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‘Terrorist begged, “Don’t shoot, I want to live”’: IDF colonel urges Israel to remain in Lebanon

After two months of fighting, 679th Reserve Armored Brigade seizes strategic terrain in southern Lebanon, uncovering Hezbollah terrorists hiding underground; commander warns that holding the ground is vital to protecting northern Israel

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.12.26

טנקים של החטיבה שהיו בשימוש במלחמה הנוכחית

Hesder yeshivas back down from IDF Armored Corps boycott over female tank crews

After some rabbis threatened to stop sending students to the Armored Corps over an IDF pilot program for female tank crews, yeshiva representatives met Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and said August enlistment would proceed as planned

Shilo Freid | 06.25.26

Hundreds of female IDF officers to Zamir: ‘Exclusion of women threatens national security’

Officers warned pressure from outside religious actors is damaging military discipline and operational effectiveness, while Zamir told rabbis army needs every combat soldier, male and female, to meet its operational needs

Gal Ganot, Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.24.26

מפקד גדוד 52, סגן-אלוף דור גדליה בן שמחון ז״ל

IDF taps new armored battalion commander after revered officer killed in Lebanon

Lt. Col. G. will take over the 52nd Battalion after Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon killed with three soldiers in a strike on their tank in southern Lebanon

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.22.26

Comrades in arms: fallen commander named daughter for officer killed in Gaza

Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon, killed in Lebanon, named his baby Gaia after Maj. Guy Nezri, a fallen comrade whose family says the commander became one of their own; 'An unfathomable disaster,' family says

Eitan Glikman, Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.19.26

'Writing history in real time': slain IDF battalion commander's last interview

Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion killed with three other soldiers in southern Lebanon, told ynet last month the IDF was carrying out major operations to protect northern residents; 'They will be discussed in the future,' he said

Elisha Ben Kimon, Gal Ganot | 06.19.26

IDF moves female tank crews out of Armored Corps following religious backlash

Pilot will be held under the Border Defense Corps, in separate all-female companies, while the Armored Corps provides professional guidance after religious leaders threatened a boycott

Yossi Yehoshua | 06.17.26

More rabbis declare tank service forbidden over female integration

With the latest group joining, 25 yeshivas have now suspended sending students to the tank corps, potentially affecting hundreds of combat soldiers in the upcoming draft cycle

Shilo Freid | 06.11.26

Senior IDF officer says High Court requirement to integrate women comes at high cost

Dire consequences if rabbis' threat to keep hesder yeshiva students out of tanks actually occurs: 'A few female combat soldiers each year versus giving up many dozens of male combat soldiers in every draft cycle'

Yossi Yehoshua | 06.10.26

Rabbis say tank corps service forbidden over IDF plan for women in combat

Twelve hesder yeshiva heads say students will still serve in combat, but not in the armored corps, after the IDF delayed its women-in-tanks pilot to 2026

Shilo Freid | 06.09.26

לוחמי חטיבה 401 יוצאים להתרעננות מלבנון אחרי שבועיים של לחימה

'I want to be here': wounded IDF soldiers return to battlefield weeks after Hezbollah missile attack

Troops from the 401st Armored Brigade escaped a burning tank after multiple anti-tank missiles struck in southern Lebanon, with one soldier suffering burns and shrapnel wounds before returning to combat within weeks

Yair Kraus | 03.29.26

Religious female tank soldier slams rabbis' letter: 'Look what women did on Oct. 7'

In a letter to the prime minister, rabbis voiced concern over integrating women into the Armored Corps; Tal Sarah Biton, who enlisted in the first female tank pilot program in the Caracal Battalion and has since been discharged, said: 'Those who speak don’t know. I must not be prevented from doing what I am capable of'

Gal Ganot | 02.18.26

Senior rabbis urge Netanyahu to halt plan to integrate women into Armored Corps frontline roles

Religious Zionist leaders warn that integrating women into frontline combat roles in the Armored Corps will harm operational readiness and deter Torah-observant soldiers

Shilo Freid | 02.18.26

For first time since 1956, IDF establishes new multi-theater maneuvering division

The 38th Division will integrate multiple training brigades under one command, upgrade worn armored platforms and strengthen rapid-response maneuvering for scenarios similar to Oct. 7 while expanding the IDF’s ground-force capacity

Yoav Zitun | 02.10.26

Drawing on lessons of war, IDF revamps armored force with major reserve expansion

Disbanded after the Second Intifada, the 500th Armored Brigade will return with refurbished Merkava tanks, upgraded tech and redesigned support units under post–October 7 reforms

Yoav Zitun | 01.06.26

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