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IDF admits air defense failures after Dimona, Arad missile impacts

"Our air defense system is the best in the world, but it is not hermetic. There are mistakes, there are malfunctions," said Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Air Defense Systems, Colonel L.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.
IDF Private Dov Permat who was killed in battle in the Malkiya area in 1948

IDF recovers remains of soldier killed in War of Independence after 78 years

IDF soldiers and a tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Hezbollah sees potential win as Israel backs down from disarmament goal - analysis

A building damaged after an Iranian missile barrage fired against Israel on April 4, 2026.

IDF says Iranian missile fragments hit near Kirya base, Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Hormuz


IDF strikes Hamas terror cell operating near Israeli troops in northern Gaza

According to the military, troops identified the group of armed terrorists operating in a manner that posed an immediate threat to adjacent IDF forces in the area before conducting a strike.

Israeli military forces operate near the Gaza border, February 9, 2026

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for scarred IDF veterans

Combat veterans fight for recognition and care, while a new drug emerges as a possible solution for PTSD.

PTSD illustration.

WATCH: IDF destroys weapon sites in souther Lebanon, Quds Force 'Lebanese Corps' HQ in Beirut

The Quds Force "Lebanese Corps" acts as a link between Hezbollah and the Iranian regime. Additional strikes were made against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah.

IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon.

IDF strikes petrochemical complex in Iran, key for regime's weapon manufacture

The Israel Air Force targeted one of the two central facilities used to produce materials for explosives, ballistic missiles, and additional weaponry.

Israeli Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, March 31, 2026.

Netanyahu vows to continue crushing Iranian regime during security assessment

“Together with our American friends, we continue to crush the terror regime in Iran. We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, striking infrastructure,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.

'They're sending us to die:' Hezbollah operatives express fear, exasperation with war effort

"Anyone who leaves their home does so against their will," one of the Radwan terrorists said. "You can't tell them you don't want to come."

IDF ground operation in southern Lebanon. Image released April 3, 2026.

While IDF soldiers fight, Israel's government rewards draft dodgers - opinion

So, you pick up your rifle, and you fight. But then, somewhere between operations, you get an update on the news back home. In Jerusalem, you read, the government has passed the annual budget...

Ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with the IDF draft, in Jerusalem, in February.

'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

Ben-Yakar made aliyah from Australia in 2011 with Hezi, who served as a paratrooper in the IDF, and became a member of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in northern Israel.

Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.

Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report

Cherri, described by Deadline as "one of Lebanon’s best-known contemporary artists," has had his work featured in several prominent galleries, including the Guggenheim.

Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.

Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

Hamas conveyed several demands and amendments to the board's plan, including an end to what they call Israeli violations, implementation of all provisions, and IDF withdrawal from Gaza.

This photo of a TV screen shows the new spokesperson for the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in Bureij refugee camp Central of Gaza Strip on December 29, 2025.