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A year after his death in Gaza, one family navigates grief and the legacy of a fallen commander

A year after Col. Ehsan Daxa was killed in Gaza while shielding his soldiers from an explosion, his widow Huda and their three children are learning to live with his absence, turning grief into resilience and keeping his legacy of courage and compassion alive

Einav Halabi | 10.20.25

'Work's not done': after two years of fighting, IDF tank battalion welcomes two of its comrades home

The long-awaited homecoming of Staff Sgt. Matan Angrest and Sgt. Nimrod Cohen brought joy and relief to their 77th Battalion comrades, who vowed to keep fighting until three fellow soldiers still held by Hamas terrorists are safely returned

Gal Ganot | 10.17.25

מג"ד 82 והטנקים בשטחי הכינוס לקראת התמרון

'We're prepared to stop if needed': IDF armored brigade readies for Gaza push with hostages in mind

As tanks mass amid ongoing operation in Gaza City, Armored Corps troops prepare for a grueling, hostage-driven offensive—ready to halt fire as soon as critical intelligence arrives

Yoav Zitun | 09.19.25

'Gave his heart and soul to everything': Families and friends remember tank crew killed in Gaza ambush

Families and friends remember Staff Sgt. Uri Lamed, Sgt. Gadi Cotal, Sgt. Amit Arye Regev and Lt. Matan Abramovitz as dedicated, compassionate and remarkable soldiers

Israel Moshkovitz, Raanan Ben-Zur, Lihi Gordon, Meir Turgeman | 09.09.25

Inside Gaza, Israeli tank crew battles Hamas terrorists and builds unity

A tank from IDF’s 401st Armored Division navigates destroyed neighborhoods as its diverse crew — secular, Druze, religious Zionist and traditional — balances combat, camaraderie and coping with the emotional toll of war and fallen comrades

Lior Ben Ami | 09.09.25

IDF probe reveals heroic last stand against elite Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 at two isolated bases

Military investigation found that at Yiftach Camp and Erez Control Center, small groups of mostly support troops fought elite Hamas terrorists to the last bullet, killing many attackers but losing 13 soldiers, preventing wider infiltration into civilian areas

Yoav Zitun | 09.02.25

א', קצין השריון שנפצע אנושות בג'באליה שברצועת עזה

'He ran to save his comrades and collapsed': Officer critically wounded hours after sending wedding save-the-date

An Armored Corps officer was critically wounded in Gaza hours after sending a wedding save-the-date message; three soldiers were killed in the same attack; His family and fiancée hold on to hope as he fights for his life at Sheba Medical Center

Or Hadar | 07.22.25

‘You’re the brigade commander now’: IDF officer steps in hours after comrade killed in Gaza

Col. M. was thrust into command of the 401st Brigade following the death of his predecessor and close friend Col. Ehsan Daxa; leading continuous combat operations in Gaza, he explains why the war still goes on and the urgent need for more soldiers

Yoav Keren | 07.16.25

צוות הקרב של "הטנק של ביטון" ב-7/10 שמנע אסון גדול יותר בניר יצחק

Tank crew that killed over 100 terrorists on October 7: 'Everyone we saw, was eliminated'

'We entered the tank as four people — and became one': Lt. A’s crew stayed on duty for the holiday and found themselves under a barrage of anti-tank missiles and drones, facing the wave of terrorists that swept through the Gaza border communities; 'We said, no one goes in, no one comes out, and managed to prevent abductions'; Maj. Roey Chapell and his command team saved dozens of civilians, and His mother, who later listened to his radio recordings, said: 'I know his commands by heart'

Yoav Keren | 07.04.25

Holocaust survivor finds great-grandson was killed in Gaza while visiting death camp she survived

Staff Sergeant (res.) Asaf Kafri was killed in by sniper fire—at very moment his 96-year-old great-grandmother was visiting Bergen-Belsen with his father Haggai

Meir Turgeman | 04.25.25

IDF names soldier killed in action in northern Gaza

Master Sergeant (res.) Asaf Kafri, 26, from Beit Hashmonai served as a tank driver in the 79th Battalion of the 14th Armored Brigade

Yoav Zitun | 04.25.25

פעילות כוחות צוות הקרב של חטיבת 188 ברפיח ובמסדרון 'מורג'

Israeli soldier killed, two seriously wounded in northern Gaza ambush

Terrorist cell from Beit Hanoun fires an anti-tank missile and sniper rounds at troops positioned at outpost not far from where Warrant Officer G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra was killed a few days earlier

Yoav Zitun | 04.24.25

Matan Angrest seen being pulled from his tank by terrorists on October 7, 2023

Shocking video released of moment Matan Angrest was captured and lynched

Interrogation footage by Hamas terrorists also released; Videos, photos, made public by Anat and Haggai Angrest, shows their son being forcibly taken from his tank near the Nahal Oz military post and violently beaten by a crowd

Lior El-Hai | 04.03.25

מעצר המחבלים בבית החולים כמאל עדואן בעזה

Hundreds of terrorists captured: Massive IDF operation ending in northern Gaza yields impressive results

IDF troops captured over 240 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Jabaliya while neutralizing terrorist strongholds; The Kamal Adwan Hospital, used as a terror base, was cleared of civilians and secured; Fighting continued in Beit Hanoun from where rockets were fired at Israel

Yoav Zitun | 12.29.24

פעילות צה"ל רצועת עזה טנקים טנקיסטים מלחמת חרבות ברזל

IDF: We're short on tanks, munitions after months of war

The military says in a court filing that the Armored Corps suffered a loss of equipment that was damaged and soldiers who were hurt and was attempting to fill its ranks and arsenal to meet needs

Yoav Zitun | 07.15.24

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