Following outrage at Sde Teiman arrests, due to suspected abuse of a terrorist, Meir Ben Shetrit clarifies that while conducting body searches 'we do not take off anyone's clothes.'
Ministry of Defense and IDF considering putting Sky Dew aerial defense project out of service and closing the unit that operates the system.
Media in Lebanon report Israeli drone strike near the city of Baalbek. Security sources say the strike attributed hit a pickup truck which carried military equipment.
Adi Angert, the mental health officer of the Alexandroni Brigade, accused her brigade commander of 'wishing for genocide' and referred to the religious Zionist sector as 'a cult of death eaters.'
IDF releases new footage from soldiers' bodycams showing former hostage Qaid Farhan al-Qadi being led to the helicopter that would take him to freedom.
IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari briefed the press after the rescue of Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, aged 52, from Rahat, who was abducted by the Hamas terror organization into the Gaza Strip on October 7th, rescued by IDF and ISA.
In one of them, a soldier's weapon exploded during an assault on terrorists, apparently due to dirt. In another incident, a soldier fired an anti-tank missile in the wrong direction.
During a routine inspection in the Gaza Division, a shell was fired from the barrel of a tank. The incident ended without injuries and the shell fell into the sea.
IDF says that, after searches in the area, a suspicion of an abduction incident in Samaria has been ruled out. The suspicious vehicle was located and inspected.
Five terrorists eliminated in strike on a situation room in Tulkarm, including a terrorist released in the November hostage release deal.
IDF states about 230 launches and 20 aerial targets were identified crossing into Israeli territory on Sunday morning when Israel launched its pre-emptive strike, 90% of which were launched from 'heart of a civilian area.'
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visits Northern Command, comments on the pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah that prevented a large-scale attack.
In the past two weeks, the soldiers of the 7th Brigade eliminated dozens of terrorists, and over 100 terror targets were struck in aerial operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
Master Sergeant (Res.) Shlomo Yehonatan Hazut was laid to rest after he was killed by a roadside bomb in Gaza.
Hanan Ben Ari performs for wounded IDF soldiers in a special Belev Echad event. 'Music is the best medicine.'
Hazut, aged 36, from Ashdod, a soldier from the 9207th Battalion, 16th Brigade.
Residents of Geva Binyamin (Adam) lined the streets of the village whilst waving Israeli flags to pay final respects to Petty Officer 1st Class David Moshe Ben Shitrit who was killed earlier in the day.
The IDF published footage showing F-35i Adir jets refueling in Lebanese airspace, the interception of a UAV by a combat helicopter, and radio communications from the strike.
Petty Officer 1st Class David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21 from Geva Binyamin, was killed Sunday morning when an Iron Dome interceptor missile hit his Israel Navy Dvora-class fast patrol ship off the coast of Nahariya.
So far, the 252nd Division's troops eliminated over 200 terrorists and dismantled terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza Strip.
The New York Times reports that Israel and the USA are both hunting the Hamas leader, and have begun using advanced radar systems to try and find Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Airlines announced today the cancellation of all flights to Israel due to the security situation and Israel's recent attack on Hezbollah.
The IDF attacked thousands of Hezbollah projectiles prepared for immediate use against Israel.
PM addresses IDF's pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah to prevent attack with thousands of rockets and drones during political-security cabinet in the Kirya in Tel Aviv on Sunday morning.
Sergeant Amit Tsadikov, a soldier in the 202nd Battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, was killed in battle in the south of the Gaza Strip, the IDF cleared for publication Sunday morning.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets striking targets belonging to Hezbollah that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel. Sirens sounded in the north.
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari addresses the pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah targets that posed an imminent threat to Israel's citizens.
Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant speaks to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, briefs him on IDF activities in Lebanon, in order to thwart an imminent threat against the State of Israel.
Hezbollah publishes footage of strike on IDF base in Meron, using an Iranian Almas missile.
