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IDF Spokesperson's Unit pushes back after former soldier joins Breaking the Silence

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin responded to the announcement with an urgent letter sent to unit commanders, saying that the soldier's remarks "do not reflect" the unit and those within it.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ayelet Kroizer.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holds the child of an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, who was killed in the recent fighting with Israel, with a Kalashnikov rifle in his hand during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021.

IDF releases Sinwar letter encouraging Oct. 7 terrorists to plan broadcast of massacre footage

Sinwar's documents, shared by the IDF on the second anniversary of his assassination, called on terrorists to plan producing "horrific images" including shooting point-blank, slaughtering victims.

|ByJAMES GENN, AMIR BOHBOT, JONAH DAVIDOV
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

'NAZA' film at Venice Festival exposes the IDF's struggle to defend Israel's story - opinion

The title 'NAZA' is the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage, and the resemblance to another word is not one the filmmakers appear to have worked hard to avoid.

|ByARI TATARKA
Clavicular is seen outside 424 during Day One of Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France.

IDF reprimands TikTok admin for appearing on Clavicular’s stream, demotes her to cook - report

Even as Clavicular leaves Israel, the girls who appeared on his streams, Shira Braun and Israeli influencer Shira Klein, have been left to deal with the consequences of meeting with him on his visit.

|BySHIR PERETS

IDF chief rejects accusation army spokesman is left-wing

Kohavi said, "Any attempt to connect the IDF spokesman to political activities is part of a smear campaign which must be stopped immediately and has no place" in Israeli public rhetoric.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
BRIG.-GEN. RAN KOCHAV, former commander of the air force’s Air Defense Command, takes over as the new chief IDF spokesperson and member of the General Staff.

The anatomy of an Israeli communications failure in the West Bank - analysis

Halevi needs to understand that one badly managed incident might be enough to get the White House to change its position.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ
Major General Herzi Halevi, Commanding Officer of the IDF Southern Command speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021.

Trump's comments on American Jews were antisemitic - White House

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press conference that Donald Trump's recent comments were "insulting" and "antisemitic."

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of Arizona primary elections, in Prescott Valley, Arizona, US, July 22, 2022.

PM spokesman resigns in fourth major departure in a month

The 26-year-old Sidi had a meteoric rise, beginning to work with Bennett four years ago.

JUNE 6, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 8, 2022.

Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman leaves role after election

It was a "fantastic job and I worked with fantastic people," Evan Cohen said.

MARCH 3, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Dr. Evan Cohen with PM Netanyahu