 19) and lasted for five days. The exercise included all emergency authorities, including the Home Front Command, the national Emergency Management Authority, local municipalities, government ministries, security forces, safety and rescue services, as well as the education and welfare systems. The exercise provided an opportunity to prepare the public and various authorities for emergency scenarios, and was meant to improve the readiness of the home front during crises. It included testing siren systems and cellular networks; checking protected spaces; distributing individual protection kits and coordination between various emergency authorities. Adherence to Home Front Command instructions has been proven to save lives in the past. People at education institutions, military bases, government ministries and public institutions practiced entering protected spaces. For the first time, over 80 local authorities across Israel participated in the exercise, along with the Home Front Command's liaison units to regional authorities. The Home Front Command also activated the "Personal Message" project, testing a cellular alert system. The SMS text messages read "Exercise, exercise - have a good day from the Home Front Command". All public services, including hospitals, functioned normally during the exercise. June 2011 Back to Page 1 Stabbing attack thwarted in Qalqilya area A Palestinian attempted to stab an IDF soldier on Sunday afternoon (June 19) at a checkpoint near Qalqilya in the West Bank. The Palestinian shouted "God is great" as he tried to stab the soldier. The soldier opened fire on the attacker. The attacker was hit by the gunfire and has been transported to a hospital to receive medical care. The incident is being investigated. A report recently released by the Israel Security Agency noted an increase in the number of terrorist attacks in the West Bank last month. In May, there were 44 attacks in the West Bank compared to 19 in April and there were 25 attacks in Jerusalem in May compared to 16 the previous month. June 2011 Back to Page 1 IDF forces were among first to respond to Netanya gas blast "There was excellent cooperation with fire fighters and other rescue services," Colonel Yoram Lev-Ran said, speaking about the response to a gas explosion at a building in Netanya in which four people were killed and dozens injured. Col. Lev-Ran, the head of the Home Front Command's search and rescue school, led the Home Front Command forces that arrived at the scene of the deadly explosion. The forces worked to rescue trapped survivors. They operated in conjunction with police, fire services and Magen David Adom personnel. "This event was similar to incidents that we practice for," Col. Lev-Ran noted. He said that Home Front Command personnel were the first to arrive at the scene to pull out trapped survivors. The explosion occurred around 1:00 a.m. on Friday morning two weeks ago, in the area of Independence Square in central Netanya. The blast damaged several buildings in the area. June 2011 Back to Page 1 IDF soldier injured in illegal riot An IDF soldier was injured and broke his leg when rocks were hurled at him during a violent and illegal riot that took place near Dir Kadis, north of Ramallah. The rioters then progressed toward IDF soldiers, who felt their lives were in danger and thus fired in the air and called on the rioters to stop where they were. When their calls weren't heeded the forces opened fire in order to stop another injury from happening. An additional soldier was lightly injured when rocks were hurled at him. All injured parties were taken to the hospital for further treatment. June 2011 Back to Page 1 IDF prevents breach of Syria border A molotov cocktail thrown by Syrian demonstrators towards IDF forces on Sunday (June 5) caused a brushfire in Syrian territory, which led the explosion of four mines on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights. IDF forces used riot dispersal means against demonstrators from Syria who tried undermine Israeli sovereignty and breach the international border in the Golan Heights region. After demonstrators ignored warnings not to approach the border, IDF soldiers were forced to open fire towards the legs of a number of demonstrators. Demonstrators attempted to breach the border fence that had been strengthened in recently following the events of "Nakba Day". The IDF will remain on high alert and respond with crowd dispersal means to prevent breaches of Israel's borders. In the afternoon, the IDF allowed Red Cross personnel to enter the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border to evacuate a number of wounded Syrians. A ceasefire was declared, but it was then violated by a number of demonstrators who continued to attempt to breach the border fence. Also, dozens of Palestinians clashed with IDF forces near the Kalandia crossing north of Jerusalem. Palestinians attempted to cross the checkpoint while throwing rocks at security forces. IDF Spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yoav (Poly) Mordechai, said: "The IDF's response is very focused. I'm happy that Lebanese army prevented demonstrators from approaching the border fence. We're seeing that despite everything there is a body in control of the situation. On the Syrian border in the Golan Heights, I regret to say we're seeing that the Syrian government and army are not in control of the situation. In fact, in the Majdal Shams area hundreds of protestors arrived at the fence in front of the security fence, rebuilt by the IDF this week. The situation is under control and the IDF is acting with determination to thwart any attempt to breach the border, while keeping lessons from recent events in mind." Brig. Gen. Mordechai added that IDF forces called toward the demonstrators in Arabic telling them not to break through the border. "After that warning, the IDF responded to those who didn't heed the warning calls by opening fire into the air and later carried out precise fire directed by commanders in the front, in accordance with instructions given by the Chief of Staff. The first step is to fire towards the lower half of the body.
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