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IDF calls up reservists as Israel bolsters security in West Bank for High Holidays

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis are set to visit the West Bank during the holiday season, prompting the military to deploy reservists and active-duty forces across the area to ensure security amid ongoing challenges

Yoav Zitun | 08.19.25

Is Hezbollah’s disarmament a real option?

Middle East expert Abraham Levine says that though Lebanon is headed in ‘the right direction,’ Hezbollah disarmament is ‘unrealistic’

Giorgia Valente, The Media Line | 08.19.25

US Satmar Hasidic leaders arrive in Israel to challenge draft, state funding

The anti-Israel sect is visiting to back opposition to drafting Haredim, push for full separation of Haredi schools from state funding and influence moderate rabbis, exploiting tensions in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community over military conscription

Shilo Freid | 08.19.25

Israeli tanks enter Gaza City outskirts amid reports Hamas accepted ceasefire proposal

Palestinians reported Israeli tanks advanced into Gaza’s Sabra neighborhood, surrounding a school and UN clinic; officials weigh partial hostage deals while preparing for intensified operations

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari, Yossi Yehoshua | 08.19.25

Leading Haredi rabbi on IDF draft: 'Jews persecute Jews over Torah study'

Rabbi Dov Landau criticized military and arrests of deserters, urging yeshiva students not to succumb and enlist; 'It is unacceptable for Jews to be imprisoned for studying Torah'

Shilo Freid | 08.18.25

Israel extends emergency IDF reserve orders as Gaza City operation looms

Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee narrowly approved extending emergency IDF reserve call-up orders, known as Tzav 8, ahead of a planned Gaza City offensive, after opposition parties voted against and ultra-Orthodox lawmakers abstained

Amir Ettinger | 08.18.25

A man attaches a trailer carrying farming and construction equipment to a vehicle as part of the new Carts of Strength initiative, launched by Israeli military veterans to support agricultural outposts and honor fallen soldiers

'There's no more fitting memorial': IDF veterans honor fallen soldiers by supporting farms

Dozens of agricultural outposts in the Negev, Galilee and West Bank are set to receive trailer carts stocked with farming and construction gear, each dedicated to a soldier killed in the war and funded in partnership with bereaved families

Ynetnews | 08.18.25

רוכב שמיים נפל על עץ בחצר בית בקריית שמונה

IDF Sky Rider drone crashes into yard in Kiryat Shmona

A technical malfunction caused the drone to crash and get stuck in a tree; it was removed under security supervision with a heavy crane. IDF: 'No concern of an information leak'

Yair Kraus | 08.18.25

העיר עזה כפי שנראית ממטוס ירדני שמצניח סיוע הומניטרי

Terror groups plan to transfer living hostages to Gaza City, report says, linking their fate to IDF operation

Israel is awaiting Hamas' response to most recent proposal, and the possibility of a partial deal has not been ruled out; 'The goal is to increase pressure on Israel and tie the fate of the living hostages to Netanyahu’s decisions'

Einav Halabi, Itamar Eichner | 08.17.25

IDF launches one-time amnesty for 14,600 Haredi draft dodgers

For five days, the IDF will reach out to draft deserters, mostly ultra-Orthodox, offering to cancel penalties if they enlist; 'This is a one-time opportunity,' officials say; military says that without a real draft law, the number of deserters could rise by 5,000 soon and reach tens of thousands within 18 months

Yoav Zitun | 08.17.25

Israel weighs Gaza City offensive as hostage dilemma, humanitarian risks loom

Analysis: The IDF debates plans for a ground push into Gaza City, weighing troop deployments, mass evacuations and underground combat; success hinges not only on battlefield gains but on managing hostages and humanitarian fallout

Yossi Yehoshua | 08.17.25

IDF chief: Next phase of Gaza ground operations to begin soon

Zamir said Operation Gideon's Chariots has severely weakened Hamas, stripping it of key capabilities; he described the offensive as part of a long-term, multi-theater strategy to target Hamas and the broader regional axis, including Iran

Yoav Zitun | 08.17.25

'A duty and a privilege': Mother of 5 joins husband and sons on front lines in Gaza

After her two sons and husband were called up to fight, 48-year-old nurse Shlomit left her hospital post to enlist in the IDF reserves—now treating wounded soldiers alongside her sons in the Armored Corps deep inside Gaza

Gal Ganot | 08.16.25

The last major Hamas stronghold: What awaits IDF in Gaza City

Military have already launched targeted strikes in Zeitoun and Sabra, mobilized 80,000–100,000 reservists and is preparing humanitarian measures for up to a million residents

Einav Halabi | 08.16.25

IDF seals 4-mile Hamas tunnel network in north Gaza's Beit Hanoun

Over four weeks, the IDF used advanced engineering to seal a 7-kilometer tunnel in Beit Hanoun, while documenting maneuvers by the 99th Division near Gaza’s Zeitoun neighborhood as preparations continue for a potential ground operation

Yoav Zitun | 08.15.25

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