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IDF chief says finger 'on the trigger' as Tehran threat looms over Middle East

Zamir said that the IDF's metaphorical finger was "on the trigger" if its enemies were to make any operational change.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen on November 3, 2025
Ghassan Duhine and members of the Abu Shabab anti-Hamas Gaza militia.

Anti-Hamas Gaza militia leader says group readying for next phase after dismantling tunnels

Defense Minister Israel Katz presented the 2026 “Defense Minister’s Shield” to Soroka Medical Center.

Katz awards Soroka Medical Center with Defense Minister’s Shield for support of soldiers during war

 There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft

Women's integration into IDF 'disaster': Rabbis send letter to Netanyahu demanding intervention


Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Defense Minister Israel Katz called for the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority to develop a multi-year plan to address earthquake preparedness.

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Knesset to pass increased benefits for orphans of IDF soldiers, Katz announces

First, the new law will give recognition to children of soldiers as "orphans" for certain rights as long as the parent died before the age of 30.

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during an IDF swearing-in ceremony for the new Military Advocate-General Itai Offir, November 27, 2025

Forum Dvorah demands clear support for women in combat as IDF gender debate escalates

On Sunday, dozens of Golani Brigade soldiers and officers walked out of a large conference hall to protest female soldiers singing at the ceremony.

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.

Shutting down Army Radio is a blow to Israeli democracy - opinion

In the battle for the country’s future, shutting down Army Radio would be a serious blow to the fundamental rights of Israel’s citizens

Soldiers broadcasting from the studio of Galei Tzahal (Israel Army Radio).

Prime Minister, Defense Minister visit women-led farm in the Negev

The agricultural site is operated by young women from HaShomer HaChadash

Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense visited an agricultural farm in the Negev operated by young women from HaShomer HaChadash

Katz says Palestinian trash burning nat'l security threat, okays rules for confiscating vehicles

Reportedly, the Palestinians lack sufficient local landfill capacity, and according to an existing arrangement, they are supposed to use trucks to transport their trash to designated locations.

 Fire at illegal trash dumping ground caused dangerous air pollution level in Binyamin region of the West Bank, on August 7, 2023.

Netanyahu vows to ‘return Negev to Israel,’ pledges settlement growth during visit

The prime minister toured communities near Israel’s southern border with Egypt with Katz and Ben-Gvir, outlining a multi-year plan to expand settlements and crack down on crime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits western Negev, January 7, 2026.

Netanyahu secures overwhelming Likud support, internal poll shows

When asked who is best suited to lead Likud in the next national election, 80.4% of respondents chose Netanyahu. Other senior party figures received significantly lower levels of support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.

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

Iran plotting to assassinate Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, IDF sources warn

The warning was issued recently against the backdrop of the opening of contacts between Israel and Syria.

Illustrative image of Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.