Tanks

Head of IDF Ground Forces Planning Department, Col. Netanel Lasri, dies at age 40

Lasri, an armored corps officer, had previously served as commander of the 9th Battalion in the 401st Brigade and in the Golan and Hermon Brigade.

COL. NETANEL Lasri.
IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023

Some 25 hesder yeshivot boycott IDF's tank corps over new pilot to incorporate women

Col. Meir Biderman (L), wounded by a Hezbollah drone attack, embraces IDF Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo (R) at a changeover ceremony, June 7, 2026.

IDF's 401st Armored Division changes chief weeks after outgoing head injured by Hezbollah FPV drone

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Azerbaijan commemorates Jewish national hero, tank commander Albert Agarunov


Rafael subsidiary strikes deal with four NATO countries for Trophy APS

'In the coming years, APS will be increasingly embedded as a standard requirement across armored fleets...and treated as an essential element of modern land warfare'

EuroTrophy GmbH and KNDS Deutschland

WATCH: IDF unveils rare footage of clear ambush, close-quarters gunfight with Hamas

Six Hamas fighters were spotted by IDF surveillance on Tuesday, trying to surprise and ambush the military. After counter-fire and additional operations, all six terrorists were killed.

 An IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 10, 2025.

IDF's 500th Armored Brigade to be re-established mid-2026, fully operational by end of 2027

Disbanded in 2003, the 500th Armored Brigade is set to return under Southern Command, restoring a unit once linked to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaking with two IDF tanks in the background, May 2025; illustrative.

From inside Rafah: The most unexpected battle of the war - feature

Reporter's Notebook: The 'Post' visits Rafah, where the status of 200 Hamas fighters has shaken the Gaza ceasefire, and the wider region.

An IDF soldier operating near Rafah, November 2025.

Elbit Systems to upgrade Israel's Merkava tanks in $200m. Defense Ministry deal

Elbit Systems secured a $210m MOD contract to upgrade Merkava tanks with renewed electronics, AI-enhanced sights, spare parts, and long-term support.

An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 7, 2023

IDF tank accidentally fires 'warning shots' at UNIFIL soldiers in southern Lebanon

The UNIFIL soldiers were mistakenly identified as suspicious individuals due to poor weather conditions, the Israeli military said in a statement.

A UN vehicle drives near a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border which, as seen from northern Israel, November 16, 2025

WATCH: St.-Sgt. Itay Chen laid to rest at funeral attended by ex-hostage Angrest, thousands others

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid attended the funeral, as well as US CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, who came to honor the slain captive.

The funeral of Staff Sgt Itay Chen at the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery in Tel Aviv.

South African Jewish community pays tribute to fallen October 7 hero Daniel Peretz

South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) national spokesperson Rolene Marks praised Peretz's heroism, commanding a tank division to protect Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

Pallbearers carry the coffin with the body of Israeli soldier Daniel Shimon Perez, who was killed during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.

Watch: IDF chief Eyal Zamir honors freed hostage Matan Angrest, presents him with a new beret

Following the visit, Angrest joined Zamir in attending the burial of his commander and friend, Captain Daniel Peretz, whose remains were returned by Hamas on Monday night. 

Former hostage Matan Angrest receives a black beret from IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir at Ichilov Hospital, October 15, 2025.

Romania aims to buy Abrams tanks in $7 bln deal

Romania, which shares a 650-km (400 mile) border with Ukraine, is host to a US ballistic missile defense system and a permanent NATO alliance battle group.

Polish Abrams tank fires as Polish forces with NATO soldiers hold 'Iron Defender' military exercises, at a military range in Wierzbiny near Orzysz, Poland, September17, 2025