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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for Elbit System’s new technological campus at Ramat Beka in the Negev Desert, Nov. 2, 2021. Credit: Ariel Hermoni, Israeli Defense Ministry.

Gantz: Defense budget will allow Israel to develop new tools, plans, technologies

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The new Israeli defense budget expected to be approved by the Knesset this month as part of the national budget vote will enable Israel to develop new tools, operational plans and technologies to take...
Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 11, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Israel stands by decision to link NGOs to terror, as international community demands evidence

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In light of the commotion following Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s announcement on Oct. 22 that accused six NGOs of connections to terrorism, Israel has now sent an envoy to Washington, D.C., to explain...
Travelers arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport as Israel reopens its borders to individual foreign tourists. Nov. 1, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israel welcomes individual tourists back into the country

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This is the moment that so many travelers—and Israel’s tourism industry—have been waiting for since the pandemic shut out much of foreign travel through Ben-Gurion International Airport in March 2020. As of Nov. 1, Israel...
Rafael unveils the Israeli Operational Technologies Cyber Consortium at the GISEC Global 2021 Cyber Security Expo in Dubai on June 1, 2021. Credit: Rafael Defense.

Rafael to participate in Dubai Air Show, exhibiting surface-to-air missiles

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Rafael Defense Systems will for the first time take part in the 2021 Dubai Air Show, scheduled for Nov. 14 to Nov. 18, marking the first time that the Israeli company will have a...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Israel-Lebanon border, on Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Gantz convenes Emergency Economy Committee as part of national war drill

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz convened a first meeting of the Executive Emergency Economy Committee on Monday as part of a national war exercise to be undertaken this week by the Israel Defense Forces...
A frame of "Fate/Grand Order THE MOVIE Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram." Source: YouTube.

Jerusalem-inspired Japanese anime hit arrives on big screen in Israel

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Not just Naruto and Dragon Ball: “Yes Planet” and “Rav Hen Dizengoff” movie theaters in Tel Aviv this weekend were painted in the bright colors of Japanese anime in honor of a special screening...
An illustration of a cyber attack. Credit: F8 studio/Shutterstock.

Iranian hackers breach Israeli web hosting company, threaten to release sensitive data

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A hacker group affiliated with Iran announced on Friday that it had breached the servers of an Israeli web-hosting company and threatened to leak data pertaining to thousands of users. The group, calling itself “BlackShadow,”...
Social-media icons. Credit: TY Lim.

Israel to collaborate with US, UN on regulation of social networks

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Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel met with executives from major online companies and legislators in New York and Washington to discuss support for the regulation of social networks, Globes reported. His meetings last week with senior...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Jerusalem on Oct. 19, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Iranian hackers leak ‘Israeli Defense Ministry files’ online

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An Iranian hacker group on Thursday released data allegedly stolen from the Israeli Defense Ministry that contained sensitive information about Israeli soldiers, Ynet reported. The group, which calls itself “Moses Staff,” leaked, among other details, information related...
Construction works in Efrat, in Judea and Samaria, Oct. 25, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Israel approves construction of 3,000 homes in Judea and Samaria, despite US pressure

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Israel moved ahead on Wednesday with plans to construct thousands of homes in Judea and Samaria, despite strong U.S. objections, Israeli media reported. A Civil Administration committee approved the construction of 3,144 new housing units,...