Paratroopers Brigade

Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle

Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2026|ByAMIR BOHBOT

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.

Renowned IDF paratrooper, architect of Kurdish relations, Tzuri Sagi dies aged 92

During Sagi's 32 years of service, he held operational positions in the IDF’s regular Paratroopers Brigade, the reserve Paratroopers Brigade, and served as commander of regional brigades.

AUGUST 21, 2026|BySHLOMI GABAI

Israeli soldiers visit at a viewpoint overlooking southern Lebanon, August 5, 2026.

IDF expands probe into abnormally strong explosion that killed two reservists in Lebanon

Northern Command confirms that Hezbollah is active in the area and is attempting to challenge the IDF, so it cannot be ruled out that it tampered with an explosive device to target IDF in the area.

AUGUST 9, 2026|ByAMIR BOHBOT

IDF soldiers participate in the Arrowhead agility competition on July 8, 2026.

IDF holds redesigned Arrowhead agility competition for combat soldiers, special units

Troops from the Paratroopers Brigade, Givati Brigade, Golani Brigade, Nahal Brigade, Kfir Brigade, Lotar Unit, and Refaim Unit competed in multiple events, including running, shooting, and Krav Maga.

JULY 11, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

IDF Paratroopers Brigade conducts heavy equipment drill with transport aircraft into combat zone

Since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago, the Paratroopers Brigade had not practiced landing a paratrooper force with its heavy equipment in a combat zone using transport aircraft.

JULY 5, 2026ByAVI ASHKENAZI

Army drill of Israeli paratroopers at Kibbutz Revivim. June 12, 2023.

‘It’s the little things’: Israeli mother juggles war, parenthood as her husband serves

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: This article is the second in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.

MAY 1, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A FLEETING moment of calm: Shiri and her husband share a quiet exchange in the kitchen with their child, one of the ‘little things’ that hold a family together between deployments.

IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes

The IDF added that overnight strikes targeted two key crossings used by Hezbollah operatives to move between areas north and south of the Litani River and transfer weapons.

APRIL 9, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.

US-born IDF soldier killed while fighting in Lebanon, military announces

Katz, 22, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, and was killed during an attack where three other soldiers were moderately wounded.

MARCH 29, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, SHIR PERETS

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz, 22.

Paratrooper battalion commander reveals the complexity of operating in the West Bank

The commander summarized a recent, intense period of operations in an area where the proximity of Palestinian villages to Israeli communities complicates the challenges faced by the IDF.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByAMIR BOBOT

IDF soldiers during a house demolition in the West Bank.

IDF to investigate soldier filmed firing into Gaza on New Year’s Eve

“The soldier documented in the video acted contrary to procedures, firing unprofessionally and not following orders,” the IDF stated in response to the 'Post’ 's request for comment.

JANUARY 5, 2026BySAM HALPERN, YONAH JEREMY BOB