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Or Heller

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אור הלר החל את דרכו ב-1995 בגלי צה"ל ככתב צבאי וכתב משטרה ומשפט בתל אביב. לאחר השחרור הצטרף ל"מעריב" ככתב משפטי. ב-2002, הצטרף חדשות 10 ובסוף 2004 מונה לשליח חדשות 10 ו"מעריב" בפריז. מאז 2008 הלר הוא הכתב הצבאי של חדשות 10,

The Hezbollah drone intercepted by the IDF. Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

IDF intercepts Hezbollah drone

The IDF announced it brought down the drone, which flew from Lebanon into Israeli airspace and is believed to have been operated by the Lebanese terror organization

Or Heller | 26/03/2020 Contact author

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US, Israeli Emergency Management Bodies Set Up Mechanism to Fight Coronavirus

The emergency management authorities of Israel and the US held their first joint talks along with representatives of Israel's Health Ministry, Israel's National Security Council, the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The two sides decided to establish joint working groups and mechanisms to exchange information

Or Heller | 26/03/2020 Contact author

Rockets being fired from Gaza towards Israel. Archive photo: AP

IDF Strikes Islamic Jihad Targets

Following a barrage of dozens of rockets fired at Israel, the IDF retaliated with strikes against the terrorist organization south of Damascus and across the Gaza Strip

Or Heller | 24/02/2020 Contact author

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IDF, ISA Foil Hamas Cyber Plot

The terrorist organization reached out to hundreds of IDF troops via popular social networks in an attempt to infect their mobile phones with malware that enables access to the data of the phones.  The IDF said the damage was minimal but emphasized that "Hamas is improving in the field"

Or Heller | 17/02/2020 Contact author

Minister of Defense Bennet (center) and IDF CoS Kochavi (right). Photo: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry

With Unrest Expected, IDF Reinforces Troops in Judea and Samaria

One day after the announcement of US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century", the IDF decided in the framework of its latest assessment of the situation to reinforce troops in Judea and Samaria as well as in the Gaza border area  

Or Heller | 30/01/2020 Contact author

IDF soldiers. Archive photo: IDF Spokesperson

Israel’s “Blue and White” Defense Orders Reach 11.6 Billion NIS

The Defense Ministry released its statistics on procurement of Israeli-made products for the IDF and the ministry in 2019. According to the statistics of the Department of Production and Procurement, “Hundreds of millions were directed during the year to procure means to increase deadliness, in accordance with the IDF’s plan and the ministry’s new multi-year ‘Momentum’ plan”

Or Heller | 27/01/2020 Contact author

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Archive photo: AP

Bennett Approves IDF’s “Momentum“ Plan

Approval of the multi-year plan comes following an addition of 2 billion NIS to the IDF's budget. The security cabinet is expected to approve the plan at its next meeting

Or Heller | 26/01/2020 Contact author