Avichay Adraee

WATCH: Gazans cheer while safely receiving humanitarian aid, disputing massacre claims

“Not a single bullet was fired,” Adraee wrote, “The civilians began welcoming and cheering for our soldiers, as if they saw in them life after darkness.”

 Palestinians approach to collect aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.
 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv in support of a hostage, ceasefire deal, July 19, 2025.

Hostage families warn IDF against op. in areas where hostages may be

 IDF troops operating in Gaza, July 4, 2025.

WATCH: IDF takes operational control of two-thirds of Gaza Strip

 Footage from the moment the IDF struck the Iranian state television broadcaster during a live broadcast, June 16, 2025.

WATCH: Explosions, rubble: IDF strikes Iranian state TV station during live broadcast


IDF strikes two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed further strikes after the series of Houthi missile attacks this week.

 Smoke rises as the IDF strikes three Houthi-controlled Yemen ports, May 16, 2025.

IDF issues evacuation warnings to civilians living in Houthi-controlled seaports in Yemen

"Due to the terrorist Houthi regime's use of seaports for its terrorist activities, we urge all those present at these ports to evacuate," said IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee.

 (illustrative) An IAF fighter jet takes off to carry out a counterstrike on Yemen on May 5, 2025.

IDF orders evacuation of Khan Yunis's south after Gaza rocket launch

The demand evacuations from Khan Yunis neighborhoods was announced by IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

WATCH: IDF strikes mortar launch site in Khan Yunis, launches ground op. in Rafah

In the early afternoon, the IDF fired artillery at Shejaia, east of Gaza City, during its operations in the area.

 IDF soldiers in the Tel Sultan area of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, March 23, 2025.

Israel aims to extend military presence in Lebanon beyond ceasefire period

The US and the Lebanese governments agreed to extend the deadline after Israel said the Lebanese Army had not been fully deployed in southern Lebanon, meaning the IDF needed to remain in the area.

 IDF soldiers from the 146th Reserves Division begin operations in southern Lebanon.

IDF to Gazans: For your safety, don't approach off-limit areas, Israeli troops

The spokesperson warned Gazans against entering the Mediterranean Sea in the coming days, approaching IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.

 Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 20, 2025.

Israeli air force strikes weapons storage site next to international aid warehouse in Gaza

The IAF intercepted the rockets as they were en-route to the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

IDF infographic showing the rocket launcher located next to an international aid warehouse.

IDF Arabic spox. slams Al Jazeera over claim army targets Gazans with sounds of women screaming

IDF spokesman slams Al Jazeera for false reports on alleged drone tactics in Gaza, citing lack of evidence.

A drone is seen ahead of the international "BLUE GUARDIAN" drone drill held in Israel.

Colonel Avichay Adraee thanks Lebanese journalist for praise on his anti-Hezbollah efforts

“Avichay speaks excellently. Everyone can understand him. He does a great job and looks friendly. Always kind and polite with a human approach, he also understands Lebanese humor.”

 Avichay Adraee: Israel's face to the Arab world

Israel's strategy in Lebanon is choking Hezbollah into submission - analysis

The relentless strikes on Dahieh have visibly weakened Hezbollah’s standing. Israeli officials believe these actions will force the group into submission.

 A billboard depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is pictured as smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 16, 2024.

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs after resident evacuation warnings

Images of the strikes surfaced approximately two hours after residents of Lebanon's southern suburbs were called to evacuate their homes by IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee

 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, October 27, 2024.