A senior Israel Defense Forces officer has been appointed to investigate repeated allegations of misconduct by the commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, Col. Ami Biton, the military announced on ...

After Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi announced his resignation, Defense Minister Israel Katz on ...

Col. Ami Biton has been leading the Paratroopers Brigade over the past year through the war, achieving significant successes across all theaters of combat." IDF's 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade ...

Col. Shemer Raviv details challenges on 200-kilometer border for which he is responsible, including the increasing threat of ...

Maj. General Rubin was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces in 1963. In 1964, he became an infantry officer and returned to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader. In the Six-Day War, he ...

I pray for every parent, every wife, every child waiting for their soldier to come home, the courage to wait, the strength to hold on, and the strength to keep going.

He tells the story of post-1967 Israel through the biographies of the men of the IDF’s 55th paratroopers’ brigade, following them from adolescence through their army service down to the 40-odd ...

During scans, IDF paratroopers located a variety of weapons, including anti-tank missiles, military vests, ammunition, and additional military equipment. Simultaneously, the 474th Brigade is ...

Now in their 70s, the men for the first time will re-create David Rubinger’s photo in the United States. JERUSALEM (JTA) – David Rubinger’s iconic photograph of three paratroopers at the ...

Tal Scherzer, a 23-year-old from Arad, west of the Dead Sea, recently served in Gaza as a convoy driver in the 101st “Cobra” Battalion of the IDF Paratroopers Brigade. Scherzer says nothing prepared ...

Four brigade combat teams ... "Our mission is clear—protecting the residents of the Golan Heights and all Israeli civilians." ...