In a poignant development decades in the making, the IDF has announced the successful identification and location of Arthur Gasner's burial site 76 years after he was killed in action during the 1949 operation in the Lachish District.
After more than four decades missing in action, Staff Sergeant Tzvi Feldman, killed in the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yaqub, was finally laid to rest in Israel today.
Several bodies were exhumed during the operation. Foreign media reports that Israel is checking whether one of them might be that of 'our man in Damascus.'
Grieving parents discover decorated stones from soldiers’ graves discarded in pile ahead of Memorial Day; Defense Ministry blames cleaning error.
96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Magda Baratz, passes away two weeks after her great-grandson Asaf Cafri fell in Gaza.
Sgt. Yishai Urbach, killed in Gaza two months after his wedding, is remembered as a devoted soldier and beloved husband whose faith, courage, and commitment to Israel define his life and sacrifice.
Yuval, Yishai Urbach’s widow, recalls his final conversation, as he prepared for a mission of strength and honor fighting for his people and country. 'I am proud of him.'
The children of Elhanan Kalamanson gathered in the house where he was killed in action in the October 7th massacre to honor him among the 33 Israelis killed defending Be'eri.
Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach and Staff Sergeant Yam Frid fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip. Four other soldiers seriously wounded. A total of 856 soldiers have fallen since the start of the war.
Sergeant Major (Res.) Dejen Daniel Sahalo, a combat soldier in the 5067th Engineering Battalion, was killed in a car accident during operational activity in the area of the communities near the Gaza Strip.
Rabbi Shilo Marom from the Keshet pre-military academy said goodbye to his student Captain Noam Ravid, who was killed in action today in Gaza.
Sergeant Niv Dayag, 19, killed in a car accident during operational activity in the Golan Heights; two other soldiers injured.
'Yom Hazikaron is a day of brokenness, meriting Independence Day,' Rabbi Yoram Eliyahu, father of Sergeant first class (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, who fell in Gaza, says.
The three brothers of Lieutenant Shahar Ben Nun speak to Arutz Sheva and describe their feelings on the first Memorial Day as bereaved brothers.
'It is important that Israel not only remember, but also embrace the character and values of the fallen into their hearts. These are noble souls. Let us be worthy of them,' bereaved father Shlomo Toaff says.
'We will not be taken hostage,' Nimrod Eliraz, sole survivor of the Nahal Oz command center, recounts how four soldiers fought for hours against Hamas terrorists, without ammunition.
Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023, 850 IDF soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for Israel's existence on various fronts.
Captain Ido Voloch, 21, of the Armored Corps, and Sergeant Neta Yitzhak Kahana, a Border Police officer, fell in battle in Gaza.
Hagai, father of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri who fell in battle in Gaza, received the news of his son’s death while in Germany with his 96-year-old Holocaust survivor grandmother.
Asaf Cafri, who served as a tank driver in the 79th Battalion, 'Machatz' Brigade (14th), fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
Since last Memorial Day, 316 fallen soldiers have been added to the tally, along with 61 disabled veterans who passed away due to their disabilities and were recognized during the year as fallen soldiers of Israel's wars.
Eternal Heroism: President Isaac Herzog and leading rabbis write letters in Torah scroll dedicated to memory of Sergeant Segev Schwartz, who jumped on a grenade to save dozens of his comrades.
On October 7th, 2023, Rabbi Shmuel Slotki presided over the IDF team that worked to search for bodies in southern Israel. At the same time, his sons, Yishay and Noam, went to fight the terrorists and lost their lives doing so.
Lookout Hadar Miriam Cohen's father has been fighting for 18 months for the regional cemetery where she was buried to be recognized as a military plot.
Command Sergeant Major G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra, 35 years old from Rahat, fell in battle in Gaza; two soldiers injured.
Leftist activists prevent bereaved father Tiran Yaakov from approaching encampment supporting Jewish presence in Gaza, 'Hatred surpasses respect for the fallen.'
Manetto Hill Road in Plainview was renamed Captain Omer Neutra's Way, commemorating the late Captain Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen whose body is being held by Hamas.
Nirit Rauchberger, mother of fallen IDF soldier Captain Shilo Rauchberger, who was killed in battle on October 7, describes her son's personality and talks about the new memorial being built for him in Eli.
Sergeant Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19 years old from Jerusalem, declared dead after collapsing following training exercise in northern Israel. IDF investigating.
Ronen Portnoi was found lifeless last Saturday on an IDF base. Military police are investigating the circumstances of his death.
