IDF Soldiers

'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.

 Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen soldier during Remembrance Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox rioters to remain in custody after chasing female IDF soldiers, clashing with police

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 31, 2025.

Bedouin residents disguised as IDF soldiers rob gold, cash, from Hebron jewelry store

An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 7, 2023

IDF unveils new tank division, marking shift from defense to offense


Afraid of accountability, Israel’s government goes after its own generals - opinion

What Katz did to Zamir this week is not about professionalism, governance, or oversight. It is about keeping the spotlight on the IDF and away from the government.

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

Off-duty IDF soldier fires at Palestinians suspected illegally entering Jerusalem area

Border Police said the shooting occurred during an arrest operation on Route 60, south of Jerusalem.

Border Police officers in Jerusalem, March 30, 2025 (illustration).

IDF amends cause of death of four soldiers killed in September Rafah operation

According to the IDF, the officers were traveling as the lead vehicle in a convoy during offensive operations in Rafah when the explosion occurred.

An Israeli forces' Humvee moves in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 25, 2024.

IDF kills five terrorists who evaded troops for hours after emerging from Rafah tunnel

The terrorists were killed after a five-hour-long manhunt that began in the early morning hours. The incident occurred near the Yellow Line marking IDF-controlled territory.

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024.

WATCH: Israeli forces kill terrorist who rammed into IDF soldiers in May 2024 Nablus attack

The terrorist had carried out a car-ramming attack in May 2024 at a checkpoint at one of the entrances to the city, near the settlement of Itamar. 

Israeli troops take their positions along a street during a raid in Nablus city, in the occupied West Bank on November 20, 2025.

Zamir punished those on duty in 10.7 but didn't take on formers, including himself - analysis

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir punished those on duty on October 7, but didn't take action against those who came before. A state inquiry is needed to address that.

(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief Eyal Zamir at the graduation of an IDF officers' course, October 30, 2025

IDF, Shin Bet kill senior Hamas logistics official after Gaza ceasefire violation

Haddadeh was a central figure in Hamas’s supply and production infrastructure and as a key conduit for transferring weapons from the organization’s headquarters to the field.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza ahead of the hostage release. January 30, 2025.

WATCH: IDF arrests over 60 suspects in West Bank, including 18 suspected Hamas affiliates

Weeklong operations across six West Bank brigades targeted terror cells, weapons manufacturing, and incitement, the IDF said.

Security forces operate in the West Bank, November 21, 2025.

WATCH: 15 terrorists emerge from Rafah tunnel, some arrested alive

Gunmen crossed east of Gaza’s Yellow Line, marking the boundary for IDF-controlled territory, and approached troops before being struck by the Air Force, according to the IDF.

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024.

Foreign military officials can become Israel's ambassadors, senior IDF commander tells 'Post'

IDF's Commander Training chief: International officials have complimented the IDF's "use of precise warfare to maximize only striking those who need to be struck."

Foreign military officials visit IDF installations and receiving classified briefings, taken November 2025