IDF

Editor's Notes: High Court ruling on women in tanks deepens religious divide in IDF - comment

Women who made history in tanks on Oct. 7 fought in all-female crews. Both camps in the Armored Corps dispute should be claiming that morning as a victory. Instead, both pretend it never happened.

DF armored forces at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. January 01, 2024.
US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all,' US downs drones above Strait of Hormuz

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 4, 2026.

IDF pushes deeper in into Lebanon to neutralize threat of Hezbollah

Orna Zamir, wife of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, with IDF Widows and Orphans Organization chairwoman Adv. Zehava Gross Meydan and CEO Shlomi Nahumson.

IDF widows, orphans receive over NIS 2m. in scholarships, grants


Capt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg killed in combat in southern Lebanon

According to Army Radio, Lemberg was killed when a Hezbollah terrorist fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF tank north of the Litani River.

CAPTAIN EITAN Shmuel Lemberg, 21, from Mishmar HaShiv'a, killed in southern Lebanon, June 4, 2026.

Ex-top Mossad official: Barnea led agency to unprecedented operational reach - interview

Former senior Mossad official Ilan Rom says Barnea’s leadership expanded the agency’s capabilities, allowing dozens of operations at once and boosting Israel’s regional influence.

Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.

IDF, Shin Bet kill several Hamas General Security Apparatus officials in Gaza

The General Security Apparatus' responsibilities include maintaining communication and coordination between Hamas leaders, protecting them, and escorting them to emergency facilities.

SENIOR MEMBERS of Hamas' General Security Apparatus, killed by the IDF.

Zack Polanski signs letter calling for investigation, screening of IDF vets with UK citizenship

Polanski joined British politicians and activists urging the UK government to probe IDF veterans and implement airport screening for potential war crimes.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski gives a speech to party supporters at the Church of Saint John the Evangelist on May 2, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Military 'shoulder to shoulder' with northern leaders, IDF chief Zamir says at joint assessment

Zamir emphasized that the IDF maintains a "multi-front state of readiness," prepared for threats from across the region while retaining a primary focus on the Israel-Lebanon border.

IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir holds joint assessment with Northern Command, June 4, 2026.

In first, woman completes IDF Sayeret Matkal course, set to join operational service

The IDF announces its first female soldier to complete the elite Sayeret Matkal course, marking a historic milestone in Israel’s special forces as she prepares for future operations.

Soldiers from an artillery unit stationed near the Israel-Lebanon border during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026; illustrative.

David Barnea's Mossad revolution: How the spy agency became a war-fighting juggernaut - exclusive

After decades in the agency, and five years at its top, including some of the most crucial in Israel's history, Barnea also has some critical viewpoints which Israel and the world can learn from.

Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Hamas uses teens, disabled civilians for border reconaissance as IDF prepares for new Gaza ops.

Hamas has been exploiting Gazans in order to gather information on troop activities, response times, and blind spots for infiltration and attacks.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F260602ARK06.JPG  File Size: 3786 KB  caption (en): Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli drone strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2026.

Defense Ministry sees progress in battle against Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones

Some anti-drone systems have already been deployed as Israel seeks solutions to Hezbollah's fiber-optic drone threat.

Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

US warns citizens in Middle East to exercise caution, IDF soldier killed in southern Lebanon

Israel to continue Lebanon operations • Hezbollah seeks IDF withdrawal to pre-war positions • Netanyahu backs GOP plan to end aid to Israel

ISRAELI PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.