Tag: IDF Soldiers
French-Israeli slams ‘genocide’ summons as effort to criminalize defending Israel
Rachel Touitou, summoned by a French judge over alleged complicity in genocide for protesting aid to Gaza, says charges against her and fellow activist Nili Kupfer-Naouri are a test case aimed at later prosecuting...
Muslim Arab ‘Captain Ella’ tapped as IDF Arabic spokesperson
Maj. Ella Waweya will replace Col. Avichay Adraee, who is retiring from his role after two decades of service.
Israel Defense Forces Maj. Ella Waweya has been named as the military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, replacing Col....
IDF releases names of three fallen soldiers
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday released the names of three soldiers killed in combat. They are Staff Sgt. Shoham Menahem, Sgt. Shlomo Yakir Shrem and Sgt. Yuliy Faktor.
Menahem, 21, from Yardena; Shrem, 20, from Efrat; and...
Katz to forgo disciplinary action against Hagari following apology
Defense Minister Israel Katz will not tolerate partisan political statements from "anyone wearing a uniform" in the future, sources in the ministry told reporters on Thursday, a day after IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel...
Record number of religious women enlist in IDF’s Shlav Bet
Over the weekend, more than 120 Orthodox women aged 26-50 enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Shlav Bet ("Phase 2") program track for religious women over the usual recruitment age.
This third and...
Heart and soul
Does it always rain on Sukkot, where you live? Here in South Africa, the farmers say as soon as the Jews put up their booths, the rains will come.
Besides the sukkah itself, on this...
Bereaved Israeli families ask police to prosecute former judge who tore down photos of...
HaGvura‒The Forum for Families of Fallen Heroes filed a complaint with the Israel Police against former magistrate’s court judge Sara Haviv on Wednesday after she was filmed tearing down a poster with pictures of fallen Israel...
Two soldiers killed in action in Gaza; IDF death toll since Oct. 7 totals...
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in action in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Wednesday.
One of the slain soldiers was named as Master Sgt. (res.) Yohay Hay Glam, 32, of the...
Netanyahu demands swift release of living hostages, control of ‘security assets’
Israel will continue to press for a truce deal that will free as many living hostages as possible while retaining security control over key areas of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed during a meeting with...
Anger boils over in Israel as IDF reservists are targeted by investigation
Right-wing protesters, including several Knesset members, burst through the gates of two Israeli military bases on Monday to vent their rage after learning nine IDF reservists had been arrested that day on suspicion of...