Operation Iron Swords

Extreme joy: A father’s mission to carry his son’s light forward

Happiness is not the result of unity. Happiness creates unity," says Amichai Ressler, as he continues on his journey to make sure his son's legacy goes on.

Sergeant Dvir Haim Ressler z"l.
Haim Bibas in Bat Yam examining destruction caused by Iranian missile

Haim Bibas: The local authorities leader steering Israel through crisis

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks to Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border, October 9, 2025

Zamir orders 'War of Revival' be used on all IDF documents referring to Israel-Hamas War - KAN

 Pile of credit cards with flag of Israel

With loan relief set to expire, banks will profit while Israelis pay - opinion


IDF's withdrawal from key Gaza corridor signals shift in war's trajectory - analysis

Sometimes it was used to facilitate trucks entering Gaza, sometimes trucks and medical personnel would cross the area.

Israeli military tanks are lined up on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, February 9, 2025

Guiding Israel’s next generation: Inside the Closing Ranks initiative

Nine-year-old voluntary mentoring organization to help some of the many young Israelis in need of emotional support and guidance after October 7

 NADAV BUHBUT (left) and Ariel Michaeli.

Hanukkah 2024: HaYeladim Shelanu brings light to bereaved families across Israel

The organization created five candle-lighting events to support those who lost their loved ones during the war. "This was the least we could do," said HaYeladim Shelanu president Joseph Waks.

Founder and president Joseph Waks during one of the events.

Seeing green again: KKL-JNF faces a 30-40 year challenge of restoring forests damaged by Hezbollah

Since the outbreak of Swords of Iron War on October 7, 2023, vast areas of forests and open lands have been severely damaged, primarily due to fires caused by daily barrages of rockets and missiles.

 Smoke rises from a fire which broke out from missiles fired from Lebanon at a forest outside the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, September 24, 2024.

2,000 km from Israel: The war moves to a new front - space

Avi Berger, head of the Space Directorate at Maf'at, said during the war on seven fronts, "We must fully utilize space, as it allows us to always know what is happening on the other fronts."

 Launch of the Ofek 13 satellite

CPC company develops control system for vehicles and armored vehicles

The Bat system, developed over two years, provides multifunctional control for vehicles and operates in extreme temperatures from minus 40 to 80 degrees, with dozens of orders already placed.

 The Hummers of the IDF

The journey of Steven Lowy

Keren Hayesod’s outgoing chairman reflects on heading the organization during COVID,  the Russia-Ukraine war, and Operation Swords of Iron.

 STEVEN & JUDY LOWY (L), together with Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg (R), visit refugees in Poland before their aliyah.

Israeli wartime innovations: Drone, sticker, and distress bracelet

The prolonged fighting prompted Israeli entrepreneurs to develop new solutions: An autonomous combat drone, a hypothermia-prevention sticker, and a bracelet to identify mental distress.

 Combat drone and a person on a stretcher

U of Haifa Law Clinic provides legal support to Israelis in the North since Oct 7

The law clinic is working to help residents of the region receive social benefits from the government and provide support on issues for which the government has traditionally not intervened.

 University of Haifa

Israel is now the Middle East Strong Horse - opinion

 Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)