Soldiers

Austria’s high court rules male soldiers may wear long hair

Judges said the grooming policy unlawfully discriminated on the basis of sex and ordered the defense ministry to revise regulations for the armed forces.

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WAHL haircut and shaving machine, Hamilton
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is seen wearing a gold pin of a noose, on December 8, 2025.

Gulf states urge end of war, terror death penalty approved

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Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

US-born IDF soldier killed while fighting in Lebanon, military announces

Katz, 22, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, and was killed during an attack where three other soldiers were moderately wounded.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, SHIR PERETS
A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

Additionally, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Tyre after identifying Hezbollah operatives launching heavy rocket fire within residential areas.

|BySAM HALPERN, JAMES GENN

Seven Iraqi soldiers killed, 13 wounded in strike near PMF base in Anbar

Smoke rose from the location following the attack, the sources added.

MARCH 25, 2026ByREUTERS
People stand amidst debris following an attack on a building in Erbil, Iraq, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released March 25, 2026.

War does not stop Israel from being one of the very happiest nations in the world - opinion

Amid war and uncertainty, Israelis, especially the young, find purpose, unity, and resilience, helping make Israel one of the world’s happiest nations.

MARCH 23, 2026ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Over 200 US troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury as Iran war enters third week

The US military's Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty. Ten of the injuries are serious, it said.

MARCH 17, 2026ByREUTERS
A US Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026.

French officer killed, at least five soldiers wounded in drone strike on base in Iraq’s Makhmour

Macron called the attack "unacceptable" and said that the French troops were stationed in the region as part of France's support in fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

MARCH 12, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS
French soldiers at a military outpost outside the Kurdish city of Erbil, Iraq, January 2, 2017.

Housing for lone soldiers is essential to Israel’s wartime resilience - opinion

Housing for lone soldiers is more than shelter; it provides stability, community, and the support needed to endure wartime service.

MARCH 12, 2026ByLIORA RUBINSTEIN
Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Elbit America wins $120.5m US Army contract to develop Soldier Borne Mission Command

MARCH 10, 2026ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA
Elbit America's SMBC soldier

Seventh US service member passes away during Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM says

The incident comes as major combat operations continue in light of Operation Epic Fury.

MARCH 8, 2026ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
US troops are seen before boarding an oil tanker breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela, February 15, 2026.

'Lies, deception': US CENTCOM denies claims that Iran captured US soldiers

In his post, Larijani claimed that several US soldiers had been captured during Operation Epic Fury, alleging that Washington reported them instead as killed in order to conceal the incident.

MARCH 8, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF, AARON GLICK
US CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper makes an announcement aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea February 7, 2026; illustrative.

How a Chabad house in Panama built the world’s most critical retreat model for IDF veterans

Israeli combat soldiers find healing and community in structured retreats that combine nature, and emotional support.

MARCH 7, 2026ByNOAM BEDEIN
The Chabad House overlooking the Pacific in Playa Venao stands as an unlikely yet essential sanctuary where structure and nature meet to support Israeli combat veterans in recovery.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's son wounded on Lebanon border

He reportedly received only light wounds and is in stable condition.

MARCH 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2026.