IDF soldier and Border Police officer killed in Gaza Capt. Ido Voloch and Sgt. Netta Yitzhak Kahana fell fighting terrorist forces in Shejaiya, bringing Israel's war toll to 850 • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed their "supreme heroism." JNS Staff April 26, 2025
Great-grandson KIA in Gaza as Shoah survivor visits Nazi camp Magda Baratz, 96, and the soldier's father found out about Master Sgt. (res.) Asaf Cafri's death upon their return home from Bergen-Belsen. JNS Staff April 26, 2025
Grieving Druze double down on bond of blood with Israel The war has claimed painful sacrifices from the community, but solidarity and a sense of shared fate with the Jewish state remain strong. Canaan Lidor Oct. 23, 2024
‘Now is the time to close a deal that includes everyone,’ hostage’s mother pleads "It’s the worst nightmare,” says Anat Angrest. Amelie Botbol July 11, 2024
Two IDF soldiers slain in Gaza City battle Staff Sgt. Yair Avitan, 20, and Sgt. First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, 21, died as troops were pushing back into Shejaiya. Lilach Shoval, Yaron Doron and Hanan Greenwood June 30, 2024
A complex mission to retrieve the body of a murdered hostage The IDF sent its Commando Brigade backed by Merkava 4 tanks and air support to retrieve the corpse of Elad Katzir, whom PIJ murdered in January. Yaakov Lappin April 7, 2024
Investigation clears IDF general of wrongdoing in failed Oct. 7 hostage rescue A report found that 13 hostages were killed in a Kibbutz Be'eri house by AK-47 fire, not a tank shell fired on the order of IDF Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram. April 3, 2024
‘There is no stagnation, we strike the enemy where needed’ A reporter joins the tanks of the IDF’s 77th Battalion in a strategic effort to dismantle Hamas and restore security to the area. Neta Bar March 24, 2024
How the IDF will transform following the Gaza war The military is examining the possibility of establishing a new engineering battalion and bolstering the UAV array and the Armored Corps. Lilach Shoval March 17, 2024
