National security

Israeli watchdogs demand state inquiry into flight security failures following flydubai attack

The demand followed the attempted terrorist attack on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, amid reports of persistent gaps in the screening of flight crews and information transfer.

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.
Habithonistim leadership meet with Defense Minister Israel Katz

New front for ‘The Security Guys’: Fighting antisemitism and defending Israel’s future

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Politics has become a personality contest. Voters need to look at the record instead - opinion

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

Two arrested in London over suspected Iran-linked national security offenses


A-G to Netanyahu: Reconsider Ben-Gvir's position as national security minister

The A-G's statement comes after she represented Netanyahu against initial petitions against the hiring of Ben-Gvir.

 LEFT: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara RIGHT: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

On a 101-year-old ‘Wall’ - opinion

Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s 1923 writings established a framework that continues to shape Israel’s approach to national security and coexistence.

ZE’EV JABOTINSKY

Knesset approves Israel's 2025 budget despite threats of opposition

The national budget for 2025 will be around NIS 607.4 billion. The government has also approved budget adjustments totaling about NIS 37 billion.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. (Illustrative)

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.

Netanyahu knew of Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount ascent in advance, minister says

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf defended his Temple Mount visit on Tisha B'Av, stating it was coordinated and criticizing Jewish condemnations.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024

Israel Police arrest four in Ben-Gvir's ministry for firearm license bribery

The suspects include a licensing official at the National Security Ministry, as well as three officials who worked to collect firearm license applications and approve them.

 Illustrative image of a man at a shooting range.

Israeli government to extend Al Jazeera ban to November 30

The proposal to ban the site is based on documents from the defense ministry, which were not made public, that claimed that Al Jazeera's broadcasts posed a national security threat.

 The logo of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network is seen in one of their offices in Jerusalem

Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days, cites security threat

The 35-day ban on Al Jazeera operations in Israel, which ended on Saturday, was extended for another 45 days after Israel's telecoms regulator said it posed a threat to national security.

 The entrance to the Al Jazeera studios is seen through a cactus garden in Doha November 30, 2005.

India's support for Israel is not a given - opinion

Hence, there is a need for Israel to establish strong and meaningful connections with various sections of the political spectrum in India.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, raise their arms upon Netanyahu’s arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, in 2018.

Itamar Ben-Gvir denied intel briefings; calls claims 'childish'

The Telegraph report: Itamar Ben-Gvir blocked from intel briefings after leak incidents; had prior accusations of illegal photography in classified meetings.

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir