Military

Two IDF reservists killed, four injured after booby-trapped house explodes in southern Lebanon

The reservists were killed after an explosive device detonated as they entered a booby-trapped home during a search operation in Majdal Zoun, causing the building to collapse.

Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33 and Major (Res.) Harel Birkenstock, 34
IDF soldier operating on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

IDF to deploy voting stations behind enemy lines in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ahead of October election

Armed military men keep watch from a military truck during a public destruction exercise at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja, Nigeria, July 30, 2026.

Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist

The students will be integrated into core technological units in the Military Intelligence Directorate and the IDF in general. Program opening ceremony via Walla.

IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students


IDF soldier found lifeless on base in central Israel, circumstances under investigation

The military informed the soldier’s family, noting that it shares their grief and will “continue to support them.”

A memorial candle

Winning battles against Iran is not winning the war - opinion

From Tehran’s perspective, political constraints on US President Donald Trump and the United States ultimately work in Iran’s favor, reinforcing its belief that it can outlast Washington’s resolve.

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

Israel Navy could upend Turkish maritime threat by flipping Egypt to its side - exclusive

Further, five Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs were dispatched on a mission thousands of km. away with no support or immediate rescue plan, and another mission to a country the IDF had not operated in before.

Israeli Navy soldiers operate on Navy vessels off the coast of of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, August 6, 2024

'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later

The transplant linked two families whose lives first crossed during the Second Intifada, when an emergency squad commander stopped the Atzmona massacre.

Reuven (right) and Yonatan (left) recover at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital following the kidney transplant.

'Mr. Security': Inside Amir Baram's mission to secure Israel's military future, defense ties

MILITARY AFFAIRS: As Israel's lead negotiator for a new US defense agreement, Baram is racing to replace decades of military aid with a long-term strategic partnership.

DEFENSE MINISTRY Director-General, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram, speaks at a Defense Export Controls Agency’s conference last November about the ministry’s strategic priorities for defense exports. These pertain to expanding activities in existing markets, establishing national leadership

How the IDF helped thousands of Venezuelans return to damaged homes after earthquakes - exclusive

Yossi Pinto, head of the IDF's delegation to Venezuela, told the Post that Israeli experts developed a nationwide system to assess damaged buildings and guide the country's long-term reconstruction.

IDF Home Front Command personnel assist with earthquake damage assessment and recovery efforts in Venezuela, July 20, 2026

Trump says he is close to launching 'massive attack' on Iran, 'bigger than ever before'

"I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it," the US president told Axios.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.

Israel 'fallen short' of UK military standards in Gaza, new British defense chief says

When asked to address his previous comments that “Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes,” Streeting told journalists, “I’m not going to pretend I didn’t make those comments.”

Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaks at Farnborough International Airshow on July 22, 2026 in Farnborough, United Kingdom.

Iran avoiding strikes on Israel over fear of Hezbollah's collapse, former intelligence officer says

"Hezbollah is in a difficult military state everywhere there is friction with IDF troops," said retired military Lt.-Col. (res.) Or Horowitz. "I think Iran and Hezbollah understand that."

Hezbollah terrorists take part in the funeral procession of the movement's commanders Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi and Hussein Ezzedine, killed a day earlier in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 25, 2024.

US increasing military forces in Middle East as Trump considers escalation against Iran - report

According to the WSJ, US President Donald Trump is considering expanding his attacks on Iran, and the added forces in the region are intended to provide him with more military options.

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet refuels during a patrol over the Middle East, pictured in an image shared by US Central Command on July 12, 2026.