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Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor, winners of the Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land", attend the 97th Annual Oscars Governors Ball at Ovation Hollywood Complex on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images.

Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary arrested for stoning security forces

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Israeli forces on Monday night arrested Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Balal on suspicion of throwing stones at security forces during violent clashes near Susya in Judea, according to Hebrew media reports. Balal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No...
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram speaks at his induction ceremony as the next Israeli Defense Ministry director general, March 24, 2025. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.

Maj. Gen. Amir Baram appointed head of Israeli Defense Ministry

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Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram was appointed the 26th director general of the Israeli Defense Ministry on Monday in a ceremony led by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. Katz praised Baram’s leadership, stating, “We must be...
Israeli Agriculture and Food Security Minister Avi Dichter at a rare meeting with the heads of the Yesha Council, on March 23, 2025. Credit: Yesha Council.

Dichter: ‘Time to apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria’

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“We’re at a crucial historic opportunity that must not be missed; the time has come to apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria,” Israel’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Avi Dichter said on Sunday. He...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Sept. 11, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Ben-Gvir: Shin Bet chief should ‘sit in prison’ for anti-Kahanist probe

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Monday for Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Ronen Bar to be prosecuted following reports that he ordered a secret probe against the minister. "Yesterday, Shin Bet Director...
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, center, during a tour of the Rafah area in southern Gaza on March 18, 2025. Credit: IDF.

IDF chief tours Rafah amid renewed Gaza offensive

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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the Rafah area in southern Gaza on Tuesday, where he reviewed operational plans and defensive preparations amid ongoing military operations against Hamas. During the...
The logo of Google Cloud is seen at the 2023 Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 17, 2023 in Hanover, Germany. Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images.

Google to buy Israeli startup Wiz for $32b

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Google parent company Alphabet on Tuesday confirmed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud security firm Wiz, making it the tech giant's largest deal to date. The move aims to strengthen Google Cloud’s security offerings...
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism Party at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 17, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Smotrich: Renewed fighting in Gaza will be ‘completely different’

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism Party) said on Monday that should the war in Gaza resume, Israel's approach would be "very aggressive." During a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism Party at the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) director Ronen Bar, April 18, 2024. Credit: Koby Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu to seek dismissal of Shin Bet director

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he would be seeking the dismissal of Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director Ronen Bar, citing a lack of confidence and "ongoing distrust." "At all times,...
Israeli security forces conduct counterterror operations in Judea and Samaria, March 14, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Israeli forces continue counter-terror op in Judea and Samaria

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Israeli security forces in Judea and Samaria over the past week killed three terrorists, apprehended more than a hundred wanted suspects, confiscated dozens of weapons and questioned dozens of terrorist suspects, the army said...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon in the plenary hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 11, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu to sue Ya’alon for unproven claims PM received Qatari money

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would sue Moshe Ya'alon, who served both as defense minister and IDF chief of staff, after he claimed the premier received millions from Qatar. In an...