Rabbi Shaul Ofen, a Lubavitcher Chossid from Lod, was appointed as the head of the Kashrus in the IDF and promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. As part of his position, Rabbi Ofen will oversee the Kashrus of the entire IDF • Full Story

In connection with the 30 year anniversary from the Gulf war, the IDF archive released a gallery of photos from that time period including a photo of the longtime Lubavitch chaplain in the US Army, Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein.

IDF fighter jets and combat helicopters attacked Syrian army targets in southern Syria on Monday evening, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed. The air strike was in retaliation for the attempt to place explosives along the Syrian border which was thwarted in the southern Golan Heights on Sunday night • Full Story

Tens of pairs of Tefillin have been distributed this week at a special ceremony in Eretz Yisroel. The Tefillin were given to soldiers in the Air Force, as part of the project “to soldiers with love.” The project was organized by Rabbi Yossi Nachshon • Photos

An Israeli soldier was killed Tuesday morning in a stone-throwing attack in northern Samaria. The soldier was a member of the Israeli army’s Golani Brigade, and IDF spokesperson said Tuesday • Full Story

A barrage of rockets was fired toward southern Israel on Tuesday morning following the elimination of senior Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu Al Ata. At about 6:00 a.m., sirens were heard across Southern Israel • Full Story

The IDF attacked the ‘secret headquarters’ of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza in retaliation for the launch of a rocket that injured seven people in the town of MIshmeret in central Israel • Full Story

Two rabbis were acquitted Sunday from charges of inciting IDF soldiers to disobey orders after a judge ruled that “the test of democracy is the application of freedom of expression also when the expression irkes or even offends” • Full Story

IDF Sgt. Elor Azariya, who was convicted of manslaughter in January and sentenced to 18-months imprisonment, is being released to house arrest. To date, he remained under ‘open arrest’ on his base since the appeal was filed on his behalf • Full Story

A group of 20 mobsters, members of the ‘Sikrikim Kano’i’ group, burst into the home of Shliach and Rov, Rabbi Moshe Havlin, Rosh Yeshiva of Kiyat Gat, Eretz Yisroel. The group was protesting the agreement with the IDF that Rabbi Havlin was involved in • Full Story, Photos

Leaders of the Chabad Lubavitch movement signed off on a deal with the IDF which would exempt 15 percent of their yeshiva students from the draft, according to Mendy Reisel of Kol Rama • Full Story

The tumult surrounding a new IDF regulation compelling many religious soldiers to shave their beards has dropped from the main news, but the issue still remains problematic • Full Story

The IDF directive requiring religious soldiers to shave off their beards — scheduled to take effect on Tuesday — has been postponed for several months, and it appears doubtful that it will ever be implemented • The decision to require religious soldiers to remove their beards caused a huge public furor • Read More

An IDF Golani Sharpshooter and Combat Medic, Chaim R, Penned an impassioned letter addressed to the entire world. “These new age Anti-Semites wearing suits and ties, are being invited to speak at universities rather than being tried for crimes against humanity…” • Read Letter

Assemblyman Dov Hikind of New York is currently visiting Eretz Yisroel to give support and chizuk to Israelis as well as the thousands of Americans who are currently studying in Eretz Yisroel. Hikind sponsored a Melave Malka – BBQ for lone IDF soldiers organized by “Chayal el Chayal,” an organization founded by Ari Abramowitz & Mordy Botnick • Photos

Chayal el Chayal – Soldier to Soldier – is the Lone Soldier Home for every Chayal Boded – IDF Lone Soldier. Thursday night, Chayal el Chayal hosted a Chanukas Habayis in their new home! • Full Story, Photos

Arab terrorists attacked an IDF base just east of Jerusalem late on Saturday night with firebombs, and then proceeded to attack firefighters who came to the scene to put out the blaze their Molotov cocktails had set off • Full Story

Chaim Silber, 26, an Oleh Hadash, and former lone soldier, was exonerated one-year-ago after spending a week in Russian prison last summer on charges of weapons trafficking after he was caught with several stray Israeli bullets in his suitcase leftover from his service in the IDF • Full Story

An inspiring video on IDF soldiers who saw the hand of Hashem in combat ● Video