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Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 with protests, exhibits and mass rally

Events will begin at 6:29 a.m., the moment Hamas launched its attack, and continue through the day with memorial ceremonies, roadblocks, survivor testimonies and a central evening rally in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square

Roy Rubinstein | 07.02.26

Top demographers challenge Gaza mortality study, warn of possible double counting

Prof. Sergio DellaPergola and Dr. Mark Zlochin say a widely cited Lancet Global Health study estimating about 75,200 violent deaths during the war in Gaza contains methodological flaws that could undermine its findings

Nadav Eyal | 06.28.26

ד"ר תומר פורטנוי, רדיולוג מבית החולים שניידר, שירת במחנה שורה במילואים

'The smell still follows me': Shura workers recount the trauma of identifying October 7 victims

Content warning: Schneider radiologist Dr. Tomer Portnoy opened victims’ body bags at Shura for 10 days; Kaplan imaging technician Yigal Foigel served there too; two years and seven months after October 7, both describe trauma that still haunts them

Ariela Ayalon | 06.27.26

נורית לאון והסיכה שעוצבה עם הציור שצייר בנה, עדי ז"ל

Maccabiah to honor 18 fallen soldiers with special pins

At next month’s Maccabiah, special memorial pins for fallen soldiers, designed with bereaved families, will be unveiled; one honoring Staff Sgt. Adi Leon features a drawing from a letter he wrote before entering Gaza

Gal Ganot | 06.20.26

רוה"מ נתניהו והנשיא הרצוג. מחדלי סייבר חמורים

Government indifference, exposed databases: Israel’s cyber failures laid bare

State comptroller says wartime cyberattacks surged while Israel lacked binding laws, national drills and AI readiness, with sensitive state databases left exposed

Raphael Kahan | 06.09.26

'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

הימני: אלון וולף, השמאלי: סער חמדי הציל את חייו ב עזה נפגשו ב הוסטל בפנמה

From Khan Younis to Panama: soldier reunites with comrade who saved his life

About 11,000 km from Israel, a post-army trip to Panama led to a rare encounter as Saar met Alon, who saved his life in Gaza 18 months ago, asking, ‘Do you remember me?’

Or Hadar | 04.24.26

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

Ten lives, one school: The fallen heroes of Himmelfarb High

Himmelfarb High in Jerusalem has lost nine graduates and a teacher since Oct. 7; a story of ten young lives defined by promise, courage and loss, and of a school rooted in pluralism, tradition and love of country

Dror Feuer | 04.21.26

'I wanted to understand what he went through': Sister of fallen IDF soldier enlists in same combat corps

After losing her brother, Sgt. First Class Tom Rotstein, in Gaza last June, L. fought to change her army assignment and enlist in his combat engineering corps: 'I know there will be hard moments, but that’s where I need to be'

Gal Ganot | 04.06.26

"יש משפחות שאצלן הפרק הזה לא ייסגר לעולם". מימין: אורלי גלבוע, איילת לוי ושירה אלבג

'The past has not passed': mothers of freed Gaza hostages on return and lasting pain

The moments they nearly broke, the strength they found waiting for their daughters in Gaza and the life after 477 days in captivity; three mothers reflect on fear, survival and rebuilding amid another war

Anat Lev Adler | 04.02.26

I didn't choose this life but I stand with pride and say: I am Romi Gonen, and I survived captivity

I did it for one clear reason — the world needs to know what we went through there. I felt, and still feel, immense pride that I managed to turn my pain into strength for someone else

Romi Gonen | 04.01.26

From the battlefield to the classroom: How Israeli reservists are rebuilding civil discourse

After months of fighting side by side, reservists from across Israel’s political and social spectrum are bringing the spirit of shared responsibility they forged in uniform into schools and communities to model respectful disagreement

ynet Global | 02.24.26

Israel’s flag alongside Iran’s flag at the Paris Olympics ceremony

From ancient Greece to Iran: how the Olympics have delayed wars

In ancient Greece, rival states observed an 'Olympic truce' during the Games; efforts to uphold the tradition continue today, though not always successfully; meanwhile, Trump warned Iran to reach a deal

Ron Crissy | 02.20.26