Fallen soldiers

New Bullet-resistant MDA ambulance dedicated to two fallen IDF reservists

Nitai Meizels and Amishar Ben-David were remembered in Eli with a new ambulance designed to protect patients and medical teams.

 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7
Captain David Hazutt, 21.

Hezbollah terrorist kills IDF officer, wounds another soldier, during southern Lebanon operation

Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Basil Sweid, 32, from Peki'in.

IDF soldier dies, additional soldier injured, after vehicle overturns during operation in Lebanon

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits the family of murdered soldier Lt.-Col. Dor Ben Simhon, June 21, 2026.

IDF chief Zamir visits with family of Armored Corps officer killed by Hezbollah in s. Lebanon


Israeli Air Force hero Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky passes away at 104

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky will be laid to rest, with a full military ceremony, on Monday at 2:30 PM at the Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery in Tel Aviv.

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky

IDF soldier dies from apparent allergic reaction on southern Israel training base

Bahatal, 18, was from Ma'ale Adumim and was in the process of completing his mandatory service.

Cpl. Ermias Bahatal.

Israeli Celebrities Unite to Support the War Orphans

As part of Orphanhood Awareness Week, Sunflowers — Israel’s largest nonprofit for bereaved children — partnered with chef Haim Cohen to launch a campaign for Israel’s orphans

Hadar Kess, founder and CEO of Sunflowers

Lt. Hadar Goldin laid to rest after 11 years in Gaza terror captivity

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attended the funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery calling Goldin a "compass and conscience for the entire people of Israel."

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir salutes as he stands with the family of fallen soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin at his funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery, November 11, 2025.

‘The glue that held family together’: Slain hostage Lior Rudaeff’s family pays tribute at funeral

Thousands gathered to honor First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff at a funeral in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's cemetery, following the return of his remains after over two years in Hamas's terror captivity.

Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of deceased hostage First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff, November 10, 2025.

US offered Hamas safe passage to return Hadar Goldin - report

Sources say Washington proposed safe passage for Hamas terrorists in Rafah in exchange for the return of Lt. Hadar Goldin’s remains.

A poster of Hadar Goldin hanging among cards with messages for Gaza hostages, Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, October 28, 2025.

Hadar Goldin’s parents, Israeli officials, welcome slain soldier's return

The Goldin family hopes that Hadar will remain a symbol, adding that they fought for camaraderie, a burial in Israel, and human dignity. Israeli political and military officials also eulogized him.

IDF soldiers who served with Lt. Hadar Goldin in 2014 form an honor guard over his coffin upon its return to Israel after over 11 years in Hamas captivity, November 9, 2025.

Deceased hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin identified at forensic institute, PMO confirms

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine identified the Gaza hostage returned on Sunday as Lt. Hadar Goldin, who had been held in Gaza since 2014.

IDF honor guard stands over the coffin of Lt. Hadar Goldin after his return from 11 years of captivity in Gaza, November 9, 2025.

Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast

The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.

Members of the Australian Lighthorse Association watch over an Anzac Day dawn service at Bogan Gate in western New South Wales. Members of the Australian Lighthorse Association watch over an Anzac Day dawn service in the western New South Wales town of Bogan Gate, located 400 km (249 miles) west of

'In the country you chose to defend': Capt. Omer Neutra laid to rest

Neutra loved his cats, Ronni and Lizi. Those closest to him knew him as a “smiley goofball,” and said that he gave “powerful hugs.”

Funeral of Captain Omer Neutra at the Military Cemetery in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, November 7, 2025.