IAF appoints Group Captain Shaliza Dhami as first female commander of a combat unit

Mar 07, 2023

The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector.

Israel destroys major tunnel under Khan Yunis used by Hamas leaders

Feb 21, 2024

Troops from the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit raided the tunnel, breaching blast doors and other obstacles, and killing Hamas terrorists in close-quarters combat.

Hamas leaves behind booby-trapped children's bags

Oct 23, 2023

The IDF's Yahalom Unit, a combat engineering special forces unit, is continuing with the dangerous and painstaking task of collecting explosives and weapons that...

Israeli soldier dies during training exercise, extreme heat likely cause

Aug 14, 2023

The soldier, identified as Corporal Hillel Nehemiah Ofen served in the Combat Engineering Corps’s Yahalom special operations unit, the military announced.

J-K: Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai reviews operational preparedness at frontline unit near LoC

Oct 03, 2023

This comes days after security forces gunned down two terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in the Machil sector.

Father's Day 2020: What the day means for COVID-19 frontline warriors

Jun 21, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 21 : Father's Day 2020, a day meant to celebrate fathers, would be quite different for many children whose fathers...