Military

'I am a grateful American': Gary Sinise hopes to bring his mission of service to Israel - interview

From Hollywood to humanitarian work, Gary Sinise shares his journey of service, sacrifice, and resilience.

Gary Sinise receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surrounded by armed guard, 2017.
European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

EU pledges €100M to Lebanese army to reinforce state against Hezbollah threat

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

IDF chief during Second Lebanon War urges current commanders to challenge gov't Lebanon policy

Brigadier general Yisrael Shomer, head of the Operations Division in the IDF arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.

IDF Operations Directorate Brig.-Gen. resigns following sexual misconduct investigation


'We won't stand for this': IDF chief condemns soldiers who stole property in Lebanon

Discussing the issue of female recruits, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir added that there will be "no gender exclusion" in the military.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, April 27, 2026.

Middle East military expenditure holds steady as global defense budgets surge

New SIPRI report finds greatest increases in defense spending were in Europe and Asia, despite the ongoing wars in the Middle East.

Prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, Ukraine hadn’t invested in drone technology, but now it is considered to be a master of drone warfare.

'Last Letters from Heroes of the October 7th War': Nobody taught them how to do this - review

The book is a portrait of those who looked directly at the possibility of dying and wrote about it, not necessarily a portrait of everyone who went in.

PALLBEARERS FROM the Israel Police prepare to carry Ran Gvili’s casket.

The language gap – and why it matters - opinion

How is it that we live in a country where millions of people speak Arabic, yet we, as a society, barely know the language?

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

Israel’s haredi draft crisis needs more than crackdowns - opinion

Our real challenge is strengthening national resilience without tearing open one of the country’s deepest internal fractures - crackdowns alone will not meet it.

Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

After US-Israeli strikes, it’s time for regime change in Iran - opinion

"We stand with those in Iran who stand for freedom. I believe that a day will come when this horrible tyranny will disappear."

Late Israeli intelligence official Uri Lubrani standing next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2015.

Her life on the home front: How war is reshaping life for Israel’s wives and mothers

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Eliana reflects a familiar reality for many women in Israel: Emotional yet composed, missing a husband deeply while fully aware he has a job to do, and proud that he is doing it.

AT THE threshold of their home, Eliana stands with her child as her husband heads out again – part of a generation of Israeli families for whom departures, not returns, have come to define the passage of time.

After 11 years, Hadar Goldin's family marks Remembrance Day with closure

Lt. Hadar Goldin's sister told KAN Reshet Bet that this is the first Remembrance Day that the family feels it can mark, given his remains were returned from Gaza after over 11 years in captivity.

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.

Hezbollah remains the central barrier in israel-lebanon negotiations - opinion

Peace with Israel hinges on whether Lebanon can reclaim sovereignty from Hezbollah’s parallel structures.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF troops in southern Lebanon, published April 12, 2026.