Former IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot writes to his son Gal, a 25-year-old IDF reservist killed Dec. 7, 2023, during an operation to recover the bodies of abducted victims in Gaza

Analysis: Shift in talks toward enrichment and Hormuz control alarms Gulf states and Israel, as missiles and proxies sidelined; officials warn deal may stabilize tensions without addressing key security threats or Iran’s regional influence

Opinion: On this day we stand before the sanctity of human beings — not angels, but flesh-and-blood people who chose to serve their nation, chose to fight, chose to defend the State of Israel, and chose to lay down their lives for us

Analysis: A comparison of global militaries argues that Germany, Japan, China and Turkey face challenges in recruitment, readiness and doctrine, while Israel remains an operational outlier