Israeli soldier with Down’s Syndrome to swap army uniform for chef’s hat

In a heartwarming tale of determination, resilience, and unbreakable human spirit, Ortal Butvia, a 22-year-old with Down’s syndrome, embarked on a journey that many thought impossible. Read more

IDF soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’ during Jenin operation

Chief Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzchak was mistakenly shot in July during firefight with terrorists. Read more

Israel ‘one of the world’s top cyber powers’

Israel’s position as a cyber superpower places it in an exclusive club of world powers, despite having a population a little larger than New York City, according to former Israeli defence official Chuck Freilich. Read more

Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic

Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more

Israel’s hasbara failure on full display, again

The killing of Muhammad al-Durrah has gone down as one of Israel’s most colossal PR failures ever. Read more

Not when it’s against the Jews

I believe in judging people for their actions, which is why I am so appalled that the New Zealand government would fund an organisation that teaches children to glorify terror and employs staff who incite violence and praise Hitler on social media. Read more

Soldiers with disabilities earn special berets

Eleven young men and women with various disabilities recently joined an unforgettable Israel Defence Forces “Beret March,” marking their induction as full-fledged soldiers. Read more

Israeli soldier killed in terrorist attack near Kedumim

A Palestinian terrorist, who sought to infiltrate the town of Kedumim, killed an Israeli soldier on Thursday. Read more

Israeli commando killed in Jenin is laid to rest in Jerusalem

IDF commando Chief Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzchak was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday, hours after being shot as Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin. Read more

Israeli soldier killed as Jenin operation winds down

An Israeli soldier was killed in Jenin on Tuesday evening as military forces began withdrawing from the Palestinian city following an intensive two-day counterterrorism operation. Read more

Israeli troops withdraw from West Bank’s Jenin

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the Palestinian city of Jenin, witnesses say, after carrying out one of their biggest military operations in the West Bank. Read more

Israel’s counter-terror operation continues in Jenin

Fighting continued in the Jenin refugee camp as an Israeli counter-terror incursion entered its second day. Read more

IDF seeks to shatter Jenin’s role as terror safe haven

The extensive Israel Defence Forces operation focused on Jenin is designed to reverse the trend in which this Palestinian city and parts of Samaria became a safe haven for, and hornet’s nest of, terrorism. Read more

Three Israeli soldiers, Egypt officer die in gunbattle

Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer have been killed near the countries’ border, Israel and Egypt say, in an incident whose details remain unclear. Read more

Senior Israeli military officer reprimanded for unauthorized meeting with Itamar Ben-Gvir

A senior Israeli military commander was reprimanded by the Israeli Forces for an unauthorised meeting with Minister of Public Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, an IDF spokesperson confirmed on Thursday morning. Read more

Judge the Jewish rioters, but don’t rationalize Arab murderers

In terms of the amount of coverage it has received in the media, the most important event in the Middle East in the last week was a riot carried out by Jews that took place in the town of Huwara following a terrorist attack committed by Palestinian Arabs that took the lives of two young Jewish men. Read more

Israeli brothers killed in Samaria terror shooting

Two Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack near the village of Huwara, south of Nablus, in Samaria on Sunday. Read more

Pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb an increasingly perilous journey

Since the current wave of Arab terrorism began in March, worshippers and the IDF soldiers guarding them have come under gunfire during the monthly organised pilgrimages to the Jewish holy site of Joseph’s Tomb in the city of Shechem, aka Nablus, in Samaria. Read more

Is Israel returning to the policy of ‘Targeted Eliminations’?

Tamer Kilani, a 33-year-old leader of the Nablus-based terror cell Lion’s Den, was killed in an explosion in the early morning hours on Sunday. Read more

PM Lapid confirms PA security involved in death of Major Falah

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and the IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi have spoken on the IDF officer who was killed on Tuesday by terrorists affiliated with the Fatah group. Read more

IDF on high alert after arrest of senior Islamic Jihad terrorist in Jenin

The IDF is on high alert, especially in the Gaza Strip area, after its Special Forces arrested a senior Islamic Jihad figure in Jenin on Monday night and after the terror organisation threatened to retaliate. Read more

The IDF investigation to Shireen Abu Akleh’s death

The IDF has released conclusions made by its official investigation into the shooting death of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a clash between the IDF and the terrorist group Islamic Jihad on May 11, 2022, in Jenin. Read more

IDF rejects latest ‘biased’ inquiry into death of Al Jazeera reporter

The IDF again called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to conduct a joint investigation into the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and transfer the bullet from which she was shot for an Israeli examination, and rejected the most recent “biased” Al Jazeera inquiry that blamed Israel for her death. Read more

IDF bombs Hamas targets in response to rocket attack

The IDF bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Gazan terrorists launched a rocket toward Israel. Read more

‘Devoid of any basis’: IDF contests report blaming Israeli troops for death of Al Jazeera reporter

The claim that Israeli troops intentionally shot Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin “is devoid of any basis,” the IDF stated, responding to a report published by CNN making such claims. Read more

The power of laughter: IDF medical clown volunteers with Ukrainian refugees

Two weeks ago, Nimrod Eisenberg—a military medical clown—was ordered to get ready for a possible trip to war-torn Ukraine, “a kind of call up of reserve forces.” Only in his case, instead of packing an ironed uniform and a beret, he filled his duffel bag with a felt duck, colourful juggling balls, a clown hat, balloons, and last but not least, a red foam nose. Read more

Two IDF officers removed from combat roles after arrested 80-year-old Arab dies of heart attack

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Aviv Kochavi was presented on Monday with an investigation following the activity of an IDF unit on the night of January 12, 2022, in the village of Jaljulia in the Binyamin region in which an 80-year-old Arab man died hours after being detained by the troops. Read more

Two IDF officers killed in shooting accident

Two IDF officers, commanders in an elite unit, were mistakenly shot and killed by their comrade on Wednesday night in an apparent case of misidentification. Read more

IDF cancels training, malls scale back operations, amid spike in Omicron cases

The ministerial committee on fighting the coronavirus convened on Tuesday night for the first time in three weeks to discuss “the continued effort to combat the Omicron strain” as the virus continued to cause disarray in the country. Read more

IDF Commando Brigade prepares operating rooms to be set up in enemy territory

The Commando Brigade of the Israel Defence Forces has recently established a unit that can set up a field hospital in enemy territory after being airlifted to any location, the military said on Tuesday. Read more

« Previous Page — Next Page »