IDF
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of IDF
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The IDF published a video which it says shows Hezbollah fighters climbing into the grounds of a building, which BBC Verify located to the centre of Qouzah.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Clayton Weimer, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders, said the IDF had received messages from the organisation, as well as journalists, asking that it allow ambulances to get to Khalil.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The IDF has published a map showing what it calls a "forward defence area" where it is seeking to maintain control.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
On 16 March, the IDF said its troops had begun a ground operation against Hezbollah - a Shia Muslim political and military group - in south Lebanon.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
An IDF spokesperson first ordered Lebanese civilians living close to the border to leave on 2 March.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
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