Soldiers

Stop calling IDF soldiers ‘shell-shocked’ - opinion

The next time you meet a soldier dealing with the invisible scars of war, don’t call them shell-shocked. See them for who they truly are.

IDF operates in Gaza, September 29, 2025.
IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

Two West Bank terrorists target IDF soldiers in ramming, shooting attack as Yom Kippur ends

THE WRITER arrives on aliyah. ‘Already in those college days, I knew Israel was my home, and that after graduation I would make aliyah,’ she states.

Creating an Israel that I believe in: Making aliyah and enlisting in the IDF - opinion

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (center) conducts a field tour with other senior officers in the Gaza Strip, September 30, 2025.

Zamir: IDF 'must not underestimate the enemy'


Etzioni Brigade reserves slam military over outpost conditions near Gaza

Soldiers at a post in the south describe poor service conditions, security deficiencies, poor food storage conditions, and a lack of emergency communication.

Israeli reserve soldiers arrive at their base ahead of the military’s entry into Gaza City, at a military base in southern Israel, September 2, 2025.

Soldiers on the battlefield find ways to celebrate the holidays

Can it still feel like Yom Kippur if you are driving a tank or operating a drone in the heart of Gaza City while others are deep in prayers in synagogues across Israel?

VOLUNTEERS PACK boxes of hagim treats for soldiers.

'Another painful heartbreak that grips an entire nation': Officials mourn four slain IDF soldiers

The soldiers were named as Major Omri Chai Ben Moshe, Lieutenant Ron Arieli, Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, and Lieutenant Eran Shelem.

Family and friends of Israeli soldier Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on September 18, 2025. He was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip.

Hadera orders removal of fallen soldier posters, images show them torn, dumped on ground

The municipality said that it was “appalled to see the manner in which the removal of the signs was carried out.”

The removed posters of the fallen soldiers crumpled up and thrown on the ground near a garbage bin.

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.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Jakob Rosenfeld: The Jewish doctor who became a hero in China during World War II - exclusive

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Dr. Jakob Rosenfeld, an Austrian Jewish doctor, went from Shanghai’s medical scene to becoming a revered hero in China, leaving a lasting legacy of sacrifice.

‘THE BIG-NOSED DOCTOR’ – Dr. Jakob Rosenfeld in Chinese army uniform.

Israel must confront its strategic illusions to secure true victory - opinion

As Israel approaches the end of the war, true victory hinges on securing the release of hostages and dismantling Hamas, not just military success on the battlefield.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores in the coming week. ‘Israel slept once, it cannot afford to sleep again,’ says the writer.

Dozens of kidnapped Colombian soldiers released, says defense ministry

The soldiers were kidnapped on August 25 after clashes in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebels.

Colombian soldiers stand guard as members of a humanitarian caravan comprising senators and social organisations, meet with residents, to demand ceasefire and peace in the Catatumbo region, after attacks by rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army, in the municipality of El Tarra, Colombia.

Put Israelis first: Aid must go to our soldiers, not Hamas - opinion

While our soldiers beg for therapy and housing, and while their families struggle to pay rent, American Jewish dollars are flowing into Gaza.

TRUCKS CARRY humanitarian aid near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza last week. Some US Jewish groups donate money to Gaza, even as Hamas holds our hostages and soldiers face trauma and poverty, the writer laments.

Telemedicine revolution in IDF & rehab: Psychiatrist online with Yossi Ambulance at a click

Coping with the rise in mental health cases among soldiers: Psychiatrists now available online quickly. Eilon Shafran, Co-CEO of Yossi Ambulance: "Hundreds of inquiries already handled."

Yossi Ambulance Center

Children of soldiers develop mini unmanned tank controlled by smartphone to protect soldiers

The children, aged 10–12 in a Rishon Lezion excellence program, also created a robotic arm for wounded soldiers: “We saw soldiers who lost limbs and wanted to help restore their independence.”

Rishon Lezion Mayor with the students