Israeli Soldiers

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli raid, peace talks called off

World | Associated Press | Tuesday August 27, 2013

Palestinian officials said they called off a planned round of peace talks on Monday after Israeli soldiers killed three protesters during clashes following an arrest raid in the West Bank.

Women Israeli soldiers punished for racy photos

World | Associated Press | Monday June 3, 2013

The Israeli military says it has disciplined a group of female soldiers who posed for photos in underwear and combat gear and posted the images on Facebook.

Syrian civil war spillover draws Israeli fire

World | Associated Press | Sunday November 18, 2012

Israel's military says soldiers shot at Syrian fighters after gunfire from the Syrian civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

Three Gazans killed, 4 Israel troops hurt in border clash

World | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 11, 2012

Three Gazans were killed and more than 20 wounded in Israeli shelling after militants attacked an Israeli jeep, injuring four soldiers, sources on both sides said.

Indian soldiers lauded in Israeli textbooks for freeing city

India | Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2012

While remaining largely unknown in their own country, some Indian soldiers will now become household names in Haifa in northern Israel after figuring in the history textbooks taught at schools for their contribution in liberating this city in 1918.

9 killed as Israel clashes with Palestinians on four borders

World | Ethan Bronner, The New York Times | Sunday May 15, 2011

Israel's borders erupted into deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians -- marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank -- confronted Israeli troops to mark the anniversary when Arabs mourn Israel's creation. As many as nine Palestinians were reported killed and scores injured in...

Photos show Israeli troops abusing Palestinians

World | Associated Press | Monday October 25, 2010

Israeli reservists critical of their military's treatment of Palestinians? have released new photos that appear to show Israeli soldiers holding assault rifles to the head of a blindfolded Palestinian man and spraypainting "Be right back" on the wall of a Gaza home.The images, released Monday b...

Israeli soldiers convicted of using boy as shield

World | Ethan Bronner, New York Times | Monday October 4, 2010

An Israeli military court convicted two soldiers on Sunday of using a 9-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield by forcing him to check bags for explosives in Israel's 2008-9 Gaza war.The court said that the two soldiers, both infantry sergeants, had taken part in an operation to seize an apartme...

Israeli soldiers shake a leg on duty

World | Associated Press | Tuesday July 6, 2010

Some Israeli soldiers may have to face the music for a viral video of them dancing on duty.The video shows soldiers pausing in their patrol in the West Bank to dance to American electro-pop singer Kesha's hit "Tick Tock". Six soldiers are seen patrolling as a Muslim prayer call is heard. Then the mu...

Israeli soldiers in Gaza war got licence to kill, says report

World | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2009

Israeli army gave its soldiers in the Gaza war the licence to kill with the commanders issuing instructions to "shoot first and worry later".