Fallen soldiers

IDF Menashe Brigade reservist dies from wounds sustained in Gaza fighting

The IDF said that Master Sergeant (res.) Asael Babad, 38, was severely injured during combat in Rafah on October 19 of last year.

Sergeant-Major (res.) Asael Babad.
First Funeral, 2023

Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words

IDF soldiers demolish the home of terrorist Jamil Samara in Burkin, October 22, 2025.

IDF forms committee to review commemoration, legacy of fallen soldiers

Major Eyal Avnion leading his troops.

The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l


Shamir Medical Center CEO joins bereaved Israeli mothers on healing journey in Uganda

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach joins Journey 4Hope’s mission to support mothers who lost sons in the Iron Swords War.

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach with bereaved mothers on the Uganda journey

Netanyahu honors Col. Assaf Hamami, only IDF colonel taken hostage

Col. Hamami is widely recognized as the first officer to identify and declare the full scale of the invasion to the IDF during the initial moments of the attack.

An honor to Hamami

Hostages Asaf Hamami, Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel's remains identified, PMO confirms

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir identified the remains of the fallen soldiers who were taken captive during the October 7 massacre.

An IDF honor guard standing above the coffins holding the remains of three murdered hostages, November 2, 2025.

Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: After St.-Sgt. Adi Tzur was killed defending Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, The Magic House, a shelter helping stray and abused dogs find homes, was founded in his honor.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE warmth and support surrounding The Magic House, adoptions and donations have dropped sharply, even as more dogs are being abandoned. In a typical year, Lives of Others manages to place around 250 dogs in homes. This year, that number fell by more than half, to just 120.

Removal of memorial stickers for fallen soldiers sparks confrontation at Jaffa Gate

The men told photographer Marc Israel Sellem to "leave and not take pictures" after being confronted.

Men removing stickers in remembrance of October 7 massacre victims in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 29, 2025

IDF reservist Yona Efraim Feldbaum killed by Hamas fire in Rafah amid ceasefire in Gaza

Yona Efraim "Efi" Feldbaum, 37, was killed in an incident that triggered a series of IDF strikes across Gaza against Hamas targets in response.

Chief Sgt. First Class (Res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum

Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall

Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.

An IDF orphan, wearing a beret from the Nachal Brigade, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025.

New youth leadership program launched in Golan in memory of fallen hero Yossi Tahar

25 Druze teens to explore local heritage, Israel connection, and leadership skills.

The program cultivates young leadership grounded in heritage.

Sergeant Major (res.) Tal Haimi, the 'Defender of Nir Yitzhak' - explainer

Haimi, a reservist of the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade, served as commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's emergency response squad, and was murdered by infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.

Murdered hostage Sergeant Major (res.) Tal Haimi, 41, whose remains were returned to Israel on October 20, 2025.

Remains of hostage Tal Haimi return to Israel, Trump says Hamas violations will be 'taken care of'

Netanyahu meets with Witkoff, Kushner • Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Nabatieh • Clashes erupt at Knesset opening session

A Red Cross vehicle transports the bodies of hostages who were held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after they were handed over by Hamas terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025.