Operation Guardian of the Walls

Ra'am chief says Netanyahu trusted Hamas's Sinwar, vows to testify before state inquiry on Oct. 7

"[Netanyahu] trusted Yahya Sinwar and told me: 'Yahya Sinwar and I understand each other.' He said that about himself, and I was stunned," said Mansour Abbas.

MK Mansour Abbas, chairman of the United Arab List (Ra’am) party, and MK Yoav Segalovitz hold a press conference following consultations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
View of the central Israeli city of Lod, on February 24, 2026.

Lod mayor ‘seething’ after Jewish-Arab clashes, right-wing activist summoned for questioning

Shin Bet Director David Zini with IDF chief Eyal Zamir at a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Shin Bet will not undergo 'dramatic shifts' following Zini's appointment, ex-official claims

 Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar (L) gestures as he speaks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017

Hamas leveraged previous Gaza truce to plan Oct. 7, Sinwar memos reveal


Ben-Gvir's National Guard to focus on Arab-Israeli crime, mixed cities

Ben-Gvir said that the force would focus on combating “extortion in areas with criminal organizations and ‘mixed’ cities,” a clear implication of focusing on Israeli-Arab crime.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Israeli Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai at a ceremony for a new police station in Neot Hovav Industrial zone, southern Israel, March 14, 2023

IDF's Kohavi, Gaza, West Bank: What does the future have in store? - analysis

In Hamas-ruled Gaza, Kohavi leaves a temporary tactical deterrence in place that even he would likely acknowledge is unlikely to last more than a few more years at best.

 IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi pictured during his trip to the United States in November 2022

Ex-Israel Police official: Guardian of the Walls was just the beginning

Retired police official Uri Bar-Lev warned that the police "will not be able to meet their goals; the next incident will be much more serious."

Lt.-Col. Dori Saar during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

2 Israeli-Arabs convicted for attacking IDF soldier in Tel Aviv in 2021

In May 2021, Muhammad Iyash and Ali Mutzri were part of a group of rioting protesters involved in the attack against an IDF soldier during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

 IDF conduct arrests in the West Bank, August 25, 2020

West Bank violence may spill over into mixed cities - Gantz

While Hamas has remained relatively quiet in Gaza, the terror group continues to incite Palestinians in the West Bank and even Israeli-Arabs in the south. 

 Israeli police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where synaogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents rioted in the city. May 12, 2021.

Israel Police chief recommends shutting off social media during riots

The police chief stressed that he was only referring to "the most extreme scenario" and that he only wanted to block inciting users.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai, Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev and Israeli police officers at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 1, 2022.

Israel Police already looking to life after chief Kobi Shabtai

The police commissioner's tenure has been marred by controversy and disaster, and he is only halfway through.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai  tesitfies before the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee, in Jerusalem, on April 11, 2022.

Shin Bet arrest five for 2021 lynching of Jewish man in Acre during riots

The five suspects join two Acre residents who were initially arrested and questioned as early as May 2021, with indictments already filed against them for their involvement in the attack.

 A car is set on fire during clashes between Arab and Jews in Acre, northern Israel, May 12, 2021

IDF neutralizes Hamas attack tunnel from Gaza to Israel, renders inoperable

A Hamas tunnel that had been in development recently was rendered unusable by being filled with a "material."

 IDF soldiers and robot.

Rehabilitation: A different kind of valor for IDF soldiers - opinion

In the trauma center, they find a snapped femur, a broken arm, numerous pelvis breaks, a broken eye socket. His nose is broken, and he has a hole through his chin to his mouth.

 IDF operating in the West Bank to arrest terror suspects, August 11, 2022.