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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


Netanyahu is endangering the hostage deal in working alone - opinion

Reports show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted calls to be more flexible in hostage negotiations and has acted alone in decision-making, sparking concerns and criticism.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024.

PM has 'authority to execute the hostages': Gallant, Bibi clash at cabinet meeting

The Prime Minister has the authority to bring any decision to a vote. Even to execute the hostages," Gallant said, according to one official.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are both seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem.

Smotrich and Levin refused to vote on Yemen attack, citing 'insufficient information'

The attack plan was approved during a four-hour political-security cabinet meeting, but the Israeli warplanes left for their destination before the meeting had finished.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. January 11, 2023.

Smotrich: cabinet authorized 5 West Bank outposts, sanctions against PA

"The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month," Smotrich said.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet: Will it change Israel's war on Hamas? - analysis

The move came after MK Benny Gantz left the emergency government and far-right MKs exerted pressure, leaving the future of the war unclear.

 Security cabinet meeting to discuss the Rafah, March 15, 2024.

Israeli cabinet to act against PA, unilateral Palestinian statehood

The PMO’s announcement comes as the Biden administration has pushed for a Saudi normalization deal that would include a pathway for Palestinian statehood.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his cabinet in Jerusalem.

The current war cabinet is leading the people of Israel into the abyss - opinion

The Gaza war cabinet denies responsibility and leads the State of Israel into the abyss. Israel must dismantle the war cabinet before it destroys the country.

 Benny Gantz, Hertzl Levi, Yoav Galant, Benjamin Netanyahu

Civilian oversight of the IDF is an urgent necessity - opinion

The army and the government all failed in the run-up to October 7. But it is the government’s job to supervise the military. The IDF should get used to it.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich (right) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a joint news conference, in December. Smotrich is 100% right in how he is challenging the IDF and Defense Ministry by refusing to serve as a rubber stamp, the writer argues.

No matter how big, Israel's defense budget alone can't provide security

Former INSS head says security is dependent on a diplomatic process, not just budgetary increase.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir embrace ahead of the 2023 budget vote.

Ben-Gvir reportedly slammed for questioning why surrendering Hamas men were arrested, not killed

Other Israeli officials criticized Itamar Ben-Gvir for his proposal to execute those who surrendered.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Gaza's Khan Yunis April 3, 2024