Fallen soldiers

IDF kills Hamas Nukhba operative who helped plan deadly attack on Israeli tank, killing four

Hamouda took part in planning the explosive device attack that killed four Armored Corps soldiers on September 8, 2025, according to the IDF.

IDF graphic shows Hamas terrorist Musa Abd Muhammad Hamouda alongside a list of his terror activities. Hamouda was killed in an Israeli airstrike on October 18, 2026.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026. (Illustrative)

IDF chief vows to apply October 7 lessons, pledges to pursue Israel's enemies at military ceremony

Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus.

IDF probes suspected negligence after officer killed in Humvee accident in southern Lebanon

Amit Ben Yigal.

IDF court sentences terrorist who killed Staff Sgt. Amit Ben Yigal in 2020 to life imprisonment


Memorial ceremony for fallen IDF lone soldier held in US hometown, marking 30 days since passing

22-year-old Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak HaKohen Katz was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was killed while fighting in Lebanon on March 29.

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz, 22.

Posthumous parenthood: After loss of loved ones, Israeli widows choose to bring new life

In the wake of October 7, a growing number of Israeli women are choosing to conceive the babies of their fallen partners – raising profound legal and ethical questions

Hadas Levy is the first Israeli woman to give birth to a baby whose father was killed in the war against Hamas using posthumous sperm removal.

Fallen soldier Sgt. Idan Fooks laid to rest in Petah Tikva cemetery

Fooks fell in southern Lebanon on Sunday after a Hezbollah drone exploded near his unit's location.

Family and friends of Israeli soldier Sergeant Idan Fooks attend his funeral at the Military Cemetery in Petah Tikva on April 27, 2026.

Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon

Idan Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva served in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion.

Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026.

‘He was always smiling’: Sister of fallen soldier Shachar Fridman on Israel’s Remembrance Day

Fridman was a soldier in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, who returned to service after the October 7 outbreak of war despite having already been released from the army.

Fallen Israeli soldier Staff-Sergeant Shachar Fridman.

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

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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.

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

After losing her partner in combat, Ariel's loved one continues his mission of kindness through a nonprofit that spreads light, love, and hope to those in need.

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

Voices of October 7: Captain Eyal Mevorach Twito z”l

Captain Twito fell in battle in southern Gaza on January 22nd, 2024 - hear his words

First Funeral, Mount Herzl, 2023. Thousands came to pay their final respects to British lone soldier Sgt. Nathanel Young

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

In the wake of loss, Rivka Cohen transformed her son's legacy into a refuge for soldiers and at-risk youth, ensuring Pini's spirit lives on in acts of kindness.

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

Fmr. IDF chief Eisenkot reflects on son’s death, says he ‘didn't cry' for decades until funeral

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot opens up about the devastating loss of his son, Gal, in Gaza and his journey through grief, while launching the Yashar! Party to improve Israel's future.

Family, friends and officials attend the funeral of Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, son of war cabinet minister Minister Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya on December 8, 2023