On Monday night, Israel honors its more than 25,000 fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives to stave off annihilation from neighbors hellbent on destroying the Jewish state since its founding.
During the battle at the Nahal Oz outpost, she fought valiantly, using her body to shield her subordinates and ultimately sacrificing her life to save others.
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.
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.
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.
On January 6, the world marks World Day for War Orphans, as Israelis reflect on the sacrifices their parents made for the Jewish state in its wars to survive.
Reef Harush fell in 2024, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and selflessness that continues to inspire his family and friends as they honor his memory.
The deaths of Kula and Yavetz mark another blow to the Nahal Brigade, which has been engaged in some of the war’s most difficult combat.
Hundreds of IDF soldiers have sacrificed their lives over the past two years since the October 7 massacre, protecting the Jewish nation and the land of Israel while fighting terrorists in Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, and in the air.
Every IDF soldier lost in battle leaves behind an immeasurable pain—felt not only by their families but by the entire Jewish nation, which carries the duty to honor their sacrifice and keep their memory alive.
The death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27, 2023, stands at 454.
In a deeply emotional and historic moment, Israeli women—mothers, widows, and educators—leave behind their families and careers to enlist in the reserves, many for the first time, driven by grief, purpose, and unshakable commitment to the country.
Michalovitch’s death marks the 881st IDF casualty since the war began.
Social media posts echoed the nation’s grief, with users mourning Halfon’s death as a ‘tragic’ loss, noting he was the fourth soldier killed in Gaza within the past week.
The gunman who killed Farkas and wounded the additional soldier fled the scene of the attack and was not captured by the IDF.
Two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile during offensive against Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip.
Zechariah Pesach Haber was killed in combat in Gaza, leaving behind a wife, Talia, and three children and despite his own injuries, Elad Tadmore stepped in to support the family, taking the children to school and providing emotional support.
Friedman, who served with the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion, was from Or Yehuda in central Israel.
According to the IDF’s initial findings, the interceptor exploded adjacent to the ship while at least two Hezbollah drones were flying over the area at the time.
A preliminary probe found that he was killed by anti-tank missile fire in Rafah.
