While Mossad Director Dadi Barnea advocated for the operation as a potential game-changer against Hezbollah, both then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and then-IDF Chief Herzi Halevi strongly opposed it. Netanyahu ultimately sided with Barnea's recommendation to proceed.
Netanyahu's top pick for new Shin Bet chief, the current, deputy, carries October 7 baggage. Known only as M, he has led hostage negotiations, often at the expense of his boss.
Fighter jets target radar systems and weapons facilities as IDF expands cross-border operations.
US allies, including Israel, are expressing concern over a potential policy shift toward Russia and the possible exposure of sensitive intelligence, NBC News reports. “Discussions on the matter are already underway,” sources say, with particular worries focused on the risk of exposing foreign agents.
Eyal Zamir intends to address organizational norms, procedures, and plans. If the IDF is required to resume a ground maneuver in the Gaza Strip, we can expect more aggressive tactics than we have seen before. Most importantly, he will be tasked with restoring trust in the IDF and, above all, rebuilding israeli sense of security.
After a flurry of social media posts, the IDF confirmed the sounds that rattled windows as far north as Nahariya were just ordinary training exercises by the air force. The military said it was investigating the incident.
The review follows appeals from Knesset members, rabbis, political activists, and right-wing organizations to the justice minister and president. These groups requested creating what they termed "balance and equality" by releasing Jewish security prisoners in parallel with the Palestinian prisoner releases occurring under the agreement to return the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
A ship carrying heavy MK-84 munitions from the US has arrived in Israel last night, following the release of the shipment by President Donald Trump. Defense Minister Israel Katz: 'The supply is further evidence of the strong bond between Israel and the US.'
Elbit Systems has secured an $80 million contract for the development and installation of advanced electronic warfare (EW) self-defense suites for Israel's F-16I fleet.
Army grapples with unprecedented departures as career personnel cite burnout and lack of recognition.
