The history of Israeli tanks includes the locally produced Merkava, the Magach, the secret Pereh missile carrier, and the new AI-powered Barak. Learn about IDF General Israel Tal who developed the Merkava, early armored division head Major General Jackie Even, and the Ma'ale Akrabim massacre and fedayeen infiltrations that preluded the Sinai War and led to Israel liberating the entire Gaza Strip in 1956.
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Yad Lashiryon Tank Museum at Latrun
Tanks of the Israel Defense Forces
IDF Maj.-Gen. (res.) Israel Tal dies at age 86
Israel Tal - Charioteer of fire
IDF tank commander Jackie Even
Israel unveils AI-assisted next-gen 'Merkava' tank
Pereh anti-tank missile carrier
Israel Producing New Tank, the Merkava Described As Revolutionary
Israeli Tank Crews Have Better Protection Than Any Other Armored Unit
Israel's Merkava crowned one the world's deadliest tanks
Meet the 5 Deadliest Tanks on Planet Earth
List of attacks against Israeli civilians before 1967
Johannes Gassen mentioned in The Shadow War: 25 Intelligence and Security Affairs in Israel by Yosef Argman, Ministry of Defense Publishing, 2007, pages 415-417.
