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Paratroopers at the Western Wall, by David Rubinger. Paratroopers at the Western Wall is an photograph taken on 7 June 1967, by David Rubinger.Shot from a low angle, the photograph depicts three Israeli paratroopers framed against the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, shortly after its capture by Israeli forces in the Six-Day War.
His most known series is called Soldiers, that contains 22 staged photos of young male Israeli soldiers, never depicted in combat. The best-known photo of the series is The Last Supper [ 2 ] that reflects the idea that death is ever-present in Israeli society, not only in combat but also in daily life.
David Rubinger (Hebrew: דוד רובינגר; 29 June 1924 – 2 March 2017) [1] [2] was an Israeli photographer and photojournalist. His famous photo of three Israeli paratroopers after the recapture of the Western Wall has become an iconic image of the Six-Day War. [3] Shimon Peres called Rubinger "the photographer of the nation in the ...
It was the largest Israeli military undertaking since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and Operation Egged later that year, a raid that destroyed an Egyptian military post in the Sinai. In December 1955, paratroopers augmented by Nahal and Givati Brigade infantry carried out Operation Olive Leaves , an attack on Syrian gun emplacements along the ...
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that 10 soldiers took their own lives between October 7 and May 11, according to military data obtained by the newspaper.
TEL AVIV — Israeli troops stationed on the Lebanese border fired a medieval-style siege weapon known as a trebuchet amid recent fighting against Hezbollah militants, an Israeli military official ...
The Israeli military says special forces have recovered the body of a soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza war, which had been held hostage by Hamas since then. Staff Sgt Oron Shaul's remains were ...
Beret doffing ceremony at Masada. The 33rd "Caracal" Battalion (Hebrew: גדוד קרקל) is an infantry combat battalion of the Israel Defense Forces, one of the three fully combat units (alongside the 'Lions of Jordan Battalion' and the 'Cheetah Battalion') in the Israeli military's Paran Brigade that are composed of both male and female soldiers. [2]