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Nirel was beheaded on Oct. 7 and his head was never found; his mother pleads: 'Netanyahu, help us'

Nirel Zini was murdered in Kfar Aza; after his funeral, his parents learned he had been beheaded and his head was never found; left to search alone, they urge Netanyahu to intervene: 'Nirel’s head will not be abandoned'

Sharon Kidon | 06.23.26

נורית לאון והסיכה שעוצבה עם הציור שצייר בנה, עדי ז"ל

Maccabiah to honor 18 fallen soldiers with special pins

At next month’s Maccabiah, special memorial pins for fallen soldiers, designed with bereaved families, will be unveiled; one honoring Staff Sgt. Adi Leon features a drawing from a letter he wrote before entering Gaza

Gal Ganot | 06.20.26

Hazel Brief and her son, Yona Bezalel Brief, who was injured on October 7 defending Kibbut Kfar Aza and died 417 days later in Sheba Hospital

Who has the rights to a soldier's soul: bereaved mother's open letter to Betzalel Smotrich

Opinion: Before you use a fallen soldier’s picture, ask the family; Ask if they can bear it. Ask if the timing won’t crush them. Ask if their child’s face is yours to share

Hazel Brief | 06.11.26

Away from grief, bereaved IDF parents find room to breathe — and each other

Thirty-six bereaved families traveled to Milan with Or L’Mishpachot, finding rare moments of friendship, remembrance and quiet relief as they carry their children’s memory into life beyond loss

Dennis Bihler | 05.30.26

‘My partner’s son was killed in the war; I’m not his mother, but I lost a child too’

She never saw herself as a 'stepmother'; she built a blended family with her partner, raising both her children and his, and then his son was killed in the war; since then, she has felt her grief carries no social legitimacy; in an anonymous monologue, she writes of a loss that still has no name or recognition

ynet | 04.21.26

תמונה 2: אריאל לובלינר ז"ל וברברה לובלינר

They made aliyah, found love in Israel — and became war widows

They came to build new lives in Israel and found love, but after losing partners in war, now face life alone, sharing stories of loss, strength and resilience while remembering those killed and navigating life after tragedy

Hagai Ayad | 04.20.26

'Their resting place is not a political stage': Bereaved families ask politicians to stay away on Memorial Day

More than 150 bereaved families signed a letter calling on coalition lawmakers to refrain from speeches at cemeteries on Memorial Day; 'You talk about heroism, we live with the consequences'

Lihi Gordon | 04.15.26

Bereaved families protest: ‘Hosted senior Hamas figures in Gaza – now to build a Jerusalem hotel?’

The fathers of Itay Chen, Yaron Shay and Daniel Waldman, killed on Oct. 7, urged officials to block land allocation to Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri, facing a massive US lawsuit; Jerusalem municipality says the plan was removed

Gilad Cohen | 02.05.26

מימין לשמאל: מאיר זריהן, דודי ששון, שי טסטה, דוד גל, אריאל וולוך, פבל לויט - בחלקה 18א בהר הרצל

'Now all of us have tattoos on our bodies': bereaved fathers find brotherhood at Mount Herzl

Six Jerusalem fathers, brought together by the deaths of their sons in the war, meet every Friday at Mount Herzl military cemetery to grieve, talk, laugh and survive together, finding strength in a bond no one else can truly understand

Gilad Cohen | 01.18.26

עצרת הגיוס הלאומית - כנגד חוק הגיוס בירושלים

‘This is our children’s legacy’: Families of fallen soldiers protest draft exemption law

Bereaved families, wives of reservists, injured soldiers, and political opposition leaders marched to the Knesset to protest the law that would allow Haredim to evade military; 'We all learn the same Torah and everyone must enlist'

Gal Ganot | 01.15.26

Bereaved families lead Jerusalem rally for national draft: 'our pain is private, responsibility is national'

Struggle against draft exemption law promoted by the government continues: bereaved families will gather Thursday for rally in Jerusalem: 'Battle for values of the people of Israel and the will of our sons, daughters, parents and spouses who fell in defense of the people and the land'

Gal Ganot | 01.14.26

Families protest, coalition cracks and High Court ahead: the path to a political probe of the October 7 massacre

Despite the coalition’s determination to advance legislation that would distance Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government from responsibility, the road is long and full of obstacles, from the attorney general to coalition dissenters and likely High Court petitions

Amir Ettinger | 12.25.25

Oct. 7 political inquiry bill advances as bereaved families declare ‘week of rage’

As the government advances a plan for a political probe into the October 7 failures, bereaved families and relatives of hostages intensify protests, accusing coalition lawmakers of trying to evade accountability and block a state commission of inquiry

Gilad Cohen, Amir Ettinger, Sharon Kidon | 12.22.25

We choose life: remembering Reef this Hanukkah

After Sgt. Reef Harush was killed in Gaza, his father Avi Harush chose to honor his memory by choosing life—finding light through grief and continuing his son's legacy of goodness, especially during the light-filled days of Hanukkah

Avi Harush | 12.21.25

אביו של בנימין מדליק נרות חנוכה בכותל המערבי

Continuing tradition: family of fallen soldier light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall

Benjamin Elmakayes’ family lights Hanukkah candles each year at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a tradition kept even after he was killed in Gaza last year; his mother says they had a 'pact' to light the candle together every year, wherever he was

Shilo Freid | 12.17.25

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