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Haredi IDF enlistment continues to fall short as army faces manpower crisis

IDF prepared for larger numbers on the day of recruitment for the adapted Haredi tracks, but even fewer than those who registered arrived; 'You are students of Torah, and soon you will be armed with a sword'

Shilo Freid | 05.03.26

Efforts to disarm Hamas, which seeks to be ‘Hezbollah of Gaza’

Analysis: Hamas is willing to discuss phased limits on heavy weapons but refuses full disarmament, leaving Trump’s Gaza plan stalled and Israel weighing renewed military action

Ron Ben-Yishai | 05.03.26

IDF deploys new system against drones in southern Lebanon: 'We're trying everything'

The previously tested Iron Drone Raider System has not shown significant success in the past, but it has been deployed in southern Lebanon; It uses drones that launch a net to trap the hostile explosive-laden drone

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.03.26

With sights on Iran, Israel greenlights multi-billion dollar F-15, F-35 deal

Ministers give go-ahead to major defense deal, including a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second F-15IA squadron from Boeing, as part of 350 billion-shekel military buildup plan

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner | 05.03.26

מימין: סמל י', סמל מ' וסמל א', ברצועת עזה

IDF recruits ultra-Orthodox soldiers for expanding combat tracks

Military says Haredi recruits can advance into command and officer roles adapted to their lifestyle, as the Hasmonean Brigade, Netzah Yehuda Battalion and Hetz paratroopers company continue combat operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank

Shilo Freid | 05.03.26

IDF reservist fires at paraglider over West Bank settlement after terror scare

Soldier mistakes powered paraglider for possible infiltration threat, no injuries reported; military says aircraft had taken off with approval but strayed from its assigned airspace

Ron Crissy | 05.02.26

IDF chief orders strikes on Hezbollah drone supply chain deep inside Lebanon

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir instructs Northern Command and the Israel Air Force to target Hezbollah’s FPV drone production and supply chain beyond southern Lebanon, after two soldiers and a civilian were killed in attacks over the past week

Yossi Yehoshua | 05.01.26

Israel Air Force chief exits with warning: no nuclear deal with Iran would be ‘a major failure’

Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar is ending 39 years in uniform after leading the Israel Air Force through October 7, internal reservist turmoil, historic strikes in Iran and a multi-front war; a senior IDF official says the prewar concept collapsed and warns Israel’s current freedom of action will not last

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.01.26

How IDF commandos isolated Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil, turned supply route into sniper death trap

Egoz commanders describe covert raids, sniper ambushes and drone strikes that isolated Hezbollah terrorists in the southern Lebanese town; 'They did not hear tanks or jets,' one officer says of a night assault that caught gunmen by surprise

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.01.26

IDF failed to act on FPV drone threat for past 18 months, official says

A security official says FPV drone attacks began in 2024, but no effective solution was developed, a failure now costing troops in Lebanon; reserve soldiers are improvising countermeasures, including simple methods inspired by the war in Ukraine

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.30.26

IDF soldier Liem Ben Hamo killed in Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon

Another soldier was moderately wounded in the incident; since the start of Operation Roaring Lion in late February, 16 IDF soldiers have been killed in Lebanon

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.30.26

Law amended: IDF orphans and widows to receive thousands in grants

Until the law was amended, only those orphaned before age 21 were recognized as defense establishment orphans; the amendment also expands aid for IDF widows

Gal Ganot | 04.30.26

IDF seizes over 20 boats in Gaza flotilla, others turn back

The Gaza-bound flotilla was not due to arrive for another week, but the takeover began overnight west of Crete; activists said guns were aimed at them, while Israel’s Foreign Ministry released video mocking the boats and Turkey and Spain urged a united stance against Israel

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.30.26

The race against FPV drones: This is how the IDF deals with the Hezbollah threat

Soldiers in southern Lebanon are improvising in the field, from deploying nets around vehicles and positions to moving under cover of darkness and shadow; most drones crash or are intercepted; Hezbollah has amassed thousands of drones in recent months

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.30.26

'A fighter who saved many soldiers': Bernie the IDF dog killed after spotting Hezbollah ambush

Bernie, an Oketz canine unit dog, identified six Hezbollah terrorists hiding with weapons and grenades ready in Bint Jbeil, saving soldiers before she was shot dead, her handler says

Nina Fox | 04.29.26

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