Popular Israeli singer Ilanit invites Michal, sister of fallen soldier Shaul Greenglick, to sing together on stage in memory of her brother.
Thanks to the fallen soldiers of the IDF, the people of Israel live! Thanks to those brave soldiers who risked their lives for the rebirth of Israel, the State of Israel exists!
Sister of Sgt. Yehonatan Elias, who fell in Gaza last year, names her firstborn son after her brother.
In moving gesture, handwriting of murdered Nahal Oz lookout Sgt. Yael Leibushor turned into font adorning new book on the weekly Torah portion.
Uncle of Captain Avraham Ben Pinchas, who fell in Gaza, 'The enemy wants to destroy us, they don't differentiate whether we are wearing a yarmulka or not. We must win this war.'
Rachel Goldberg, wife of fallen soldier Avi Goldberg, talks about celebrating Purim despite the difficult pain of the loss and explains the significance behind the family's special costume.
The family of Captain (Res.) Rabbi Avi Goldberg dressed up this year as an 'IDF draft order,' as a tribute to their father who fell in battle in Lebanon.
Hamas captivity survivor Eliya Cohen came with his mother Siggi to the home of the Kauders family in Tzur Hadassah to thank them for the part played by their husband and father, First Sergeant Refael Kauders, for the role he played in Eliya's release.
'We'll leave no stone unturned until we bring back all our fallen,' Defense Minister Israel Katz promises at IDF memorial ceremony.
Laly Dery, mother of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov, tells of the emotional moment the family were told Saadia's wife was pregnant.
Itzik Bonzel, father of Amit, who fell in Gaza, demands setting up a special prison unit for those responsible for the 10/7 massacre, including government ministers and IDF senior commanders.
Mother of fallen IDF lookout Sergeant Yael Leibushor, says recordings reveals that her daughter 'picked herself up with the most confident voice, continued reporting while they were in the post.'
Meitar Eliyahu, widow of Sergeant First Class (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, who fell in battle in Gaza, announces that she is engaged to Baruch Tzuri Noked of Hebron.
A Hamas gunman was seen holding a Negev machine gun with a drum magazine bearing the name of an Israeli soldier killed in action during the October 7th massacre.
An Israeli soldier was found in critical condition at a southern base and later pronounced dead. Military police are investigating the incident.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Nadav Cohen and Staff Sergeant Nachman Refael Ben Ami fell in northern Gaza; eight other soldiers injured.
Dana Yung eulogizes her husband, murdered in Tuesday's terrorist attack in the Jordan Valley: 'He was phenomenally clever; he had zero ego.'
'Thank you for our beautiful years together,' Gal Friedman eulogizes her husband Tzvi, murdered in a terror attack in the Jordan Valley.
Shlomit, sister of Sergeant major (res.) Tzvi Friedman, killed in Jordan Valley terrorist attack today, says her brother was a sensitive, caring and loving guy.
Sergeant Major Ofer Yung, aged 39 from Tel Aviv, and Sergeant Major (Res.) Avraham Tzvi Tzvika Friedman, aged 43, from Ein HaNatziv, were killed by a terrorist who opened fire in an IDF installation.
28 years ago, Israel witnessed the deadliest air accident in its history as two Sikorsky helicopters collided over northern Israel, killing 73 soldiers.
Itzik Bonzel presented his daughter, Adi, with the beret that belonged to her brother, Amit, who fell in battle in Gaza.
Ayelet, the mother of Staff Sergeant Liam Hazi, who fell in a clash with terrorists in Jenin shared how her son's death saved the lives of other soldiers.
Haruv reconnaissance soldier, First Sergeant Liam Hazi from Rosh Haayin, fell during operational activity in Jenin. Another soldier from the unit was seriously injured.
Israel Air Force attacks Tammun killing 10 terrorists, including those responsible for death of Sergeant First Class. (res.) Evyatar Ben Yehuda.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Eviatar Ben Yehuda served in the 8211th Battalion of the Efraim Brigade and fell during operational activity.
Father of fallen soldier Sergeant Eliav Astuker spoke about his son, who always put his friends and nation first. 'He just wanted to defend his country and did it modestly.'
The family of Yossi Hershkowitz, a school principal who fell in battle in Gaza, sings Yossi's last song in New York together with renowned singer Yonatan Razel. Watch.
Amichai Avior, a teacher of fallen Sergeant Eliav Astuker, eulogized him: "Educators should dance at the weddings of their graduates - not eulogize at their funerals."
Three soldiers from the 931st Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and one soldier from the 79th Battalion of 14th 'Machatz' Brigade, fell in battle in Gaza.