Two Israelis entered Qalqilya, a Palestinian Authority city in Area A which Israelis are forbidden to enter, and were attacked.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Danil Pechenyuk, Sergeant First Class (res.) Nitai Metodi, and Sergeant Major (res.) Yaniv Itzhak Oren, fell during combat in the central Gaza Strip, the IDF reported.
Atuar, aged 24, from Rosh Haayin, was a soldier in the 6310th Reconnaissance Battalion, "Jerusalem" Brigade (16th)
Earlier today, the IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Mahmoud Negm in the area of Aaita El Zot. He was a significant terrorist in Hezbollah's Rocket and Missile Unit in southern Lebanon.
Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya left a farewell letter to his family. 'I lived a wonderful life, with no regrets. Love you forever. I would be happy if you continue my legacy.'
Lebanese reports claim antitank missile fired towards northern Israel hit IAF base in Meron; IDF reports damage.
Shlomo Zilberman, a haredi IDF soldier, meets Minister of Defense Gallant and tells him about his army service and explains certain laws of keeping the Sabbath.
Avichay Adraee, IDF's spokesman in Arabic, said that his birthday wish is 'a sure and inevitable victory, and bringing the hostages back home.'
Sergeant Nechemya, aged 19, from Ashkelon, a soldier from the 46th Battalion, 401st Brigade, was killed in an anti-tank missile attack.
2 explosives laboratories destroyed in counterterrorism operation.
House arrest of soldiers suspected of abuse extended, but judge permits the defense to hold hearing early next week to discuss an alternative arrest option.
While carrying out intelligence-based searches in the area near the schools’ compound, the troops of the 50th Battalion located a large amount of weapons, among them: rifles, explosives, military vests, and intelligence documents of Hamas.
The Jewish Chronicle reports that the Gazan who gave away Deif's location to Israel was a 19-year-old messenger who was later transferred to the USA for his protection.
The Military Prosecution requested that the house arrest of the five soldiers suspected of abusing a detained terrorist be extended until September 5th so that the remaining investigatory actions can be completed.
Donors who have been sending millions of dollars of equipment to the IDF have expressed their shock and outrage at the decision to ban donated gear.
According to the IDF, the weapons storage facility was used to store rockets and other weapons intended to be used in attacks against Israeli territory.
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the outgoing head of the Military Intelligence Directorate. accepts responsibility for intelligence failures ahead of October 7 in tearful farewell address.
Defense Minister meets troops from the IDF’s Division 162, which is deployed to the Rafah area and the Philadelphi route, notes 150 tunnels have been destroyed in the area.
Border Police officer mistakes warning shot from reserve force chasing PA vehicle for terror attack against her, returns fire at the reservists
IDF struck Hamas terrorists who were operating inside a command and control center located inside a compound that previously served as the “Salah al-Din” School in Gaza City.
Soldiers using donated gear have been ordered to turn in anything that did not come from the IDF - but some would rather not risk themselves on the battlefield wearing 'official' equipment.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Amir Baram joins soldiers who participated in operation to retrieve bodies of hostages, promises, 'We'll continue to operate in all areas of Gaza to defeat Hamas and bring back our hostages.'
An IDF soldier from the Binyamin area was arrested after a large amount of ammo and military equipment, suspected to be stolen from a military base in the Gaza Strip, was found in his home
IDF soldiers open fire on a suspicious vehicle which fled an inspection near the Givat Asaf Junction in Benjamin.
Overnight, the bodies of hostages Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchshtab, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Haim Perry and Alexander Dancyg, were rescued and returned to the State of Israel.
Hezbollah publishes new footage, claims to have hit an IDF facility on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Israeli officials responded to the news that several hostages' remains had been recovered from Gaza by security forces.
In a complaint to the Security Council, Lebanon claims that the sonic booms of IDF flyovers of Beirut constitute a violation of sovereignty and collective punishment.
IDF attacks Hezbollah ammunition depots deep in Lebanon and eliminates a central terrorist in the organization's rocket and missile unit.
At the graduation ceremony of the reserve officers' course at Be'er Hanegev, one of the cadets, Sagi Yehonatan, delivered a speech that moved the audience: "We are the eternal people and this is the generation of victory."
