IDF Soldiers

IDF chief Zamir visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center ahead of Rosh Hashana

Zamir toured the various departments and spoke with wounded troops and their families about their injuries, recovery and rehabilitation, and their healing journey.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center, September 8, 2026.
IDF soldiers patrol by the Lebanese border in northern Israel, June 9, 2026

IDF expected to make historic change for more inclusive combat soldier profile

While there have been numerous reports over several months suggesting that such a change might be approved, KAN News reported first on Sunday that the decision has finally gone through.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Belev Echad’s mixed martial arts program

“You are with us for life”: The soldier-run homes rehabilitating Israel's wounded veterans

Belev Echad helps wounded and PTSD-stricken veterans through everything from hydrotherapy to academic workshops, with a philosophy of building a community where every soldier feels at home.

|ByELLIOT HELLER, IN COOPERATION WITH BELEV ECHAD
IDF LEAFLET warns against violence, on a Palestinian car in Hebron, Nov. 2025.

Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

Fighters are expected to avoid harming noncombatants, including civilians, prisoners, and the defenseless, as much as possible, and to maintain their humanity even in the midst of combat.

|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF

IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike

According to the military, the explosive, which was run over by the Lebanese soldiers, belonged to Hezbollah, contrary to claims that the incident had been Israel's responsibility.

AUGUST 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lebanese army officers on a military vehicle drive in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three pilot zones after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, July 26, 2026.

IDF withdrew from Palestinian-American citizen's West Bank home after US embassy pressure -report

According to KAN, IDF troops operating in the village of Turmus Aiya near Ramallah on Monday attempted to turn a Palestinian doctor's home into a forward base.

JULY 28, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of Turmus Aya. June 21, 2023.

IDF soldier punctures tires, smashes door of Palestinian cars during West Bank operations

At least three other soldiers witnessed the acts, Army Radio reported on Monday morning, noting that none attempted to stop the vandal.

JULY 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The soldier punctured the tires, kicked the doors and mirrors, smashed the windshields, and slammed his weapon against the windows of cars in a West Bank operation. 

Metropolitan police reopen war crimes probe against four British IDF veterans - report

The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) submitted a 240-page referral in August 2025.

JULY 23, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT where judge Paul Goldspring ruled on April 8 that the ICJP’s application was ‘fundamentally misconceived in law,’ as the Foreign Enlistment Act does not apply to dual nationals, and therefore does not apply to Soldier A.

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against IDF veteran attending Belgium music festival

The festival is held annually over two weekends at a park near the town of Boom, between Antwerp and Brussels.

JULY 21, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL
Festival goers look towards the mainstage during the opening day of the 20th Tomorrowland electronic music festival in Boom, Northern Belgium, on July 17, 2026.

Haredi leader attacks religious Zionists for fighting in Israeli ‘murder’ wars, PM condemns remarks

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lando's Degel Hatorah faction of the UTJ Party clashed after the latter's comments, with the PM defending soldiers and the party warning against attacking Torah scholars.

JULY 20, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Rabbi Dov Lando seen during a meeting to discuss the drafting of ultra-Orthodox jews to the IDF in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024.

Knesset passes bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months to 'meet IDF's goals'

The passage of the bill comes amid the coalition's legislative blitz before the Knesset recesses ahead of the upcoming elections. Forty-three MKs voted in favor, with 12 against and one abstention.

JULY 16, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

IDF finds dead body tied to stretcher in southern Lebanon, launches investigation

The body was passed to the police for further investigation.

JULY 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025.

UK judge orders ICJ Palestine to pay £82,130 to British-Israeli IDF soldier it tried to prosecute

As covered by The Jerusalem Post at the end of June, the ICJP formally applied for a court summons to prosecute Soldier A for allegedly breaching Britain’s Foreign Enlistment Act (FEA) of 1870.

JULY 15, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT where judge Paul Goldspring ruled on April 8 that the ICJP’s application was ‘fundamentally misconceived in law,’ as the Foreign Enlistment Act does not apply to dual nationals, and therefore does not apply to Soldier A.

IDF sentences soldier to five years after spying for Iran, sending images of interceptions

The soldier was accused of passing information on to Iranian agents in exchange for financial compensation, including videos of Iranian rockets being intercepted during the war.

JULY 15, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
The embroidered flags of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)