Fallen soldiers

'My brother took his life': Suicide on Yom Hazikaron

Jacob Ness shares the heartbreaking story of his brother Josh's suicide, revealing the hidden struggles with mental health that no one saw coming. A powerful reflection on grief, family, and loss.

Joshua Ness, Jacob Ness's younger brother, took his own life at age 18 in 2019.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who's body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 and released a few days ago, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery. November 11, 2025.

‘Their legacy commands us’: IDF chief marks Memorial Day with call for unity, resolve

Memorial ceremony on Har Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel. April 19, 2026.

From grief to action: Ensuring the sacrifices of Israel’s fallen are not in vain - editorial

Defense Minister Israel Katz places a wreath at a memorial for fallen IDF soldiers.

At least 170 soldiers killed, 54 disabled due to war over past year, Defense Ministry reports


Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony

In the shadow of Rabin’s assassination, youth movements gathered to call for healing and national unity in Israel.

Merav Leshem Gonen, mother of freed hostage Romi, addresses the crowd at a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, November 5, 2025.

Living life as though he was running out of time: Who was Israeli-American Gaza hostage Itay Chen?

Although the IDF notified the family last year that Itay Chen had not survived, they clung to the hope that he may still be alive.

Staff-Sergeant Itay Chen.

Shamir Medical Center CEO joins bereaved Israeli mothers on healing journey in Uganda

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach joins Journey 4Hope’s mission to support mothers who lost sons in the Iron Swords War.

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach with bereaved mothers on the Uganda journey

Netanyahu honors Col. Assaf Hamami, only IDF colonel taken hostage

Col. Hamami is widely recognized as the first officer to identify and declare the full scale of the invasion to the IDF during the initial moments of the attack.

An honor to Hamami

Hostages Asaf Hamami, Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel's remains identified, PMO confirms

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir identified the remains of the fallen soldiers who were taken captive during the October 7 massacre.

An IDF honor guard standing above the coffins holding the remains of three murdered hostages, November 2, 2025.

Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: After St.-Sgt. Adi Tzur was killed defending Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, The Magic House, a shelter helping stray and abused dogs find homes, was founded in his honor.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE warmth and support surrounding The Magic House, adoptions and donations have dropped sharply, even as more dogs are being abandoned. In a typical year, Lives of Others manages to place around 250 dogs in homes. This year, that number fell by more than half, to just 120.

Removal of memorial stickers for fallen soldiers sparks confrontation at Jaffa Gate

The men told photographer Marc Israel Sellem to "leave and not take pictures" after being confronted.

Men removing stickers in remembrance of October 7 massacre victims in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 29, 2025

IDF reservist Yona Efraim Feldbaum killed by Hamas fire in Rafah amid ceasefire in Gaza

Yona Efraim "Efi" Feldbaum, 37, was killed in an incident that triggered a series of IDF strikes across Gaza against Hamas targets in response.

Chief Sgt. First Class (Res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum

Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall

Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.

An IDF orphan, wearing a beret from the Nachal Brigade, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025.

New youth leadership program launched in Golan in memory of fallen hero Yossi Tahar

25 Druze teens to explore local heritage, Israel connection, and leadership skills.

The program cultivates young leadership grounded in heritage.