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Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate

Zamir sent the letter after attacks on the government for failing to push for haredim to draft into the IDF in large numbers.

 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.
IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

Hebron residents blame family feuds for IDF counterterrorism operation

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

Gadi Eisenkot: Netanyahu ceded Gaza security, IDF must return to fighting


IDF strikes terrorists in Lebanon for third time in one day amid Hezbollah ceasefire violations

The last strike killed a terrorist in the Zibqin area in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Monday.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Chehour, southern Lebanon November 19, 2025.

Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier

During one deployment, Zakai learned that a close childhood friend had been killed in combat roughly a kilometer away from his unit.

Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier.

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians

New electronic bracelets have been so far ineffective

An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.

IDF: West Bank terror attacks and Israeli deaths dropped sharply in 2025

According to the IDF, there were 847 Palestinian terror attacks in 2023, leading to 35 killed Israelis, in comparison to 504 attacks in 2024, which resulted in 41 killed Israelis.

Israeli security forces and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

IDF: Hamas curbs in Gaza could drive terror surge in West Bank in 2026

Military also concerned about terror groups' attacks coming across Jordan border

‘INDOCTRINATION ISN’T a moment. It’s a whole ecosystem.’ Palestinian boys, carrying Hamas flags with one wearing fake dynamite to symbolize a suicide bomber, march during a Hamas rally in Bethlehem, 2001.

Bild case: Hearing scheduled for today on extending restrictive conditions of PMO chief of staff

The case concerns classified military documents leaked in September 2024 to the German tabloid Bild, which reportedly outlined Hamas’s position on hostage negotiations.

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Weeks after tragic attack, Australian educators visit Israel for KKL-JNF seminar

Coming just weeks after the deadly Bondi Beach, the visit was of significant importance to the attendees.

Australian educators visit Israel as part of a KKL-JNF visit, weeks after the Bondi Beach terror attack, January 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorists breaching ceasefire after Phase II announced

The IDF killed two terrorists who posed an immediate threat, crossing the yellow line in the Gaza Strip, despite Phase II of Trump's peace plan being implemented.

 IDF soldiers operate in southern Gaza on September 7, 2024.

Haredi draft crisis: Israel's High Court must now defend its own authority - opinion

It may be that under the present circumstances, the court has no alternative but to act in this way.

Ultra-Orthodox protests erupt across Israel on haredi IDF enlistment day

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 soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

Knesset to pass increased benefits for orphans of IDF soldiers, Katz announces

First, the new law will give recognition to children of soldiers as "orphans" for certain rights as long as the parent died before the age of 30.

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during an IDF swearing-in ceremony for the new Military Advocate-General Itai Offir, November 27, 2025