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IDF celebrates new search and rescue unit amid growing tensions with Iran

Nicknamed "The Lion Battalion," this unit was originally formed in response to the October 7th attack.

The "Lion" Brigade in action.
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023

How Israel can use soft power without compromising security - opinion

IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025

IDF says forces on high alert amid tensions with Iran, no change to public advisories

Werner Braun's 1964 picture of five nuns in the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem is a symphony in monochrome.

Capturing a nation: Werner Braun’s photographic journey


WATCH: IDF kills several Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, strikes command center

On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that the IDF killed eight Hezbollah terrorists in the village of  Rayak in northeast Lebanon on Friday. 

Fire and smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on Kfar Hatta in southern Lebanon, Lebanon, January 11, 2026.

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

The war has drained the economy and people of spending power. How can demand from the public for homes be increased? What ought to be done?

Housing Prices.

Are Irreconcilable differences stopping Israel from healing societal fracture? - opinion

After two female soldiers were chased in Bnei Brak, something sacred was fractured. What happens when Israel no longer feels like one nation?

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.

WATCH: Golani, Air Force kill terrorist who crossed Yellow Line in southern Gaza

According to the IDF spokesperson, soldiers from the Golani Brigade operating south of the Gaza Strip spotted a terrorist approaching in a way which indicated an immediate threat.

Golani Brigade troops along the Yellow Line area in eastern Rafah.

Rafah fighting drew 100 times more media attention than Iran protests, study shows

JPPI President Prof. Stern said the research aimed primarily to demonstrate that when Israel conducts a “defensive war against armed terrorist organizations that attacked it, it is judged harshly."

 Iran and Israel flags on geopolitical map.

MK Son Har-Melech, dozens of activists cross border fence into Gaza Strip

The Otzma Yehudit MK has said in a statement published by Nachala that "Gaza is ours forever."

MK Limor Son Har-Melech, together with dozens of activists from the Nahala movement, crossed the border fence into the Gaza Strip. February 19.

WATCH: IDF foils terror plots in West Bank, destroys Hamas tunnels in Gaza

One of the Hamas tunnels was approximately one kilometer long, the IDF said, and it contained several living quarters as well as explosive devices. 

Katsrin Emergency Squad members take part in a training exercise simulating a terrorist infiltration in the city’s industrial zone, in Katsrin, Golan Heights, November 2, 2025.

Netanyahu: Israel prepared for 'any scenario,' working closely with US amid Iran threat

“The Middle East is at a crossroads. The extremist elements refuse to give up and are reorganizing to challenge us again," he said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during an IDF combat officer graduation ceremony.

Ex-intel official discusses the risks and opportunities presented by revolutions in AI

"You can defend well hundreds of times, but they only have to get through once," the former official noted. "It is always harder to protect than it is to attack."

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

IDF: West Bank stable heading into Ramadan, but maintaining high op. tempo to prevent incitement

The IDF's deployment of troops is designed to shift rapidly from routine activities to targeted raids, arrests, and intelligence-led interdictions when incidents occur.

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.