Army

Discover the central Arava: Israel’s desert haven for wellness and renewal

Israel’s central Arava offers a unique escape, wellness retreats, wildlife sanctuaries, and a desert that restores body and mind.

At sunset, the private plunge pools of  Amara Tzukim’s couples’ neighborhood  glow against the desert landscape, capturing the intimacy and stillness of a  night in the Central Arava.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.Eyal Zamir addresses an IDF Ground Forces forum, December 31, 2025.

'Disconnected from reality': IDF officers criticize Eyal Zamir in closed Ground Forces forum

mechina participants volunteer with IDF 370

Pre-military programs are Israel’s key to building future leaders - opinion

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

NSW Premier doesn't rule out deploying army to protect Sydney’s Jewish community


Potemkin's Jewish Cossacks: The story of the Israelovsky Regiment -feature

One of the most curious episodes of Jews bearing arms in a military capacity occurred 250 years ago in the Russian Empire under the Romanovs. It was Potemkin's Israelovsky Regiment.

 RUSSIAN FIELD MARSHAL Grigory Potemkin (1739-1791), portrait by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, 19th century.

What to pack in your duffel bag before boarding the bus to basic training?

As the August draft cycle approaches, it's time to pack your duffel bag. What are the essentials to bring? What can wait? And, most importantly, how much will it cost?

 What to pack in your duffel bag before boarding the bus to basic training?

Captain Roy Miller, from Herzilya, fell in Gaza combat

The fallen soldier's mother urged unification of the nation of Israel in honor of her son's memory.

 Captain Roy Miller, 21, fell in combat in the Gaza Strip on July 4, 2024.

Pakistan army promotes first Christian woman to brigadier general

A Christian woman was promoted to brigadier general, Pakistan's army confirmed. Although minorities have equal rights under Pakistan’s constitution, Christians in Pakistan have often faced targeting.

 Pakistan's national flag flatters during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's 75th Independence Day, at the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2022.

Sudan's army refuses to return to negotiation table despite US request

Sudan's army rejected peace talks with the RSF after General Burhan's call with US Secretary Blinken, despite ongoing heavy fighting and a dire humanitarian crisis.

 Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing at the military airport of Port Sudan on August 27, 2023.

Former general criticizes Canada’s failure to combat antisemitism

Retired General Rick Hillier criticized Canadian leadership for failing to combat antisemitism and fostering hate, warning this inaction threatens all Canadians and societal unity.

 EX-HEAD OF the Canadian military Gen. (ret.) Rick Hillier said he didn’t go far enough in a May 1 ‘National Post’ article, stating Canada is deserting its Jewish citizens as antisemitism proliferates across the country. Uploaded on 23/5/2024

Saudi delegation visits Pakistan to bolster military ties, discuss defense and Gaza cease-fire

Saudi Assistant Defense Minister Al Otaibi visits Pakistan for defense talks, following closely after a trip by Saudi FM to enhance economic ties. Both visits underscore a deepening relationship.

 Pakistan's national flag is mounted on a vehicle of the Chief Minister of Sindh, as a convoy of vehicles is parked during a ceremony to celebrate Independence Day, in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2023

Indonesia official: no fatalities in massive fire at military ammunition facility

Indonesian firefighters strugle to extinguish a massive fire that broke out at a military ammunition facility outside of Jakarta.

 Fire breaks out at ammunition depot outside of Jakarta

Smotrich – Gantz is the government's 'weak link'

The US administration wishes to drive a wedge between the government and Israeli society using Gantz, says Smotrich. Knesset discusses the issue of the haredi IDF draft on Monday.

 LEFT: Religious Zionist Party leader MK Bezalel Smotrich. RIGHT: National Unity Party chair, Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi: Questions over future of Ukraine's 'Iron General'

A series of Western and Ukrainian media reports this week said that President Volodymyr Zelensky had asked Zaluzhnyi to step aside this week, a request he declined.

 Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi visits a monument to Holodomor victims during a commemoration ceremony of the famine of 1932-33, in which millions died of hunger, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023