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Historic first: IDF appoints first woman to command missile ship

In a last-minute decision, the officer, identified as Maj. R., was informed only in recent days that she had successfully completed her qualifications and would become the first woman to command an Israeli Navy missile ship

Yoav Zitun | 02.18.26

A Warm Home for Every Soldier hosts dinner for lone soldiers, honors donor Brandon Korff

Nonprofit A Warm Home for Every Soldier partners with IDF units to support lone and combat soldiers, honoring donor Brandon Korff and hosting morale-boosting events, including a Shabbat dinner in Tel Aviv

ynet Global | 02.18.26

'We are angry at the state': parents of Ofri Yafe speak out after fatal friendly fire in Gaza

Hadas and Yiftach Yafe, whose son Ofri was killed by IDF fire in a case of mistaken identity, said they bear no anger toward the army or its soldiers, but blaming the state for placing 'the best of our sons in illogical situations,' adding that they donated his organs in hopes he might save lives

Yair Kraus | 02.18.26

Religious female tank soldier slams rabbis' letter: 'Look what women did on Oct. 7'

In a letter to the prime minister, rabbis voiced concern over integrating women into the Armored Corps; Tal Sarah Biton, who enlisted in the first female tank pilot program in the Caracal Battalion and has since been discharged, said: 'Those who speak don’t know. I must not be prevented from doing what I am capable of'

Gal Ganot | 02.18.26

IDF women face PTSD in unique ways and support systems must catch up

There are tens of thousands of women serving in frontline roles in the IDF; speakers at the ICAR Collective Summit urged better data, tailored treatment and institutional change to help them deal with their combat PTSD

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 02.18.26

IDF soldier killed in friendly fire incident in southern Gaza

Paratrooper Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe, 21, killed overnight in eastern Khan Younis after being mistakenly identified as a threat during engineering operations near the Gaza border

Yoav Zitun | 02.18.26

Gabriel Weisman, Holocaust survivor and first IDF chief mental health officer, dies at 97

A survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and Mauthausen, Weisman fought in 1948 and later built the IDF’s mental health system, pioneering treatment for combat trauma and serving for decades as a psychologist and author

Alexandra Lukash | 02.18.26

קמפיין ציבורי ומשפטי נגד חיילת צה"ל ממוצא טורקי

Turkish groups call for arrest of IDF soldier holding dual citizenship

Islamist groups publish soldier's personal details and urge prosecutors to charge her under genocide laws after IDF report revealed 112 soldiers hold Turkish citizenship among more than 50,000 dual nationals in the military

Itamar Eichner | 02.17.26

בדואים מחופשים לחיילים ישראלי שדדו חנות בדאהרייה

Six indicted for posing as soldiers in West Bank jewelry store heist

Prosecutors say suspects from Bedouin town of Hura donned IDF-style uniforms, carried an M-16 and airsoft rifles and stole 4 kilograms of gold and cash from a shop in Dhahiriya, firing at pursuers and briefly abducting a Palestinian man before their arrest

Ilana Curiel | 02.17.26

When Israel fought the Soviets: the secret air war of 1970

A covert Soviet force deployed to Egypt after Six-Day war, flying MiGs and operating missile batteries that shot down IDF jets, led to direct dogfights, deadly ambushes and brief but dangerous Cold War confrontation that surfaced only years later

Liran Friedmann | 02.15.26

After Bnei Brak riots, IDF chief Zamir slams police for failing to protect soldiers

Zamir spoke with the two female soldiers who had to flee the city, adding that 'a reality in which IDF soldiers cannot move freely within the State of Israel is intolerable'

Gal Ganot | 02.15.26

Watch: Police rescue female soldiers from Haredi mob in Bnei Brak

Two soldiers on welfare duty mistaken for draft officers, sparking clashes in ultra-Orthodox city; police evacuate them as protesters overturn a patrol car and burn a motorcycle

ynet correspondents | 02.15.26

היערכות פיקוד מרכז לקראת הרמדאן: תרגיל מיוחד של סיירת נח"ל עם נגמ"שי אית"ן

IDF increases West Bank security, tightens crossings for Ramadan

Defense establishment is preparing for the month of Ramadan, which begins this week; At the same time, a unique exercise will be held in thr northern West Bank on board the Eitan, an APC capable of carrying 12 soldiers and reaching a speed of about 90 km/h

Elisha Ben Kimon | 02.15.26

תיעוד: זיהוי וחיסול המחבלים מחוץ לפיר מנהרה בבית חאנון

IDF eliminates terrorists emerging from Gaza tunnel, strikes Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

Troops identify armed terrorists emerging from tunnel shaft and carry out airstrike, killing them; in Lebanon, fighter jets strike Hezbollah targets as Upper Galilee council warns residents blast noises could continue for hours

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Shimon Elbaz | 02.14.26

'They ignored him like air': military prison conditions under scrutiny after officer’s death on camera

Normative soldiers jailed for minor offenses are housed alongside deserters and criminals, guarded by young troops with limited training; former inmate who sat with Capt. Tomer Eiges says, 'They spoke to him like an animal'; IDF says prison constantly monitored

Nina Fox | 02.14.26

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