IDF Soldiers

'I still cannot swallow it': Families, officials eulogize deaths of Sgts. Asaf Zamir, Yair Eliyahou

“From the day you were born, I feared the day you would enlist, I don’t know why," Eliyahou's mother said.

 IDF announces deaths of Sergeant Yair Eliyahou and Sergeant Asaf Zamir in Gaza, July 4, 2025.
 Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the flag of Hezbollah, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025.

Security forces kill terrorist Qassem Salah Al-Husseini in southern Lebanon

 IDF announces death of Sgt. Asaf Zamir, 19, in southern Gaza, July 4, 2025.

Anti-tank missile fire kills Sgt. Asaf Zamir, wounds four in southern Gaza

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

IDF elite unit 504 interrogations lead to bust of Iranian terror cell operating in southern Syria


IDF soldier Sgt. Yaniv Michalovitch killed, eight wounded in fighting across northern Gaza

Sgt. Michalovich was killed, and eight were wounded in a series of incidents in the Shujaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City that began at around 9:00 a.m., according to Army Radio.

 IDF Sgt. Yaniv Michalovitch, killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip.

'War must not be in vain': Wounded soldiers call for Gaza war to continue until Hamas is defeated

“Give meaning to our blood,” they said, insisting that the fighting must result in a clear and decisive victory against the terrorist organization.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2025.

IDF's Givati Brigade troops locate, dismantle explosive site in Jabalya in northern Gaza

Following the IDF's identification on the ground, an IAF aircraft, directed by the brigade’s Fire Control Center, carried out a strike and dismantled the explosive site.

 IDF troops from the Givati Brigade operating in Jabalya.

Jewish violence in the West Bank is a moral and strategic liability for Israel - analysis

While the numbers can be debated – depending on who is doing the reporting and what is being reported – wider trends are harder to deny.

 Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 28, 2025

IDF troops say IAF delays in Gaza are risking soldiers' lives

The officers are calling for a significant reduction in the time between identifying a target on the ground and carrying out an airstrike via IAF fighter jets.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.

Jewish rioters attack IDF soldiers in West Bank, at least six arrested

The source said that IDF soldiers were beaten and even choked by the rioters, with several soldiers and an officer lightly wounded by the end of the incident.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Naftali Bennett assists injured driver on the way to slain soldier's funeral

The driver was lying on the side of the road outside of Ashkelon, where Bennett was heading to attend the funeral of slain soldier Sgt. Shahar Manoav.

 Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet assists an injured driver on the side of the road.

IDF commandos covertly operated in Iran, Zamir reveals

"These forces operated covertly in the heart of enemy territory, securing operational freedom of action."

 A picture of late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2025.

IDF's campaign in Gaza may take new form after Israel weakened Iran in 12-day war - analysis

The question now is whether the campaign in Gaza takes a new form due to the fact that Iran has been weakened by the IDF’s 12-day war there.

 Troops from the 252nd Reserve Division operating in northern Gaza, June 25, 2025.

Seven IDF soldiers killed in Khan Yunis blast, terrorist attached IED to vehicle

The incident occurred on Tuesday, when a report came in of a blast that struck a "Puma" armored personnel carrier from the IDF’s 188th Brigade.

Seven Combat Engineer IDF soldiers who were killed in Khan Yunis, Gaza, June 25, 2025.

IDF continues fight in Gaza, West Bank amid ongoing Iran war

IDF troops in Gaza located and destroyed military infrastructure, including launchers, booby-trapped buildings, and tunnel shafts.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.