During operations in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, armed men fired shots and threw stones and explosives at the forces, who responded with riot dispersal measures and with gunfire.
Col. Richard Kemp called Israel's recent operation, which resulted in no civilian fatalities, 'a remarkable achievement, probably unprecedented in modern warfare.'
Its legendary military and security derring-do derives from its culture of risk-taking, creativity and thinking out of the box—characteristics shared by no other country.
One thousand Israeli Arabs enlisted in the IDF during the past year and the military also received requests from citizens of neighboring enemy countries who sought to serve in the Israeli army.
The State of Israel ranks as the eighth most powerful country in the world, despite its relatively small size and population, according to the Best Countries ranking of 2019.