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IDF requires 7,000 more troops, treasury approves less than half

After 147 days of war, army faces worsening personnel shortages; amid Haredi conscription debate, IDF underscores need for significantly more soldiers for security service beyond numbers planned for upcoming enlistment cycles

Yossi Yehoshua | 03.01.24

IDF on deadly Gaza stampede: 'We didn't fire at humanitarian convoy, we secured it'

Army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari unveils drone footage showing Gazans ambushing aid truck carrying food and getting trampled to death during looting; 'Dozens of Gazans killed and injured as result of crush'

Meir Turgeman | 03.01.24

Haredi man from Brooklyn volunteers for IDF during wartime: 'My heart is in Israel'

Hanoch Yonik left his wife and 6 children at home after reaching out over WhatsApp to offer his 15 years of experience as a paramedic and was deployed to the West Bank; he intends to remain through April and is assisted by NGO that cares for lone soldiers

Itamar Eichner | 02.29.24

Anat, project leader of the launch & interceptor system for David's Sling at Rafael

'I don't want to imagine what Oct. 7 would have looked like without air defense systems'

Anat has been leading the launch and interceptor system project for David’s Sling at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, where she has worked for two decades; she shares insights into the evolving operational landscape post-October 7 and the emerging threats the system is gearing up to combat

Yuval Azulay | 02.28.24

Soldiers stationed on Mt. Hermon holding essential items supplied by Vaad Hatzedaka volunteers

The soldiers in the freezing Hermon want to win

Thermal clothing and drone cameras play a crucial role in saving soldiers’ lives, both from harsh winter conditions and deadly terrorist ambushes; Vaad Hatzedaka organization volunteers ask for your help to provide our brave troops with these essential items

Ynetnews | 02.28.24

סא"ל מיל' יונתי בהט בבית החולים הדסה הר הצופים עם ליטב הפרמדיקית שטיפלה בו תחת אש ועם אחיו רס"ן מיל' נדב שפינה אותו למסוק

'I recognized my brother by his foot': Saving Lt. Col. Yonty

After being seriously injured during an operation in Khan Younis, Lt. Col. Yonty used the medical skills he acquired to help combat medics save his life

Yoav Keren | 02.28.24

IDF reports two officers killed in battle in northern Gaza

Major Iftah Shahar and Captain Itai Seif fall in battle; seven 432nd Batallion soldiers gravely wounded; 242 servicemembers killed since launch of Gaza ground offensive

Ynet | 02.28.24

IDF details conditions for Rafah operation: 'We will reach Sinwar, dead or alive'

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari says war will end in Rafah, but not before some conditions are met to ensure a successful operation in the densely populated area where there are some 1.4 million people

Nina Fox, Itamar Eichner | 02.27.24

שיגורים שיגור מטח רקטה רקטות מדרום לבנון לישראל

Constant skirmishes with Hezbollah could eventually spell war in north

Analysis: This string of back-and-forth attacks from both sides can only last for so long before it provokes the kind of escalation that there's no going back from, and this could derail any hostage deal currently being mediated by the US, Egypt and UAE

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.27.24

אתר אינטרנט יאפשר לחוות את ה7 באוקטובר בביקור בבית המשפחות מקיבוצי העוטף

Israel saw terrorists switch to Israeli SIMs hours before massacre

Shin Bet, IDF deny report claiming only dozens of Israeli SIMs were turned on as they have been in the past; Netanyahu puts out statement claiming he had not known of the report until Sunday

Yoav Zitun | 02.26.24

Israel strikes deep inside Lebanon for first time since start of war

An escalation to the north as Israeli fighter jets Hezbollah’s Aerial Defense Array, nearly 100 km from the border; the incursion comes after a Hezbollah surface-to-air missile shot down a UAV, David's Sling intercepted another missile and parts of the interception fell near a synagogue in Kfar Tabor

ynet correspondents | 02.26.24

Ultra-Orthodox recieving their exemption from the IDF

Yes to drafting the ultra-Orthodox, no to imposing values on them

Drafting ultra-Orthodox men into the IDF has been debated for the past 75 years; although there are scores of ultra-Orthodox volunteers, Israeli society demands they do more for the country's security at a time when none have sacrificed their lives on the battlefield

Arye Erlich | 02.26.24

Precision strikes on Iranian, Hezbollah assets in Syria send stark warning to Tehran

In 2024 alone, 35 members from Hezbollah, IRGC and pro-Iran militias eliminated in Israel-linked strikes on Syrian soil; IDF also found two stone structures within Israeli borders near Syria

Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | 02.26.24

'We arrived as a small force, and gathered more troops at each outpost'

Elite counterterrorism unit Team Peled troops diverted from their usual sector on October 7, fending off terrorists and likely saving entire communities

Ilana Curiel | 02.26.24

מערכת כיפת ברזל הגנה אווירית עוטף עזה דרום הסלמה ב דרום ירי רקטות חמאס

Rafael Defense Systems to establish Iron Dome interceptor factory in US

The new factory will be set up as part of a joint initiative with American defense company RTX Corporation, costing tens of millions of dollars

Navit Zomer | 02.25.24

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