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Uzbek-born doctor leaves quiet life behind to serve as IDF combat medic

After building a medical career in Tashkent, Lt. S. immigrated to Israel with his family in 2023, retrained in Hebrew and enlisted during the war — a journey he says turned service to wounded soldiers into a calling and Israel into home

Eitan Gefen | 04.22.26

IDF jails soldiers for damaging Jesus statue in Lebanon: 'Moral failure'

Six other troops failed to intervene or report the act; IDF says it replaced the statue with local coordination as outrage grew among Christian leaders and Netanyahu condemned the incident as unacceptable

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.21.26

טקסי יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה

Daughter born from fallen soldier’s sperm visits his grave: ‘My father is a hero,’ she says

Veronika, born 11 years after Lt. German Rozhkov was killed in a 2002 terror attack, visits his grave with her grandmother, who fought for years to continue his legacy through posthumous reproduction

Eitan Glickman | 04.21.26

Photos from Gaza became their last: Noam, Yaniv, Uri and Ehsan documented before they fell

Families of four IDF soldiers killed in the Swords of Iron war reflect on the sons they lost and on the photos taken in Gaza by an IDF documentation unit — images that became their last

Eti Abramov | 04.21.26

ח' ו-י', שני לוחמי צה"ל במילואים שנפצעו בלבנון ומאושפזים באיכילוב

Friends for 20 years, wounded in Lebanon and hospitalized side by side: 'It’s a shared fate'

Two reservists who became close friends in the Givati reconnaissance unit 20 years ago were seriously wounded by a Kornet missile in Lebanon last month; now hospitalized side by side, they plan to return to reserve duty after rehab

Or Hadar | 04.21.26

Sharon Esman remembered: the quiet IDF commander whose leadership shaped soldiers and lives

‘You realize you’re facing a sharp, courageous commander,’ soldiers recall; the film 'Esman’s Blend' traces Sharon Esman’s leadership in Gaza, his bond with bereaved families and the life that ended days into his dream role

ynet Global | 04.21.26

Ten lives, one school: The fallen heroes of Himmelfarb High

Himmelfarb High in Jerusalem has lost nine graduates and a teacher since Oct. 7; a story of ten young lives defined by promise, courage and loss, and of a school rooted in pluralism, tradition and love of country

Dror Feuer | 04.21.26

Gal, the understanding I will not see you again sears my soul

Former IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot writes to his son Gal, a 25-year-old IDF reservist killed Dec. 7, 2023, during an operation to recover the bodies of abducted victims in Gaza

Gadi Eisenkot | 04.21.26

Fallen soldier's mother reveals: my son was killed in operation to save Bibas family

Yafit, mother of Sgt. Oriya Ayimalk Goshen, says he was killed in January 2024 Operation Red Heart while trying to rescue Shiri Bibas and her children; 'We didn’t know it was linked to them,' she said

Idan Bloemhof | 04.20.26

IDF and police officers accused of running $13M crypto bribery and theft scheme

Seven suspects allegedly stole tens of millions of shekels over months, laundering funds via cryptocurrency; authorities seize over $13M in crypto and cash; joint Shin Bet, police and IDF probe led to arrests

Maya Cohen, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.20.26

Israeli security exposes Iranian terror network that tried to damage strategic oil pipeline

The Mossad, the IDF, and the Shin Bet exposed the Revolutionary Guards' terror apparatus, whose senior officers and key operatives were killed during Operation Rising Lion; Also revealed: Iranian attempt to damage oil pipeline that runs through Georgia and Turkey was foiled

Itamar Eichner | 04.20.26

Why Israel’s IDF is becoming a global outlier as other militaries struggle to survive

Analysis: A comparison of global militaries argues that Germany, Japan, China and Turkey face challenges in recruitment, readiness and doctrine, while Israel remains an operational outlier

Jonathan Adiri | 04.20.26

יעל פוגל אימו של איתי ז"ל ורפי נבון אביו של אלקנה ז"ל

Three families, six fallen soldiers: 'We had just begun to process — then it happened again'

Ahead of Memorial Day, three pairs of siblings who lost sons in the war describe double bereavement — losing both a child and a nephew — and the bond formed in grief: 'We’re already a bereaved family,' one mother said

Shilo Freid, Roi Rubinstein, Eitan Glickman | 04.20.26

פעילות חטיבת הנחל בדרום לבנון במהלך הפסקת אש

‘Every threatening figure here is a terrorist’: ynet reporter embeds with IDF forces in south Lebanon

Following the ceasefire, ynet joins IDF’s 162nd Division inside Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, where commanders describe aggressive rules of engagement, dismantled infrastructure and ongoing efforts to prevent the terror group’s return

Elisha Ben Kimon, Southern Lebanon | 04.19.26

Commander who rebuilt Hezbollah’s Radwan Force killed, Lebanese media says

IDF says more than 150 Hezbollah terrorists were killed in final strikes before ceasefire, with about 300 targets hit across Lebanon, including launchers, command centers and weapons depots

Lior Ben Ari | 04.19.26

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