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No contact for hours: Behind Netanyahu, IDF's failure to stop Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - exclusive

Enmity between the prime minister, defense minister, and the IDF chief prevented communication for hours as Hamas was murdering 1200 and kidnapping hundreds in the early hours of Oct. 7.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
REPRESENTATIVES FROM the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Magen David Adom, and COGAT at the delivery of ambulances at the Syrian border.

IDF brings Syrian child across border into Israel for emergency medical care

The child was brought across the border in an IDF emergency medical vehicle in serious condition, according to United Hatzalah medics who provided emergency medical care at the scene. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 7, 2023

IDF unveils new tank division, marking shift from defense to offense

The change marks some of the main lessons learned by IDF officials after October 7 and during the war with Hamas in Gaza, with one being the need for more tanks and a more offensive mindset.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

WATCH: IDF troops locate, dismantle weapons storage facility in southern Syria

Last week's Syria operation, part of an effort to prevent terrorist activity, uncovered multiple weapons. In Gaza, terrorists attacked IDF soldiers after emerging from a tunnel in Rafah.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lapid demands criminal probe into Netanyahu aides over October 7 intel distortion

“Taking security discussions, cutting out what’s convenient for you, and then saying you’re just a guest on security matters is something that must not be done," Lapid said.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026By103FM VIA WALLA
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset on the day of US President Donald Trump's address, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Israel Aerospace Industries delivers 350th fighter jet wing for F-35 to Lockheed Martin

Katz hints that F-35s used against Iran in 2025 could be used again soon.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
VP and Director of the Aviation Division at IAI Yaakov Berkowitz, CEO of IAI Boaz Levy, US Ambassador to Israel, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Vice President of Operations at Lockheed Martin Nick Drzyk, and others.

Elbit announces new $100 million in contracts to develop IDF’s next generation digitalization array

One of the key capabilities of the Tzayad system will be supporting operational and tactical decision-making through advanced artificial intelligence tools.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Defense firm Elbit Systems announced new $100 million contracts with the Defense Ministry to develop advanced digitization capabilities for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). February 9.

IDF releases new footage and images from Gaza operation to recover final hostage Ran Gvili

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili was the final hostage whose remains were held in the Gaza Strip. His remains were located and returned to Israel for burial on January 26.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Soldiers from the IDF's 3rd Alexandroni Brigade, under the 252nd Division, operate to retrieve the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili from northern Gaza in January, published on February 9, 2026.

Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, injure two police officers, smash police car window

Israel Police arrested at least nine members of the extremist Peleg Yerushalmi sect who blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak to protest recent detentions of haredi draft dodgers.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.

Why Lebanon's Mount Dov is key to securing Israel’s northern border - analysis

The formerly Syrian-administered area, conquered by Israel in 1967, has been the site of many Hezbollah-related incidents, which have reinforced its importance for national defense.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Activity of the 810th Brigade on Mount Dov.

IDF moves to quell reservist backlash over service cuts tied to post-war budget deal

Broadly speaking, the changes surround the agreement between the IDF and the Finance Ministry to reduce the number of standing reservists on duty on any given day from 60,000 to 40,000.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

IDF kills four Hamas terrorists who tried to cross Israeli defense lines from Rafah tunnel

The attempt was made in eastern Rafah, which is within the Israeli side of the yellow line, the 53% of the Strip which the IDF currently controls

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldiers walk out from a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Hamas, June 8, 2025.

IDF confirms death of senior Hezbollah artillery commander in Lebanon strike

Additionally, IDF troops carrying out a targeted raid on a structure in southern Lebanon apprehended a senior operative from the Jamaa Islamiya.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026BySHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN, TPS
Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

'You start, we finish it': Tehran's Palestine Sq. poster threatens targeting Tel Aviv, airport

An Iranian propaganda banner in Tehran’s Palestine Square warned of missile retaliation against Israel, showing marked targets in the Tel Aviv area.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Vehicles drive past a banner in Tehran's Palestine Square warning Israel of retaliatory ballistic missile strikes, in a picture shared on February 8, 2026.