Amid recent controversy over Christianity and the IDF, Prime Minister Netanyahu met with a group of Christian soldiers and praised their sacrifice and courage in defending the Jewish state.
After a year of brutal field exercises, sleepless nights and relentless mental pressure, a groundbreaking class of female soldiers graduated into Yahalom—the IDF's elite combat engineering unit.
Combat soldier and musician Eyal Zakai opens up about finding God amid the chaos of Gaza, channeling devastating loss—including the death of his close friend Zamir Burke—into music that carries the faith and brotherhood forged on the front line.
An IDF soldier who lost his leg fighting in Gaza recounted how he wanted it buried in his own grave so that when the resurrection comes at the end of days, he will be whole again.
Given the obvious inadequacies of the Lebanese government and the demonstrated continued willingness and capacity of Hezbollah to continue aggression against Israel, is the buffer zone likely to acquire a look of permanence?
Former hostage Alon Ohel performed at a ceremony honoring outstanding IDF soldiers as part of Israel's 78th Independence Day celebrations, where the soldiers were recognized for their heroic service.
Fallen IDF soldier Maoz Morell was a man of quiet strength and boundless heart—a selfless leader whose relentless determination, courage in battle, and deep care for others left an enduring mark on all who knew him.
Starting Monday night, Israel begins Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day—honoring the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism who gave their lives since the founding of the State of Israel.
The military bereavement circle currently includes 59,583 family members — parents, widows, children, and siblings — with 7,165 newly added since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023.
Footage shows the inside of a Hezbollah tunnel located at the Lebanese-Israeli border, highlighting the terror group's preparation and intention for a cross-border assault into Israel.
Nachshon was called up to serve in southern Lebanon, putting his wedding on hold—and now, finally allowed to return home, he greeted his long-waiting bride with tears and joy.
As the IDF battles the Iranian regime and its proxies—hell-bent on Israel's destruction—forces stopped in remembrance of the Holocaust and its atrocities.
The Red Unit consists of two companies. One focuses on enemy simulation in the north, with a concentration on Hezbollah; the other focuses on Hamas in the south.
IDF troops have killed more than 1,000 Hezbollah terrorists who had entered the war in defense of Iran, firing rockets daily at Israeli communities while getting a beating in southern Lebanon and Beirut.
A 55-year-old combat medic, Dr. Tuvia Book, who saved Israeli singer and reservist Idan Amedi on the Gaza battlefield, shares how his unit rescued 2,851 lives—including hostage Noa Argamani.
Where no available partner exists for the negotiation of quiet borders, Israel will establish a physical barrier between its civilian population and the threat on the other side.
Sgt. Moshe Katz, 22, of New Haven, Connecticut, was killed while fighting in Lebanon just one month after his parents came to watch him receive his beret.
Netanyahu addressed northern residents directly, urging patience and resilience, noting that the government ministries had been instructed to provide assistance.
During an Iranian ballistic missile attack, an IDF choir sheltering alongside a frightened little girl did what soldiers rarely get credit for—they sang to calm her fears.
“The strike on the headquarters is part of the current operational phase aimed at further degrading core Iranian terror regime systems and security capabilities.”
Following intensive training in Gaza and Judea and Samaria, the IDF’s ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade entered southern Lebanon, where it conducted small-scale raids targeting Hezbollah positions.
Israel Friends has delivered dozens of drones to military units since late February -- part of a broader effort that has included thousands of items distributed since the start of the war.
The strikes targeted infrastructure at a large-scale missile site used by the Iranian regime to prepare attacks against Israel and other countries in the region, the military said.
In a break from Iran, the IDF announced it struck an armed Hamas terror cell in northern Gaza that was attempting to launch an attack on Israeli troops before being eliminated from the air.
The IDF has deployed hundreds of ground troops into southern Lebanon, raiding Hezbollah positions and preventing enemy forces from entrenching, while airstrikes have decimated their missile capabilities.
Israeli soldiers, with music blaring in the background, watch as an Iranian missile flies overhead—moments before an Israeli interceptor destroys it midair, sparking cheers from the crowd.
