Soldiers

Disgrace in Debel: A single incident undermines Israel’s reputation for tolerance - editorial

The soldier has been punished, and the statue has been replaced, but the Debel incident should remind us what Israel stands for, what our soldiers stand for, and the basic respect that comes with it.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A woman checks a social media post on her mobile phone featuring an image that appears to show an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese Christian village of Debl, in Beirut on April 20, 2026.
IDF technicians prepare a fighter jet for operational activity, August 24, 2025

Israeli Air Force technicians indicted for spying on IDF chief, Ben-Gvir at Iran's behest

According to the indictment, the soldiers conducted a variety of missions for Iran, including an instance in which one of them sent an Iranian agent training materials.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Res. Sgt. Maj. Adi Shani z"l, Lior Shani and their daughters.

Invisible casualties of war: This is the reality of widows and orphans in Israel during wartime

As the economy reopens during wartime, single-parent families face lost income, emotional strain, and a lack of basic frameworks, forcing many into impossible choices between work and caregiving.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sergeant First Class (res.) Lidor Porat, 31, killed in southern Lebanon.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Lidor Porat killed in southern Lebanon

The IDF stated that, during the incident in which Porat was killed, another soldier was severely wounded, four were moderately wounded, and four were lightly wounded.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldier found dead on base in southern Israel, investigation underway

Before his death, the soldier was being investigated by the IDF. The military clarified that this was not due to an "operational event" related to the war in Gaza, but rather a disciplinary issue.

JULY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025; illustrative.

Twelve Turkish soldiers killed by gas exposure during cave search in Iraq

The incident took place during a mission to locate the remains of a Turkish soldier killed by the PKK. Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet with Erdogan to discuss a peace process with the PKK.

JULY 7, 2025ByREUTERS
An Iraqi federal police officer stands outside a tunnel, which was used by Islamic State terrorists, in Mosul, Iraq, February 4, 2017.

North Korea may send more troops to Russia in July or August for Ukraine war, Seoul says

Kim Jong Un has said his country's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defense of a “brother nation."

JUNE 26, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency July 2, 2024.

IDF's campaign in Gaza may take new form after Israel weakened Iran in 12-day war - analysis

The question now is whether the campaign in Gaza takes a new form due to the fact that Iran has been weakened by the IDF’s 12-day war there.

JUNE 25, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Troops from the 252nd Reserve Division operating in northern Gaza, June 25, 2025.

Beyond the headlines: Carrying the light forward - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

JUNE 9, 2025BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
The wedding of Yehuda and Hodaya, Inset bottom-right, fallen IDF sgt. Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist.

Bazan backs veteran rehab and Paralympic athletes in groundbreaking national program

As part of its social commitment, Bazan supports wounded veterans’ recovery and sponsors athletes' training for LA 2028 Paralympics

JUNE 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bazab CEO Asaf Almagor: "It's a moral obligation to stand by those who choose to rise, lead, and represent the best of the Israeli spirit.”

Nissim Salem’s three years in Syrian captivity: 'Life felt over, but hope remained' - interview

Nissim Salem survived three years in Syrian captivity by holding onto hope. Forty years after release, he recalls captivity as Tzvi Feldman’s body returns home.

MAY 17, 2025ByMORDECHAI HAIMOVITCH
NISSIM SALEM was captured in Lebanon and held in Syria for three years. Held in captivity by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command led by Ahmed Jibril, he was eventually released in a prisoner-swap deal in 1985.

Blood transfusions on the battlefield, under an hour to evacuate: A look at the IDF Medical Corps

The military published statistics surrounding the activity of the IDF Medical Corps during the Israel-Hamas War so far.

MAY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF evacuates a wounded soldier; illustrative

IDF releases names of two fallen soldiers killed in Rafah, Gaza, at least three others wounded

The two soldiers fell in separate incidents hours apart in Rafah on Thursday afternoon.

MAY 9, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Staff-Sergeant Yam Fried (L) and Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach (R) who fell in Gaza, the military confirmed on May 9.

Israel at War Day 580: What happened in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?

IDF dismantles terror tunnel in Rafah • IDF kills PIJ terrorist in Jenin • IDF intercepts Houthi missile

MAY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard before the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2025.