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From 'A Plate of Hope and Color' exhibit for lone soldiers in Tel Aviv, through May 8, 2026 (Courtesy)
May 6, 2026, 10:41 pm
Artists paint dinner plates for lone soldier charity
Tel Aviv exhibit ‘A Plate of Hope and Color’ includes work by some of country’s best-known artisans
By Jessica Steinberg
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 30, 2026, 9:57 pm
Moshe Yitzchak Katz, Israeli-US soldier killed in Lebanon, laid to rest in Jerusalem
Katz, who moved to Israel from Connecticut to serve in the military, is remembered by loved ones as a loyal friend and a proud soldier
By Grace Gilson
Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz
March 29, 2026, 11:06 am
IDF soldier Moshe Yitzchak Katz, 22, from Connecticut, killed in south Lebanon
‘My heart is shattered and the wound is real,’ says father of ‘lone soldier’ from New Haven Chabad community; three others wounded in same Hezbollah rocket attack, IDF says
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Female soldiers of the Bardelas Battalion during training, July 13, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 12, 2026, 2:44 pm
Saved from the street, an ex-lone soldier works to lend a hand to IDF vets in her shoes
Drawing on her own experience, Moriya Azulay established Lone Front to fill gaps faced by female combat troops lacking a family support system during and after their army service
By Stav Levaton
Israeli soldiers operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2024 (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
July 20, 2025, 10:22 pm
‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
By Ariela Karmel
Sgt. First Class Amir Fisher (IDF)
July 20, 2025, 6:57 pm
Sgt. 1st Class Amir Fisher, 22: Lone soldier dreamed of soccer career
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza
By ToI Staff
Cpl. Dan Phillipson, who apparently died by suicide (Courtesy)
July 20, 2025, 4:53 pm
IDF lone soldier from Norway dies from gunshot wounds in apparent suicide
Israeli host father describes in-training paratrooper Cpl. Dan Phillipson as ‘disciplined, outstanding’ soldier who had wanted to enlist since high school
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An Israeli soldier on a tank salutes in front of an Israeli flag at an IDF gathering point in a field near the Israeli border with Gaza, 2014. (Edi Israel/FLASH90)
July 19, 2025, 8:09 am
Alone in uniform: Israel’s overlooked sabra lone soldiers come from broken or Haredi homes
Thousands of native-born Israelis serve in the IDF without family support — but unlike immigrant volunteers, their struggles rarely make headlines
By Stav Levaton
Soldiers wave as they hold an Israeli flag on top of a tank near the border with Lebanon, October 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
May 5, 2025, 1:42 am
They came to serve: The lone soldiers defending Israel after Oct. 7
More than 1,100 new immigrants join the IDF this spring as antisemitism abroad and the trauma of the Hamas onslaught drive a new generation to enlist
By Stav Levaton
Sgt. Emil Samoylov (IDF)
January 12, 2025, 9:09 pm
Sgt. Emil Samoylov, 22: Lone soldier immigrated from Russia to enlist
Killed battling the Hamas attack on the Erez IDF outpost on October 7
By ToI Staff
Yoav Ende teaching a class to Mechina students. (Hannaton Mechina Program)
December 10, 2024, 4:54 pm
Not just Orthodox or secular: New program offers lone soldiers a pluralistic home
The majority of immigrant soldiers from North America come from Reform or Conservative homes, and have had limited options until now
By Zev Stub
Ronen and Orna Neutra speak at a memorial ceremony for their son Omer, a slain hostage whose body is still being held by Hamas in Gaza, at the Midway Jewish Center in Hicksville, New York, on December 3, 2024. (NY Hostages Families Forum)
December 4, 2024, 2:09 am
Slain Israeli-American hostage remembered as ‘hero of Israel’ at NY memorial service
Hundreds pack synagogue where Omer Neutra had bar mitzvah to pay respects; brother Daniel vows to work for release of all captives in his honor; grandmother speaks at Tel Aviv event
By AP, Jacob Magid and Jessica Steinberg
Gal, from California, at the newly-renovated new immigrant absorption center in Ra'anana where the young people on the Tzofim Garin Tzabar program will be based for the duration of their military service. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 23, 2024, 7:46 am
These young people from the Diaspora felt the call after Oct. 7 and joined the IDF
Jumping to action after the Hamas onslaught, people aged 18-23 have joined the Tzofim Garin Tzabar program in droves, getting help immigrating on their own and joining the military
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Family, friends and Israelis attend the funeral of former lone soldier Jordan Cooper at the cemetery in Rishon Lezion, August 13, 2024. (Flash90)
August 14, 2024, 3:05 pm
Thousands attend US-Israeli lone soldier’s funeral after family asks public to show up
Jordan Cooper died of a nut allergy while in Israel after completing more than 200 days of reserve duty since October 7
By ToI Staff
The family of 22-year-old Omer Neutra, who is being held hostage by Hamas, in Gaza speak at a rally in New York's Central Park on July 7, 2024. Left to right: Daniel Neutra, Ronen Neutra, and Orna Neutra. (Dani Tenenbaum and Liri Agami)
July 16, 2024, 1:52 am
US-Israeli hostage’s family fights to keep American public interested in fellow citizen
Set to speak at Republican convention on Wednesday, Omer Neutra’s relatives say it’s a struggle to maintain media awareness of the 8 US citizens held by Hamas since Oct. 7 massacre
By Cathryn J. Prince
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