Israel tanks

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen on November 3, 2025

Several haredi rabbis protesting women in IDF tank units skip meeting with IDF chief Zamir

The IDF 13th Golani Battalion together with the 7th Armored Brigade seen withdrawing their positions in Gaza, back into Israel October 10, 2025.

How the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade breached the path to the Litani River in Lebanon - interview

Ruby AI's robotic tank cleaner.

IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for


The link between Israel’s national security and national decency

Know Comment: On military might and moral power

IDF tanks, armored personnel carriers (APC) and other armored vehicles gather near the border with Gaza in May

U.S. buys additional Israeli-made Trophy active protection systems

The systems will protect the M1 Abrams battle tanks for the US Army and Marine Corps

Rafael's Trophy on US Abrams 1

IDF succeeds in raising motivation of enlistment to the armored corps

The new Merkava 4 Barak tank is considered “the Adir fighter jet” of the armored corps.

Israeli tanks during an exercise near the northern border on February 22, 2018.

Israel gives Jordan an IDF Merkava tank for a museum

The tank, one of Israel’s most sophisticated military platforms manufactured domestically, crossed the border between Israel and Jordan in recent weeks aboard a flatbed truck.

Tank crews from the Seventh Brigade's 75th Battalion train with their new Merkava Mk. 4 tanks

First-ever female tank commanders make IDF history

“There is potential here for girls who really want to work for the defense of the state.”

History is made with first four female tank commanders in IDF history

U.S. Army purchases Trophy active defense system in $193 million deal

The Trophy has been installed on Israel’s Merkava tanks since 2009, it has also been installed on the IDF’s Namer heavy infantry fighting vehicle and the IDF’s new armoured personnel carrier.

A NAMER APC with the Trophy HV active protection system is poised for action.

Four female soldiers heading to Armored Corps’ officer training

The soldiers are part of a pilot program by the IDF to integrate women into the corps.

Israeli female soldiers walk in front of a tank during an exercise at the end of their tank instructors course at Shizafon base

IDF expands infantry use of advanced APC

Namer, Hebrew for leopard, is outfitted with the Trophy anti-tank missile protection system.

A Namer APC trains for combat in urban areas

IDF fires on Syrian targets near Golan Heights

Syrian forces were acting in violation of ceasefire agreements.

Israeli forces are seen near a border fence between the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and Syria, November 4, 2017.

IDF tank fires warning shot near Syrian army outpost

Last week, an Israel Air Force Patriot missile intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle that approached the Golan Heights border.

The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights.