Eyal Zamir
Netanyahu: Hamas will try to influence election with terror attacks, Israel is prepared
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hamas may try to influence Israel’s October 27 election with attacks, saying Israel would thwart such efforts and respond with “tremendous force.”
NSC warns Israelis, Diaspora Jews about heightened antisemitism, terror threats ahead of Oct. 7
Israel must be ready for any threat, no matter how unthinkable it may seem - editorial
Shin Bet, IDF call for reinstating administrative detentions, creating settler violence task force
After public clash with IDF, Katz denies announcing Central Command head's dismissal on live TV
Katz said the appointment process for IDF Manpower Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Khalifa to Central Command commander had already been underway for months.
IDF drafts new principles document outlining values as discipline declines, elections near - report
The document is also expected to address the IDF’s nonpartisan nature ahead of approaching elections by clearly setting out its policies, according to the report.
IDF denies IDF chief apologized to CENTCOM head after Katz said USAF struck Iran from Israeli bases
Saudi outlet Al-Arabiya initially reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir had to apologize to CENTCOM after Defense Minister Katz revealed US jets were operating from Israeli bases.
West Bank security situation rapidly snowballing, forces will be reinforced, military officials say
A total of 26 battalions are now operating across the sector, with a security official warning on Sunday that the situation was "a snowball rolling downhill."
Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes
PM, Defense Minister Katz announce increased troop deployments, new checkpoints, expanded counterterrorism measures • Terror shooting followed confrontation involving settlers, IDF, and Palestinians
IDF is ready and prepared for fighting with Iran to resume, Arabic spokesperson Waweya says
"We do not wait for missiles to fall or for the enemy to knock on our door before getting ready," Lt. Col. Ella Waweya said.
Iran will face a 'crushing blow' if it attacks Israel, Katz warns after security assessment
Western intelligence assessments suggest Iran may seek to draw Israel into a confrontation and could even choose to act first, Ynet reported on Thursday.
Katz goes all out against IDF attempts to reduce Jewish violence against Palestinians - analysis
Defense minister tries to veto IDF Central Command Chief Avi Bluth from using restraining orders on alleged Jewish extremists after already blocking administrative detention.
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”
Hours after Iranian shrapnel lands in Israel, Zamir says IDF ready to strike back
IDF sources told The Jerusalem Post that the Sunday attack has shifted the military closer to war footing.
