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Relentless sirens sound across Galilee as Hezbollah drones hit Israel

Drones hit Rosh Hanikra and the Adamit area as residents across the north were repeatedly sent to shelters; IDF says some alerts stemmed from false identifications, while strikes continued in southern Lebanon

Ilana Curiel, Lior Ben Ari | 05.23.26

Raised Jewish, serving in the IDF, then she learned: 'According to halacha, I’m not Jewish'

Staff Sgt. K. grew up celebrating Jewish holidays and believing she was Jewish, only to discover she was not recognized as such under halacha; now serving in the IDF’s Panther Battalion, she is undergoing conversion: 'I never felt I wasn’t part of the Jewish people'

Shilo Freid | 05.22.26

סמ״ר ש׳ בטקס הצטיינת של יחידת דובר צה״ל, אוקטובר 2025

Soldier seriously hurt in Lebanon drone blast wakes after surgery: 'It was a complicated rescue'

IDF combat documentation soldier Staff Sgt. S. was seriously wounded Wednesday in a drone explosion in southern Lebanon and underwent successful first surgery at Rambam Medical Center; she is awake, speaking and recovering, with femur and jaw fractures

Gal Ganot | 05.21.26

Golan restaurant owner accused of stealing IDF officer’s rifle

Police say the woman took an M-16 left at her restaurant to help cover debts, then hid it in an employee’s car; her lawyer says she acted under threats on her life

Israel Moshkovitz | 05.20.26

With his hostage shield gone, Hamas’ Gaza boss eluded Israel - until his first and final mistake

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas Gaza commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad after returning to known safehouse, enabling Israeli intelligence to track and strike him despite ceasefire constraints, in a move that could shape future negotiations and escalation dynamics

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.20.26

IDF brigade commander seriously wounded by Hezbollah drone in Lebanon

Col. Meir Biderman, who took over the 401st Armored Brigade after his predecessor was killed in Gaza, hit as troops reduce daytime movement due to worsening Hezbollah drone attacks and shortages in protective nets

Elisha Ben Kimon, Eitan Glikman | 05.20.26

From West Bank foothills to Lebanon: the IDF scouts hunting Hezbollah on foot

Unit 989 recruits young men from settler outposts, using tracking and survival skills to gather battlefield intelligence in Syria and Lebanon while the IDF says enlistment has risen 50%

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.20.26

IDF warns draft dodgers could soon reach 90,000 as Knesset debates exemption bill

Military tells lawmakers it needs 12,000 new soldiers, including 7,500 combat troops, warning shorter service could cut combat strength by 10% and add pressure on reservists already serving 80 to 100 days a year

Amir Ettinger | 05.20.26

Maj. Itamar Sapir killed in Lebanon after speaking to wife; son named for fallen friend

Sapir, 27, a Maglan reserve officer from Ariel, was killed by a Hezbollah terrorist who opened fire from a church in southern Lebanon; his family says he spoke with his wife before the battle and named his toddler son after fallen comrade Iftah Yavetz

Idan Bloemhof | 05.19.26

IDF: Maj. Itamar Sapir killed in clash with Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

Sapir, a Maglan reserve company commander from Ariel and father of an 18-month-old boy, was killed after a Hezbollah terrorist opened fire from a church in a village inside the IDF-controlled Yellow Line; additional soldiers were wounded in the incident

Elisha Ben Kimon, Idan Bloemhof | 05.19.26

Drone war, invasion threat, and 32 fallen friends: inside a brigade commander’s war

Col. Omri Rosenkrantz led Brigade 300 on Israel’s northern front against Hezbollah, also served in Gaza; He describes offensive ops across the Lebanon border, drone warfare challenges, and warns invasion threat remains despite improved security

Yossi Yehoshua, Reuven Weiss | 05.19.26

Police to detain Haredi draft evaders under new policy

Police chief Danny Levy reverses prior guidance, ordering officers to hold deserters for Military Police, drawing fierce criticism from Haredi parties

Liran Tamari | 05.18.26

אלחורה יחיא קאסם בראיון לדוברת צה"ל בערבית

Fury in the Arab world after rare southern Lebanon interview with IDF’s 'Captain Ella'

An Alhurra Arabic-language reporter entered southern Lebanon alongside the IDF and interviewed the military’s Arabic spokesperson, sparking outrage in Arab media, while the journalist defended the coverage, saying: 'The truth is what matters to me'

Lior Ben Ari | 05.18.26

Israeli forces begin takeover of Turkish Gaza flotilla near Cyprus: ‘You will not reach Gaza’

Israeli naval forces boarded several vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near Cyprus, detaining some activists and transferring them to a holding ship bound for Ashdod; Turkey says contact was lost with 23 boats, while Israel hopes stopping the flotilla’s leaders will prompt the remaining vessels to turn back

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner | 05.18.26

‘I got a message my child was gone’: Families mourn lives and dreams cut short on Lebanon front

Eight were killed during a 'ceasefire' in which fire never stopped: soldiers and a civilian who left behind families, unfinished dreams, a fiancée, grieving parents and stories of courage their loved ones are only now discovering

Eitan Glickman, Roy Rubinstein, Roni Green Shaulov, Shilo Freid | 05.18.26

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