Veterans

WATCH: A son's tale of an Ammunition Hill hero

Alon Wald never met his father, a paratrooper killed at Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War when Alon was just 10 months old. Today, he runs the memorial site where his father fell.

Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.
 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18

Trump signs order to accelerate Ibogaine research for veterans with PTSD 

PTSD illustration.

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for scarred IDF veterans

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war


IDF disabled veterans to share stories with schoolchildren

During IDF Disabled Veterans Appreciation Month, students will attend ceremonies, lessons and meetings with veterans to learn more about them.

Soldiers from the IDF’s “Red Unit”

This veteran doctor has saved the lives of thousands

Raised in New York City, Dr. Bernard Kabakow completed his graduate studies at Harvard University and then did his medical training at the University of Vermont Medical School.

DR. BERNARD KABAKOW, 94

Hundreds of disabled IDF veterans protest by Knesset, Defense Ministry

Promised reforms for the rights of disabled veterans have been stalled as the Finance and Defense ministries squabble over budget.

Israeli veterans and disabled IDF soldiers protest outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, for better financial and medical aid and support,  May 5, 2021.

IDF disabled veterans group sets up protest tent at Knesset

The reform, called "One Soul" is designed to improve the treatment and rehabilitation of disabled IDF veterans.

The IDF disabled veterans organization set up a protest tent outside of the Knesset Monday which will be manned 24/7 after the government did not approve a plan for reform in the treatment of IDF veterans Monday.

Disabled IDF veterans protest as Saidian remains in critical condition

Caregivers announce that they would be holding a full strike of services until the Defense Ministry fixes issues with their working conditions.

A protest by disabled IDF veterans in Tel Aviv, April 18, 2021

IDF vet's self-immolation leads to protests outside Defense Ministry

The protests demanded there be changes in the defense ministry's rehabilitation program, claiming it "provides disabled veterans with poor treatment and steals their rights."

An IDF soldier

Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire outside Defense Ministry

MDA medics classified him as being in severe condition and suffering from intense burns which cover his entire body.

MDA on the scene 370

Israeli Air Force officer, 105 years old, promoted to Colonel

The IDF said in a statement that Alex Ziloni has given “many decades of dedication to the State of Israel.”

American pilots who volunteered for Israel during the 1948 War of Independence.

British 100-year-old walking hero Captain Tom Moore died of COVID-19

"It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore," his daughters said in a statement.

Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 99, poses after he continued to raise money for health workers, by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday this month as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Marston Moretaine, Britain, April 1

Who was Captain Tom, British war veteran who became famous overnight?

Here are some facts about Captain Tom, as he is known to the British public.

Retired British Army Captain Moore walks to raise money for health workers