Warrior's Rest: Rare Photos of IDF Soldiers Between Battles | Israel Hayom

10/26/2023, 8:58:39 PM

Highlights: Warrior's Rest: Rare Photos of IDF Soldiers Between Battles | Israel Hayom. This week we all accompanied the IDF soldiers, who, alongside the vigilant waiting and training in the assembly areas, also worked to relieve tensions • This is not new: in all wars, our forces knew how to indulge and pass the time until the moment of embarking on battle. The Dream of Peace: A reservist takes a nap in the cab of an IDF commander. In Praise of the Turnip: Soldiers sipping from a can with slices of grapefruit chilled in ice.

This week we all accompanied the IDF soldiers, who, alongside the vigilant waiting and training in the assembly areas, also worked to relieve tensions • This is not new: in all wars, our forces knew how to indulge and pass the time until the moment of embarking on battle

The Dream of Peace

Photo: Avraham Vered, IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,

1967, the Six-Day War. A reservist takes a nap in the cab of an IDF commander

Cannons

Photo: IDF Maps and Photography Service,

1948, War of Independence. A purely female artillery squad at rest

Backgammon Champions

Photo: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Collection, YBZ,

1958. Soldiers playing at the soldier's club in Zrifin

The father of the "usurper"

Photo: Moshe Milner/GPO,

1967, the Six-Day War. Soldiers before the battle march on a mobile canteen of the Sycamore

In Praise of the Turnip

Photo: IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,

1970, War of Attrition. A soldier sipping from a can with slices of grapefruit chilled in ice

Everything is fine with me

Photo: IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,

1956, Sinai War. A female soldier finds a few spare minutes on a military bus, drafting a letter home

Bath Kings

Photo: Dedi Zucker,

1969, War of Attrition. Parachute Nahal soldiers enjoy a shower at an outpost in the southern bitter lake of the Suez Canal

Marching on their stomachs

Photo: Sayeret Shaked Association,

1973, Yom Kippur War. Soldiers relax at an impromptu lunch in the desert

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