Security cabinet

Trump expected to announce Phase II of Gaza ceasefire despite conditions not being met - exclusive

This comes despite the return of all the hostages held in Gaza being a key tenet of the first phase of the ceasefire. The remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili remain in captivity.

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 en route back to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Netanyahu convenes Israel's security cabinet on Gaza ceasefire's Phase II

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the government meeting on January 4, 2026.

Israel will achieve peace with Iran one day, Netanyahu tells cabinet during protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the government meeting on January 4, 2026.

PM Netanyahu briefs Security Cabinet on Trump meeting, Iran


Israel yet to confirm Iran ceasefire, Netanyahu asks ministers to avoid comment

US President Donald Trump spoke with Netanyahu earlier in the day before sealing a ceasefire deal with Iran.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managing the campaign against Iran, June 16, 2025.

Israel's seven-member National Security Cabinet met regularly to discuss Iran strike, source says

The seven were the only cabinet members who knew about the expected strike prior to the full cabinet meeting on Thursday evening.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz attend a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

Sources to 'Post': Israeli ministers told Khamenei ordered attacks on Israeli civilians

Israel conveyed a message in the last 24 hours to Iran that it would strike strategic infrastructure across the country if the Islamic Republic targets civilian population centers.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Cabinet approves immediate return of humanitarian aid in Gaza without release of hostages

The decision was made without holding a vote, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other ministers being against the move.

 A UN staff member stands in front of humanitarian supplies for Gaza stored at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet heads not invited to security cabinet discussion

Officially, security agency heads were not invited to attend given the meeting would be a briefing on PMs visits to Hungary and Washington.

 Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services and Mossad chief David Barnea attend a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.

Netanyahu asked Shin Bet to block Bennett from security cabinet, former chief reveals

Yoram Cohen: PM attempted to use Shin Bet to disqualify political rival • Bennett: "Yoram Cohen exposed Netanyahu's lies and paranoia about me"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Illustrative)

Israel will know if Gaza hostage deal with Hamas is possible 'in coming days', official says

Israel also insists that, as part of such a deal, the mediators should be informed of the hostages' nutritional and health conditions.

(L to R): Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

New 'Fabric of Life' bypass road near Ma’aleh Adumim aims to ease traffic, enhance safety

The Israeli cabinet approved new roads in Ma'aleh Adumim to improve traffic and security, but Palestinians remain skeptical.

 The “Fabric of Life” road, which will connect the villages of a-Za’im and al-Eizariya.

Security Cabinet to meet Saturday evening to discuss Gaza protests, hostage talks

"Israel is certainly considering the possibility that these protests are a deception tactic by Hamas," an Israeli official said.

 Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, March 26, 2025

Hostage families evacuated from outside Prime Minister's Office demanding resumption of deal

"This is a demand to the prime minister to stop sabotaging the agreement," the families said in an official statement.

Protesters demand the implementation of the hostage deal's second phase near the Knesset building on February 11, 2025.