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Israel confirms return of Lt. Hadar Goldin after 11 years

Pesach Benson — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:01:25 +0000

The body of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed and abducted by Hamas in 2014, has been returned to Israel and formally identified, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israel Defence Forces confirmed Sunday evening. “After completing the identification process by the National Centrefor Forensic Medicine, in cooperation with the Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, […]

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‘Measure of comfort’ after return of slain soldier Itay Chen’s remains

Pesach Benson — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:48:09 +0000

The body of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen was identified on Wednesday morning after being returned from Gaza to Israel overnight. “The families of the hostages and the returned are embracing the family of Itay Chen at this time,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. “Alongside the grief and the understanding that their hearts will […]

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New 420-bed rehab facility in Ramla to aid Israel’s injured soldiers

Pesach Benson — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:43:44 +0000

Construction has begun on ALEH Zahav, a 15-story, 420-bed rehabilitation centre in Ramla that aims to address a mounting national crisis. The facility, led by Israel’s leading disability and rehabilitation network, will provide inpatient care, trauma therapy, hydrotherapy, adaptive sports, advanced imaging, and family support for soldiers and civilians wounded in the Gaza conflict. “Every […]

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IDF soldier KIA in Gaza’s south brings wartime toll to 900

JNS — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:35:30 +0000

The Israel Defence Forces announced on Saturday evening that Sgt. 1st class (res.) Ariel Lubliner, 34, from Kiryat Bialik, had been killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Lubliner, who served in the Logistics Regiment 6036 of the 36th Division, was killed during a firefight in the Magen Oz corridor in the Khan Yunis area, according […]

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Ohad graduates as a doctor in Gaza

Elana Oberlander — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:01:05 +0000

While his classmates celebrated the completion of their medical degrees, Ohad was serving inside Gaza. He couldn’t make it to the graduation ceremony—but that didn’t mean he had to miss it altogether. The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University, located in Safed, made sure he was included. They brought the celebration to him, right […]

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Israeli court grants woman right to use slain soldier son’s seed for surrogacy

JNS — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:30:26 +0000

The Family Court in Eilat has authorised Sharon Eizenkot, mother of slain IDF Sgt. Maor Eizenkot, to use her late son’s sperm to conceive a grandchild through surrogacy. This is the first such court-approved request since the outbreak of the Swords of Iron war 21 months ago, setting a significant precedent for other bereaved families. […]

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Israeli army says body of abducted soldier recovered

Reuters — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:16:09 +0000

Israeli tanks have entered deeper into Khan Younis amid battles with Hamas-led militants as the army said it had recovered the body of an abducted soldier. The Israeli military says the body of a soldier abducted by Gaza militants on October 7 has been recovered and taken to Israel. The military said the rescue operation […]

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Fallen Israeli soldier’s organs save five patients

Pesach Benson — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:37:24 +0000

The organs of an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza were donated to five different people, the National Transplant Centre said on Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Sivan Weil of the elite Egoz unit was injured in Khan Yunis on Friday when a Hamas terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a building being used by soldiers. One soldier […]

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Druze restaurant goes Kosher to unite with soldiers

Sveta Listratov — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:16:08 +0000

The aroma of spices and the sound of rattling pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze village of Julis, was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the town. “I want to feed all the Israeli soldiers! They all are like my children, […]

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Israeli soldier killed as Jenin operation winds down

TPS-IL — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:10:49 +0000

An Israeli soldier was killed in Jenin on Tuesday evening as military forces began withdrawing from the Palestinian city following an intensive two-day counterterrorism operation. According to the Israel Defence Forces, Chief Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzchak, 23, a non-commissioned officer from the Egoz commando unit, was treated for a gunshot wound at the scene before […]

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