Netanyahu, Gantz mourn son of war cabinet minister Eizenkot killed in Gaza
Master sergeant (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, who served in the esteemed 699th Battalion, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Senior IDF officer dismissed after entering Gaza, defying orders
The combat officer (whose name is withheld) previously served as a fighter and commander in one of the special forces units of the IDF and also in the Givati Brigade. Prior to the war, he had been serving as the head of a branch at the IDF Ground Training National Center, where he was supposed to participate in preparing ground forces for combat in the Gaza Strip.
WATCH: Israeli Navy, ground troops in joint operations
With the expansion of ground operations, cooperation between the Israeli Navy and the ground forces has also expanded.
Exclusive: New national guard could report to police chief
Exclusive: The special committee on the matter is poised to recommend that the body be established based on the manpower of the Border Police. Its task would be to handle domestic unrest, including by Israeli Arabs.
Security forces block central highway due to suspected explosives
Three suspected terrorists are arrested after explosive devices, possibly of Iranian origin, are found in their vehicle.
Mossad chief: Israel in danger if Russia sends weapons to Iran
David Barnea warns Moscow might reciprocate after receiving drones from Tehran to wage its war in Ukraine.
Belev Echad makes sure no combat fighter is left behind
In Israel's wars and various operations, large and small, many fighters have been wounded. Others were severely wounded in serious attacks and left scarred in body and soul.
Message to Iran? Israel, US to hold series of joint military drills
The two will practice, among other things, defense against missiles and simulate strikes.
Dutch supreme court shields IDF officials from prosecution
The plaintiff, Ismail Ziada – a Dutch national of Palestinian origin – said he lost his mother, three of his brothers, his sister-in-law and his nephew in an airstrike in Gaza.
IDF suspends senior navy reservist for refusing volunteer duty in protest of reform
A second rear admiral in the reserves, who also said he would no longer carry out volunteer duty in protest of the controversial legislation, might also get the boot. Being relieved from reserve duty usually means that you are no longer called up in cases where major hostilities erupt.