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'Two months after my son was killed in the IDF, I gave birth; I nursed my baby and sobbed'

Two months after her eldest son, IDF soldier Yosef Haim Tzvi, was killed in a training accident, artist Yael Serlin gave birth to her seventh child; 'It was like holding life at both of its ends,' she says of navigating new life amid overwhelming grief.

Yael Garty | 07.15.26

החיילת שירה בראון המשפיען בריידן אריק פיטרס

IDF removes soldier from role after livestream with controversial influencer Clavicular

Shira Braun sidelined from military’s international communications unit and given suspended jail sentence after appearing with looksmaxxing star during his divisive Israel visit

Gal Ganot | 07.14.26

Her father fell in the Second Lebanon War; Today, she continues his mission to save lives

Staff Sgt. Ella Ram was 10 months old when her father, Elad, was killed in the Second Lebanon War. Today, as a Home Front Command rescue combat soldier, she follows his path: 'I’m sure he would have been proud of me'

Gal Ganot | 07.13.26

כבוד לנופלים היהודים במלחמת העולם השנייה

Enemies in life, brothers in death: Cross replaced with Star of David on graves of fallen Jewish WWI soldiers

The Jewish soldiers, both German and American, were mistakenly buried as Christian; There are five soldiers from the US Army who are buried in France, and 12 soldiers from the Imperial German Army

Hiday Biran | 06.07.26

טוראי ע' וחבריו ליחידה עם הדגל של גרי ז"ל, בהשבעה

After losing brother in Gaza, young recruit follows his legacy

After Staff Sgt. Gary Zolat fell in Gaza, his younger brother enlists in the same IDF brigade and sworn in at Western Wall before his emotional family

Israel Moshkovitz | 06.05.26

Anti-Israel group seeks arrest of IDF reservist traveling in India

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint accusing Israeli combat engineer of Gaza war crimes, part of its global campaign targeting IDF soldiers abroad

Itamar Eichner | 06.03.26

With weapons and camera: IDF faces growing drone threat

Ten Israeli officers and soldiers were wounded in FPV drone attacks in southern Lebanon, including 401st Brigade commander Col. Meir Biderman, seriously injured IDF struggles to counter Hezbollah UAVs as northern alerts sounded in Kiryat Shmona

Gal Ganot | 05.21.26

Four suspects, including IDF soldiers, charged with spying for Iran

Prosecutors say soldiers and civilian sent Iranian agents photos and locations of sensitive sites, including Air Force school, transit hubs and public buildings

Israel Moshkovitz | 05.08.26

חייל צה"ל מעשן סיגריה עם פסלה של מרים הבתולה

IDF reviews video after soldier appears to mock Christian statue in Lebanon

Military probes footage showing a soldier placing a cigarette in a Virgin Mary statue’s mouth, weeks after troops jailed for smashing a Jesus statue in a Christian village

Gal Ganot, Lior Ben Ari | 05.06.26

Fort Polk soldier charged after alleged threat to ‘kill every Jew’ at synagogue

Federal prosecutors in Louisiana say Jakob Marcoulier, 22, threatened in recorded Discord audio to attack a synagogue after deployment; he faces up to five years in prison

Itamar Eichner | 04.28.26

חיילים שנפצעו מירי נ"ט פונו לבית חולים רמב"ם

On the home front, medical teams wage their own battle to save lives

Ten IDF soldiers were wounded in a clash with three Hezbollah terrorists in Bint Jbeil, three of them seriously, as Rambam in Haifa continued treating casualties from the Lebanon front alongside civilians hurt in missile strikes from Iran and Lebanon

Eitan Glikman, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.14.26

The Jewish soldiers fought the Nazis in Iran during World War II

Allied forces invaded Iran in 1941 over strategic fears, toppling Reza Shah; Jewish soldiers played key roles securing supply routes, aiding refugees and supporting the war effort against Nazi Germany

Yitzhak Tesler | 04.14.26

Wounded twice since Oct. 7, reserve officer says he is determined to return to duty

'As long as I’m alive, I will continue serving': after being wounded twice, in Gaza and Lebanon, Maj. H. is still recovering but already planning to return to reserve duty; 'I don’t see myself as a hero,' he says

Or Hadar | 04.01.26

Iran threatens Gulf hotels it says are housing US troops

Many US troops have left bases hit by Iran for hotels and offices across the Middle East and even Europe, taking part in the war effort remotely; Iran warns sites could be targeted and urges hotels not to host American soldiers

Lior Ben Ari | 03.27.26

IDF commando killed in southern Lebanon as fighting intensifies

Military says Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21, killed in close-range clash with terrorists in southern Lebanon, as other troops seriously wounded by rocket and mortar fire and Hezbollah claims sharp escalation in attacks

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 03.26.26