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Veterans of the Israel Defense Forces with trainee pups in the Dogs 4 Soldiers program. Credit: Courtesy of Liran Dimri/Belev Echad.
Canine therapy helps soldiers cope with PTSD
Man’s best friend can also be his best therapist, according to Liran Dimri, the dog program coordinator at Belev Echad.
Rolene Marks
April 30, 2025
Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, where Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar was eliminated on Oct. 16, 2024. Credit: IDF.
IDF rescues dog taken to Gaza on Oct. 7
The dog, Billie, was identified via a microchip as belonging to Rachel Dancyg from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
JNS Staff
April 16, 2025
An Israel Dog Unit team searches for a missing person. Photo courtesy of IDU
Missing in Israel
Israel Dog Unit volunteers search for some 4,000 people every year, says team leader Mike Ben Yaakov.
Judith Segaloff
March 21, 2025
An emotional support dog, part of the United Hatzalah's Psychotrauma Canine Unit, March 11, 2025. Credit: United Hatzalah.
United Hatzalah completes Israel’s first psychotrauma dog-training program
As part of the year-long program—the first of its kind in Israel—10 dogs participated alongside their owners, practicing emergency scenarios.
March 21, 2025
Tal Scherzer and Chiquita. Credit: Courtesy.
Soldier rescues dog from Gaza Strip
Chiquita "could have become a monster, but she chose not to."
Roni Shkedy
Dec. 27, 2024
Avital Tzuriel, head of the Israel Police K-9 unit, on Dec. 9, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of the Israel Police.
The head of the Israel Police K-9 unit is a trailblazer for women
“It's the best job in the world,” says Avital Tzuriel, as she heads off for a stroll with her Labrador, Baz.
Etgar Lefkovits
Dec. 17, 2024
Israeli soldiers from the IDF Oketz canine unit patrol in Kerem Shalom, on the Gaza-Egypt border, May 18, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Hamas kills Israeli military dog after abduction
The IDF condemns the terror group's "cynical exploitation" of the captured Oketz canine unit dog, which was booby-trapped to harm Israeli forces.
Shachar Kleiman
June 28, 2024
A home in Kibbutz Be'eri after Hamas terrorists attacked civilians of all ages, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90,
Family dog succumbs to wounds after saving loved ones on Oct. 7
The 11-year-old dog Petel kept the terrorists out of the Ben Tzvi family's Kibbutz Be'eri home, but was later wounded by shrapnel.
Adi Nirman
June 4, 2024
Oketz canine unit member Staff Sgt. David Sasson, 21, who was killed in action in the southern Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024. Credit: IDF.
IDF soldier killed, 12 wounded in Khan Yunis ambush
Israeli troops continue raids in Qatari-funded housing development.
Joshua Marks
March 7, 2024