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IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in Nabatiya after terrorists launch drones towards soldiers

This follows reports from Hezbollah-run Al Manar TV claiming that the IDF struck Rumman, a village in southern Lebanon, earlier on Wednesday.

IDF strikes in southern Lebanon. August 27, 2026.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.

Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle

 Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel - opinion

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

An enemy from within: How Gazan militias became Hamas’s new nightmare - analysis


From forced conscription to integration by choice

Mental rigidity, political interests, and populist rhetoric are preventing a solution to the problem of Haredi enlistment. But are there political leaders willing to take up the challenge?

Esther Luzzatto

Disappointment for Elbit: Lost a huge $7 Billion tender in the US

Elbit's Roem-based SIGMA lost a $7B US Army tender to Hanwha's K9. The US will buy 18 systems for $263M, marking its first South Korean weapon purchase.

The SIGMA cannon offered at auction.

Israel to Hamas: If kite launches do not stop, IDF will ramp up strikes across Gaza

Security source says IDF "is not underestimating the threat," but will need to "wait and see if this becomes a trend" • Military believes Hamas using Palestinian teenagers to launch kites into Israel

The kite, which crossed from Gaza to Israel, didn't carry any explosive devices.

Shas invokes IDF soldiers in election campaign ad, drawing Gadi Eisenkot's ire

The Shas campaign video features a family gathered for a Shabbat dinner before a son returns home from his army base and embraces his family members.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026.

'Revenge for Benayahu': Police probe suspected price tag attack on Palestinian village near Nablus

Israel Police received a report of the incident, opened an investigation, and are preparing to enter the area with the IDF.

Graffiti reading "Revenge 30 for Benayahu" at the Palestinian village of Awarta near Nablus in the West Bank, August 23, 2026.

Duvdevan captures 16-year-old terrorist who stabbed an off-duty soldier in Jericho

Man, 24, moderately wounded in West Bank stabbing • "My brother was [standing] outside the car, while his wife and children were inside," Shlomo Hanaya, the victim's brother, said.

IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026.

Israel’s battle for global consciousness: Why the Sparta doctrine harms national security - opinion

we lose the battle over global consciousness, Israel’s national security will be gravely weakened.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, September 16, 2025.

Katz orders IDF to accelerate destruction of Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

The IDF noted that the continued engineering activity in these areas also prevents Hezbollah from carrying out guerrilla operations.

IDF soldiers in the Bint Jbail stadium, southern Lebanon, July 15, 2026.

Settler violence: Not a fringe problem, but a national security threat - editorial

Settler violence threatens more than law and order, it risks undermining Israel’s security, diplomatic position, and relations with allies.

(Illustrative) A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.

 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.