# Israel Defense Forces: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-03, Israel Defense Forces has 1,510,000 subscribers, 405,361,720 total views, and 2,579 videos. It ranks #45,148 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Israel Defense Forces](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Israel Defense Forces is “POV from a man’s best friend 🐾”, a Short published Nov 1, 2026.
- These are Israel Defense Forces’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 23, 2026 and Nov 1, 2026 (12 long-form videos and 36 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 20,296. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “UNCOVERED: Hezbollah’s Terror Tunnels Beneath The Ali al-Taher Ridge” (124,288 views, Sep 17, 2026). Least viewed: “POV from a man’s best friend 🐾” (5,302 views, Nov 1, 2026).
- Median length: 17:37 for 12 long-form videos; 0:40 for 36 Shorts.
- In this sample, Israel Defense Forces’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 6 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 3, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [POV from a man’s best friend 🐾](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/sWI6kYxh3ls/) | 2026-11-01 | Short | 5,302 | 0:18 | - |
| [The scariest costume is the terrorist hiding underneath](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/Tofch-Kc2ec/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 8,429 | 0:08 | - |
| [Beyond the Surface: The IDF’s Special Operations Engineering Unit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/-qUc9jdJaDo/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 12,587 | 40:04 | - |
| [Meet the Radwan Force: Hezbollah’s elite unit.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/TChcsNesuyE/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 16,955 | 0:59 | 1.21x |
| [This is the gap between Hamas’ commitments and its actions.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/IOpBOmxxYI4/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 12,647 | 0:35 | - |
| [Don’t take our word for it, take theirs.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/xGZ6KYBlQu4/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 12,142 | 1:00 | - |
| [It’s been 2 years since Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 Massacre, was eliminated.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/fVWEyoEszd8/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 15,048 | 1:40 | - |
| [The IDF's Combat Stress Reactions Unit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/limKTFPUsCM/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 14,584 | 16:18 | - |
| [What would you ask an IDF soldier in the Nahal Brigade? 👇](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/yj6DNsA5-VY/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 14,837 | 0:55 | - |
| [This is what counterterrorism looks like.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/E6FTXZsJAPE/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 17,350 | 0:42 | - |
| [After 3 years of war, we honor the fallen, the wounded and those who continue to protect Israel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/53o0uVB2TF8/) | 2026-10-11 | Short | 15,921 | 0:56 | - |
| [3 years of war, countless IDF achievements. Pause the video to see which one you get! ⏯️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/uYDWYcVOk3Y/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 25,585 | 0:07 | - |
| [After Gaya was murdered on October 7, her sister followed her path as a combat paramedic. 🩺🕊️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/dvD4ThKgNhQ/) | 2026-10-09 | Short | 27,170 | 0:47 | 1.1x |
| [Today marks 3 years since the October 7 Massacre](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/1GQ85FiULYY/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 23,547 | 1:22 | 1.15x |
| [Three years since October 7, we remember Netta Epstein, who sacrificed his life to save his fiancée.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/oUrrn5WiuAo/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 97,288 | 1:55 | 5.27x |
| [3 Years Later, Our Promise Remains Unbroken: To Protect Our Nation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/fDpP5dVZWCw/) | 2026-10-07 | Long-form | 28,478 | 1:42 | - |
| [Surviving Captivity: Aviva & Keith Siegel’s Story](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/Kfxd9LYo1eE/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 33,983 | 1:28:55 | 1.24x |
| [Watch Hamas’ systematic use of hospitals as terror hubs.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/sFJeilTO77Q/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 12,460 | 1:19 | - |
| [🕯️Sergeant Nehoray Leizer z”l was killed by a Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/XUX6wxKEGSU/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 41,845 | 1:35 | 2.28x |
| [In honor of the happiest holiday, here are few happy moments from this past year:](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/yj6xpa5NkcM/) | 2026-10-03 | Short | 23,966 | 0:33 | - |
