Benjamin Netanyahu

Katz moves to ban a fiber-optic, SIM-operated drones from Israeli airspace amid growing threats

Among the varied threats mentioned were drone attacks, attempts to harm senior officials, usage of the drones by organized crime families, smuggling, and illicitly gathering intelligence.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a ceremony marking the return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel, June 30, 2021.

Netanyahu denies ever having met Egypt's foreign intelligence chief despite contradictory records

OFER WINTER speaks at the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem.

People of Israel candidate quits Ofer Winter's party amid mounting pressure from right-wing rivals

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Sirens sound in Riyadh amid rising Saudi-Houthi tensions, Houthis behaving 'very badly,' Trump says


Netanyahu, Eisenkot blocs struggle to secure majority, raising fears of another election deadlock

Netanyahu's failure to unite smaller right-wing parties could cost his bloc crucial Knesset seats, while Eisenkot's opposition camp also struggles to secure a governing majority.

A giant poster of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu bearing the words “We Will Not Surrender” is displayed on a building in Tel Aviv as part of the Likud party’s campaign ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 24, 2026.

Netanyahu, Trump discussed possibility of renewing strikes against Iran before elections - report

Senior US officials told Axios that Netanyahu cited alleged Iranian efforts to rebuild nuclear capacity as the reason for launching new strikes.

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.

IDF to protect Israel ‘from the river to the sea,’ Netanyahu vows in visit to West Bank seam line

Netanyahu also called the Tulkarm refugee camp a “terrorist stronghold" in reference to a High Court order for the state to provide a timeline for the return of Palestinians displaced from the camp.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud party rally in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026; illustrative.

Naftali Bennett unveils B’Yachad party plan to cut bureaucracy, boost support for olim

"Is our government building an Israel where Jews believe they and their families can be safe, earn a living and build their futures? Is our government making life easier here - or harder?"

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on October 13, 2026.

Israel's security tied to diplomatic standing, 'but not at cost of our fighters,' says Ben-Gvir

“I think there’s a great importance to our diplomatic relations and connections,” Ben Gvir said in response to a question submitted by The Jerusalem Post.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yishai Fleisher at an English-speaking election campaign event for his far-right Otzma Yehudit party at the Tel Aviv International Salon, Monday, October 12, 2026.

In blow to Netanyahu, Trump again stops short of endorsing candidate in Israeli election

Two weeks before Israel heads to the polls, Trump left the door open to endorsing a candidate in Israel's October 27 election but made no commitment to back Netanyahu or any other contender.

US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

'Focus on Hamas, not me': Winter accuses Netanyahu of prioritizing political survival over security

"Instead of dealing with the People of Israel and the electoral threshold, focus on reducing the percentage of trucks entering Gaza every day as protection money for Hamas," Winter said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Ofer Winter.

Netanyahu adviser asked ChatGPT to help improve Qatar's image among Israelis, Jews worldwide

According to an N12 report, Yonatan Urich requested three separate messaging frameworks targeting Israeli citizens, Jewish communities around the world, and influential figures in the United States.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Yonatan Urich is seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 3, 2022

Haredi parties may refuse to endorse both Netanyahu, Eisenkot after Israeli election, sources say

Haredi sources believe that if the opposition bloc secures a majority to replace the Knesset speaker, it may also also gather the support needed to form a government.

Shas chairman Arye Deri and Shas MKs attend a plenum session, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026

Netanyahu must agree to debate Eisenkot as it's only way for voters to get answers - editorial

Israel needs those answers to understand how its leaders would prevent another catastrophe. Accountability also requires examining the decisions of the military and intelligence establishments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.