AVI ASHKENAZI

Avi Ashkenazi is the military correspondent for The Jerusalem Post 's Hebrew-language sister publication, Maariv . He began his journalist career at Maariv in the 1990s, initially working as a reporter on the northern border. For 11 years, Ashkenazi headed Maariv 's crime news desk and was a correspondent for the Associated Press . From 2014 to 2019, he served as senior police and crime reporter for the Walla news site, as well as being a regular commentator on TV and radio. He has an MA in Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University and serves regularly in the IDF reserves.

Magen David Adom vehicles.

IDF soldier injured by stray bullet in basic training, taken to hospital in serious condition

Israeli soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026.

Givati soldiers who led mass walkout at Sde Teiman base given jail time, dismissed from combat

A vandalized police car.

Yamal, Shin Bet apprehend Arab Israeli wanted for terror activity


Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes

PM, Defense Minister Katz announce increased troop deployments, new checkpoints, expanded counterterrorism measures • Terror shooting followed confrontation involving settlers, IDF, and Palestinians

(From R-L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben-Ezra, military secretary Maj.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, IDF chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet head David Zini consult, July 24, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest Nazareth man for planning Hamas-linked plot to attack Ben-Gvir

The Shin Bet and Israel Police said they view any involvement by Israeli citizens in activity that endangers the security of the state and its citizens with the utmost severity.

Arrest of Muhammad Awad from Nazareth on on suspicion of promoting terrorist activity, July 21, 2026.

'Committed to protecting Israel from every threat': Katz confirms he spoke with Hegseth on Iran war

Katz also briefed Hegseth onIsrael’s operations against terrorist groups operating in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington.

IDF killed 12 terrorists in Gaza, including senior Hamas figures, Oct. 7 perpetrators

The IDF said it killed 12 terrorists in Gaza in recent days, including Hamas commanders and the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im on Oct. 7.

IDF SOLDIERS operating in the Gaza Strip.

Police foil terror plot targeting Beersheba police, central bus stations, four arrested

According to the Shin Bet, they planned to carry out an attack at a police station in the south and were arrested at an advanced stage of planning when they were equipped with weapons.

[FILE PHOTO] Police at the scene of a stabbing attack at the central bus station in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, on March 31, 2024.

World Cup, summer vacation could lead to increased West Bank violence, IDF fears

"Watching the World Cup is currently the most popular pastime across the West Bank. Residents are watching games all night, which requires us to change our activity schedule," a military source said.

Palestinian Morocco fans gather for a public screening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Morocco and Canada in Hebron, the occupied West Bank, on July 4, 2026.

IDF Paratroopers Brigade conducts heavy equipment drill with transport aircraft into combat zone

Since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago, the Paratroopers Brigade had not practiced landing a paratrooper force with its heavy equipment in a combat zone using transport aircraft.

Army drill of Israeli paratroopers at Kibbutz Revivim. June 12, 2023.

Civil Administration forces rescue Israeli who entered Ramallah overnight

Israeli security forces say an Israeli who entered Ramallah overnight was located after residents reported him and was safely transferred to the Israeli Police.

Israeli security forces stand guard as Palestinians and Israeli activists protest against a new Israeli settlement in the village of Deir Abu Mishal, near Ramallah in the West Bank, June 19, 2026.

Nasrallah did not spend his days in underground bunkers, IAF 'Nahalat Binyamin' colonel reveals

Col. S. commands "Nahalat Binyamin," the codename for the Israeli Air Force unit that plans and builds all of the Air Force's strike operations across the Middle East and, when necessary, anywhere.

An image of the group's late leader Hassan Nasrallah hangs from a building as people watch atop near the site where Nasrallah was killed, before the first anniversary of his assassination in an airstrike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 26, 2025.

Two IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon

One was lightly wounded, and the other was moderately wounded, during activity at the Ali Taher Ridge, per the IDF.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.