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טקס התייחדות לחיילי חיל התותחנים ביד לתותחן ליד זכרון יעקב

Former IDF ground forces commander Kobi Barak dies at 61 after battle with illness

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov 'Kobi' Barak, who also led the IDF’s logistics directorate, hailed as model officer and patriot; tributes pour in from military and community leaders, paying homage to his rich legacy

Israel Moshkovitz | 12.20.25

הישראלית שחולצה מיריחו לאחר שע"פ החשד נחטפה

Suspected abduction near Jericho: IDF rescues Israeli woman after reported assault

Security officials received a report of a suspected abduction of an Israeli civilian, allegedly taken by a Palestinian to an apartment in Jericho where she was assaulted; she escaped, hid for about 40 minutes and reported the incident as forces prepared to enter the city to locate suspects

Yoav Zitun | 12.19.25

עימאד אמהאז, דמות מפתח בפעילות הימית החשאית של חיזבאללה שנלכד בלבנון והובא לחקירה בישראל

Operation Behind the Back: how the IDF exposed Hezbollah’s secret naval unit

Military released rare interrogation footage of Imad Amhaz, a senior commander in Hezbollah’s naval unit who was captured about a year ago in a covert commando raid on Lebanon’s northern coast

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 12.19.25

Nahal Brigade troops leaving the Gaza Strip

With a full heart and short-handed: Nahal troops leave Gaza, perhaps for the last time

When they reached the entrance gate to Israel from the outskirts of Khan Younis, after two years inside the Gaza Strip, after losing two company commanders, the troops of the 932nd Nahal Battalion looked back at that cursed land, perhaps for the last time, or perhaps not

Lior Ben Ami | 12.18.25

מסגד בכפר נטוש בעומק סוריה. לאזרחים המעטים שנשארו פה טוב שאנחנו כאן, טוען פלאי | צילום: גיל נחושתן

A surreal tour of Syria with the IDF commander who prefers action over dangerous quiet

Days after six IDF soldiers were wounded near Beit Jann, a rare journey into the depths of Syrian territory reveals a commander’s worldview and the reservists living it

Dov Eichenwald | 12.18.25

Police, Haredi draft dodgers clash in Jerusalem, 13 hurt; bus carrying soldiers attacked

Unrest began with a parking ticket near Bar-Ilan Street, spiraled after false alerts spread fears of draft arrests, saw police withdraw and return, involved overturned patrol cars and stun grenades, and left five officers hospitalized

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 12.18.25

Cut his trip short to enter the Oct. 7 inferno — now a new synagogue honors his legacy

Nearly two years after Capt. (res.) Neriya Zisk fell in Gaza, his family is building a synagogue in his memory; crowdfunding campaign underway; 'It will represent the unity that was so central to Neriya’s character,' his father says

Yogev Israeli | 12.18.25

As war winds down, IDF extends presidential pardon program to reservists

Program allows soldiers with past criminal convictions to seek record expungement after extended service, as military emphasizes rehabilitation and postwar reintegration

Yoav Zitun | 12.18.25

Operation Narnia: Israel's secret plan to kill Iran’s nuclear program

Washington Post exposé reveals secret prep behind 12‑day war: fake US-Israel rift, Trump’s final offer to Iran and over 100 sleeper agents on standby; the operation set back Iran’s nuclear plans, but failed to erase its 'brain trust'

ynet | 12.17.25

מטוסי מטוס קרב F-16 F16 של חיל האוויר הישראלי ב תרגיל הבינלאומי בלו פלאג Blue Flag ב בסיס עובדה

Air Force reserve officers who called for an end to war will be reinstated

Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar decided to reinstate the 15 reserve officers who were suspended after they signed a letter calling for an end to the war and the return of the hostages; 'With reduction in intensity of the fighting, there is no longer an obstacle to summoning them for reserve duty'

Netael Bandel | 12.17.25

Inside Israel’s shadow war with Hezbollah: the hunt for Nasrallah and the next round

After Nasrallah’s killing, Israel braces for renewed clash with a weakened but well-armed Hezbollah, as intelligence tracks hidden assets, political shifts and Iranian funding ahead of possible escalation shaped by US approval and parliamentary elections

Yoav Zitun | 12.17.25

Israel ready for military confrontation with Hezbollah while Washington seeks to avert wider Lebanon war

Two weeks before deadline for disarming Hezbollah and Israel is convinced that conflict is inevitable, because terror group is recovering more than it is being damaged; As IDF continues to bomb, Washington believes that escalation can still be stopped

Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner, Itamar Shashua | 12.16.25

IDF soldier killed in shooting at northern base in non-security related incident

Soldier was taken to hospital in serious condition after being shot, where he died from his wounds; Following investigation, findings will be forwarded to the military prosecutor's office

Yoav Zitun | 12.16.25

יואב ירום, רס"ן במיל' זאב ז'אבו חנוך ארליך ו סמל גור קהתי ז"ל

IDF won't issue criminal indictment in deaths of Golani soldier, researcher Zeev 'Jabo' Erlich in Lebanon

Army decides not to file criminal charges against Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom over a deadly Lebanon incident, accepting his claim that operation carried out for operational needs, despite criticism from fallen soldier Gur Kehati's family

Yoav Zitun | 12.16.25

Father of two Haredi brigade IDF soldiers: 'only rabbinic consensus can advance draft bill'

Former Slobodka yeshiva student joins Hasmonean Brigade after his brother; their father says forced enlistment will fail and any law must be shaped with senior rabbis

Shilo Freid | 12.16.25

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