Tag: IDF Soldiers
IDF reports that missing soldier found dead
An Israel Defense Forces soldier who was missing for two days was found dead on Thursday near a military checkpoint close to eastern Jerusalem, the military confirmed, saying that an investigation of the incident has...
Multigenerational family, lone soldiers to be featured at virtual FIDF annual gala
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will hold its 2020 national gala online for the first time as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The philanthropic evening, themed “A Night of Heroes,” will...
Hezbollah’s sniper attack: A risky and cynical maneuver
Hezbollah dispatched a squad of snipers to a location close to a U.N. post in southern Lebanon on the night of Aug. 25 before firing bullets at an IDF position in the area, fortunately...
Safe-grenade production program up and running at disability center
A housing complex for adults with learning disabilities has begun producing a key component in a grenade that is able to withstand gunfire without detonating.
The Rimon (Grenade) Center was inaugurated earlier this month at...
Risk of capture too great for ministers to do reserve duty in their secret...
Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel (Derech Eretz) and Culture and Sports Minister Yehiel Tropper (Blue and White) were informed recently that as government ministers, they are prohibited from serving in the Israel Defense Forces...
The silence of the Jews
A young Israeli soldier, Amit Ben-Yigal, was stoned to death last week by Palestinian Arab terroristsk. The response of the American Jewish left was appalling. However, the response of the rest of the Jewish...
Second memorial ceremony for fallen ultra-Orthodox soldiers goes virtual
A memorial commemorating fallen soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces who fought in haredi Orthodox units was broadcasted on Monday night from the Hechal Shlomo auditorium in Jerusalem without an audience due to restrictions related to...
Rivlin at the Western Wall marking Memorial Day: ‘This year, we cannot cry together’
Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, began on Monday evening with a siren and minute of silence in memory of those who have fallen followed by an official...
This Yom Hazikaron: Remembering what we have lost
Israelis and Zionists around the world will mark Yom Hazikaron this year starting on the evening of April 27. Yom Hazikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Israel ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah, literally: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of...
Friends of IDF to conduct virtual Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut events
For the first time, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will host online celebrations next week marking milestones in Israel’s history.
Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terrorism,...