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‘Some fallen soldiers were already in my heart’: IDF casualties chief on grief, social media and two years of war

After 24 years as an IDF casualty officer and now heading the military’s Casualties Department, Col. Meital Samet-Cohen describes the unprecedented toll of a war entering its third year, the race against social media, young widows, her own recovery from injury and the many soldiers she knows only after they fall

Anat Lev Adler | 11.15.25

Israeli envoy warns communication war continues despite ceasefire; pushes campus initiative

Hassan-Nahoum says Abraham Accords proved resilient through conflict; launches program to bring international students to Israeli universities

Sivan Raviv | 11.13.25

ביג בנימין נתניהו מבקר המדינה מתניהו אנגלמן

Israel lacked binding national security doctrine before October 7, scathing war review finds

State Comptroller Englman blames years of political inaction for leaving Israel without a formal security doctrine, weakening military planning before the war; he cites Netanyahu’s stalled 2018 plan and urges Cabinet to act swiftly

Yaron Drukman | 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

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

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

'We are all hostages': Study of captives' families redefines global understanding of wartime trauma

Prof. Hagai Levine describes families' 'ambiguous loss and of not knowing what happened to their beloved, which is different from mourning'

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 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

Thousands mourn top IDF officer abducted to Gaza: ‘If I’m captured, I won’t go in alive—don’t make deals for me’

Col. Asaf Hamami, the highest-ranking officer kidnapped to Gaza and the first to declare 'war' on Oct. 7, was laid to rest in Tel Aviv; His family, friends, and Israel’s military leadership mourned a 'hero of Israel' who embodied courage, duty, and moral strength

Lihi Gordon | 11.04.25

Israeli doctors rebuke top medical journal over political claims in Gaza article

Senior anesthesiologists say the British Journal of Anaesthesia crossed a red line by publishing unverified allegations against Israel in a scientific paper, prompting a rare editor's apology

Ariela Ayalon | 10.30.25

Fueled by China: Iran quietly rearming to rebuild missile arsenal

Despite renewed sanctions, Tehran accelerates imports of key rocket fuel component from China, aiming to restore capacity to produce 500 missiles a month; UN nuclear watchdog says detected suspicious movements at Iranian nuclear sites

Yossi Yehoshua, news agencies | 10.29.25

'When things start to come up': International volunteers provide free therapy to Israelis as war winds down

Planetherapy has a network of more than 300 volunteers from 35 countries, collectively speaking 22 languages, and has already provided more than 4,000 free therapy sessions to Israelis and Jews around the world

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 10.29.25

Healing a nation: Hadassah president on the rehabilitation center born from war

Carol Ann Schwartz discusses the accelerated opening of the Gandal Rehabilitation Center and her organization's mission to bridge peace through medicine

Sivan Raviv | 10.28.25

Outnumbered but unbroken: the battle at Lulim outpost and Camp Amitai on Oct. 7

At the Lulim outpost, just seven Nahal commandos fought off dozens of Hamas terrorists in a fierce hours-long battle; Their comrades at nearby Camp Amitai and Karmia also faced overwhelming odds, defending the border under fire.

Ron Crissy | 10.27.25

רחל ועמינדב מתחת לחופה עם הרב הצבאי הראשי

A year after her husband fell in Lebanon, widow of Rabbi Avi Goldberg remarries

Rachel Goldberg, whose husband, Rabbi Capt. Avi Goldberg was killed in Lebanon in 2024, married Aminadav Rothenberg, a fellow teacher at Jerusalem’s Himmelfarb High School; Finance Minister Smotrich hailed her as 'a symbol of Israel’s eternity'

Shilo Freid | 10.27.25

Behind the strike: Gaza hit on suspected terrorist came only after US approval, sources say

IDF strike in Gaza approved by US CENTCOM under new coordination mechanism; Israel says target was planning an imminent attack; Netanyahu insists Israel acts independently; terror group denies claim and accuses Israel of truce violations

Yossi Yehoshua | 10.26.25

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