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Netanyahu calls for evacuating 14 illegal outposts, removing Jewish extremists in West Bank - N12

A political source denied N12's report, stating that Netanyahu's meeting aimed to deal with "a group of delinquent youths who are neither part of the settlement, nor represent it."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.
 Israeli security forces in Umm al-Fahm to quell riots after a murder took place in the city on Thursday, November 2, 2021.

IDF, police arrest eleven for criminal, terror-related activity over weekend

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

IDF investigates conduct of reservist soldiers who wounded Palestinian suspect - Army Radio

Medics evacuate a wounded Israeli soldier on road 232 near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 7, 2023.

Two years on, Israel's wounded veterans still battle pain and broken systems - opinion


Ancient cistern mistaken for Hezbollah tunnel near northern Israel border

"When you see a hole in the ground next to the fence, you instinctively think of Hezbollah tunnels. This kind of anxiety doesn’t fade easily," a Shlomi resident commented.

 The entrance to Shlomi

Ghassan Al-Duhaini to replace Abu Shabab as Popular Forces leader in Gaza

The deputy for the slain Yasser Abu Shabab, Duhaini was documented walking among the militia’s operatives and boosting their morale after his predecessor's death.

 members of the Abu Shabab Popular Forces militia in the Gaza Strip.

IDF reservist killed in car accident, two weeks before daughter's wedding

Orbach, 45, leaves behind a wife and five children. His eldest daughter's wedding was scheduled two weeks ahead of the accident.

IDF reservist Maj. Eitan Orbach.

IDF identifies and kills terrorist approaching forces in northern Gaza

One other terrorist identified by the IDF accompanied him as the two approached Israeli forces, the military added. The other terrorist survived the strike, which was carried out by the IAF.

IDF troops operate behind Yellow Line in southern Gaza, November 20, 2025.

Defense Minister Katz moves to extend IDF service to 36 months

In the statement, Katz indicated that combat soldiers and other conscripts who are already serving and scheduled to complete their service during 2026 may have to delay their discharge from the IDF.

Minister of Defence Israel Katz visits the Mahaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem, on September 2, 2025.

IDF kills six terrorists, arrest dozens of wanted individuals in 'Operation Five Stones'

The operation was conducted with the IDF's Menashe Brigade and Samaria Brigade in collaboration with the Shin Bet, Border Police, and the Air Force.

IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.

Middle Israel: Herzog must reject Netanyahu's cynical plea for a pardon - opinion

What Netanyahu gave President Herzog is a celebration of deceit and hypocrisy, penned by a PM who is promoting a draft-dodging bill and blocking an impartial inquiry of October 7.

Evidently inspired by history, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week sent President Isaac Herzog a pardon request reminiscent of the one Herzog’s father received in 1986, hoping the son might now do for him what his father once did for another Israeli leader.

Former IDF top lawyer Tomer-Yerushalmi released from Ichilov Hospital after nearly a month

She is expected to be summoned for questioning in the near future over the Sde Teiman leaked video affair. 

Former IDF Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramla, November 7, 2025.

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance

The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds.

Illustration of a blood test.

Israel approves 2026 state budget incl. NIS 112 b. designated for defense spending

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid said the government is approving "a budget of corruption and draft-dodging."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at cabinet meeting to vote on 2026 budget, December 5, 2025.

'Danger to Israel’s national security': Elmakayes warns against Gofman's Mossad appointment

Elmakayes was 17 when Shin Bet detained him for over a year after intelligence officers from the IDF's 210th Division, then headed by Gofman, passed him classified information to publish on Telegram.

Ronen Gofman at a ceremony while commander of the IDF's 210th Division, September 2022.