IDF

Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle

Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.
 Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel - opinion

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

An enemy from within: How Gazan militias became Hamas’s new nightmare - analysis

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the opening ceremony of the Damascus International Fair in Damascus, Syria, August 26, 2026.

Israel fears Syria's Sharaa is rearming while courting global legitimacy, defense official warns


IRGC attacks US bases in Jordan, US strikes Iranian launchers ready to fire mines into Hormuz

Vessels crossing Hormuz strait drop to 5 per day over weekend • IDF soldiers sent to military prison for refusing to board APC with female medic • Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

IDF general warns talks with Hamas, Hezbollah lack a clear strategy for victory - interview

"I don't know if we're being played or if a false reality is being manufactured... but in this false narrative, we're pretending to run a process that will ultimately disarm Hamas."

Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion take part in a military training exercise near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, August 20, 2026

Israel must spend more on defense - and rethink its US alliance - opinion

Israel needs an independent defense-industrial base and must reshape its security relationship.

ISRAEL’S ELBIT Systems launches the Hermes 650 Spark unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, in 2024.

IDF warns budget delay will force reserve, intelligence cuts beginning in September

The IDF warns that delayed defense funding will force reserve and intelligence cuts, undermine preparations for Iran, and threaten US arms contracts beginning in September.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

No arrests made after West Bank riot, IDF targets Hamas commander in Gaza hospital

Iran's imports and exports are down by 35% because of the US blockade president says • Iran is ready to cooperate with neighbors, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia • Trump abandons June MoU terms

IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.

High Court freezes legal proceedings against former IDF legal chief Tomer-Yerushalmi

The request cites Justice David Mintz’s view that the sensitive investigation required oversight and should not move forward without proper supervision.

THEN-MILITARY advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman last year. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her entire office covered up their own crimes, the writer charges.

WATCH: IDF kills Hamas-linked former senior Jenin terror cell member in West Bank vehicle strike

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the IDF for the "successful thwarting of the terrorists in Jenin" in an X/Twitter Post earlier on Friday.

IDF kills Hamas-linked former Jenin terror cell leader Qais Bitwani in a West Bank airstrike on August 28, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills Hamas commander in Gaza who infiltrated Israel on October 7

The strike follows an attack on Sunday in which the IDF killed Hamas Nukhba terrorist Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, who served as former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s bodyguard.

 A smoke plume billows during an Israeli strike on an industrial area in Gaza City on July 12, 2026; Illustrative.

A deleted IDF video exposed a deeper problem with draft enforcement - editorial

At a time of intense debate over haredi conscription, an IDF video appeared to send the wrong message. The army must investigate how it reached an official channel.

 Haredim at a recruiting office

US imposes new Iran sanctions as IDF strikes targets in Gaza, West Bank

Araghchi says diplomacy can resume if US stops economic pressure • Trump abandons June MoU terms • Majority of residents have not returned to Kibbutz Nir after October 7

A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026.