Herzi Halevi

No contact for hours: Behind Netanyahu, IDF's failure to stop Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - exclusive

Enmity between the prime minister, defense minister, and the IDF chief prevented communication for hours as Hamas was murdering 1200 and kidnapping hundreds in the early hours of Oct. 7.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 9, 2026

Lapid says Netanyahu falsified security protocols to deflect Oct. 7 blame, urges investigation

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

Court lifts more gag orders in midnight parking-lot affair tied to PMO leaks

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028


Netanyahu letting Katz, Zamir battle over shaping IDF General Staff - analysis

What began as a political alliance has evolved into a deeper fight over control of the IDF, with Netanyahu and Katz pushing changes Zamir views as overreach.

 IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025

Belgian NGO HRF files new complaint in Spain against Israeli tourist, alleging Gaza war crimes

The group asked Spanish authorities to detain the traveler urgently to prevent his departure and “ensure accountability,” according to the complaint.

Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion patrol near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023.

'Not one minister called me, saying welcome back': Ex-hostage Gadi Mozes slams gov't - N12

Mozes pushed for a state commission of inquiry to “investigate everything that happened that morning.”

Released Israeli hostage Gadi Mozes at a ceremony marking rebuilding in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, following the October 7 massacre. August 7, 2025.

'Field trial': Dismissed IDF generals attack Eyal Zamir's October 7 sanctions

"Hopefully, there will be a state commission of inquiry, and it will hear me. Everything is fine," former head of Military Intelligence, Aharon Haliva said in response to his dismissal.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir smiles, November 3, 2025

In first, IDF chief Eyal Zamir punishes commanders, generals for October 7 failures

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir "expelled" three ex-high command members who had already resigned, and IDF Intel Chief Shlomi Binder recieved leniency.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, June 19, 2025.

How blocking earlier Oct. 7 probes delayed, weakened IDF taking responsibility - analysis

If detailed probes into military failures surrounding October 7 had been conducted earlier, conclusions drawn may have been harsher, and more individuals may have been held accountable.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

New IDF probe reveals failures in five Oct. 7 investigations, which need to be redone

Zamir called for a wider inquiry into all of the government and defense bodies involved in Israel's national security, leading up to and on October 7.

Houses in kibbutz Nir Oz, where residents where takedn hostage and later on murdered by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 massacre, southern Israel. September 30, 2025.

'IDF is covering up the investigations,' IDF Brig.-Gen in charge of Nova probe accuses Halevi

Brig.-Gen. Oren Solomon called the IDF's investigation on October 7 a "national scandal," and an "attempt at a cover-up."

IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Oren Solomon speaks to media at the Nova festival site. Solomon served as a combat operations officer in the Gaza Division and led the division’s October 7 debriefings. October 8, 2025.

'There is dialogue for new peace agreements,' Mossad's Barnea said in security meeting

The comments were made during the Security Cabinet's meeting on Thursday, in which the ceasefire agreement was approved.

Mossad chief David Barnea attends a Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), in Tel Aviv, on February 25, 2025.

Israeli-American charged with spying for Iran, documenting Israeli officials' homes

Yaakov Perl lived in Morocco for several years, and was affiliated with the Satmar Hassidic sect, who believe that the existence of the State of Israel contradicts religious principles.

 The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)