Security forces

No. 22: David Zini and Eyal Zamir: Commanding Israel’s security through war and turmoil

Israel’s top security chiefs wield enormous influence as they navigate war, terror, political pressure, and a rapidly changing security landscape.

  Shin Bet Director David Zini seen with IDF chief Eyal Zamir during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025
(L-R) Shlomi Binder, Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler.

No. 34: Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler, and Shlomi Binder: Reshaping Israel’s military after October 7

A woman walks along a street on a warm evening, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine, September 1, 2026.

Shootout between Ukrainian security agencies that injured three under investigation, Zelensky says

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

Transferring West Bank enforcement from IDF to police is a mistake without a plan - editorial


Palestinians breach Lachish fence; IDF and police launch manhunt

Police in the Lachish district began a search operation after IDF forces in the area failed to prevent the infiltration.

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Israel ‘fighting ghosts,’ Syrian president says, accuses Jerusalem of exploiting Oct. 7

Israel often brings its crises to other countries and tries to evade taking responsibility for the "horrifying massacres it committed in Gaza," Sharaa told the crowds. 

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks as he attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

Deadly raid in Ramtha: Jordanian forces kill extremist suspects after firefight

Ramtha is located in northern Jordan near the border with Syria. Over the last decade, it has been a transit area for many Syrian refugees and displaced people.

: Anti-terrorism police secure an area as a raid takes place on November 25, 2025 in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. The country's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that security forces raided a site in Ramtha earlier this evening in a search for two brothers wanted by police.

IDF launches surprise drills in northern Israel after killing Hezbollah's military chief

The IDF has heightened the alert level of its forces on the Lebanon border over concerns that Hezbollah could exploit winter weather and reduced visibility.

An Israeli soldier guards on the border fence between Israel and Lebanon, northern Israel, November 16, 2025

Israeli company wins bid for female tactical equipment sale to Italian military

Most security forces do not yet have female-geared protection. But protective gear made for men is not the same as protective gear for made women

Ballistic protective vest for women

Israeli forces seize large rocket cache in West Bank raid near Ramallah

Over 15 rockets were located at the scene by Israeli forces after receiving intelligence on their location.

Rockets cache discovered by Israeli security forces near Ramallah in the West Bank overnight, September 30, 2025.

Ex-Mossad counterterror chief slams Qatar’s support for Hamas at Jerusalem Post conference

Oded Ailam warns Israel must reject Qatar as mediator unless it ends support for Hamas and Al Jazeera.

Oded Ailam, Former director of the counter terrorism center of the Mossad, Researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA).

IDSF founder: Israel’s security rests on values, not tech, calls for long-term vision beyond Gaza

Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi warns true victory means eradicating Hamas and securing Israel’s future with values and sovereignty.

Brigadier General (res) Amir Avivi, Founder & Chairman, Israel's Defense and Security Forum.

Israeli moderately wounded after being struck with an iron rod in West Bank altercation

After Civil Administration workers demolished an illegal outpost in the area and left the site, the shuttle carrying the approximately 20 workers was attacked by dozens of Jewish Israelis.

A picture taken from the Palestinian village of Sair shows the Israeli settlement of Metzad on March 15, 2017.

Israeli mistakenly enters Palestinian village in Area B, pelted with stones - report

After accidentally entering Kafr Mukhmas, the Israeli’s vehicle was pelted with stones. They managed to quickly extricate themselves from the situation and locate security personnel.

Israeli soldiers at the scene a Palestinian was shot for throwing stones, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 28, 2025