Zamir is somewhat unusual for an IDF chief given that his military background is in tank command, but his top posts in the later years of his resume made him a favorite from the start of the race.

The IDF announced on Tuesday that in accordance with the situational assessment and the decision to raise the level of readiness in the Southern Command, it was decided to increase reinforcements ...

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Friday apologized to the IDF lookouts who were recently freed from Hamas captivity for the fact that the IDF did not take seriously their warnings of an ...

An Israeli aircraft attacked in the Tulkarm area as part of an IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) joint operation, the military announced on Monday. Later, reports in Israeli media ...

Describing the reinforcement as “extensive,” the IDF confirmed Tuesday the deployment of additional brigades and special forces units to the Southern Command. These units will supplement the ...

Israeli troops from the Givati Brigade leave northern Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire after completing several months of fighting. (IDF) The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in ...

An initial IDF investigation into a settler attack on two West Bank Palestinian villages Monday night found that dozens of assailants were involved, and troops also came under attack. According to ...

Israeli forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly Palestinian man in Gaza and forced him to act as a human shield before killing him and his wife, an investigation by the Israeli ...

The United States has reportedly authorized a “long-term” Israeli troop presence in southern Lebanon, as Israel is said to be seeking an extension to a February 18 deadline to withdraw its forces.

Israeli forces have shot and killed a two-year-old Palestinian girl as they step up large-scale military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to health officials. In a statement, the ...