Defense Ministry
'So commit suicide': IDF soldiers filed thousands of mistreatment complaints in 2025
Complaints in 2025 range from deficient vehicle defenses to racism, to blocking medical attention for certain soldiers, to invasion of privacy, to abusing military drivers for personal trips.
What Elbit’s new deal with TKMS means for submarine manufacturing independence - analysis
Katz awards Soroka Medical Center with Defense Minister’s Shield for support of soldiers during war
Israeli combat veterans with PTSD and families not receiving enough support from the state - survey
Israel to seek new 10-year security deal with Trump administration, FT reports
Israel is preparing talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security agreement, seeking to extend US military support while planning for a future without billions in American grants.
Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups
Total funding raised by companies that received a direct order from MAFAT in 2025 was $1.2 billion
Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns
After two recent earthquakes, Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a multi year plan to fortify strategic sites, upgrade warnings, and clarify emergency authority roles.
IDF must revamp how it recognizes wounded, fallen soldiers - opinion
If Israel is to remain faithful to its foundational ethos – that it does not abandon its soldiers – it must be willing to update its systems to reflect the full cost of war.
IDF forms committee to review commemoration, legacy of fallen soldiers
The committee will take care of the regulation of commemorative manners and expression of legacy in IDF units and camps, to provide an in-depth review of honor attribution, the IDF said.
Bar-Ilan University’s ecosystem: Science, crisis, and institutional responsibility
From the Phantom jet to the helm of Israel’s second-largest university, Prof. Arie Zaban reflects on leadership during war and why universities can’t lose sight of the people they serve
Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifle in bid to strengthen border communities
Further, the ministry stated that the completion of the initiative will "create a standardized, Israeli-manufactured defense system for rapid response teams."
New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028
In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.
Defense Ministry director-general says Israel returned too quickly to pre-Oct. 7 budget approach
He accused the Finance Ministry of consistently underfunding the defense establishment, leading to debt within defense industries.
'Antisemitic clique': German paratroopers investigated for extremism, drug abuse, sexual offenses
The investigation into the 26th Paratrooper Regiment in Zweibrücken started in June, when several female soldiers of the regiment submitted reports to the Bundestag's Armed Forces Commissioner.
