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New Hope Party chief Gideon Sa'ar at a conference of the Israel Bar Association in Tel Aviv, Sept. 3, 2024. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu said to be preparing to fire Gallant, appoint Gideon Sa’ar as defense minister

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Expanding Israel’s coalition government will help advance a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday amid reports that he is considering replacing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with New Hope...

Gallant to Congress members: We’re fighting for Western civilization

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Monday with a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visiting the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on a trip organized by AIPAC’s American Israel Education Foundation. The nine-member group consisted...

Smotrich freezes purchase of fighter squadrons from the US

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his intention to freeze the planned purchase of two fighter squadrons until the government agrees to establish a public committee that will...
Israel's David's Sling missile defense system. Photo by Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's Office.

US approves sale of Israeli missile-defense system to Finland

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The U.S. government on Wednesday authorized the sale of Israel's David's Sling missile defense system to Finland, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry. The procurement deal, worth some $345 million, is expected to be ratified...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed supreme court justices, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli president awards Israel Defense Prize to three projects that boosted national strength

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog awarded the Israel Defense Prize to three projects developed by the defense establishment and industries on Tuesday during a ceremony at his residence in Jerusalem. One of the three prestigious prizes...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 11, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Defense establishment to impose civilian sanctions on relatives of Arab terrorists

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The Israeli defense establishment has decided to place civilian sanctions on the relatives of Palestinian terrorists in the wake of the ongoing wave of terrorism, Kan News reported on Tuesday. The sanctions will include a ban on working...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Western Wall speaking on the nation's Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, May 3, 2022. Credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO.

Herzog: ‘No one asked fallen sons and daughters who was right-wing, who was left’

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Israel began marking the Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism on Tuesday evening when, at 8 p.m., a one-minute siren rang out throughout the country, causing all to stop in silence. The central ceremony...
An Israeli military cemetery. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense.

Israel extends its embrace to bereaved families living abroad

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As Israel prepares to mark Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism on Tuesday evening, representatives from the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s Family and International Connections Unit—a part of the Department of...
The "peace clock" shows religious images referencing Islam and Christianity but almost none specifically recalling the Jewish religion. Source: Facebook

‘Peace clock’: Israeli Defense Ministry gift angers bereaved families

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Dozens of Israeli families who lost loved ones to war and terror have expressed anger at this year’s gift from the country’s Defense Ministry ahead of Memorial Day—a “peace clock”— due to what they...
Example of a modern combat helmet (British Mk 6 with cloth cover). Credit: Richard Harvey via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to send protective gear to emergency-service providers in Ukraine

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Israel will send helmets and vests to Ukraine’s rescue and emergency services, the Office of Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday. During a phone call between Gantz and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, the...