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IDF recovers bodies of five hostages from Gaza
Israeli forces located their remains during an operation in Khan Younis
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IDF soldiers offered polio vaccine after virus found in Gaza sewage
The Israeli government is also facilitating aid for the civilian population
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Two IDF soldiers injured as Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes over the weekend
IDF says it carried out airstrikes on known rocket launcher sites on Saturday
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Israeli Air Force strikes Houthi port in Yemen in response to drone strike on Tel Aviv
There are unconfirmed reports that the US and UK jointly took part in the military response
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Israeli October 7 investigation finds Hamas planned massacre for nearly a decade
Details of the ongoing investigation into the failures that led to the attacks were leaked this week
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New Charedi recruits won’t have to report to women, says IDF
The Israeli army has updated its service rules for ultra-Orthodox men, after backlash from Charedim over expanded conscription
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IDF say it is likely Deif died in strike as Hamas fighters are forced in survival mode
The IDF said it has put significant pressure on the network of tunnels forcing Hamas commanders above ground
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Three IDF women’s astonishing acts of courage amid the terror of October 7
Extreme bravery in wartime is far from uncommon in Israel. Female heroism, however, stirs the soul with particular poignancy. These are the stories of just three of the many young Israeli women who fought back when the forces of evil descended
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Gallant says IDF to start recruiting strictly Orthodox men next month
The announcement follows the Supreme Court's landmark ruling that the government must draft Charedi Jews into the military
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Outgoing IDF commander condemns settler violence in the West Bank
General Yehuda Fox said that Jewish extremists were ‘adopting the ways of the enemy’
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Druze officer killed as IDF eliminates over 30 terrorists in Rafah
More than 1,000 Hamas fighters are thought to have been killed during the Rafah operation
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Yeshivahs will not be solving the IDF’s personnel shortage crisis anytime soon
There is uncertainty over the IDF’s future missions – and the personnel shortage is also an intensely political issue
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Orthodox protesting against IDF conscription get ‘skunk sprayed’
Strictly-Orthodox young Jewish men will now no longer be exempt from serving in the Israeli military, the country’s High Court has ruled
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The IDF on track to dismantle Hamas’s last brigade in Rafah
Despite the slow pace of the IDF operation in Rafah, the overall strategy is proving effective
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Battle against Hamas in Rafah ‘about to end’ as IDF troops move north
Israeli PM says he is prepared to do ‘partial deal’ to return some hostages
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Hamas number four ‘killed in IDF airstrike’
Israeli attack said to have taken out Hamas’s top military brass in Gaza
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