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Israel to end emergency draft orders, but reservist grants will continue through 2026

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirms expanded benefits for IDF reservists will remain in place even after Tzav 8 orders are canceled; new law to limit annual reserve duty to 60–70 days under standard mobilization rules

Yoav Zitun | 11.13.25

תיעוד מפעילות חטיבת הנח"ל במרחב הקו הצהוב

IDF troops kill 3 terrorists in Rafah as Israel and US discuss fate of 200 trapped Hamas terrorists

Israeli forces operating in Rafah killed 3 terrorists while destroying tunnels where some 200 Hamas operatives remain trapped; The US is pressuring Israel to allow their safe passage amid ongoing diplomatic tensions.

Yoav Zitun | 11.12.25

IDF chief condemns settler riots in Judea and Samaria, Netanyahu and Katz still haven't

A day after 100 masked settlers raided a Palestinian factory and attacked soldiers, Eyal Zamir condemns the violence as 'crossing a red line,' warns army won't tolerate crimes by a fringe that tarnishes the broader public

Yoav Zitun | 11.12.25

חיל האוויר בתרגיל הדו-אוגדתי בפיקוד המרכז

IDF exercise simulates invasion of West Bank: 'We have many lessons to learn from October 7' | Watch

IDF concludes 'Lion's Roar' in the West Bank, in which the Judea and Samaria Division and the new Gilead 96th Division operated together for the first time - along with 180 aircraft; 40 extreme scenarios were practiced, including attacks on outposts, an invasion by terrorists from the Jordanian border, and combat in built-up areas

Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.12.25

הצתה של משאיות ומכוניות בכפר בית ליד, על ידי מתנחלים

IDF demands tougher measures to curb settler violence, hints at outside funding

In closed discussions, head of IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, reportedly demanded expanded legal powers to tackle growing wave of settler violence, including authority to impose heavy fines

Yoav Zitun | 11.12.25

IDF general condemns ‘anarchist’ settler violence after some 100 rioters clash with soldiers

During clashes near Tulkarm, rioters punctured the tires of a Paratroopers’ 101st Battalion commander’s jeep; IDF first reported six arrests, but police later found only four in custody after two suspects escaped amid the chaos

Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.12.25

Netanyahu, Kushner strike deal to expel Hamas terrorists from Rafah—but world says no

About 200 Hamas operatives remain confined in tunnels under Rafah; Israel agrees to allow their evacuation unharmed, but no country has yet agreed to receive them as US and Israeli officials weigh next steps under Trump’s Gaza plan

Yoav Zitun | 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

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

שמחה ולאה גולדין, הוריו של החטוף הדר גולדין, בכיכר החטופים

Goldin family awaits confirmation after Hamas claim: ‘It’s not over until it’s final’

Following Hamas’s claim, Hadar Goldin’s family said the IDF chief updated them on 'massive efforts'; the mother of fallen soldier Liel Gidoni said, 'We are breathless, praying this is true'; Israel is preparing for a possible return

Roi Rubinstein, Eitan Glickman, Yoav Zitun, Gilad Cohen, Amir Ettinger | 11.08.25

Hamas claims it located remains of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin in Rafah

Hamas claims it found the remains of Israeli officer Hadar Goldin in the Rafah area, where 200 terrorists are trapped; Goldin has been listed as a fallen IDF soldier with no known burial site since his 2014 abduction, becoming a Hamas symbol

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 11.08.25

Sources: IDF readies 'weakening round' against Hezbollah, even at cost of days of fighting

Army officials say operation could spark several days of intensified clashes along northern border; panic spreads across southern Lebanon after IDF issues evacuation alerts

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 11.06.25

Israel steps up strikes on Hezbollah as Lebanon fears renewed conflict in the south

Military said an unmanned aircraft struck a Hezbollah construction unit’s facility near the coastal city of Tyre; the site, according to the IDF, was used to produce equipment for restoring terror infrastructure previously hit in Israeli operations

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun, Yair Kraus | 11.06.25

Israel begins immediate mass demobilization of reservist forces across all fronts

IDF says it would issue an order releasing thousands of reservists from duty, a move that follows the declared end of major combat and the transition to what officials called 'enhanced border security'

Yoav Zitun | 11.06.25

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