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IDF to develop AI battlefield operations with newest tech division, military announces

The new division, which will be called "Alumot," will include soldiers in combat roles, technology professionals, information researchers, and artificial intelligence experts.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Maj.-Gen. Aviad Dagan.
IDF soldiers operate inside an uncovered Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist who worked as journalist in targeted southern Lebanon strike

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the incident, claiming that the strike "violates the most basic principles of international law, international humanitarian law, and the laws of war."

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, CORINNE BAUM
Members of the forensic team stand near the scene of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

IDF issues new security guidelines for soldiers traveling abroad after deadly Bondi shooting

The IDF Operations Directorate issued a statement emphasizing its security recommendations for soldiers abroad, while it also pointed out the recent increase in antisemitic attacks.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israeli journalist Tal Lev Ram attends a conference on the Israeli army station "Galei Tzahal", in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2025.

Army Radio commander to fight Katz's closure of IDF station before High Court

Reactions to Katz's decision vary from A-G Baharav-Miara's concerns over "political interference in public broadcasting," to the Israel Press Council calling it “illegitimate and illegal”.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

NGOs demand IDF prosecute its own for destroying Gaza building

The IDF said the building also served as the headquarters for Hamas’s interior security operations.

AUGUST 21, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Smoke rises after an Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-story building in Gaza City August 9, 2018

IDF forces raid terrorist's village following stabbing attack

One Israeli, Yotam Ovadia, was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing attack after a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated Adam, a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem.

JULY 29, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
IDF soldiers seen during overnight activity following Thursday's stabbing attack, July 28, 2018

Netanyahu appoints Col. Avi Blot as new military secretary

The military secretary acts as the prime minister’s senior IDF adviser on national security matters, overseeing the exchange of information and decisions between the army and prime minister.

JULY 17, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the security cabinet visit Homefront Command, July 16, 2018

Gunfire from Gaza damages cars and buildings after Hamas militant killed

According to Hebrew media the IDF was firing in response to Palestinian terrorist fire on an Israeli patrol.

MAY 28, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Smoke rises during an Israeli offensive in Gaza August 26, 2014.

Fashion forward: IDF upgrades fatigues for elite fighters

Army has also been revamping uniforms of regular combat soldiers.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
New combat uniforms for elite IDF units announced on February 25th, 2018.

100 incidents of weapons theft from base over past two years

‘Armed soldiers are being robbed in broad daylight,’ says Berko

JANUARY 24, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF soldiers in training

The cutting-edge IDF unit revolutionizing field intelligence

Unit 3060 was formed in 2014 and has soldiers who specialize in technology.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF SOLDIERS take part in a cyber security training course at the iNT Institute of Technology and Innovation in Beersheba in August

The best of the best get better: The IDF's elite commando training school

Lt.-Gen. Eisenkot brought four elite units together under one roof when he formed the Oz Brigade in December 2015.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli commandos during a large scale drill in Cyprus, June 2017

Anglos giving back

All over Israel, Anglo ‘olim’ are contributing to their communities.

DECEMBER 17, 2017ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Pina Hama, a refreshment and break station for soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction, is staffed by volunteers such as Katz

Military glass ceiling: Highest ranks of IDF still closed off to women

Unlike the Shin Bet, the IDF has not opened its top ranks to female officers

DECEMBER 12, 2017ByYOSSI MELMAN
Female soldier, Lotem Stapleton, a physical education officer, demonstrates a move during a training session in Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense technique, at a military base in the Golan Heights March 1, 2017.