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Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ronen Kraus casts a ballot at the Israeli embassy in Baku as voting opens for diplomats abroad ahead of the October 27 election, on October 15, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
October 15, 2026, 1:39 pm
First Knesset election ballots cast as voting opens at Israel’s missions abroad
101 polling stations open at 99 diplomatic missions for around 4,800 eligible absentee voters; IDF to begin early voting next week for soldiers deployed on bases, overseas
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the and Religious Zionism party chairman, tours the Mahane Yehuda Market as part of the party’s election campaign in Jerusalem, October 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 6:38 pm
Smotrich: ‘Complete lie’ that IDF troops are burdened because of Haredi exemption
Far-right minister contradicts IDF assessments, claims some 50,000 reservists are willing to return to fight; Haredi youths tear down election signs for new ultra-Orthodox party
By Ariela Karmel
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers deploy in Sderot, Israel, during the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
October 8, 2026, 5:51 pm
IDF launches review of heroic acts by soldiers on Oct. 7 to select honors recipients
Defense minister asks military chief to make recommendations for Medal of Valor, which has been awarded only 40 times and never since 1975
By Stav Levaton
Or Ben-Yehuda in April 2024. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 7, 2026, 9:32 am
‘We’re not breaking’: The untold heroics of the female fighters who held off Hamas at Sufa
In her new book, ‘Israel’s Women Warriors,’ ToI correspondent Tal Schneider tells the stories of women who played an outsized yet largely unsung role in defending Israel during the October 7, 2023, terrorist onslaught. In this exclusive excerpt translated into English, Or Ben-Yehuda of the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion takes control as an army outpost is overrun, with the fates of fellow soldiers, and several communities, on the line
By Tal Schneider
Israeli soldiers walk with a Palestinian farmer as others try to extinguish fires on their land after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at them as they harvested their olives, resulting in the dry fields catching fire, in the village of Asira al-Qibliya, south of the city of Nablus, on October 3, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)
October 3, 2026, 10:12 pm
Settler attacks reported across West Bank as Palestinians begin olive harvest
50-year-old man hospitalized after beating; footage shows vehicle being smashed in Osarin, while attacks and vandalism are reported in several other villages
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Artist Matan Sacofsky is also a filmmaker; his first film, 'Good Morning Gaza,' will be screened on Yes Docu on October 7, 2026 (Courtesy)
October 2, 2026, 2:22 pm
In ‘Good Morning Gaza,’ tank commander gives first-person look at troops’ inner lives
Film by reservist Matan Sacofsky airs October 4 on Yes Docu as channel marks three years since October 7 massacre and atrocities
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture from video of amputee Israeli athlete Shalev Biton from a video promoting a single-shoe order service from Adidas, August 2026. (Shalev Biton)
September 7, 2026, 1:47 pm
Adidas apologizes for ‘offense’ over promotion featuring ex-IDF soldier who lost leg in 2021
Sports giant says it’s ‘taking feedback seriously’ after boycott calls followed inclusion of Shalev Biton in local Israeli campaign advertising Single Shoe service for amputees
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian marked by IDF soldiers during a raid of the northern West Bank village of Qabatiya on August 17, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
August 18, 2026, 4:19 pm
IDF admits to again marking detained Palestinians with numbers during raid, expresses remorse
MK Ahmad Tibi says practice evokes ‘dark times’ after man with ’44’ on his forehead tells media outlets that he was interrogated by Israeli troops
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 11:58 pm
From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra
Through security cameras 6,000 miles away, Loui Ridi sees IDF soldiers fraternizing with those blocking his trapped brother and nephew, instead of rescuing them
By Hila Tov
Israeli soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 4, 2026, 1:19 pm
IDF jails four additional soldiers over mass base walkout
Punishments, including removal from combat duty, come after 14 others were similarly sentenced; soldiers were protesting removal of infantry company’s decorative signs
By Emanuel Fabian
Left to right: Troops of the Givati Brigade's Tzabar Battalion abandoned their base in southern Israel, July 30, 2026; weapons left behind by the troops; a sign belonging to troops that was smashed by their commander. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 30, 2026, 6:38 pm
100 soldiers stage mass walk-out at southern IDF base after row with their commander
Official says ‘Serious disciplinary incident’ unfolded after battalion commander destroyed decorative signs soldiers from Givati Battalion’s Tzabar Brigade had put up at Sde Teiman
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)
July 29, 2026, 4:57 pm
‘I know a lot’: Veteran of secret IDF unit charged with spying for Iran
Security authorities says suspect held for ‘contact with a foreign agent and attempted delivery of information for benefit of the enemy’
By Emanuel Fabian
Extremist settlers reportedly steal goats from the Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi, July 19, 2026. (Screenshots, courtesy Peace Now)
July 21, 2026, 4:31 pm
Extremist settlers steal 200 goats from two Palestinian villages – report
Footage from Peace Now shows Jewish extremists driving dozens of goats through Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi; 35 goats later returned by Israeli officials
By Jeremy Sharon
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 8:48 pm
After Basic Law exalting Torah study advances, IDF chief says soldiers must be prioritized
Day after bill to shield Haredi draft evaders passes 1st reading, senior military officer warns Knesset of military’s personnel shortage, urges extension of mandatory service
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari, 21, who was killed fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon, overnight June 19-20, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 20, 2026, 11:01 pm
IDF soldier killed, 13 injured in overnight Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon
Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari is killed amid effort to capture terror group’s ‘strategic’ underground facility beneath Ali Taher ridge; 3 more troops killed in Friday incident named
By Emanuel Fabian
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