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Hamas sees demilitarization talks as strategy to 'trap Israel,' Zini warns security cabinet

Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."

Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.
Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich at the primary count, Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

Smotrich demands revote on Gaza reconstruction plan that he backed

View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.

EU reiterates its call on Israel to refrain from more expansion of settlements

Former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon speaks at the Reichman University Conference, Herzliya, July 1, 2026.

Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, achieved more Hamas disarmament, ex-hostage chief says


Israeli ministers must commit to obeying the High Court - editorial

If government ministers do not recognize the supremacy of the law, then there are no rules to the game, and if there are no rules to the game, then eventually, there may be no game at all.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his cabinet in Jerusalem.

Palestinian factions fear Israeli assassinations after security cabinet meeting

Palestinian factions evacuated positions and implemented "unprecedented" security measures after threats by Israeli officials.

 A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.

Israel's security cabinet agrees on measures against terrorists

A security cabinet meeting called after Monday’s terror attack concluded with ministers vowing redoubled efforts in fighting terrorism.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Preventing the Palestinian Authority's collapse is a stupid gesture - opinion

The Israeli demands would not “act to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority.” Instead, they would hasten it.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits Jenin following the recent deadly Israeli raid, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 12, 2023.

Israeli cabinet votes to save the Palestinian Authority

The government statement did not specify how they intend to save the Palestinian Authority.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 25 June 2023.

Did PM Netanyahu's hands shake during a gov't meeting?

In a viral video the paperwork in Netanyahu's hands is seen shaking violently. Did his hands shake or is there another explanation?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, last month. ‘Their message is intended for the Israeli government and the man who heads it, Bibi Netanyahu,’ says the writer.

Judicial revolution endangers settlement enterprise - opinion

The voices in the world calling on Israel to halt the proposed judicial reform are not asking Israel to refrain from rectifying or adjusting the current balance of power.

 SECURITY FORCES watch as a prefab home is removed at the settler outpost of Amona, in 2019.

PA warns Israeli cabinet decisions will lead to further tensions, escalations

The Security Cabinet has also decided to reinforce police units and expand security operations against inciters and supporters of terrorism in Jerusalem.

 Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus on December 10, 2021.

Netanyahu fires Arye Deri from Israeli gov't following High Court disqualification

The prime minister waited until Sunday, reportedly in order to give Deri time to decide whether or not to resign.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with Arye Deri in a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023

Israeli sanctions against the PA harsh but necessary -editorial

Israel’s response was just a matter of time and it came on Thursday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his new security cabinet for the first time in Tel Aviv.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses PA officials in Ramallah.