Sgt. Atara shares the heartbreaking story of her deep love for Ariel, an IDF combat engineer who tragically fell in battle, inspiring her to honor his legacy by founding a nonprofit that gifts flowers to soldiers.
IDF soldiers who served in Gaza after the October 7 massacre react to battlefield footage, analyzing movements, attacks, defenses, and other operational details.
IDF forces arrested dozens of wanted terror suspects, shut down weapons workshops, confiscated M16 and Kalashnikov rifles and explosives components, and seized millions of shekels in terrorist funds.
The Israeli Navy carried out an extensive weeks-long exercise, mobilizing warships, submarines, commandos, and support units to practice defending Israel’s territorial waters, offshore energy assets, and coastal infrastructure against complex multi-front threats.
The Hasmonean Brigade’s Jonathan Battalion wrapped up its first full-scale exercise in the Golan Heights, training in open-field battles, raids, and urban warfare.
In response to multiple ceasefire violations, the IDF eliminated Ahmad Hasan, Hamas’ Beit Hanoun sniper chief, who orchestrated multiple deadly attacks that killed seven Israeli soldiers and wounded many others.
IDF special forces raided the village of al-Habbariyah in southern Lebanon, capturing Atwi Atwi, a senior figure in al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya tied to attacks on Israeli troops and the recruiting of members.
In the southern Syria village of Beit Jan, IDF forces dismantled a hidden Islamic Jihad arms depot, locating and destroying weapons ranging from firearms to mines and terrorist communications equipment.
IDF troops operating across Judea and Samaria arrested over 20 suspects wanted for smuggling weapons and constructing explosives intended for attacks on Israeli forces and civilians.
Some weeks ago, Israel completed its mission to return all captives from Gaza, marking the first time in over a decade that no Israelis are being held as terror bargaining chips.
Master Sgt. Avihay Amsalem was a heroic IDF soldier who charged into battle on October 9, two days after the massacre, fighting the last remnants of Hamas before he was killed in action.
Major Ella Waweya, the IDF’s highest-ranking Muslim Arab woman, has been appointed the military’s next Arabic-language spokesperson, a move that underscores Israel’s push to strengthen its strategic messaging across the Arab world.
The video shows armed Hamas terrorists being transported in a Palestinian ambulance, where they link up with other terrorists carrying weapons—further exposing the use of medical vehicles for terrorist activity.
Over the past year, the IDF’s Shahaf (869) collection unit operating under Division 91 has killed roughly 60 Hezbollah terrorists and dismantled dozens of terror sites, weapons depots, and observation posts—systematically blocking the group’s attempts to rebuild in southern Lebanon.
After losing his son Shay in Gaza in October 2023, a grieving Rafael now marks his loss by receiving the rifle his son carried—an unbearable final link to a life cut short.
During operations in southern Gaza, IDF forces uncovered roughly 110 mortar shells, several rockets, and additional weapons concealed inside blankets and UNRWA humanitarian aid bags.
After more than 800 long, grueling days, the IDF completed its mission of bringing all Israeli citizens home—alive or fallen—a testament to its resolve and sense of duty.
IDF forces demolished the home of terrorist Mahmoud Abed in the village of Halhul, who carried out the July 10, 2025, shooting attack at the Gush Junction that murdered Shalev Zevuluni.
IDF forces conducted targeted operations across southern Lebanon, destroying Hezbollah weapons depots, an anti-tank missile warehouse, and a launch building used to fire on Israeli territory.
IDF forces in eastern Khan Yunis destroyed a large underground tunnel compound containing living quarters and a large weapons stockpile—including grenades, Kalashnikov rifles, RPGs, explosives, and combat gear.
