Fallen soldiers
Command Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Barak Kalfon killed in southern Lebanon, IDF announces
Command Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Barak Kalfon, a 48-year-old combat soldier in the 226th Brigade from Adi, was killed during combat in southern Lebanon on Friday, the IDF announced Saturday evening.
Sergeant Major Ayal Uriel Bianko killed in southern Lebanon, IDF announces
IDF announces St.-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in combat in southern Lebanon
Klil chairman hails Israel Prize selection of Or L’Mishpachot founder
'False and ungrateful': Biden envoy Hochstein slams Netanyahu’s claim US embargo killed IDF troops
Netanyahu’s remarks were “not only decidedly false but also ungrateful to a US President and American people who saved Israel repeatedly at their most vulnerable moments,” Hochstein said.
IDF Menashe Brigade reservist dies from wounds sustained in Gaza fighting
The IDF said that Master Sergeant (res.) Asael Babad, 38, was severely injured during combat in Rafah on October 19 of last year.
Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words
"If you’re reading it now, it means something has happened to me. But as you know, I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been."
IDF forms committee to review commemoration, legacy of fallen soldiers
The committee will take care of the regulation of commemorative manners and expression of legacy in IDF units and camps, to provide an in-depth review of honor attribution, the IDF said.
The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l
This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat
Modern Orthodox high school in Efrat, south of Jerusalem, unveils a memorial to 25 graduates who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks, integrating remembrance into daily study.
In memory of soldier Dan Widenbaum: The renovated gym at Loewenstein Hospital inaugurated
Dan was born in Belgium, moved with his parents to Ra’anana, and fell in battle in Gaza. The gym, run by the physiotherapy team, is central to patients’ rehabilitation.
IDF soldier Sergeant Yosef Chaim Tzvi Serlin died in training accident, military announces
The IDF determined that Serlin, who passed away in March, would be counted among fatalities from training accidents and not a death from illness.
IDF reveals 151 soldiers lost their lives in 2025, lowest annual toll since start of Gaza war
The figures represent the lowest annual death toll since the war with Hamas began in 2023 and are less than half the number recorded in 2024.
Bone marrow bank founded by families of fallen soldiers saves first lives of cancer patients
The bone marrow bank opened by the families of fallen soldiers, Captain Daniel Peretz, Major Aryeh Ziering, and Sergeant. Major (Res.) David Schwartz saved their first lives.
