
IDF soldier who lost hand in Jenin: Privilege to give of myself for our country
His parents, who asked not to be named, told reporters that their son insisted on returning to his unit in a non‑combat capacity once medically cleared.

His parents, who asked not to be named, told reporters that their son insisted on returning to his unit in a non‑combat capacity once medically cleared.

From the 1970s onward, Israel gradually evolved from using simple remote‑controlled tools to fielding some of the world’s most advanced military robots.

According to reports, many of the soldiers involved are Ethiopian Jews, some of whom have linguistic or cultural familiarity with the Horn of Africa.

The city lies more than 300 kilometers from Israel’s central population centers and is bordered by Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Jordan, and the Gulf of Aqaba, with Saudi Arabia just across the water.