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
Thursday, 22 October 2026
- Netanyahu: I ordered Iran to be overthrown, Trump didn’t block planned strike
- Netanyahu Vows 'Final Blow' to Iran, Says Voters Must Decide
- IDF report asserts Hamas can only be dismantled through renewed fighting in Gaza
- Hezbollah rebuilds military capabilities in Beirut, prepares for renewed fighting against Israel
- Netanyahu Denies Report That Trump Stopped Him From Attacking Iran
- IDF probes alleged arson attack on Biblical High Priest Eleazar's tomb near Nablus in West Bank
- IDF probes alleged arson attack on Biblical High Priest Eleazar's tomb near Nablus in West Bank
- Katz Attacks Eisenkot: He Plans to Pull the IDF Out of Lebanon Immediately
- Israeli military on high alert ahead of Oct. 27 elections
- AG: Over 67,000 Haredi men are dodging draft, High Court must weigh more sanctions
- AG: Over 67,000 Haredi men are dodging draft, High Court must weigh more sanctions
- Brad Lander Detained by IDF Near Beitar Illit During Olive Harvest
- Netanyahu orders IDF, Mossad to pursue overthrow of Iranian regime
- IDF chief vows to hunt down Oct. 7 terrorists 'relentlessly'
- Israel's security establishment fears surge in Jewish terror and illegal outposts after election
- Hezbollah Rebuilds Military Capabilities in Beirut, Prepares for Renewed Fighting Against Israel
- IDF Opens 850 Ballot Stations Across all Fronts as Military Voting begins
- Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting
- Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Herzog calls for crackdown on violent West Bank settlers as olive harvest tensions mount
- Reports: Israeli jets flew to Iran’s border; some US sources suspect bid to rile Tehran
- Reports: Israeli jets flew to Iran’s border, some US sources suspect bid to rile Tehran
- Israeli robot APC goes rogue, IDF airstrikes nearly spark diplomatic crisis
- Israeli robot APC goes rogue, IDF airstrikes nearly spark diplomatic crisis
- Jewish NY congressional candidate briefly detained while joining Palestinian olive harvest
- Jewish US congressional candidate briefly detained while joining Palestinian olive harvest
- Behind Netanyahu's failed bid for a pre-election Iran war
- IDF Helicopters Filmed on Low-Altitude Reconnaissance Flights Over Southern Syria
- Gaza, Lebanon and Syria: 850 polling stations open for IDF early voting
- Democratic Congress Candidate Arrested by IDF During Olive Harvest Provocation in Judea and Samaria