National security council

Knesset bill seeks military burial for Israelis whose suicide tied to IDF service

Under the proposal, discharged soldiers and reservists who took their own lives as a result of combat stress or other psychological harm incurred during service would be eligible for military burial.

IDF soldiers prepare for Remembrance Day at the graves of fallen soldiers at the Har Herzl military cemetery, April 23, 2023.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Gov't issues warnings for Israelis abroad to avoid unsecured public events after Sydney massacre

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.

Israel, Lebanon hold first senior-level talks in decades as US pushes engagement

US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus listens to statements following a meeting with Lebanon's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on August 26, 2025.

Israel sends diplomats to Lebanon for ceasefire body meeting for first time


Israeli, Russian senior officials discuss efforts to combat COVID-19

Meir Ben-Shabbat and Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a discussion over the phone regarding efforts for combating the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear walks at a hospital for patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia March 24, 2020.

Retired IDF general raises concerns over West Bank annexation

Amidror compared the "Deal of the Century" to previous deals signed by Israel and expressed his opinion of the planned annexation from a security point of view.

Amidror

Meir Ben-Shabbat makes decisions under pressure, with lives on the line

The National Security Council head shuns the spotlight but his impact is vast.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL head Meir Ben-Shabbat attends a state audit committee meeting at the Knesset in 2018

Israel not ready for second wave of coronavirus - NSC advisor

'There are no critical tools that allow us to manage the plague safely, and to prevent a new outbreak'

A Tel Aviv pub re-opens after nearly two months of being closed during the Coronavirus outbreak

'Coronavirus hotel' guests report poor conditions, suicide attempts

The poor conditions leading to the severe mental distress is reported by the "guests" quarantined in the hotels.

Members of the hotel staff wear protective gear while serving food at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv.

White House quietly trims dozens of national security experts

White House adviser Robert O’Brien denied that his downsizing of the National Security Council was an effort to dismantle what Trump has called the “deep state.”

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks as National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien listens in the Oval Office in December.

A man who knew presidents

Norman Bailey and his wife, Barbara, made aliya in 2011.

Norman and Barbara Bailey

Ben-Shabbat to replace Molcho as PM's special diplomatic envoy

Ben-Shabbat is a veteran of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

Meir Ben-Shabbat

Strategic submarines

At a time of increased threats to Israel, the procurement of three new submarines is of critical importance.

President Reuven Rivlin meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany

Israel warns of Europe terror threat in holiday travel advisory

"At this time, terror organizations, especially the Islamic State, are highly motivated to carry out terrorist attacks all over the world."

Passengers sitting inside an airplane [illustrative]