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פעילות כוחות חטיבת אלכסנדרוני במבצע ״לב אמיץ״

IDF delays reservist leave cuts after backlash

More than 600 reservists sign petition over retroactive reduction of transition and preparation days; chief of staff freezes plan for two months as military seeks additional funding from Finance Ministry

Yoav Zitun, Gal Ganot | 02.19.26

Carried an injury, but returned to Gaza: Paratrooper laid to rest after fatal friendly fire

Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe laid to rest in Moshav Hayogev; commander says he refused officers course to stay with his team, mother says 'I’m still not processing,' partner: 'Thank you for teaching me love'

Yair Kraus | 02.19.26

Netanyahu warns Iran: 'If the ayatollahs attack, they will face a response they cannot imagine'

At an officers’ graduation, Netanyahu said that after the 'horrific massacre we rose and paid a heavy price,' vowed to demilitarize Gaza and disarm Hamas, and stressed Israel is prepared for any threat from Iran, while Herzog honored fallen cadets and Katz said troops will remain in Gaza

Ilana Curiel, Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner | 02.19.26

מימין לשמאל: רב"ט ע', משרתת ביחידה 405, סמ"ר נ', משרתת ביחידת "מורן" ורס"ל (במיל') ג', משרתת ביחידת רוכ"ש

Three sisters, one beret: ‘We taught our parents what it means to have daughters in combat’

The oldest enlisted in a combat role, the middle sister followed and the youngest did not hesitate; Three sisters from one family became artillery fighters and served simultaneously during the war, saying their parents mostly show support

Gal Ganot | 02.19.26

Fallen soldier's mother says she's not angry with IDF sniper: 'We hope he will be part of our family'

Hadas Yafe said she has sent her love to the soldier who shot her son in the friendly-fire incident, they are expected to meet today; 'The sniper is my son just like Ofri, and I will hug him and ask him to go on with his life'

ynet | 02.19.26

Amid Iran tensions, Trump’s Board of Peace to meet in Washington

The first Board of Peace summit on Gaza will convene Thursday in the US, where officials voice strong optimism about economic talks, as Trump seeks to define funding authority, Sa'ar presents Israel’s stance on Hamas disarmament; board members concede the IDF may ultimately have to act

Itamar Eichner | 02.19.26

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

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