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Study: IDF Talpiot program excels in producing entrepreneurs

Talpiot is MAFAT's oldest elite program. It was designed after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in which Israel suffered from a gap between R&D and operations in the field

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv
IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin; illustrative.

'If Lebanon won't disarm Hezbollah, IDF will': Effie Defrin warns against Hezbollah’s rearmament

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

'Invade Iran or accept talks,' ex-Israeli Air Force chief warns

Soldiers from "Force 100" attend the three panel High Court of Justice bench which will hear arguments on who will investigate former Military Attorney General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi for her responsibility in leaking the video showing abuse of a detainee at the Sde Teiman base by IDF reservists.

Sde Teiman investigation: Judges propose compromise after packed hearing


How IDF engineering tech is saving soldiers lives before getting to the battlefield

The IDF has developed and deployed a range of remote-operated tools aimed at neutralizing danger while keeping soldiers our of harm's way.

 IDF soldiers from Unit 636, operating under the 36th Division, eliminate Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, October 9, 2024.

Loyalty, leadership, and the law: Ex-security officials confront the Shin Bet crisis

Ami Ayalon, who served as director of the Shin Bet and previously commanded the Israeli Navy, frames the attempted removal of Bar as more than a power struggle. 

 AMI AYALON: ‘What is expected from a warrior?’

Israel at war day 551: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen?

Israel, Turkey hold talks on decreasing Syria tensions • Hezbollah open to talks with Lebanese gov't • IDF kills terrorist who partook in Oct. 7 attack

 Hostage families call on US President Donald Trump to return their loves ones home from captivity, March 29, 2025.

Trump overrides Biden, approves $24M assault rifle deal for Israel Police

The State Department sent a notification to Congress on March 6 for the $24 million sale, saying the end user would be the Israeli National Police.

 (Illustrative) US President Donald Trump over a backdrop of weapons.

What happened on day 543 of the war?

Former hostage Eliya Cohen reveals brutal captivity conditions and vows to fight for those still held in Gaza • IAF has been conducting extensive strikes through the night in southern Gaza.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

'We are entering a centuries-long War of Independence,' retired IDF general says

"If the Shin Bet chief can't show discreet loyalty to the prime minister, their paths should separate."

A helicopter carrying released Israeli hostage, Agam Berger, a soldier who was seized from her army base in southern Israel during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, arrives at at Beilinson Schneider complex in Petah Tikva, Israel, January 30, 2025.

The man who called for action before Oct. 7 explains how to solve Gaza, Iran - interview

The Jerusalem Post speaks to the new head of JISS, ex-IDF intel. analysis chief Yossi Kuperwasser.

 Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.

Timeline breaks down Hamas’s October 7 invasion, Israel’s delayed response to massacre

Breaking down the events of October 7th, the days that followed, and the military's response.

 INFOGRAPHIC: Timeline of October 7 early morning intelligence breakdown

IDF reportedly offers southern Syria's Druze community job opportunities

It's been claimed that the IDF offered southern Syrian residents the opportunity to work within Israel during the end and return home in the evening.

IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024

‘If we got rid of Hezbollah, we wouldn’t need five outposts,’ Kiryat Shmona Spokesman says

Reporter's notebook: The 'Post' visits northern communities at Lebanon border after IDF withdrawal.

 Jerusalem Post visited various spots near the border with Lebanon in order to see and hear from soldiers and northern residents how their lives have improved since the ceasefire, and whether they still feel safe after the IDF withdrawl