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IDF soldiers improvise to protect from drone threat: Nets from soccer goals and banana tree farms

While IDF soldiers are paying with their lives for the failure to protect themselves in and around Lebanon, reservists are soliciting donations, and the help of local authorities and farmers, to best respond to the threat

Gal Ganot | 05.25.26

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

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

Drone launched at IDF forces explodes in Israeli territory: The new interception method being tested

IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon face the threat of explosive drones every day; Despite efforts, they lack appropriate protection and there are still unprotected 'hot' positions; IDF is examining using hunting rifles taken as spoils of war from Hezbollah to intercept the drones

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.19.26

'My grandparents would never believe I stood in Germany in an IDF uniform'

Noam, a Nahal reconnaissance soldier wounded in an incident that killed 5 troops, prayed for IDF soldiers at a Budapest synagogue; Rachel Bayer, whose brother fell in the war, joined the Jewish Agency delegation in Europe

Gal Ganot | 05.10.26

'They were shocked to hear IDF soldiers were saved thanks to German blood'

Lt. Dr. Y, physician of the IDF’s 77th Battalion, visited Germany with the Jewish Agency’s 'Shlichim in Uniform' program, telling lawmakers and Jewish teens how German-donated blood saves wounded soldiers

Gal Ganot | 05.07.26

Two IDF soldiers wounded in clash with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

After the incident, the Air Force struck several Hezbollah military buildings and an anti-tank post in the area; during raid of a Hezbollah launch site in southern Lebanon, troops found dozens of rockets and additional weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, RPGs, and combat equipment

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.04.26

12 IDF soldiers wounded in direct FPV drone strike; Hezbollah shoots down Israeli UAV

Twelve Israeli soldiers were wounded, two moderately, in a direct drone strike on a military vehicle near the northern border; Hezbollah downed an Israeli UAV with a surface-to-air missile

Ron Crissy, Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 04.30.26

Female IDF soldiers in Lebanon defy skepticism: ‘We know our worth’

After serving in Gaza and Syria, female IDF soldiers now in Lebanon reject bias against women in combat, saying they prove their value despite skepticism from commanders

Gal Ganot | 04.24.26

מפעל הציונות של משפחת הופמן - מהשואה ועד ימינו

Zionist legacy: Holocaust survivors now have 34 great-grandchildren, many serving in combat

Arriving as lone children from wartime Europe, they built a family in Jerusalem; now with 34 great-grandchildren and 20 serving, they say: ‘This is our generation’s answer’

Gal Ganot | 04.24.26

'What salary would satisfy you': This is how IDF soldiers worked for Iranian intelligence handlers

Indictment filed against the two Air Force technicians was partially redacted — but it does list the tasks they agreed to perform; one of them photographed a fighter jet and control towers and was asked to burn a photo of Netanyahu and look for addresses of pilots for a targeted attack

Meir Turgeman, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.23.26

אייל זמיר, בנימין נתניהו , ישראל כ"ץ על רקע הפגנות חרדים בלשכת הגיוס

'Territory expands, army doesn’t': IDF faces deepening troop shortage crisis

'Unthinkable,' a security official says of the deepening IDF crisis, with no end in sight; coalition delays key legislation as ultra-Orthodox leaders weigh the draft bill, amid warnings defenses 'will not be airtight' if conditions change

Elisha Ben Kimon, Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 04.23.26

Photos from Gaza became their last: Noam, Yaniv, Uri and Ehsan documented before they fell

Families of four IDF soldiers killed in the Swords of Iron war reflect on the sons they lost and on the photos taken in Gaza by an IDF documentation unit — images that became their last

Eti Abramov | 04.21.26

Hostage survivor and wounded soldier at center of ALL CAPS’ most powerful episode yet

Eliya Cohen recounts 505 days in Hamas captivity while Lt. Jonathan Ben Hamo turns battlefield injury into a mission, as “All Caps” episode 5 delivers its most emotional installment ahead of Israel’s Independence Day

ynet Global | 04.20.26

Soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in southern Lebanon; IDF: 'inconsistent with values expected'

In a video posted online, the soldier is seen smashing the statue, which is reportedly located in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon; The IDF said that it 'views the incident with great severity'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.20.26

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