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.

|ByMICHAL RONESS
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

The Jerusalem Post interviewed Col. Yoni Dahan and Col. Nati Keren, who have been serving during the war, about the importance of a trip to Poland.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
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

Israel’s central Arava offers a unique escape, wellness retreats, wildlife sanctuaries, and a desert that restores body and mind.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN
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

Senior IDF officers accused Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir of being detached from field realities and harming reservist motivation.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT

Cutting-edge Israeli warship used for first time in Gaza attack

Cutting-edge Saar 6 vessels were used in the first attack on Gaza.

OCTOBER 16, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel's second Saar-6 corvette, a warship dubbed "Oz", sails before a welcoming ceremony by the Israeli Navy to mark its arrival, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa, northern Israel June 9, 2021

Entertainers trade their microphones for guns

The actor Yadin Gellman portrayed a soldier defending an isolated kibbutz in the Independence War. On Saturday night, he was seriously wounded fighting Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be'eri.

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Yadin Gellman (right) receives instructions from director Avi Nesher while filming 'Image of Victory.'

'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin

Storm-Z is an unofficial term used by Russian troops, combining a term for assault troops with the letter Z, adopted by the military as a symbol of their invasion of Ukraine.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian servicemen take part in the ceremony marking the beginning of the withdrawal of peacekeeping troops of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) from Kazakhstan, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022.

IDF's Givati Tzabar 'ready for anything' after northern warfare training

Much of Givati has been deployed in the Gaza Strip area, but Tzabar has been preparing for its redeployment to the north.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
IDF's Givati Tsabar 'ready for anything' after northern warfare training

American World War 2 veteran’s remains finally identified

Army Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney will be buried in New York next week on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Scene on board USS Yorktown (CV-5), during the Battle of Midway, June 1942, shortly after she was hit by three Japanese bombs on 4 June 1942. Dense smoke is from fires in her uptakes, caused by a bomb that punctured them and knocked out her boilers.

The next generation is gravitating towards authoritarianism, not democracy

The youngest generation, more so than the two previous, believe authoritarianism and autocracy are good ways to run a country.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person holds a banner with the joined faces of a portrait of Vladimir Putin and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during an anti-war protest, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2022

US military jet crashes near San Diego during training flight

It was not immediately clear what caused the F/A-18 Hornet's crash, ABC News and Fox News reported.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A right side view of three Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft in flight.

Top Israeli navy generals publicly punished by IDF for callup refusal

A statement from the IDF said that the two had said they did not want to continue their service due to the disputed judicial legislation.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Soldiers are seen inside the INS Magen, the Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 6 corvette missile ship.

Poland plans to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

"We move the army closer to the border with Belarus to scare away the aggressor so that it does not dare to attack us," Blaszczak said.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Polish soldier squats ahead of a press conference, a week before the National Army Day Parade, at Wesola military base in Warsaw, Poland, August 8, 2023.

'This is my Israel': Standing by moments of Zionism and love - opinion

This is the Israel that I’m holding onto, as my tears of pride and fear mingle and I look to a future filled with these incredibly devoted soldiers standing up for their country, our country.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByROMI SUSSMAN
PARATROOPERS BRIGADE SOLDIERS attend a swearing-in ceremony at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem.