Current sectionIsrael NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIllustration: Aron Ehrlich Long stints in Gaza's combat zones is leaving many mentally exhausted. Others can no longer take the arbitrary killing. Sources estimate thousands of conscript soldiers have already left the front lines with no intention of going back, with the numbers constantly risingSeptember 16, 2025A group of soldiers walks between houses, or more accurately, dilapidated structures once used for dwelling. Walls remain in place, remnants of life. This is a Nahal Brigade force on a search mission; soon, a bulldozer will arrive to destroy a little more of the destruction. The soldiers will surround it and provide cover, trying not to fall asleep. Usually, nothing happens, no one comes near, no figure enters the guns' sights. In the NewsProtests Against Netanyahu Government Taking Place Across IsraelIsraeli Day Trip: The Ancient Mound Where Philistines and Crusaders Cross PathsNYC Mayor Mamdani Shares Nakba Day Video, Sparks Backlash for One-sidednessFormer MK Joseph Jabareen Elected Head of Arab-Jewish Hadash–Ta'al PartyReport: U.S. and Israel Preparing for Possible Renewal of Strikes on IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked