IDF Soldiers

Some 150 Jewish leaders denounce, apologize for IDF soldier's defacement of Lebanese Jesus statue

Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis and other Jewish leaders signed the letter organized by Israel365 Action, an NGO that builds bridges between evangelical Christians and Jewish communities.

Christians pray on Good Friday in Cathedral St. Thomas church, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 3, 2026.
Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the Nova music festival massacre memorial site in Re’im Forest, near the Israeli-Gaza border, during Israel’s Memorial Day, April 21, 2026.

Israel honors fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day as US-Iran talks begin in Islamabad

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

Living kindness, a life legacy: In memory of Pinchas Cohen

Living kindness, a life legacy: In memory of Pinchas Cohen


Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: After St.-Sgt. Adi Tzur was killed defending Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, The Magic House, a shelter helping stray and abused dogs find homes, was founded in his honor.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE warmth and support surrounding The Magic House, adoptions and donations have dropped sharply, even as more dogs are being abandoned. In a typical year, Lives of Others manages to place around 250 dogs in homes. This year, that number fell by more than half, to just 120.

Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment

Rabbi Tamir Granot's son, Capt. Amitay Zvi Granot, was killed shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack in an incident on the Lebanon border while fighting Hezbollah. 

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.

Twelve IDF soldiers injured in operational accident near Gaza border

Of the 12, two of them were moderately wounded, and the other ten were lightly wounded. 

Israeli soldiers stand atop military vehicles, after Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, on Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, October 10, 2025.

IDF to demolish home of terrorist involved in drive-by murder of Yonatan Deutsch

Deutsch, from Beit She'an, was killed at the Mehola Junction in the Jordan Valley. Another man, Anas Jaramana, 32, from Muqeibe, was moderately wounded in the attack. 

Israeli military vehicles operate during an Israeli raid, in Aqaba near Tubas in the West Bank, November 9, 2024.

IDF's next generation: Inside Navy commanders' wartime training, from Gaza to Iran

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Three IDF Navy commanders reflect on their unique training experience during the war, balancing intense classroom learning with frontline combat.

Graduates of the IDF Naval Officers Course met with The Jerusalem Post.

Gaza security force to include countries Israel 'comfortable with,' Rubio says

US Secretary of State: UNRWA a subsidiary of Hamas, has no role in Gaza • West Bank annexation "a threat to the peace process"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 24, 2025.

WATCH: Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators block aid trucks en route to Gaza for first time in months

The organization cited Hamas violating the hostage deal, killing two IDF soldiers, and failing to return the killed hostages as reasons for blocking the aid.

Hundreds of Tzav 9 activists blocked humanitarian aid trucks designated for the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, October 24, 2025.

Katz calls on IDF to 'hold Hamas leaders responsible'

“Every Hamas terrorist located beyond the yellow line in territory under Israeli control must evacuate immediately,” Katz said.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Ceremony to honor 96 fallen immigrant soldiers to be held on National Aliyah Day

The main event will include the presentation of a book commemorating the stories of the 96 fallen olim, with several keynote speakers.

 IDF SOLDIERS operate in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, in November.

Saluting our soldiers: Men and women of the IDF are Israel's backbone - opinion

The stories of courage and resilience from the IDF inspire not only those around them but the entire nation, showcasing the strength and unity that emerges in times of adversity.

The writer with members of the IDF Palmar unit on the Gaza front.