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The origins of the IDF
theweek.com/history/origins-of-the-israel-defence-forces
This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 40.
Following Israel's Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's first formal order was to announce the establishment of an official army for the new nation: the Israel Defence Forces…
This story appeared on theweek.com, 2025-06-27 06:04:00.