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$JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - APRIL 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd, L) Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), Minister of Defence Moshe Yaalon (2,R) and IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz (R) attend a \'Singing Independence\' ceremony in honour of outstanding soldiers, as part of Israel\'s 65th Independence Day celebrations, at the President\'s Residence on April 16, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. 120 outstanding soldiers and officers were honoured during the event.$

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$US General Colin Powell, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (L), presents General Ehud Barak, Chief of the General\'s Staff Israel Defense Forces (R), with the Legion of Merit award, on January 14, 1993, during the ceremonies at the Pentagon.$

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 26: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R), Defence Minister Ehud Barak (2nd L), outgoing military secretary Yohanan Locker (L), and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz (R) share a laugh as Brig. Gen. Eyal Zamir (not pictured) is appointed the new military secretary, on November 26, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The appointment comes following eight days of conflict with Hamas.

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$ISRAEL/GAZA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 22: Israeli soldiers assault rifles lay piled on the ground as the cease fire in the recent conflict comes into effect at the border with the Gaza Strip on November 22, 2012 close to the northern Gaza Strip border with Israel. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding despite rockets being fired on Israel from Gaza. During the night the IDF reportedly arrested a number of \'terror operatives\' in the West Bank in continued efforts to restore peace in the region.$

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$An Israeli soldier guides a tank at an Israeli Defnce Forces (IDF) staging area by the central Gaza border November 22, 2012. A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza\'s Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last.$

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NETIVOT, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 14: An Israeli woman and children sit inside a bomb shelter on November 14, 2012 in Netivot, Israel. Israel Defense Forces launched aerial attacks on targets in Gaza that killed the top military commander of Hamas.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - APRIL 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd, L) Israeli President Shimon Peres (C), Minister of Defence Moshe Yaalon (2,R) and IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz (R) attend a 'Singing Independence' ceremony in honour of outstanding soldiers, as part of Israel's 65th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence on April 16, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. 120 outstanding soldiers and officers were honoured during the event.

US General Colin Powell, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (L), presents General Ehud Barak, Chief of the General's Staff Israel Defense Forces (R), with the Legion of Merit award, on January 14, 1993, during the ceremonies at the Pentagon.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 26: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R), Defence Minister Ehud Barak (2nd L), outgoing military secretary Yohanan Locker (L), and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz (R) share a laugh as Brig. Gen. Eyal Zamir (not pictured) is appointed the new military secretary, on November 26, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The appointment comes following eight days of conflict with Hamas.

ISRAEL/GAZA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 22: Israeli soldiers assault rifles lay piled on the ground as the cease fire in the recent conflict comes into effect at the border with the Gaza Strip on November 22, 2012 close to the northern Gaza Strip border with Israel. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding despite rockets being fired on Israel from Gaza. During the night the IDF reportedly arrested a number of 'terror operatives' in the West Bank in continued efforts to restore peace in the region.

An Israeli soldier guides a tank at an Israeli Defnce Forces (IDF) staging area by the central Gaza border November 22, 2012. A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last.

NETIVOT, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 14: An Israeli woman and children sit inside a bomb shelter on November 14, 2012 in Netivot, Israel. Israel Defense Forces launched aerial attacks on targets in Gaza that killed the top military commander of Hamas.

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