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Hannah Senesh with her older brother Gyuri in Tel Aviv. After being stranded in France during the war, Gyuri finally made it to Palestine the day his sister was shipping out to Egypt for training for her mission. This photo documents this meeting. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
March 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Certain death, small chance of success: The pre-state parachuters who jumped into Nazi Europe
Matti Friedman’s new book, ‘Out of the Sky,’ breathes life into British intelligence operatives who became Zionist heroes despite — or because of — failing at their real mission
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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
The iconic Rubinger photo of three paratroopers standing at the recaptured Western Wall in June 1967. From left: Tzion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat and Chaim Oshri (David Rubinger/GPO)
July 6, 2024, 7:20 pm
Yitzhak Yifat, paratrooper at center of iconic Six Day War photo, dies at 81
Immortalized at newly captured Western Wall, Yifat and fellow soldiers Zion Karasenti and Haim Oshri became powerful symbol of one of most significant moments in Israeli history
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 28, 2023, 7:42 pm
Thousands march in Tel Aviv despite PM halting judicial overhaul process
With coalition and opposition set to meet in Jerusalem for compromise talks, protesters call for bills to be completely thrown out rather than suspended
By Ash Obel
Paratroopers from Israel, Bahrain, the UAE and the US are seen in Bahrain on October 26, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter - Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 28, 2022, 3:58 pm
Israeli, Bahraini, UAE, US paratroopers make joint jump over Gulf
Senior IDF officers, Israeli and American ambassadors to Bahrain participate in event to mark second anniversary of Abraham Accords
By Emanuel Fabian
A man carries combat gear as he leaves Poland to fight in Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
March 15, 2022, 5:06 pm
Many of Ukraine’s foreign fighters have no guns or training, but are ready to help
Ex-IDF paratrooper says Ukrainian army officials ‘got overwhelmed’ by volunteers, especially those without military experience, but he feels an ‘absolute responsibility’ to sign up
By susie blann and Elaine Ganley
The grave of Martin Davidovich, the man named by the Israel Defense Forces as the nation’s first fallen paratrooper, at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, on October 28, 2021. (IDF)
October 28, 2021, 9:53 pm
IDF’s 1st fallen paratrooper buried in Israel, 73 years after his death
Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military
By ToI Staff
Martin Davidovich (Courtesy)
October 23, 2021, 10:57 am
IDF’s 1st fallen paratrooper to be buried in Israel, 73 years after his death
Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military
By ToI Staff
Written in Hebrew at the Anna Szenes House in Kibbutz Sdot Yam are the words of the young Senesh's poem, 'A voice called, and I went.' (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 21, 2021, 8:31 am
Discover a fallen poet and WWII heroine at the Hannah Senesh House near Caesarea
Recently opened to visitors, a newly renovated museum honors the Hungarian-born writer and paratrooper killed when she returned to Europe from the Holy Land to save her fellow Jews
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Israeli paratroopers recreate the partisans historic jump during World War II in honor of Hannah Senesh, in Slovenia, on July 20, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 20, 2021, 9:13 pm
IDF paratroopers recreate WWII jump in honor of poet-soldier Hannah Senesh
Soldiers from the Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian and British militaries also take part in memorial jump in Slovenia
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Dozens of Israeli paratroopers land in Poland during the US-led 'Swift Response' exercise in Europe in June 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 5, 2021, 7:18 pm
Israeli paratroopers to recreate partisans’ WWII jump in honor of Hannah Senesh
Some 150 IDF soldiers set to take part in weeklong program in Central Europe, marking the 100th birthday of the Hungarian-born soldier-poet
By Judah Ari Gross
Yarona and Liron Weinberg, both officers in the IDF, headed back to the army with the recent escalation and decided to give their planned Golan honeymoon to another recently wedded couple from the south (Courtesy Yarona Weinberg)
May 14, 2021, 11:01 am
Newlywed officers will give honeymoon away to couple from the south
With rockets flying from Gaza, couple Yarona and Liron Weinberg headed back to their bases, but wanted to share a little of their good fortune
By Jessica Steinberg
Hannah Senesh and her brother Giora, right, in 1924, part of the Hannah Senesh archives at the National Library of Israel (Courtesy National Library of Israel)
November 30, 2020, 3:57 pm
Hannah Senesh archives, including handwritten poems, come to National Library
Access will be available to the diaries, songs, letters and notebooks of the Hungarian-born heroine and poet
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Religious soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion pray while completing the final stages of a 40 kilometer journey in 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
August 8, 2018, 6:25 pm
Religious paratroopers under fire for turning backs on female instructor
IDF says it will not tolerate ‘disrespect’ of teachers; women’s group slams army for weak response to the incident
By Judah Ari Gross
Dozens of Israeli paratroopers land in Poland during the US-led 'Swift Response' exercise in Europe in June 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 13, 2018, 5:03 pm
Historic resonance as Israeli paratroopers train over Germany, Poland
Officers note ‘moving’ symbolism of Jewish soldiers operating in Polish territory, where Nazi death camps once stood
By Judah Ari Gross
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