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Combat Engineering Corps

The Israel Post Philatelic Service has issued a new stamp saluting the IDF's elite engineering Yahalom unit. (Yahalom Multimedia Dept)
February 16, 2026, 4:47 pm
New postage stamp salutes elite IDF engineering unit Yahalom
Marking 30 years since establishment, unit has operated in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, destroying tunnels, helping to rescue hostages and handling dangerous weapons and ammunition
By Sue Surkes
IDF soldiers stand near the entrance to a tunnel in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip, where the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin was held, December 8, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2025, 4:58 pm
Scouring massive labyrinth under Rafah, IDF just missed finding Hadar Goldin’s body
Elite officers describe months of searches through sprawling tunnel network, including perilous work removing supports to reveal hidden passages, though effort came up short
By Emanuel Fabian
A female IDF combat medic on deployment in the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 5, 2025, 3:09 pm
IDF declares trial of women combat engineers in elite Yahalom unit a success
During 2.5-year pilot program, female soldiers joined hundreds of engineering operations in Gaza and northern front, army says
By Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Zamir Burke (Israel Defense Forces)
September 3, 2025, 10:42 pm
Staff Sgt. Zamir Burke, 20: Combat engineer dreamed of studying physics
Killed on November 29, 2024, while battling Hamas in northern Gaza’s Jabalia
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class (res.) Yakir Hexter (IDF)
July 28, 2025, 5:46 pm
Sgt. 1st Class Yakir Hexter, 26: Architecture student and avid runner
Killed battling Hamas in southern Gaza on January 8, 2024
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher, of the 749th Combat Engineering Battalion. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 27, 2025, 12:30 am
IDF reservist succumbs to wounds sustained last week in roadside explosion in Gaza
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher, 32, is 16th IDF soldier killed in Gaza this month; he is survived by his wife, 2-year-old daughter, parents and siblings
By Emanuel Fabian
Top row, left to right: Lt. Matan Shai Yashinovski, Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe, Sgt. Ronen Shapiro; Bottom row, left to right: Sgt. Maayan Baruch Pearlstein, Staff Sgt. Niv Radia, Sgt. Shahar Manoav, and Staff Sgt. Alon Davidov. The IDF announced that the seven soldiers were killed amid fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 3, 2025, 4:23 pm
IDF vehicle in deadly Hamas attack had critical defects; 94 Gazans said killed
Families outraged over report that APC hatch was tied shut, cameras inoperable; 45 Gazans reported killed near aid sites amid intensified airstrike campaign
By Stav Levaton, AP and ToI Staff
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe attend his funeral at the military cemetery in Rehovot on June 25, 2025. He was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
June 25, 2025, 9:00 pm
‘How does a father eulogize his son?’: 5 soldiers killed in Gaza blast laid to rest
Funerals for 5 of the 7 soldiers slain in Khan Younis take place Wednesday afternoon as mourners reel from deadliest incident to befall IDF soldiers in months
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Alexander Masliy (IDF)
March 5, 2025, 11:23 pm
Staff Sgt. Alexander Masliy, 21: Combat engineer ‘loved this country’
Killed in a tank accident on October 8, 2023
By ToI Staff
Hezbollah weapons seized by paratroopers and commandos during operations in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published October 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 16, 2025, 5:21 pm
10 soldiers wounded after RPG explodes at combat engineering training base
Accident occurs during presentation of weapons to soldiers in training; Military Police, base commander launch probes
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpt. Etai Cohen (IDF)
January 7, 2025, 8:44 pm
Cpt. Etai Cohen, 22: Yahalom commander who loved basketball
Killed battling the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Alumim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Cpt. Nitay Amar (IDF)
December 11, 2024, 11:30 pm
Cpt. Nitay Amar, 22: Combat engineer ‘fought until the last moment’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of the Re’im IDF base on October 7
By ToI Staff
December 10, 2024, 9:56 pm
Staff Sgt. Neria Ben David, 22: Combat engineer volunteered on a farm
Killed while battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7
By ToI Staff
Troops of the Yahalom combat engineering unit rig a tunnel with explosives in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published February 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 5, 2024, 7:02 pm
More combat engineers, mechanized infantry: IDF Ground Forces lays out future plans
Drawing on lessons from the latest conflicts, the military begins to arm female surveillance soldiers, move their war rooms away from borders; infantry to get explosives training
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpt. (res.) Eitan Koplovich (left) and Warrant Officer (res.) Elon Weiss, killed in the Gaza Strip on June 15, 2024. (Courtesy)
June 16, 2024, 8:14 am
Two reservists killed in north Gaza, as soldiers slain in Rafah blast named
Tank hit by explosive, killing Cpt. (res.) Eitan Koplovich and Warrant Officer (res.) Elon Weiss, wounding two others seriously
By Emanuel Fabian
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