IDF
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were founded in 1948 and rely on compulsory service and a large reserve system. This hub gathers reporting on the IDF from across Israel's newsrooms: operations in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond, military spokesperson statements, names of fallen soldiers, senior appointments and debates over conscription and reserve duty.
Earlier coverage
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
- IDF says it killed Hamas commander who held Israeli hostages captive in Gaza
- WATCH: IDF seizes live bomb during south Lebanon raid
- IDF eliminates Hamas commander involved in holding Israeli hostages
- IDF eliminates Hamas commander involved in holding Israeli hostages
- IDF uncovers ready-to-detonate Hezbollah explosive
- Miracle: IDF discovers Hezbollah bomb ready to explode in southern Lebanon
- Netanyahu: Israel ready for any scenario, including attack by PA forces
- IDF to hold first-ever voting for soldiers operating across border
- IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat
- IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat
- Female IDF officer denied entry to Haredi military base because of gender, IDF says
- Female IDF officer denied entry to Haredi military base because of gender, IDF says
- IDF chief vows to apply October 7 lessons, pledges to pursue Israel's enemies at military ceremony
- IDF chief vows to apply October 7 lessons, pledges to pursue Israel's enemies at military ceremony
- Female IDF Officer Left in Cold After Haredi Soldiers Bar Her From Hermon Base
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
- IDF Chief at Memorial: "Drafting Haredim is a Mitzvah – a Right and a Duty"
- Israel Preps for Election Under Fire: Two-Day Voting on The Table
- ‘Our enemies are thinking of testing us’: Netanyahu issues warning two weeks before election
- IDF to protect Israel ‘from the river to the sea,’ Netanyahu vows in visit to West Bank seam line
- IDF to protect Israel ‘from the river to the sea,’ Netanyahu vows in visit to West Bank seam line
- 18-Year-Old ISIS Supporter Arrested for Plotting Attack on IDF Soldiers in Jerusalem
- Netanyahu: IDF Has Plan If PA Forces Turn Guns on Israel
- IDF Embeds AI-Powered "Netz" System in 1,300 Emergency Squads Nationwide
- During visit to Seam Line, Netanyahu warns terrorists: 'Don't test us'
- During visit to Seam Line, Netanyahu warns terrorists: 'Don't test us'
- Smotrich: ‘Complete lie’ that IDF troops are burdened because of Haredi exemption
- Smotrich: ‘Complete lie’ that IDF troops are burdened because of Haredi exemption
- High Court Demands Timetable For Return to Samaria Refugee Camps; Katz Vows IDF Will Stay
- FIVE GAZA TERRORISTS ELIMINATED: IDF Reveals Identities Of Hamas And Islamic Jihad Members Targeted In Separate Strikes
- TERROR CELL ELIMINATED: IDF Kills Five Hamas and Islamic Jihad Terrorists Planning Attacks in Southern Gaza