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IDF reveals: Gaza soccer figures presented as athletes were terrorists

Military publishes a ‘terror team’ of 12 players, coaches and referees portrayed in Western and Arab media as innocent athletes, saying some served Hamas and Islamic Jihad and took part in the October 7 massacre

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.22.26

‘They never expected us’: IDF engineers recount dramatic Litani River crossing in Lebanon

After an earlier force was driven back by a deadly ambush, the 603rd Battalion bridged the river under fire, opened over 30 kilometers of routes and pushed Hezbollah back from a line it never expected the IDF to cross

Elisha Ben Kimon, South Lebanon | 07.22.26

IDF officer removed over sexual misconduct returns to command role

A lieutenant colonel previously barred from commanding troops after a sexual misconduct inquiry has been promoted to a senior intelligence post overseeing soldiers and officers

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.22.26

IDF opens new officer battalion amid manpower crisis

Nearly three years of multi-front war, casualties and political deadlock over recruitment have left the IDF short of commanders, prompting expanded officer training built around battlefield experience

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.21.26

Lebanese army enters area vacated by IDF as Aoun prepares historic Trump meeting

Lebanese military vehicles deployed in Zawtar al-Gharbiya as part of a US-brokered pilot plan, while President Joseph Aoun prepared to present Donald Trump with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah and securing a broader Israeli withdrawal

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon, Reuters | 07.21.26

From real estate to national service: How Effi Shkedi is trying to bridge one of Israel's deepest divides

After October 7, the chairman of Effi Capital redirected much of his energy from building neighborhoods to building trust between the ultra-Orthodox community and the Israeli military

Karen Shemesh | 07.21.26

Satellite images reveal massive IDF barrier dividing Gaza in two

More than 23 kilometers of the earthworks have been completed along Gaza’s Yellow Line, separating IDF-controlled territory from populated areas, as construction expands toward Rafah and raises fears the line could become permanent

ynet | 07.21.26

Lebanon pilot begins, but Hezbollah tensions leave key questions unresolved

The first three villages were chosen because they require little or no immediate Israeli withdrawal; the IDF is preparing both to advance and pull back as Lebanon’s army faces a test of whether it can prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.20.26

IDF kills terrorist behind Inbar Haiman's abduction at Nova festival

Military says Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed infiltrated the music festival during the Oct. 7 massacre and commanded Haiman’s kidnapping; her aunt said his death brought only 'a small measure of comfort'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.20.26

Israel holds fire, waits on Trump before joining another Iran campaign: ‘If he wants us, we’ll join’

Israeli officials believe fighting could intensify by September if US-Iran diplomacy fails; IDF has additional nuclear, missile and infrastructure targets, but Netanyahu is not pressing to open a new campaign and Jerusalem expects Washington to decide the timing

Itamar Eichner | 07.20.26

IDF begins pullback as Lebanese army enters pilot zones

State Department says operations began in Froun, Srifa and Zawtar Al-Gharbiya following Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome; framework calls for phased IDF redeployment and verified Lebanese army control, as sides debate who will inspect areas cleared of Hezbollah weapons

Itamar Eichner | 07.20.26

The obvious became something we had to fight for | Speech by officer who brought Hadar Goldin home

A society that returns its fallen from an enemy country is a more reformed society, one that closes a circle of justice, identity, memory and national honor; because a society that repairs its relations with its fallen, repairs its relations with itself

Col. M. The officer who returned the body of Hadar Goldin to Israel | 07.20.26

Defense officials see no imminent Iran attack but warn of rapid escalation

Officials say Iran’s missile fire toward Jordan may signal a broader shift as US strikes intensify, while American refueling aircraft continue arriving in Israel and the military maintains heightened readiness

Yossi Yehoshua, Itamar Eichner | 07.19.26

Thousands rally near Gaza border calling for return of former Israeli settlements

Senior coalition ministers and lawmakers to join right-wing demonstration calling for immediate reestablishment of three communities evacuated during Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza

Roni Green Shaulov | 07.19.26

ביבי נתניהו מוג'תבא חמינאי טהרן דונלד טראמפ

Israel readies for possible US-Iran war role as northern front looms

IDF preparing for possible entry into the US-Iran war, including large-scale Iranian missile fire and a simultaneous escalation on northern border that could divert intelligence and air power to Hezbollah in Lebanon

Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.19.26

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