Military says it received some NIS 19 million in donations, will go toward improving bases where soldiers are being confined, helping those hardest hit financially

Military doubles number of troops helping police enforce country's partial lockdown, postpones large exercises in light of ongoing COVID-19 crisis

Unit will not enforce lockdown, but rather provide food, medicine and other services; military says over 12,000 troops involved in national pandemic response

Military takes responsibility for country's senior living facilities, forced to change enlistment dates due to pandemic

Military says only commanders and soldiers serving in West Bank settlements will carry weapons, as IDF takes on complicated new mission among Israeli civilians

In unexplained reversal, troops will carry weapons as they help officers throughout the country beginning Sunday; servicemen to come from 8 training companies

Deal struck between prime minister and defense minister will have military ensure at-risk population has access to necessities, as well as basic human interaction

Military establishes its own coronavirus testing lab to check hundreds of soldiers a day in a bid to relieve pressure on civilian facilities

Some soldiers to be confined to base, others to work in shifts; military to check temperatures of visitors to 'critical facilities'

Any soldier coming home must stay away from their unit for 2 weeks; IDF setting up its own hospital for infected troops, preparing to help nation cope if crisis worsens