Army

Everyday heroines: Quiet burden of Israeli anchors waiting at home during wartime

While soldiers served for months, their partners carried the home front alone; now facing the emotional aftermath few see.

One should act heroically like a lion to get up in the morning to serve his Creator, the ‘Shulchan Aruch’ says.
IDF commanders visit Auschwitz as part of their training.

After October 7, IDF commanders visit Poland for Holocaust lessons and battlefield reflections

At sunset, the private plunge pools of  Amara Tzukim’s couples’ neighborhood  glow against the desert landscape, capturing the intimacy and stillness of a  night in the Central Arava.

Discover the central Arava: Israel’s desert haven for wellness and renewal

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.Eyal Zamir addresses an IDF Ground Forces forum, December 31, 2025.

'Disconnected from reality': IDF officers criticize Eyal Zamir in closed Ground Forces forum


15 skeletons possibly belonging to Jordanian soldiers found near Jerusalem

A Jordanian military team arrived in Beit Hanina al-Tahta to try and identify the remains.

 Beit Hanina

Soldiers' widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilization for Ukraine war

The group is working to assist the wives of soldiers killed in Ukraine and called for all Russian men to be mobilized to defend the country.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference in Minsk, Belarus December 19, 2022.

French-born Chabad rabbi ‘stuck’ in Israel by IDF for not enlisting

He was detained when he asked to leave the country at the end of a vacation in August with his wife and daughter. The case was publicized by Kol Barama radio journalist Mendi Rizel.

A young Haredi man outside the IDF enlistment office in Jerusalem

IDF Chief of Staff Kohavi should have spoken to the media more - editorial

During his time as IDF chief of staff, Aviv Kohavi has refused to be interviewed and rarely given interviews.

 IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi addresses the crowd at the "Operation: Break the wave" conference.

Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson

The contest for the only provincial capital seized by Moscow in the full-scale invasion launched on Feb. 24 may be one of the most consequential of the war so far.

 Ukrainian servicemen ride an armoured fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a frontline in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine

IDF Ground Forces opens new elite program for future officers

Named after Brig.-Gen. Erez Gerstein, the Israeli military hopes to train a new generation of quality commanders.

 Archival image of IDF Ground Forces troops.

IDF to draft women into Border Defense Corps tank crews

Israeli military deems the latest pilot program with women in tanks a success

FEMALE TANK CREWS are deployed along  the border as part of a pilot program to  assess whether or not to integrate  women into the IDF’s Armored Corps

Gov’t approves Hertzi Halevi as next IDF chief of staff

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi “joins a long and select chain of courageous and thoughtful commanders who knew how to bring the IDF forward,” Yair Lapid said.

 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid (R) is seen shaking hands with incoming IDF Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi, on October 23, 2022.

Allen Morganstern: From St. Louis to Vietnam

He was sent to Vietnam in mid-1967. Allen said goodbye to his family at Lambert Airport, the main commercial hub in St. Louis. Upon his departure, his mother told him, “Just come back.”

 Allen Morganstern today.

Border Police establishes new rural unit in Israel's North

The Israeli Border Police's new Rural Attack Unit is intended to fight crimes related to agriculture in the north of Israel.

 The Border Police established its new Rural Attack Unit in a ceremony up north.