Soldiers

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

Failure to procure advanced tech, weapons threatens IDF’s combat readiness - analysis

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

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

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.

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


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

Jewish future hinges on our ability to find joy despite our sorrow - opinion

Generation after generation, we’ve learned that joy isn’t the absence of sorrow; it’s the courage to celebrate in the face of it.

JEN AIRLEY, who lost son Binyamin: Celebrating joyously amid loss.

IDF reservists seeking trauma treatment up 1000%, unit cmdr. tells 'Post' - exclusive

The amount of reservists seeking treatment for trauma jumped from 270 per year to around 3,000, according to IDF Lt.-Col. Uzi Bechor.

 An IDF soldier walks near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, December 31, 2023.

IDF soldier in critical condition from third-degree burns after suspected accident

The burns affected G's head, face, ears, chest, back, and hands, and he was evacuated to hospital, where he is currently in critical condition in intensive care, according to his sister.

A stretcher and medical vehicle on IDF's Caracal Battalion's base; illustrative.

A price too high: The psychological toll of the war in Gaza is overwhelming - opinion

We must ensure another Oct. 7 never happens, but remaining in the Gaza Strip is a recipe for continued disaster at multiple levels.

HUNDREDS OF family, friends, and residents of the Golan Heights stand vigil to accompany the parents of IDF soldier Bezalel Yehoshua Masbaher – who died from his wounds after being injured in combat in Gaza – to his funeral at Mt. Herzl, July 27.

The elderly: Israel’s quiet front line - opinion

The elderly are not on the sidelines of society; they are its core.

RESIDENTS OF Mediterranean Towers in Jerusalem present members of the Border Police with sufganiyot on Hanukkah. Let us remember: The heart, even at an advanced age, remains open, the writer affirms.

M.-Sgt. Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher succumbs to wounds sustained in battle in southern Gaza

M.-Sgt. Mosbacher, 32, from Avnei Eitan, served as a combat engineer in the 749th Engineering Battalion, in the 828th Infantry Brigade. 

M.-Sgt. Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher succumbs to wounds sustained in battle in southern Gaza, JUly 26, 2025.

IDF soldier injured in Gaza combat, amid ongoing ops in Gaza, West Bank, Syria

The NCO was evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and his family was notified.

 Soldiers from the IDF's Golani Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, July 2025; illustrative.