Word: combative
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...spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovitch is constantly reassuring TV audiences worldwide that Israeli troops are going the extra mile to avoid collateral damage in Gaza. However, some Israeli officers speak more bluntly when their audience is domestic. ("We are very violent," the commander of the Israeli army's élite combat engineering unit, Yahalom, told the Israeli press. "We do not balk at any means to protect the lives of our soldiers.") When Israeli forces shelled a United Nations school that left more than 40 dead, the Israeli military initially did its best to back its claim (denied by local...
...deployment to Iraq was cancelled after militants pledged to kill the prince. Instead, Harry stayed at home while his fellow soldiers headed into combat wearing T-shirts that read, "I'm Harry" - a reference to the "I'm Spartacus" scene in the swords-and-sandals epic...
...Harry fought Taliban forces in Afghanistan for 77 days, making him the first member of the Royal Family to serve in a combat zone since his uncle, Prince Andrew, flew helicopters during the Falklands War. The British military tried to keep Harry's presence a secret out of concern for his safety - going so far as to broker a "blackout" deal with the British media, who promised not to reveal the prince's location - but the The Drudge Report and other foreign media outlets revealed the information, forcing his commanders to pull him from duty in early...
...imperative to remember that there would be no need for such a drastic measure if Hamas had not started the violence against Israel. Moreover, Israel has attempted on several occasions to relieve the worst of the suffering in Gaza. Even though its Defense Forces are engaged in active combat, Israel has sent more than 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza...
...soon as my wife saw me take a deep breath, she knew it was from the army, that I was being called up for Gaza. And she started crying," says Seigelman, 30, a wiry reserve officer who has faced combat before. "She didn't want me to go. Our baby is only a month old." For Seigelman, there was never any doubt; "I knew what I was in for, but it has to be done," he says grimly...