Sgt. Yosef Yehuda Chirak, 22, was killed in action in the Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (Credit: Israel Defense Forces.)
A total of 857 Israeli soldiers have been killed since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on the northwestern Negev.
By JNS
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed earlier in the day while battling Palestinian terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced overnight Monday.
The soldier was identified as Sgt. Yosef Yehuda Chirak, 22, of the Combat Engineering Corps’ 601st Battalion, from Harasha.
The IDF has launched an investigation into the circumstances of his death.
A total of 857 Israeli soldiers have been killed since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on the northwestern Negev.
Israel's election chief rejects Likud petition to hold off on certifying election results after ordering…
Iraq has inaugurated its first museum dedicated entirely to Jewish history, restoring Baghdad’s historic Shamash…
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate has urgently instructed supermarket chains, food companies, and logistics centers nationwide…
US bombs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile launcher on Qeshm Island following attack on American…
Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul condemn Nazi and anti-Israel graffiti on school buses serving Jewish…
'This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens,' Schumer wrote on X.