| [The Truth Revealed: Terrorists Posed As Journalists](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/2K2EcjQ0NyU/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 30,306 | 2:16 | 1.1x |
| [Operating on 3 Fronts: 3 Years of War](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/wmWaCtqkHwo/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 17,637 | 18:56 | - |
| [The headlines told you one story, the evidence tells another. Stay tuned, soon we’ll reveal it all…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/oMS7F5UMnHs/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 26,554 | 0:26 | 1.44x |
| [Sukkot Trivia: We asked, they answered💪](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/gMigRIXSmiI/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 15,556 | 0:45 | - |
| [Meet the crew below the surface 🌊](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/6WpB0FqhS7Q/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 12,408 | 0:40 | - |
| [Who are you passing the etrog to? 🍋](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/RpNzS_F3kP4/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 50,558 | 0:18 | 2.53x |
| [Inside the IDF Humanitarian Delegation to Colombia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/j6SHdXwM388/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 12,658 | 15:32 | - |
| [Want to know what it takes to be an IDF captain in the Israeli Navy? 🌊](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/fxaRxegEIL0/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 16,162 | 0:33 | - |
| [Our only plan is to protect the people of Israel 🇮🇱](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/v752miRJjZo/) | 2026-09-18 | Short | 19,236 | 0:19 | - |
| [Protecting Israel’s Coastlines](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/Mmo9lxtvMPM/) | 2026-09-17 | Long-form | 25,198 | 19:40 | - |
| [UNCOVERED: Hezbollah’s Terror Tunnels Beneath The Ali al-Taher Ridge](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/8Q-hkSoJnR0/) | 2026-09-17 | Long-form | 124,288 | 2:56 | 4.13x |
| [Don't Forget Who Hamas Is](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/qbuesU_KGTk/) | 2026-09-15 | Short | 20,677 | 0:15 | - |
| [Hopsitals are meant to save lives. Not hide terrorists.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/pA-VeVnajfc/) | 2026-09-14 | Short | 17,463 | 1:19 | - |
| [Comment below who you thought would win! 👇](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/S6KYJvioShk/) | 2026-09-13 | Short | 40,275 | 0:13 | 1.76x |
| [Happy Rosh Hashanah from our soldiers 🍎🍯](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/AcgowgPDBFw/) | 2026-09-10 | Short | 77,485 | 0:13 | 3.35x |
| [Hamas and Hezbollah share the same goal: threatening Israeli civilians.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/qbJPJ1IxLZ4/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 18,350 | 0:40 | - |
| [Why does the IDF operate in Judea and Samaria? Let’s break it down.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/64XFqYt-PiQ/) | 2026-09-07 | Short | 18,184 | 0:53 | - |
| [Protecting Israel’s waters, day and night 🌊](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/FU0_cEwaVro/) | 2026-09-06 | Short | 41,817 | 0:30 | 1.07x |
| [IDF Pilots React to Famous Movie Scenes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/OPT_-d8JsrQ/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 33,801 | 5:23 | 1.3x |
| [Inside the IDF’s Cooperation Unit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/X4cDiKfI5ac/) | 2026-09-03 | Short | 24,098 | 0:27 | 1.11x |
| [Behind Medical Evacuations: The IDF’s Cooperation Unit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/iIZz5t0AQqU/) | 2026-09-03 | Long-form | 11,571 | 19:28 | - |
| [Even a child’s kite isn’t innocent in the hands of Hamas.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/fIjgzBUeM6E/) | 2026-09-01 | Short | 19,914 | 0:52 | - |
| [30 seconds with a combat engineer ⏱️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/NBsxz1vpqMQ/) | 2026-08-29 | Short | 32,970 | 0:35 | 1.43x |
| [Behind The Rescue: Unit 669](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/Y0pwKOi67TU/) | 2026-08-27 | Long-form | 57,502 | 42:43 | 1.58x |
| [Women’s Equality Day in the IDF](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/nmnKVWUlx6M/) | 2026-08-26 | Short | 23,366 | 0:21 | 1.04x |
| [Hezbollah’s story begins and ends with one thing: terror.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/IfglCqRMZRc/) | 2026-08-25 | Short | 22,909 | 0:55 | 1.09x |
| [Beneath Gaza’s neighborhoods lies Hamas’ hidden terror network.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/LeVYIKnPI5U/) | 2026-08-24 | Short | 20,859 | 0:27 | - |
| [Where simulation meets reality: Step inside the future of Air Force training ✈️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@israeldefenseforces/videos/e6TfqpjkMIk/) | 2026-08-23 | Short | 18,837 | 0:41 | - |

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