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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 526

IDF Armored Corps

New IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with the IDF General Staff Forum, March 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 5, 2025, 11:39 pm
In 1st moves as IDF chief, Zamir orders recheck of Oct. 7 probes, dissolves Iran unit
New chief of staff appoints new chiefs of Southern Command, Operations Directorate; announces formation of new tank brigade; will place photos of hostages in office until all home
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Ariel Eliyahu (IDF)
February 26, 2025, 10:27 pm
Sgt. Ariel Eliyahu, 19: Armored Corps soldier baked cookies for friends
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Yonatan 'Yoni' Golan (Courtesy)
December 22, 2024, 9:51 pm
Staff Sgt. Yoni Golan, 21: Tank commander who was an identical twin
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of the Nahal Oz IDF outpost on October 7
By ToI Staff
The body of Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen and 'lone soldier' was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 2, 2024, 12:21 pm
IDF says US-Israeli hostage Cpt. Omer Neutra killed on Oct. 7 and his body held in Gaza
Neutra, a tank commander stationed on border during Hamas’s terror onslaught, was abducted with 3 fellow troops; military chief rabbi declares death based on findings, new intel
By Emanuel Fabian
Druze religious leaders look on during the funeral of Colonel Ehsan Daqsa in Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, on October 21, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 21, 2024, 9:56 pm
Druze IDF colonel Ehsan Daqsa, slain in Gaza, remembered as a ‘natural leader’
‘What else do you want from us, dear country?’ Druze religious leader asks, bemoaning ongoing discrimination against community, despite price its soldiers are paying in blood
By Sue Surkes
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Nir Hadad (IDF)
October 6, 2024, 6:58 pm
Soldier wounded in Gaza succumbs to his injuries four months later
Sgt. First Class (res.) Nir Hadad, a father of two, was seriously wounded in incident that killed two of his comrades in northern Gaza in June
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Female soldiers operate a tank in the Negev Desert, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 15, 2024, 9:01 pm
IDF delays tentative pilot program for female tank troops by another year
Seeming to contradict previous statements, army claims ‘many tanks were damaged’ in the war and it doesn’t have enough to spare for trial in Armored Corps
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
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to soldiers drafting into the IDF's Armored and Combat Engineering Corps at the Tel Hashomer military base, central Israel, April 8, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 8, 2024, 5:57 pm
Gallant: Israel at an opportune moment for hostage deal, facing difficult decisions
Defense minister stresses ‘other side must agree’ to deal, vows ‘we’ll return to the fighting’ after a truce; Israeli, Hamas officials pour cold water on Egypt’s optimism
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz killed battling Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7. (IDF)
March 30, 2024, 10:33 pm
Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz, 19: Star athlete who volunteered for combat
Killed battling Hamas near the border with Gaza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Female soldiers during training, in an undated photography published by the military on June 7, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2023, 7:34 pm
IDF to open its top commando unit to female recruits for first time
Starting in late 2024, women can try out for Sayeret Matkal; pilot scheme also to open in elite mobility unit; chief of staff sees low chance of program starting in Armored Corps
By Emanuel Fabian
This handout photo released September 19, 2023, shows a new IDF Barak tank. (Defense Ministry and Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2023, 3:00 pm
Advanced sensors, high-tech helmet: Israel’s 5th generation battle tank revealed
First Barak tanks handed over to Armored Corps after five years of development by IDF, Defense Ministry and several Israeli arms manufacturers
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldier Eitan Fichman, 19. who was killed in a training accident on August 30, 2022 (Israel Defense Forces)
December 30, 2022, 3:02 pm
IDF unable to determine how soldier entered unsafe area of tank in fatal incident
Probe finds ‘triangle of death’ is direct cause of Sgt. Eitan Fichman’s death during August drill; other ‘lapses’ need addressing to reduce risk of similar accident, experts say
By Emanuel Fabian
Female soldiers operate a tank in the Negev desert in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 22, 2022, 12:40 am
Top yeshiva urges students not to join tank corps over mixed-gender training fears
Prominent Har Etzion seminary says it is reacting to IDF adding women to officers’ training course without advance notice, a charge the army denies
By Amy Spiro and Emanuel Fabian
A soldier stands atop a tank ahead of a night drill in the central Golan Heights, on August 29, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 1, 2022, 11:36 am
IDF resumes training exercises halted after soldier died in tank accident
Chief of Ground Forces instructs units to review armored vehicle safety instructions and findings of initial probe; Sgt. Eitan Fichman buried
By Emanuel Fabian
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