Sar-El Heroes – the incredible volunteers who make 35,000 meals a day for IDF soldiers
Over the past 45 years almost 300,000 people have volunteered for Sar-El. The experience is so powerful, over half of them have returned multiple times.
Over the past 45 years almost 300,000 people have volunteered for Sar-El. The experience is so powerful, over half of them have returned multiple times.
His impressive final combat tally of seventeen includes sixteen enemy jets alongside an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter.
Composed of some 100 highly specialized divers, Yaltam serves as the supreme professional authority for deep-sea engineering, rescue operations, and underwater sabotage neutralization.
Soldiers undergo 18 months of grueling training, including parachuting, navigation, and camouflage, with a dropout rate exceeding 60%, before joining a unit that reports directly to the IDF General Staff rather than regional commands.
Zrihan was killed only nine days after enlisting while participating in a massive supply convoy of approximately 300 vehicles attempting to reach besieged Jerusalem.
In 2015, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot launched the Gideon Multi-Year Plan to reshape Israel’s military into a what he called a “younger, slimmer, and more cost-effective force”.
He managed to extract himself from a burning Hummer military jeep before losing consciousness and was evacuated by helicopter.
He was affectionately called “King David” and known as the “salt of the earth,” names that reflected the admiration his family and friends held for him
A personal account from a modern say hero.
During a mission, a sniper shot Ido in the head, causing catastrophic brainstem damage so severe that he was initially declared dead.
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.
After losing several close friends in battle, he chose to travel through South America in early 2026, hoping the distance would help him process the trauma of war.
He was injured when an explosive device detonated inside a booby‑trapped building that the battalion’s lead platoon had entered during a clearing operation.
Captain Tal maneuvered the 65‑ton Merkava to shield the building from incoming fire while Sergeant Mizrahi used the tank’s external communication system to direct the civilians toward a partially collapsed stairwell.
The device, controlled remotely, began adjusting its flight path with precision, locking onto him as its primary target.
Hospital officials reported that Vinograd’s heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and corneas were recovered and transplanted within hours, ultimately saving or restoring the lives of six patients across Israel.
Medical staff described his determination as “extraordinary,” noting that he regained independence far faster than expected for a triple amputee.
Military analysts noted that his survival was due in part to the IDF’s multilayered armor system, which includes Level IV ceramic plates capable of stopping high‑velocity fragments.
To save his life, medical personnel were forced to amputate his left leg.
The dog alerted his handler to an irregular airflow pattern and scent signature near a partially collapsed interior wall.
