The announcement comes amid heightened international scrutiny of weapons transfers to Israel and growing concern in Jerusalem that future conflicts could be constrained by political or legal limits imposed by allies.
Elsight, a technology firm based in Or Yehuda, was named this week as one of six companies selected by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for further evaluation in Project G.I.
Participants came from a broad slate of countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, India, Greece, Cyprus, Japan, Morocco, and several European states.
Generals and commanders from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, India, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Estonia, Japan, Morocco, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia have arrived in Israel for the forum
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.