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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.

MAY 22, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

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."

MARCH 28, 2026|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.

DECEMBER 15, 2025|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”.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Former Hugo Boss model enlists in the IDF

31-year-old James Hirschfield traded in designer clothes for a new military uniform.

APRIL 25, 2017ByAMY SPIRO

From billboards to basic training, model James Hirshfield enlists in the IDF

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Sufa in Ethiopia

MARCH 30, 2017ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF

Women soldiers and Jewish law

Jews in the military, both male and female, seem to feel more Jewish afterwards, not less.

MARCH 22, 2017ByRAYMOND APPLE

Female soldiers in an IDF artillery unit distribute weapons to their unit.

Civil rights NGO urges indictment of IDF colonel who killed rock-thrower

A video of the shooting distributed at the time by B’Tselem went viral and brought about calls for Shomer’s prosecution.

MARCH 22, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

IDF chief: Hamas tunnels are not a strategic or existential threat

Eisenkot addresses the Knesset Control Committee, defending the IDF against criticism of 2014's Operation Protective Edge.

MARCH 22, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

A gunman from the Izz ad-Din al- Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, photographed inside an underground tunnel in Gaza, in 2014.

Middle Israel: War of the sexes haunts IDF

Nationalist rabbis’ call to revolt against women’s combat postings will crash at takeoff, as observant women are voting by the feet, enlisting in ever-increasing numbers.

MARCH 11, 2017ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

Event to boost LGBT, female combat troops

The project, headed by Omer Nahmany, aims to promote and assist female and LGBT recruits toward meaningful experiences before, during and after their service.

FEBRUARY 23, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM