Intelligence

Fifty years on, Israel repeats previous mistakes leading to the October 7 massacre - opinion

From 1973 to 2023, the same intelligence blind spots persist, raising urgent questions about reform.

Members of the Agranat Commission investigate the military’s failures in the prelude to the Yom Kippur War.
An IDF biographical infographic on Iranian intelligence minister Esmeil Khatib, killed by the IDF on March 18, 2026.

Israel kills Iran intelligence minister Khatib in latest high-profile strike

Leaflets dropped by the IDF over Beirut, March 13, 2026.

Israel drops leaflets with QR codes over Beirut, urging action against Hezbollah

A police officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 10, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran arrests foreigner it says spied for US, Israel, and acted as proxy for Gulf countries


How IDF intelligence outmaneuvered Iran - explainer

The Israeli military's intelligence preparation allowed the air force to gain supremacy over the skies of Tehran in the first 24 hours of Operation Rising Lion.

 Fire of Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025

'S' takes over as acting Shin Bet chief from Ronen Bar

Bar, who picked S. as his deputy in January, said he had tremendous confidence in S. to run the agency.

 Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar at Israel's Remembrance Day ceremony, 30 April 2025

Iranian media teases contents of alleged stolen Israeli nuclear documents

The documents claim to reveal an “illegal” secret nuclear weapons program in coordination with American and European institutions. 

 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in support of Gaza, in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Iran claims it stole thousands of Israeli intel. materials, including nuclear docs. - report

According to reports by sources to Iranian-affiliated media, the documents were allegedly transferred from within Israel to Iranian territory.

 (Illustrative) A classified document over an Iranian and Israeli flag.

Learning Israel's enemies: Officer sheds light on Israeli intel. gathering during war

'People like me in this position, we have hundreds of hours of facetime with the other side.'

 IDF soldiers in Khan Yunis in Gaza, in July 2024.

Mohammed Sinwar still alive, senior Hamas official claims - report

The report comes a day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that there are rising indications that Mohammed Sinwar was killed.

 A video released by the IDF allegedly shows Mohammed Sinwar travelling in a car through a tunnel near the Erez crossing, close to the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Western countries helped Mossad assassinate Palestinian terrorists in 1970s, report reveals

Thousands of intelligence cables had been exchanged via a covert network called “Kilowatt,” a secret platform established in 1971 to enable collaboration among 18 Western intelligence agencies.

A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September appears on the balcony of the Israeli house at the Munich Olympic village on September 5, 1972

'The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel': Do terrorists read the 'Post'? - review

The book aims “to describe and analyze the evolution of Hamas’s intelligence warfare,” and does so admirably.

Terrorists from the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of fighters who were killed during the Israel-Hamas War in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Mossad agents behind Hezbollah beeper operation to light torch in Independence Day ceremony

The three operatives, though anonymous, will go down in history for their operational achievements.

 Different types of pagers. Still used in areas without reception.

Undersea cables conflict: How Israel can protect itself, be digital connectivity leader - opinion

By taking decisive action, Israel can safeguard its economic and national security interests while positioning itself at the forefront of the global digital revolution.

 Underwater Internet communications cable.