National security

Smotrich says Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir previously backed Knesset coalition with Ra'am that he shut down

Smotrich also said that he would not rule out forming a government with prime ministerial candidate Gadi Eisenkot, but not at the cost of boycotting his partners in the right-wing bloc.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks with The Jerusalem Post, October 21, 2026.

'Not Ben-Gvir': Next defense minister should come from Likud, Netanyahu tells ‘Post’

A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Ben-Gvir plans to change IDF ethics code, emphasize 'Jewish values,' if named defense minister

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yishai Fleisher at an English-speaking election campaign event for his far-right Otzma Yehudit party at the Tel Aviv International Salon, Monday, October 12, 2026.

Israel's security tied to diplomatic standing, 'but not at cost of our fighters,' says Ben-Gvir


Israel Police arrest four in Ben-Gvir's ministry for firearm license bribery

The suspects include a licensing official at the National Security Ministry, as well as three officials who worked to collect firearm license applications and approve them.

 Illustrative image of a man at a shooting range.

Israeli government to extend Al Jazeera ban to November 30

The proposal to ban the site is based on documents from the defense ministry, which were not made public, that claimed that Al Jazeera's broadcasts posed a national security threat.

 The logo of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network is seen in one of their offices in Jerusalem

Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days, cites security threat

The 35-day ban on Al Jazeera operations in Israel, which ended on Saturday, was extended for another 45 days after Israel's telecoms regulator said it posed a threat to national security.

 The entrance to the Al Jazeera studios is seen through a cactus garden in Doha November 30, 2005.

India's support for Israel is not a given - opinion

Hence, there is a need for Israel to establish strong and meaningful connections with various sections of the political spectrum in India.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, raise their arms upon Netanyahu’s arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, in 2018.

Itamar Ben-Gvir denied intel briefings; calls claims 'childish'

The Telegraph report: Itamar Ben-Gvir blocked from intel briefings after leak incidents; had prior accusations of illegal photography in classified meetings.

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir

Texas A&M potentially compromised US nuclear security, pulls plug on Doha campus

The university claims its decision is driven by "growing volatility' in the Middle East.

Texas A&M University campus in Qatar

Ben-Gvir's secretary granted a gun permit without qualifying - report

"The fact that I'm a woman doesn't mean I don't deserve the right to protect myself," Itamar Ben-Gvir's secretary Nili Kadosh said. 

 NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses his Otzma Yehudit faction in the Knesset earlier this month.

Peace agreements are not the way to protect Israel's national security - opinion

Despite the need to adapt Israel’s concept of national security to the current era there are still those who maintain that peace agreements are the solution to Israel’s strategic situation.

 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, September 30, 2016.

Can Ben-Gvir ensure personal security for Israelis? - opinion

Given Ben Gvir’s ideological background and the statements he has made, it may be foolish to ignore the direction in which he is leading his ministry and the dangerous impact it could have.

 NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses his Otzma Yehudit faction in the Knesset earlier this month.

National service girls no longer able to approve gun permits

The National Security Ministry has been allowing National Service girls to handle interviews with applicants for gun permits. Now, this will no longer be allowed.

 People shop for weapons at Caliber 3 weapon's store in Gush Etzion, following the recent wave of terror attacks. February 1, 2023.