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Captured on Mount Hermon, Yossi Tor survived torture, held his fellow soldiers together with prayer and ingenuity, and later channeled those lessons into handcrafted wooden Judaica—especially *megillah* cases made from trees grown in *Eretz Yisrael*.

“It does not matter what his name is or where he hides,” Katz says as Mojtaba Khamenei emerges as leading candidate

With two dead and two wounded around him in the heart of Beirut, Eliezer Broida saw Syrian positions and knew he had no chance. All the training and gear wouldn’t save him. Then, for the first time in his life, he cried out: "From the depths I called You, Hashem"—and everything began to change.

A firsthand account: When 14-year-old Zohar knocked on Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s door and said, "Rabbi, teach me Torah," the famed scholar made time—every Friday—for years, changing a family’s life.

Islamist groups circulated her details and pressed prosecutors before U.S.-backed diplomacy secured her release via third country

Nearly 20 years after a soldier survived the IDF Helicopter Disaster after accepting this same mitzvah, another soldier shares how tying his shoes according to halacha spared him from gunfire.

As gunfire raged around him at the Nova festival massacre, Barak Nixon hid for eight hours in a portable toilet and made a desperate promise to Hashem that he would never forget.

Family of elite Paratrooper killed in Gaza says anger is directed at the state; soldier involved sent personal apology

Ynet reports Istanbul-based dual-national soldier publicly exposed after IDF discloses 112 Turkish citizens serving in military

After losing his hand in the Yom Kippur War, Moshe Levy struggled with painful questions about destiny, loss, and belief. A powerful midnight encounter in New York gave him a new perspective on suffering, purpose, and spiritual growth

Easy Aerial loses its Brooklyn Navy Yard lease following Mamdani inauguration as officials deny political motive and cite compliance issues

Prosecutors allege he and a civilian used secret operational knowledge to place Polymarket bets; defense denies intent to harm state security

Ahmad Hasan, head of the Beit Hanoun sniper unit, was tied to multiple attacks that killed at least seven IDF soldiers in 2025

Four Hamas terrorists emerged from a tunnel and opened fire on IDF forces, marking a blatant ceasefire violation months after fighting formally ended

Rare ground operation 10 km inside southern Lebanon ends with live capture of al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya operative for interrogation in Israel

From the harrowing work of the Yassar unit to the quiet bloom of the Israeli landscape, finding light in the final chapter of a national tragedy

A little over two years after Captain Yehuda Cohen saved his platoon during a mission in Gaza, his father reflects on his bravery and enduring legacy.

Disclosure follows the return of the last captive and marks the first full account of the intelligence effort, failures, and moral dilemmas behind Israel’s hostage mission

Unrelated decisions made months earlier, followed by intelligence reversals and a massive recovery effort, enabled Israel’s largest operation in Gaza