Defense Ministry
IDF soldier suicide attempts spike to 279 since 2024, Knesset report reveals
A new Knesset report shows a significant rise in suicide attempts among IDF soldiers, with 279 attempts recorded between January 2024 and July 2025.
WATCH: Defense Ministry sappers destroy decades-old Syrian ammo removed from Golan Heights outpost
1,158 Israeli soldiers and other security personnel fell since start of October 7 massacre
Red carpet and road closures: Israel gears up for Trump’s arrival
Defense Ministry: 1,152 soldiers fallen since October 7, over 40% were under age 21
Since Oct. 7, 1,152 Israeli soldiers have fallen, with over 40% under 21 years old, the Defense Ministry said, adding that more than 6,500 family members have joined Israel’s circle of bereavement.
Japan’s Iron Lady and the future of Indo-Pacific security
Takaichi's election is more than a gender milestone: it could redefine Japan’s strategic posture for the next decade
Colombia unveils new 'Miranda' rifle to replace Israeli Galil
The rifle is made of 85% nationally manufactured components, with the goal being to reach full domestic manufacturing capabilities over the next few years.
Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance
Following a review, the company concluded that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure to store large volumes of phone call recordings from Gaza and the West Bank.
Elbit on path to next stage in laser military technology: Air force lasers
Aerial lasers are also the holy grail of lasers in that they can be used more effectively and suddenly on both defense and offense.
Israel's 'Iron Beam' fully operational to hit missiles along with drones
Firing Arrow interceptors can cost millions of shekels, Iron Dome interceptors can cost tens of thousands of shekels, but firing the Iron Beam is as cheap as turning a light on.
Netanyahu's 'Sparta' metaphor obscures Israel's wartime economic reality - analysis
Even with boycotts, sanctions, and embargoes making life harder, Israel will continue trading, innovating, and exporting, at the same time as it develops greater self-reliance.
Israel orders seizure of 187 crypto wallets it links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Elliptic said it was not possible to verify whether the $1.5 billion worth of transactions, which mostly took place in the last 12 months, were directly linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
'Additional confrontations with Iran are inevitable,' Defense Ministry D-G Baram says
Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram says Operation Rising Lion was a clear win but warns Iran will strike again, urging local arms production and innovation.
Some 81,700 soldiers wounded in Israel’s wars, 20,000 in current one, Defense Ministry says
Every month, around 1,000 soldiers file new claims regarding their wounds from the war.
Failure to procure advanced tech, weapons threatens IDF’s combat readiness - analysis
The IDF and Defense Ministry are working to mitigate the failure to secure advanced weapons and tech, that raised concerns about its readiness for future conflicts, reducing soldiers' effectiveness.
