idf Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/idf/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:16:32 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 War updates https://www.jwire.com.au/war-updates/ https://www.jwire.com.au/war-updates/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:57:15 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179345 Reports from the IDF   6:08pm AEST Nine Wounded as Iranian Missile Strikes Tel Aviv Area The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that Home Front Command rescue and relief forces, both regular and reserve, are on their way to the scenes where reports of casualties were received in the centre of the country. Strikes from […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/war-updates/feed/ 0 179345 For first time, Haredi soldiers of Hasmonean Brigade operate in Lebanon https://www.jwire.com.au/for-first-time-haredi-soldiers-of-hasmonean-brigade-operate-in-lebanon/ https://www.jwire.com.au/for-first-time-haredi-soldiers-of-hasmonean-brigade-operate-in-lebanon/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:54:12 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179028 For the first time, Israel’s Orthodox (Haredi) Hasmonean Brigade is operating in southern Lebanon, conducting targeted raids, the Israel Defence Forces disclosed on Monday. The brigade has previously seen action in Syria, the Gaza Strip, and Judea and Samaria. Its deployment to Lebanon marks a significant expansion of its operational scope. “The Hasmonean Brigade will […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/for-first-time-haredi-soldiers-of-hasmonean-brigade-operate-in-lebanon/feed/ 0 179028 Israeli ground forces return to southern Lebanon https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-ground-forces-return-to-southern-lebanon/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-ground-forces-return-to-southern-lebanon/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:52:09 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178249 The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning that ground forces had returned to southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones overnight. “The IDF is working to create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel. The IDF is conducting targeted strikes against Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in order to remove threats and prevent infiltration […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-ground-forces-return-to-southern-lebanon/feed/ 0 178249 Israel strikes Hezbollah following first rocket fire since 2024 ceasefire https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hezbollah-following-first-rocket-fire-since-2024-ceasefire/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hezbollah-following-first-rocket-fire-since-2024-ceasefire/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:47:49 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178165 The Israel Defense Forces began attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iran-backed terror group fired rockets at northern Israel in the early hours of Monday morning. The rocket attack was the first since a November 2024 ceasefire took effect. “The IDF is now vigorously attacking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation throughout Lebanon in response […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hezbollah-following-first-rocket-fire-since-2024-ceasefire/feed/ 0 178165 IDF soldier visiting parents secretly extracted from Turkey https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-soldier-visiting-parents-secretly-extracted-from-turkey/ https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-soldier-visiting-parents-secretly-extracted-from-turkey/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:38:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178074 An IDF soldier visiting her parents in Turkey, who was arrested by Turkish authorities after calls by Islamic groups in Ankara to imprison her, was spirited out of the country in an under-the-radar mission on Feb. 18, Israel’s Channel 12 revealed on Wednesday. Few details about the mission to bring the young woman home were […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-soldier-visiting-parents-secretly-extracted-from-turkey/feed/ 0 178074 Israel’s military launches new unit for soldiers with disabilities https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-military-launches-new-unit-for-soldiers-with-disabilities/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-military-launches-new-unit-for-soldiers-with-disabilities/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:42:35 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177359 The Israel Defence Forces marked a milestone in inclusion with the inauguration of the Douglas Unit, a new initiative dedicated to soldiers with disabilities and special needs. Wednesday’s ceremony at Moshav Zitan also became a deeply personal moment for one family as Maayan Mangadi received her IDF uniform. Mangadi, 17, is autistic and nearly mute. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-military-launches-new-unit-for-soldiers-with-disabilities/feed/ 1 177359 ‘All the abductees have been returned’: Israel confirms return of last hostage, Ran Gvili https://www.jwire.com.au/all-the-abductees-have-been-returned-israel-confirms-return-of-last-hostage-ran-gvili/ https://www.jwire.com.au/all-the-abductees-have-been-returned-israel-confirms-return-of-last-hostage-ran-gvili/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:01:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=176945 After 843 days, the remains of the last Israeli missing from Hamas’s October 7 attack have been returned to Israel, the IDF announced on Monday. “After completing the identification process by the National Centre for Forensic Medicine in cooperation with the Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, IDF representatives informed the family of the abducted […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/all-the-abductees-have-been-returned-israel-confirms-return-of-last-hostage-ran-gvili/feed/ 0 176945 Shiri Bibas’s sister lights Chanukah menorah in Rafah https://www.jwire.com.au/shiri-bibass-sister-lights-chanukah-menorah-in-rafah/ https://www.jwire.com.au/shiri-bibass-sister-lights-chanukah-menorah-in-rafah/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:09:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=175684 Israeli forces held a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, led by Golani Brigade commander Col. Adi Ganon and Sgt. (res.) Dana Silverman Seton, the sister of murdered Hamas hostage Shiri Bibas. The menorah lit for the eighth and final night of the festival belonged to the home of Bibas […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/shiri-bibass-sister-lights-chanukah-menorah-in-rafah/feed/ 0 175684 Testimony project helps women in the IDF navigate healing https://www.jwire.com.au/testimony-project-helps-women-in-the-idf-navigate-healing/ https://www.jwire.com.au/testimony-project-helps-women-in-the-idf-navigate-healing/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:41:59 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174805 As attention shifts from the battlefield to the long road of recovery, Israelis are beginning to speak more openly about the trauma of the war triggered by the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023. For women, that process often unfolds differently. According to the American Psychological Association, women are twice as likely as men to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/testimony-project-helps-women-in-the-idf-navigate-healing/feed/ 0 174805 Queensland Labor backs legal warnings for IDF volunteers https://www.jwire.com.au/queensland-labor-backs-legal-warnings-for-idf-volunteers/ https://www.jwire.com.au/queensland-labor-backs-legal-warnings-for-idf-volunteers/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:39:42 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174763 Grassroots members at the Queensland Labor conference this weekend have passed a motion calling on the Albanese Government to issue explicit legal notices to Australian citizens serving in the Israel Defence Forces. The motion was moved by Wendy Turner, the convenor of Labor Friends of Palestine and was passed with overwhelming support across all three […]

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