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IDF welcomes record number of Charedi recruits

The surge came despite the fraught debate over the conscription of strictly-Orthodox men

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Charedi

Charedi mob tries to storm police station after ‘deserter’ arrest

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Shavuot

Israeli soldiers sent more than 700,000 pieces of cheesecake for Shavuot

1 min read

Screenshot of a video posted by one of the flotilla activists in which he complains about the IDF jamming their radio (Image: X)

Gaza flotilla

Oops! … I Did It Again: IDF jams Gaza flotilla radios with Britney Spears song

By Akiva van Koningsveld

1 min read

IDF confirmation of 'elimination' of Hamas armed leader (X)

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IDF confirms killing of ‘architect’ of October 7 massacre

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Yom Yerushalayim

‘My thoughts and heart are always in Israel – it’s the country that I fought for’

By Ben Conway

6 min read

Lebanon

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel built ‘clandestine’ base in Iraq to support Tehran bombing campaign

The site was used as a logistical hub for the air force, as well as housing search-and-rescue teams to recover downed pilots

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

May 11, 2026 10:40

Israeli fighter F-16 jets perform an exhibition exercise during an Israeli Independence Day show (Getty Images)

IDF eliminates son of Hamas co-leader

Azzam al-Hayya, whose father Khalil serves on the terror group’s ruling council, was fatally wounded in an airstrike on Wednesday

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

May 8, 2026 12:41

Mourners at a morgue by the body of Azzam Khalil al-Hayya in Gaza City on May 7, 2026 (Getty Images)

'The Iranian regime is the weakest it's been in all my years of service,' claims outgoing IDF spokesman

Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told JNS that foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.

By Yaakov Lappin

4 min read

May 7, 2026 16:15

Lag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount Meron

The latest unrest among the strictly-Orthodox community came after a disappointing IDF recruitment drive and continuing disputes over conscription from yeshivot

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

May 5, 2026 15:10

Charedim remove a fence access the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, attempting to reach the Lag B'omer celebrations after the site was closed by police following Home Front Command restrictions, May 5, 2026 (Flash90)

US destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz

An Israeli source told the JC that the IDF is ‘monitoring the situation and on alert’ after Iran fired a flurry of drones and missiles at the UAE

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 5, 2026 11:48

Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney observes a merchant vessel while on patrol enforcing the US blockade against Iran (Centcom)

Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of ‘undermining’ ceasefire after another IDF soldier killed

Idan Fox, 19, became the sixteenth soldier to die in Lebanon since the start of the latest war

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

April 27, 2026 15:26

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

IDF investigating after military bulldozer filmed destroying Christian village’s solar panels in Lebanon

The incident occurred in the same area where another soldier recently destroyed a statue of Jesus, prompting international outrage

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 27, 2026 15:08

A military bulldozer destroys solar panels in Debel, Lebanon (X/ItayBlumental)

Israeli Air Force engineers charged with spying for Iran

The two men were allegedly asked to gather intelligence on several senior political and military figures, including taking pictures of the streets on which they live

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

April 24, 2026 15:04

Israeli and German (L and R) fighter jets fly over the Knesset on October 17, 2021 (Getty Images)

By Natalie Lisbona

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

In a week of Independence Day and Remembrance Day, the nation's children look ahead with confidence and resilience

5 min read

April 22, 2026 13:54

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

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IDF welcomes record number of Charedi recruits

Charedi mob tries to storm police station after ‘deserter’ arrest

Israeli soldiers sent more than 700,000 pieces of cheesecake for Shavuot

Oops! … I Did It Again: IDF jams Gaza flotilla radios with Britney Spears song

IDF confirms killing of ‘architect’ of October 7 massacre

‘My thoughts and heart are always in Israel – it’s the country that I fought for’

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

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