Soldiers

Female IDF officer denied entry to haredi military base because of gender, IDF says

Haredi soldiers denied a female logistics officer entry to a Mount Hermon military base because of her gender, despite IDF regulations allowing professional personnel access.

 A soldier from the primarily Orthodox and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Netzah Yehuda Battalion during a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.
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Jerusalem court upholds 5-year suspension for gynecologist Guy Rofe over patient exploitation

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

IDF investigates last two interceptors launched in 48 hours against aerial targets in Lebanon

IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North


IDF soldier arrested over suspected role in grenade supply network, stealing military weapons

The arrest comes after a series of grenade attacks hit central Israel with no injuries recorded, raising suspicions that IDF weapons have been illicitly distributed.

IDF ammunition seized in the soldier's home.

The hardest part of war isn’t fighting it, it’s ending it wisely - opinion

From Gaza to Ukraine to Iran, battlefield gains mean little without a plan for the day after. Ending wars takes courage, not just force.

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-USA and anti-Israel mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region.

US troops to receive testosterone screenings, hormone therapy, says Hegseth

"It's well-established science that as we age, testosterone levels naturally drop," Hegseth said in his video message posted on Twitter/X.  

Department of War head Pete Hegseth is seen in a video announcement regarding testosterone screenings for US troops, released on July 15, 2026.

Fmr. Iranian FM calls on Tehran to kidnap thousands of US soldiers from military bases

Former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran should launch a ground war, seize a US base in the Middle East, kidnap its forces, and take them hostage in Iran, as retaliation for strikes.

US Marines raise the flag at the US Embassy in Kuwait, June 24, 2026; illustrative.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who took IDF soldiers' remains hostage during Oct. 7 massacre

Hussam al-Shafie infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted Col. Asaf Hamami, St.-Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Drodski's remains, taking them into the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Ro Khanna's West Bank detention exposed Israel's settler dilemma - analysis

Israel must avoid falling into the trap of future visitors who may seek to set up IDF soldiers for a fall so as to embarrass the country in the global sphere.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza Strip in multiple strikes over past 48 hours

On Saturday, the IDF killed two Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip in separate strikes following attempted terror attacks on Israeli soldiers in the area of the Yellow Line.

The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.

After 78 years, IDF locates burial site of Pvt. Yaakov Zrihan, who went missing in Independence War

The findings follow an investigation by the IDF's Missing Persons Branch, which further noted that the grave contained the remains of seven additional IDF soldiers.

IDF officers meet with the family of the late soldier, Private Yaakov Zrihan.

WATCH: IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank

The operation comes after IDF senior General Staff officials warned that October 7-style terror raids may be possible from the West Bank due to security gaps.

IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank, July 8, 2026.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.