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'Nothing frees you from bringing a living hostage back dead,' IDF intelligence officer says

A senior reserve IDF intelligence officer who spent 11 years with the Goldin and Shaul families breaks his silence on missed chances, the hunt for October 7 hostages and why he believes every captive can be brought home

Eti Abramov | 12.05.25

'Real structural reform needed before resolving ultra-Orthodox draft issue'

Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Doron Avital: 'I’m not sure this law is moving in that direction'

Calev Ben-David, ILTV | 12.05.25

IDF chief taps former Haredi COVID czar to probe intel on Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plans

Zamir appointed Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa to review the long-ignored 'Jericho Wall' document as the IDF launches a broad effort to enforce lessons from Oct. 7

Yoav Zitun | 12.04.25

IDF officers dismissed over soldier’s death in Krav Maga drill

Expert panel found major errors and violations of training procedures in the Krav Maga drill that killed Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, leading the IDF to halt such training and discipline multiple officers while a criminal investigation continues

Yoav Zitun | 12.04.25

פעילות צוות הקרב החטיבתי של הנח"ל במרחב רפיח

Report: Six killed in Khan Younis strikes as details emerge on rare Rafah clash

At least five terrorists emerged from a tunnel and ambushed IDF troops at close range, injuring four soldiers; Netanyahu convened a security meeting that resolved to respond forcefully; hours later, Gaza officials reported deaths in strikes near displaced families’ tents in Khan Younis and shelling in Rafah

Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi, Itamar Eichner | 12.04.25

Tel Aviv court eases debt for IDF reservist after nearly two years of wartime service

Registrar cites soldier’s long absences on duty in approving a plan that cuts his debt by more than half and spreads the remaining payments over four years

Attorney Hofit Sivan | 12.03.25

שני חשודים חדרו לישראל דרך הגבול עם ירדן

Bedouin gun smugglers attempt to ram IDF soldiers near Dead Sea; suspects shot

Israeli forces exchanged fire with a Bedouin arms smuggling cell after suspects tried to run over soldiers near the Jordan border; One suspect was moderately wounded; four were arrested

Ilana Curiel | 12.03.25

Netanyahu approves opening of Rafah crossing for Gazans leaving to Egypt only

Israel will open the Rafah crossing for Gazans exiting to Egypt after weeks of refusal due to the delay in returning the bodies of hostages; officials say the move aligns with the cease-fire framework and follows Netanyahu’s call with Trump

Yoav Zitun | 12.03.25

IDF troops rescue endangered eagle owl found caged in a Palestinian village

The soldiers found a caged eagle owl during an operation in a Palestinian village and handed it to Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority; troops say it was ‘clear we were saving it from the horrific conditions’

Ilana Curiel | 12.03.25

מטייל ישראלי בניו זילנד הותקף ע"י בחור מקומי

New Zealand man jailed for assaulting Israeli tourist in Christchurch bar

Yuval Shekel, injured in an antisemitic punch attack that shattered three teeth, says justice done after coordinated pressure from Israeli diplomats and police led to assailant’s arrest and rare 28-month prison sentence

Itamar Eichner | 12.03.25

ארכיון מפעילותו של אגף התקשוב וההגנה בסייבר

IDF reveals new 'AI brigade' that will 'turn one tank into 100'

Military established a new operational-tech division named 'Bina' to lead and develop its artificial intelligence capabilities, as part of a major structural overhaul within the C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate

Israel Wullman | 12.02.25

Ultra-Orthodox parties confident draft-exemption bill will pass despite coalition tensions

Haredi factions and advisers close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say opposition inside the coalition is tactical as they predict the draft-exemption bill will advance with only a handful of dissenting lawmakers

Shilo Freid | 12.02.25

Two Israelis lightly wounded in Binyamin stabbing; driver who rammed soldier killed after second attempt

Two young Israelis were lightly wounded in a suspected stabbing attack near the West Bank community of Atarot as IDF troops earlier killed a separate assailant who attempted a second ramming near Hebron

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.02.25

Haredi IDF brigade sees enlistment momentum ahead if new draft bill clears Knesset

With tensions rising over military draft bill, officers in the Haredi Hashmonaim Brigade say that if lawmakers pass a measure supported by leading rabbis, enlistment could climb sharply as hesitant recruits gain the community’s backing

Yossi Yehoshua | 12.02.25

מערכת "אור איתן" (במציאות הקרן אינה נראית, וצבועה לצורך המחשה בלבד)

Israel to receive first Iron Beam laser defense system by year’s end

Head of the Israeli Directorate of Defense Research & Development, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Danny Gold, said at the Defense-Tech conference in Tel Aviv that 'we are already deep into work on the next generations of surprises for war'

Gal Ganot, Tal Shahaf | 12.01.25

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