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Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment

Azaria was not convicted of mere "negligent homicide", but of manslaughter for his actions in 2016.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026.

As US-Iran peace prospects crumble, return to heavy fighting up to Trump, CENTCOM, Huckabee says

“I wouldn’t be overconfident if I were the Iranians that they will be able to make this work well for them,” Huckabee said.

|BySAM HALPERN
An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions

Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'

|By103FM
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

IDF completes drill in northern Israel

Ahead of Passover, army holds large-scale exercise with conscripts and reservists.

APRIL 13, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An IDF helicopter and soldiers during a training exercise for the 401th Brigade

WATCH: B'Tselem accuses IDF of shooting Palestinian in the back

The IDF has also opened several criminal investigations in recent months into shootings of Palestinians on the Gaza border in that ongoing confrontation.

DECEMBER 11, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Screenshot of B'Tselem video seemingly showing IDF soldiers shooting at a Gazan citizen, 2018.

Politicians congratulate Kochavi on appointment as new IDF chief of staff

"May he be strong and very courageous for the security of the people of Israel, our land and our state."

OCTOBER 26, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
MAJ.-GEN. YOEL STRICK (left) walks with his predecessor at the Northern Command, Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, at the unit’s headquarters in Safed yesterday.

IDF's Golani Brigade finishes drill simulating war with Hezbollah

Hezbollah was recently described by a senior officer in the Northern Command as "the strongest army in the Middle East after the IDF."

AUGUST 23, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF soldiers of the Golani Brigade train for scenarios involving enemies similar to Hezbollah.

NGOs demand IDF prosecute its own for destroying Gaza building

The IDF said the building also served as the headquarters for Hamas’s interior security operations.

AUGUST 21, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Smoke rises after an Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-story building in Gaza City August 9, 2018

IDF forces raid terrorist's village following stabbing attack

One Israeli, Yotam Ovadia, was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing attack after a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated Adam, a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem.

JULY 29, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
IDF soldiers seen during overnight activity following Thursday's stabbing attack, July 28, 2018

Netanyahu appoints Col. Avi Blot as new military secretary

The military secretary acts as the prime minister’s senior IDF adviser on national security matters, overseeing the exchange of information and decisions between the army and prime minister.

JULY 17, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the security cabinet visit Homefront Command, July 16, 2018

Gunfire from Gaza damages cars and buildings after Hamas militant killed

According to Hebrew media the IDF was firing in response to Palestinian terrorist fire on an Israeli patrol.

MAY 28, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Smoke rises during an Israeli offensive in Gaza August 26, 2014.

Fashion forward: IDF upgrades fatigues for elite fighters

Army has also been revamping uniforms of regular combat soldiers.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
New combat uniforms for elite IDF units announced on February 25th, 2018.

100 incidents of weapons theft from base over past two years

‘Armed soldiers are being robbed in broad daylight,’ says Berko

JANUARY 24, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF soldiers in training