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At least seven IDF soldiers sent to military prison for refusing to board APC with female medic

The incident followed an announcement in June that hesder yeshivas would stop sending their students for IDF enlistment after the military announced a pilot program for female soldiers.

FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.
Palestinians carrying flags, body bags during a funeral ceremony in Gaza City on August 20, 2026.

How are Gazan gangs affecting the strip amid Israel, US election cycles? - analysis

The Tzuri Battalion aimed to help address the IDF's deep shortcomings.

Sniper bullet nearly hit him, now he commands battalion built after Oct. 7 failures - interview

A Polish Air Forces US-made AH-6h Apache helicopter participates in a lake crossing, as troops from Poland and Lithuania take part in the "Bursztynowy Obronca-26" (Amber Defender) military exercise on the Orzysz military training ground, north-eastern Poland, on June 24, 2026.

IDF: Israel’s Apache deal not off, but at risk as NIS 15 billion delay drags on


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.

Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to 'Post'

The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base.

Abu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026

Four kites cross from Gaza into Israel, southern Israeli officials call for strong IDF response

Some fear that objects crossing above the border fence can mark the beginning of a visible escalation. Incendiary balloons or rockets could follow the kites.

Kites believed to have been sent from Gaza into Israel, August 22, 2026.

Ex-Mossad official: Turkey unlikely to risk military clash with Israel despite Erdogan's ambitions

"Neither side is interested in a military confrontation, certainly not at the present time. That is completely contrary to Erdogan's outlook," a former Mossad counterterror chief told 103FM.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2026.

Defense officials say IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank while world watches - report

The officials said that global attention to the West Bank causes diplomatic damage to Israel, and that without enforcement by the police and other state authorities, the incidents wear soldiers down.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

IDF strikes Syrian terrorist poised to carry out imminent terror attack on Israeli soldiers

The strike follows an IDF attack against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Tuesday.

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers

Following the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.

 IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Space is becoming the next battlefield, Iranian UN envoy warns of arms race - report

Iranian UN envoy Ali Bahreini warned of a growing space arms race as Israel and other countries expand capabilities for future warfare.

Israel from space 1

'Doesn't close the circle': Victim's sister speaks after IDF kills terrorist father of 2022 shooter

For Tal Morad, Tomer’s sister, his killing does not close a circle. In her eyes, the circle that began on April 7, 2022, cannot be closed as long as her brother is not here.

Tomer Morad and his sister, Tal.

At least one Palestinian killed following clashes with Jewish West Bank settler group

The settler group had not received approval from IDF forces prior to entering the West Bank, the military said.

A fire in a West Bank village, allegedly started by settlers, August 21, 2026.