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'We’re Bedouins, and we must fight alongside our Jewish brothers — in the end, we’re one people'

Three Bedouin soldiers from the IDF’s Desert Reconnaissance Unit completed their squad commanders’ course together, inspired by generations of family service and a shared message: 'Serving in the military gives you a better future'

Ilana Curiel | 11.11.25

Funeral procession begins for IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, 11 years after Gaza abduction

Thousands are expected to attend the funeral of Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose remains were returned to Israel 11 years after his 2014 abduction in Rafah; IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir will deliver a eulogy at the Kfar Saba military cemetery

Eitan Glickman | 11.11.25

שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ והרמטכ"ל, רב-אלוף אייל זמיר, בכנסת ברגע של שמחה עם חזרת החטופים ארצה

IDF urges return of administrative detention orders as settler violence escalates in West Bank

Top officers call for reinstating administrative detention as settler attacks on Palestinians escalate; army struggles with limited police support, political interference and rising resentment among overstretched reserve troops

Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.11.25

IDF ‘meta-investigation’ finds six major failures behind Oct. 7 attack as Zamir signals policy shift

Massive internal review found six major failures — in intelligence, planning, command decisions and organizational culture — that enabled Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist assault, prompting chief of staff to call for sweeping structural and cultural reforms

Yoav Zitun | 11.10.25

חברי הפלוגה של הדר גולדין ז"ל מלווים אותו בפעם האחרונה

The commitment to bring back home IDF missing soldiers

Opinion: The effort to bring back hostages is not only a sacred moral mission, but also a step toward ending the agonizing uncertainty, allowing space for mourning, healing, and advancing the work of Tikun Olam — repairing and bettering our world

Avi Kalo | 11.10.25

IDF medical chief: 'We’re using AI to train soldiers to detect distress and prevent suicides'

Brig. Gen. Zivan Aviad Beer revealed at the ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth Health Conference that the IDF has halved battlefield fatalities compared to the 2006 Lebanon War and now treats mental health as 'no less vital than saving a limb'

Sarit Rosenblum | 11.10.25

Defense Minister Katz signs off on Itai Ofir as next IDF legal chief amid reported tensions with Netanyahu

Israel Katz formally appointed attorney Itai Ofir as the next IDF Military Advocate General; Despite reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu 'was furious' over the move, political insiders say he privately called it 'an excellent appointment'

Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger | 11.10.25

הרצל בודינגר אלוף במילואים לשעבר מפקד חיל האוויר

Herzl Bodinger, ex-IAF commander who modernized Israel’s air power, dies at 82

Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzl Bodinger, who commanded the Israeli Air Force from 1992 to 1996 and led operations 'Accountability' and 'Grapes of Wrath' in Lebanon, has died at 82; a decorated pilot, he shot down Syrian MiGs and oversaw the first flight course opened to women

Yaron Drukman, Nina Fox | 11.10.25

Four hostages still in Gaza: Families fear of being forgotten

With Hadar Goldin returned, four families still await their loved ones held in Gaza; after 765 days of anguish, they describe the emotional toll and cling to hope: 'If there’s an end, even in the best case, it will be a very sad one'

Lihi Gordon | 11.10.25

Hadar Goldin's story: IDF officer killed and held hostage in Gaza for 11 years

Lt. Hadar Goldin was killed and abducted by Hamas on August 1, 2014, an hour after a ceasefire began during Operation Protective Edge; days earlier, he celebrated his engagement; his family has fought for 11 years to bring him home

ynet | 11.10.25

Hezbollah commanders getting plastic surgery to evade Israeli tracking, report says

Dozens of senior Hezbollah operatives, some wounded in last year’s war with Israel, have reportedly undergone facial reconstruction in Iraq, Iran and Lebanon to conceal their identities as tensions along the border mount once again

Lior Ben Ari | 11.09.25

'We abandoned the symbol, only the IDF brought him home': Hadar Goldin’s parents speak after 11-year fight

Eleven years after his abduction in Gaza, the parents of Lt. Hadar Goldin held a moving statement, praising the IDF for bringing him home and vowing to honor his legacy; 'Hadar symbolizes true victory — through values,' his sister says

ynet correspondents | 11.09.25

תיעוד פלסטיני: הגדר פרוצה בדרום רצועת עזה

IDF went to war with Hamas without a plan, general says

As the army braces for a report on its own investigations into the failures of October 7, a senior reserve officer tells IDF chief that Southern Command entered the war unprepared, without battle plans for Gaza and forced to improvise early on

Yoav Zitun | 11.09.25

החות'ים חושפים מבצע ביטחוני למעצר רשת ריגול

Houthis allege Mossad and IDF officers operated spy ring out of Saudi Arabia

Iran-backed group says it arrested members of an alleged spy ring operating in Yemen, accusing them of monitoring military sites and leaders on behalf of foreign intelligence agencies

Lior Ben Ari | 11.09.25

Inside the secret IDF desert commando unit that could have changed October 7

Five years before October 7, the IDF disbanded Sayeret Rimon, a special Gaza-focused commando known for its desert warfare skills. Its veterans, including freed hostage Avinatan Or, say: 'We could have stopped it'

Gal Ganot | 11.07.25

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