Fallen soldiers
‘He was always smiling’: Sister of fallen soldier Shachar Fridman on Israel’s Remembrance Day
Fridman was a soldier in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, who returned to service after the October 7 outbreak of war despite having already been released from the army.
Israel honors fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day as US-Iran talks begin in Islamabad
A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov
Voices of October 7: Captain Eyal Mevorach Twito z”l
Living life as though he was running out of time: Who was Israeli-American Gaza hostage Itay Chen?
Although the IDF notified the family last year that Itay Chen had not survived, they clung to the hope that he may still be alive.
Shamir Medical Center CEO joins bereaved Israeli mothers on healing journey in Uganda
Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach joins Journey 4Hope’s mission to support mothers who lost sons in the Iron Swords War.
Netanyahu honors Col. Assaf Hamami, only IDF colonel taken hostage
Col. Hamami is widely recognized as the first officer to identify and declare the full scale of the invasion to the IDF during the initial moments of the attack.
Hostages Asaf Hamami, Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel's remains identified, PMO confirms
The National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir identified the remains of the fallen soldiers who were taken captive during the October 7 massacre.
Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: After St.-Sgt. Adi Tzur was killed defending Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, The Magic House, a shelter helping stray and abused dogs find homes, was founded in his honor.
Removal of memorial stickers for fallen soldiers sparks confrontation at Jaffa Gate
The men told photographer Marc Israel Sellem to "leave and not take pictures" after being confronted.
IDF reservist Yona Efraim Feldbaum killed by Hamas fire in Rafah amid ceasefire in Gaza
Yona Efraim "Efi" Feldbaum, 37, was killed in an incident that triggered a series of IDF strikes across Gaza against Hamas targets in response.
Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall
Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.
New youth leadership program launched in Golan in memory of fallen hero Yossi Tahar
25 Druze teens to explore local heritage, Israel connection, and leadership skills.
Sergeant Major (res.) Tal Haimi, the 'Defender of Nir Yitzhak' - explainer
Haimi, a reservist of the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade, served as commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's emergency response squad, and was murdered by infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.