Baghdad native moved from Iraq to Mandatory Palestine shortly after birth, served in Haganah, Palmach, and took part in secret IDF operations, including first-ever targeted killing

Jerusalemite Hagana fighter and ex-POW carved out career as journalist, translator, Hebrew teacher and encyclopedia editor, as well as advocating for son captured in Yom Kippur War

Researchers also unearth bullet casings at site of famous Lamed Heh battle in War of Independence, shedding rare light on an incident from which there were no Palmach survivors

560 warriors from Mandate Palestine who fought with the British against Axis powers are still missing. While a nonprofit searches for them, Israelis dedicate a day to their memory

Re-development of iconic Florentin district finds financing alliance outside of the regular players, with financial corporations

Police launch investigation to retrieve stolen 1940s firearms; secret weapons cache in Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon was turned into a museum in recent years

Born in London but raised in Mandatory Palestine, Eshel served in the Haganah, was first Israeli to serve as chair of UN commission, later sat in Knesset and Jerusalem city council

Hundreds of Jews died in the fight for Jerusalem, including teenage immigrants and seasoned veterans; today, monuments and battle sites remain outside the capital

WWII veteran and 'Machal' volunteer Tom Derek Bowden was wounded in the same battle in which Moshe Dayan lost his eye

Toldot Yisrael is racing to interview anyone with a role in the establishment of the state, from those who 'schlepped' backpacks for the Haganah to a Davidka bomb maker