IDF

abbreviation for

1. Israel Defense Forces: the national military of Israel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of IDF¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

One needs not have served with the IDF to know true boredom, after all.

From The Daily Beast

Now the ‘Baywatch’ beauty just swung by a high-profile Beverly Hills fundraiser for the IDF.

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The IDF now places the number of dead at 41, of whom 12 are said to have been militants.

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Instead they operated out of a vast network of tunnels, and the combat was as ferocious as any the IDF has seen for many years.

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The Israeli government was not confident the IDF would be able to continue tunnel destruction inside Gaza during the ceasefire.

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