Security forces

Shin Bet officer petitions High Court against Knesset decision to grant Gotliv immunity

Hours after MK Tally Gotliv was granted immunity, the Shin Bet officer she exposed filed a High Court petition seeking to block the decision and restore criminal proceedings.

The Shin Bet emblem.
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Special offers for security forces: Rikushet launches initiative after demand for outdoor equipment

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks, as he, US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting with representatives from other countries, on February 19, 2026.

Turkey to contribute troops to Gaza stabilization force, joining five others

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system


Politicizing the Shin Bet endangers Israel's national security - opinion

The agency’s extensive powers create significant temptation for the minister responsible for it – the prime minister – to direct the Shin Bet chief to use those powers against political opponents.

 FORMER SHIN BET director Yoram Cohen receives protection amid a stormy scene at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the High Court holds a hearing on the cabinet’s firing of the current Israel Security Agency chief, Ronen Bar. Cohen alleges that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked of the Shin Bet

Israeli security echelon pushes for limited Temple Mount access ahead of Ramadan - report

Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater this year given the ongoing seven-front war and Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank.

 MUSLIM WORSHIPERS attend Friday prayers during Ramadan at the al-Aqsa compound last March. For Hamas and its supporters, the war with Israel is a war for the Temple Mount, the writer contends.

Inside a US security firm's risky Gaza mission

US contractors have been deployed to a Gaza checkpoint amid Israel-Hamas truce

 Israeli military helicopters land, ahead of the expected arrival of released Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, southern Israel, January 25, 2025.

Nearly half of Israelis volunteered at outset of Gaza war, survey finds

The survey showed that a month into the war, war-related volunteering patterns dropped to a rate of 28.7%, and today they stand at 15%.

 Israeli citizens pack donations of food and other necessities for the Israeli soldiers and citizens in the south, in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2023

Ben-Gvir’s Chief of Staff Chanamel Dorfman raises security amid 'Level Five' threats

The rise in the minister’s chief of staff security level requires additional security personnel around Dorfman, and accompany him through the day and night.

 Chanamel Dorfman seen during a tour of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir in Lod, April 17, 2023.

IDF discovers tunnel near Tulkarm hospital, kills armed terrorists in intense West Bank operation

Security forces also killed a terrorist who threw explosive devices and dismantled a vehicle rigged with explosives.

 IDF soldiers conduct counter-terrorism operations in Tulkarm, West Bank.

Terror suspect involved in Hebron-area car bombing arrested in Halhoul hospital

Yamam and Shin Bet fighters arrested a wanted man, a resident of Halhoul near Hebron, who was involved in a car bomb explosion about a month ago. The wanted man was injured during the explosion.

Forces at the scene of a gas station car bomb explosion in Gush Etzion.

Evolving Oct. 7 probes and the changing face of the IDF - analysis

Israel's national security is being influenced by delays in publishing October 7 probes and significant leadership changes initiated by IDF Chief Herzi Halevi during the ongoing war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, holds a security assessment in Tel Aviv.

IDF arrests man who illegally crossed into Israel from Syria

Although maybe the IDF would have wanted its forces to fire in the air, the suspect was wounded by the IDF warning fire.

 Israeli security forces during the arrest of Zebah Abdel Salem Haniyeh. April 1, 2024

Border Police demolishes buildings in illegal outposts

These are outposts that were previously destroyed by administration inspectors and rebuilt.

 Security forces demolish buildings in two illegal outposts in the West Bank. August 26, 2024.