Tanks

WATCH: IDF unveils rare footage of clear ambush, close-quarters gunfight with Hamas

Six Hamas fighters were spotted by IDF surveillance on Tuesday, trying to surprise and ambush the military. After counter-fire and additional operations, all six terrorists were killed.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 10, 2025.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaking with two IDF tanks in the background, May 2025; illustrative.

IDF's 500th Armored Brigade to be re-established mid-2026, fully operational by end of 2027

Disbanded in 2003, the 500th Armored Brigade is set to return under Southern Command, restoring a unit once linked to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.

|ByJAMES GENN
An IDF soldier operating near Rafah, November 2025.

From inside Rafah: The most unexpected battle of the war - feature

Reporter's Notebook: The 'Post' visits Rafah, where the status of 200 Hamas fighters has shaken the Gaza ceasefire, and the wider region.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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

Elbit Systems to upgrade Israel's Merkava tanks in $200m. Defense Ministry deal

Elbit Systems secured a $210m MOD contract to upgrade Merkava tanks with renewed electronics, AI-enhanced sights, spare parts, and long-term support.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Israel equips tanks with anti-drone cages ahead of Gaza invasion - report

Images showed Israeli vehicles with modified coverings whose purpose is to protect soldiers inside from any explosives dropped from drones.

OCTOBER 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers heartened by delivery of US Abrams tanks

Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine had taken delivery of its first shipment of US jet-powered Abrams tanks to help in the defense against Russia's invasion.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 28, 2023.

Israel's Elbit Systems to provide tank ammunition to unnamed NATO country

Elbit Systems specializes in developing new technologies for the defense industry, including surveillance systems, drones, and munitions.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spanish army tank Leopard 2 of NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group fires during the final phase of the Silver Arrow 2022 military drill on Adazi military training grounds, Latvia September 29, 2022.