Idf veteran

HRF petitions Lithuanian court to investigate Israeli dental student for alleged Gaza war crimes

In its March complaint to Lithuanian authorities, the HRF claimed that S.G. served in the “Vampire Empire” company of the 52nd Battalion in the 401st Armored Brigade.

 The new Israeli "Barak" tank
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who's body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 and released a few days ago, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery.

Is the next round of musical chairs within senior IDF posts on the way? - analysis

Renderings of the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital campus in Sde Dov, North Tel Aviv. Credit: MYS Architects.

Israel to build new NIS 1.1 billion rehabilitation hospital in Tel Aviv


This Jewish-American organization is helping IDF soldiers with PTSD with dogs

Dogs4Soldiers, under the Belev Echad organization, combines dog therapy with other treatment methods to help IDF veterans battling PTSD.

 Stav Mizrachi at a Belev Echad weekend; tattoo of his dog.

Itzik Saidian makes first public appearance since self-immolation

Saidian was greeted by President Isaac Herzog at an event hosted by Sheba Medical Center, where he has been hospitalized in the hospital's burn unit since the self-immolation.

 President Isaac Herzog and disabled IDF veteran Itzik Saidian

IDF soldiers scarred from service come to New York to heal

The trip was part of the flagship program of an organization called “Belev Echad” (Hebrew for “With One Heart”), which began as an impromptu initiative to help wounded IDF soldiers in need.

 THE MAY 2022 Belev Echad delegation pose in front of the Brooklyn Bridge, on May 15, 2022.

Disabled IDF veteran attempts to self-immolate in Jerusalem

The IDF veteran was stopped by police and firefighting forces while soaked in gasoline.

Israeli veterans and disabled IDF soldiers protest outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, for better financial and medical aid and support,  May 5, 2021.

Remembrance Day: How Israel cares for the families of fallen soldiers

The Defense Ministry's Department of Families and Commemorations cares for all bereaved families, in Israel and abroad.

 Arye Mualem

IDF holds remembrance operation ahead of Remembrance Day

Troops in the 80th Division of the Southern Command are holding three-day-long "operation" to honor veterans who fought in the War of Independence.

 IDF soldiers are holding an operation for Remembrance Day.

Defense Ministry program for disabled veterans moves forward

Approximately 7,200 applicants are awaiting responses regarding recognition of their disabilities and the degree of help that will be offered to them. The One Soul program will speed up the process.

A protest by disabled IDF veterans in Tel Aviv, April 18, 2021

Reuven Magen, IDF veteran who survived attack in Gaza war, dies at 27

A soldier in the 53rd Armored Regiment, Magen was wounded and survived after a mortar shell exploded during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

IDF FORCES operate inside the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge

IDF vet who self-immolated speaks, first recording since incident

Saidian first woke up from a medically induced coma in September, and he thanked his doctors in honor of Doctors Appreciation Day.

 Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi visits Itzik Saidian and his family in hospital

These Israeli mental health nonprofits were started by those who struggled

What could be more powerful than being helped by those who have struggled with the same issues you face? These four nonprofits were founded with that very premise.

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