Fallen soldiers
IDF Menashe Brigade reservist dies from wounds sustained in Gaza fighting
The IDF said that Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Asael Babad, 38, was severely injured during combat in Rafah on October 19 of last year.
Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words
IDF forms committee to review commemoration, legacy of fallen soldiers
The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l
Israeli Celebrities Unite to Support the War Orphans
As part of Orphanhood Awareness Week, Sunflowers — Israel’s largest nonprofit for bereaved children — partnered with chef Haim Cohen to launch a campaign for Israel’s orphans
Lt. Hadar Goldin laid to rest after 11 years in Gaza terror captivity
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attended the funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery calling Goldin a "compass and conscience for the entire people of Israel."
‘The glue that held family together’: Slain hostage Lior Rudaeff’s family pays tribute at funeral
Thousands gathered to honor First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff at a funeral in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's cemetery, following the return of his remains after over two years in Hamas's terror captivity.
US offered Hamas safe passage to return Hadar Goldin - report
Sources say Washington proposed safe passage for Hamas terrorists in Rafah in exchange for the return of Lt. Hadar Goldin’s remains.
Hadar Goldin’s parents, Israeli officials, welcome slain soldier's return
The Goldin family hopes that Hadar will remain a symbol, adding that they fought for camaraderie, a burial in Israel, and human dignity. Israeli political and military officials also eulogized him.
Deceased hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin identified at forensic institute, PMO confirms
The National Institute of Forensic Medicine identified the Gaza hostage returned on Sunday as Lt. Hadar Goldin, who had been held in Gaza since 2014.
Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast
The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.
'In the country you chose to defend': Capt. Omer Neutra laid to rest
Neutra loved his cats, Ronni and Lizi. Those closest to him knew him as a “smiley goofball,” and said that he gave “powerful hugs.”
Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony
In the shadow of Rabin’s assassination, youth movements gathered to call for healing and national unity in Israel.
Living life as though he was running out of time: Who was Israeli-American Gaza hostage Itay Chen?
Although the IDF notified the family last year that Itay Chen had not survived, they clung to the hope that he may still be alive.
