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Katz assures West Bank leaders IDF Central Command head Bluth has not been dismissed

Katz's clarification followed a statement he made during a live Channel 14 interview on Sunday, in which he called for Bluth to be removed before walking back his claims.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026.
Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

With Eisenkot and PM neck and neck, how ugly will election campaign get? - opinion

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment

Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the Israeli military block a road in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, in protest against the continued road blockades by ultra-Orthodox demonstrators following the arrest of draft evaders, June 26, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox party paralyzes Knesset votes to force through military draft exemptions


Swords of Iron: A call to humanity to prevail - opinion

Let us be an inspiration to others through our actions and words, and work together to build a world of peace, love, and hope.

 AN IDF staging area near the border with Gaza, on Saturday, October 14, 2023.

Israeli poll finds 49% support for holding off on Gaza invasion

Asking if the military should immediately escalate to a large-scale invasion, 29% of Israelis agreed while 49% said "it would be better to wait."

 A convoy of Israeli tanks at sunset near the southern Israeli border with Gaza, October 12, 2023.

Ups and downs of northern Gaza security zone strategy - analysis

More than two weeks of delay have suggested that force protection concerns have been a massive, if not decisive, factor for grand strategy.

 IDF soldiers inspect the remains of a police station in Sderot, which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on October 8.

IDF reservists say they're still under-equipped as 50,000 vests arrive

Amid concerns of equipment shortage, the IDF intends to distribute tens of thousands of much-needed vests, helmets, and other defensive items in the coming days.

 Israeli soldiers walk past Israeli tanks near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 15, 2023.

IDF: Hamas plan was to conquer, hold Gaza corridor

Equipment, logistical items, and other data show that the terrorists expected to stay in the area and came prepared for such an operation.

 IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, northern Golan Heights on October 8, 2023

JFK Airport hosts chartered flights for Israeli soldiers after Hamas attack

The military reservists were preparing to board at least two specially chartered flights to Israel, where they will join a burgeoning war effort.

 An El Al plane flying above the clouds.

The IDF women's 'hevra kadisha', an act of true loving kindness

Soldiers in the IDF, male or female, who lose their life while enlisted are taken care of by the army’s hevra kadisha and have the right to be buried in an army cemetery.

 TRAINING EXERCISE to identify a halala

IDF's Givati Tzabar 'ready for anything' after northern warfare training

Much of Givati has been deployed in the Gaza Strip area, but Tzabar has been preparing for its redeployment to the north.

 IDF's Givati Tsabar 'ready for anything' after northern warfare training

Israel sorely needs reliable information on judicial reform effects - analysis

Eight months into Israel’s toxic debate over the judicial overhaul plan, it is emerging that in some cases honest information is being kept from the public and the decision-makers.

Anti-judicial reform demonstrators protest against the judicial reform in Haifa, on July 20, 2023.

Israeli gov. to push ahead with new haredi draft bill

The coalition intends to move forward with the Conscription Law, which will expand exemptions on IDF service to yeshiva students.

 A SOLDIER and haredi man pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem