Lone soldier
A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care
Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant. Did Israel keep its side?
L’chaim at a lone soldier's grave - opinion
Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break
Housing for lone soldiers is essential to Israel’s wartime resilience - opinion
Operation Wedding: Lone soldier celebrates wedding with the help of Mevo Dotan residents
Empathetic residents decided to organize a wedding for the young couple anyway.
10,000 attend funeral of Brazilian olah after online call to action
10,000 people attended the funeral of Brazilian-Israeli lone soldier Bruna Valeanu, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at a music festival.
Mourning the loss of a murdered lone soldier - opinion
The Kiryat Shaul Cemetery is the final resting place of 80,000 men and women, among them well-known actors and poets, with the east reserved for soldiers who died on duty. Now Maxim is among them.
First state-of-the-art building for lone soldiers breaks ground in Israel
The home will provide housing for 222 courageous lone soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) beginning in December 2024.
Lone soldier’s murder shows Israel’s Law of Return must be preserved - opinion
It was the Law of Return that allowed Mulchanov and his brother to make aliyah independently and join the IDF. This law permits any Jew, or even a grandchild of a Jew, to obtain Israeli citizenship.
Israeli murdered in terror ramming was lone IDF soldier from Ukraine
The funeral is expected to be in Israel, which in itself will be a brutal journey for the family from Kharkiv.
Grapevine: Great Synagogue hosts lone soldiers
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Knesset passes law to protect lone soldier wages in special session
The Knesset held a special session, passing a law for lone soldier and bnot sherut wages and approving several other bills on their first readings.
Israeli government allots NIS 5 million for IDF lone soldiers
The project aims to help recently discharged lone soldiers, particularly those suffering from mental health crises, make a smooth adjustment to civilian life.
Thousands of recruits join IDF combat units this summer
478 of the new soldiers are recent immigrants, the majority of whom are lone soldiers.
