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'He wanted to work with drones, but one got him first’: mother mourns fallen IDF soldier

Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, a combat technology soldier killed in a Hezbollah drone strike near the northern border, had planned a career in drone technology; he supported his sister through cancer and was due to finish his service in weeks

Alexandra Lukash, Eitan Glikman | 05.24.26

'He gave his all defending the country; he was and will remain our great pride'

Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, killed in a drone strike near Lebanon weeks before completing his military service, is remembered as a gifted, modest student with 'a heart of gold' who gave his all

Eitan Glikman | 05.24.26

IDF soldier killed by Hezbollah drone near Lebanon border

Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, 23, from Atlit, was killed when an explosive drone launched from Lebanon struck troops inside Israeli territory; another soldier was seriously wounded and a non-commissioned officer was lightly wounded

ynet | 05.23.26

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

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