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'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

Ben-Yakar made aliyah from Australia in 2011 with Hezi, who served as a paratrooper in the IDF, and became a member of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in northern Israel.

Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.
Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.

Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report

This photo of a TV screen shows the new spokesperson for the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in Bureij refugee camp Central of Gaza Strip on December 29, 2025.

Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on April 1, 2026.

IDF kills Iranian ballistic missile chief, US strike targets key supply bridge in Tehran


State asks High Court to reject challenge to anti-UNRWA laws ahead of Monday hearing

At the center of the case are two laws passed by the Knesset in October 2024, one of them barring UNRWA activity in sovereign Israeli territory.

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak

Hezbollah's spike in attacks on Israel and IDF soldiers is likely not sustainable, but could be part of an effort to coerce Israel and the US into a ceasefire on all fronts.

An Israeli soldier sits on a military vehicle near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Israel kills over 30 Hezbollah terrorists as IDF ramps up southern Lebanon operations

In addition, St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, an IDF soldier fighting in southern Lebanon, died in battle early Thursday morning.

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank that is deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on March 24, 2026.

Israeli soldier killed in gunfight with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, IDF says

Golani Brigade's St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21, killed while operating in southern Lebanon • Another soldier injured in Hezbollah gunfight

St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21.

Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

What is IDF's view on pontential long-term occupation of southern Lebanon? - analysis

Is Israel prepared to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River on a long-term basis, or is its readiness to hold onto the area a temporary tactic to apply short-term pressure on Hezbollah?

IDF vehicles patrol near the border between Israel and Lebanon as seen from Misgav Am in northern Israel, August 27, 2019.

FM Sa’ar urges UN to designate Hezbollah as terror group, calls Iran global threat

“Iran has transferred to Hezbollah  $1.2 billion since the ceasefire," Sa'ar wrote. "It also plays a direct role in training militants and guiding senior leadership.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shows photos as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 18, 2026.

Why did David’s Sling fail to protect Israel's South from Iranian missiles? - analysis

Part of the scrutiny on David’s Sling stems from the fact that there have been multiple major failures, leaving large numbers of Israelis wounded, not just a single event.

The scene where a missile fired from  Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

IDF to send two more divisions into Lebanon to conduct Hezbollah counterterrorism operations

The IDF's 162nd Division and 98th Division are set to join the 91st and 36th Divisions in conducting sweeps for concealed Hezbollah weapons in southern Lebanon.

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Memetic warfare: US, Iran, and Israel battle for meme dominance and social media virality

Governments are capitalizing on how audiences, particularly younger ones, consume information. 

Illustrative image of an Instagram logo appearing on a smartphone screen.