Tag: Security Cabinet
US fighter jets arrive to ‘mitigate’ threat from Iran and its proxies
A squadron of United States Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets arrived in the Middle East on Thursday to “mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or its proxies,” the U.S. military...
Israel’s Security Cabinet meets following killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel’s Security Cabinet on Wednesday afternoon following the targeted killing of Hezbollah’s No. 2 in Beirut and the killing, allegedly by the Jewish state, of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh...
After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
The premier told ministers on Sunday that the powerful...
Israeli premier announces formation of a national guard
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday the creation of a national guard, with the aim of “strengthening the personal security” of Israeli citizens.
“I have instructed the National Security Council, in coordination with...
Israeli Cabinet approves Eyal Hulata’s appointment as national security adviser
Israel’s Security Cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of Eyal Hulata as national security adviser and head of the National Security Council, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Hulata will assume the office on...
Israel to withhold $182 million from Palestinian Authority to offset terror stipends
Israel’s Security Cabinet voted on Sunday to withhold 597 million shekels ($182 million) from the tax revenues it collects for the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with a terror finance law passed in 2018.
The amount...
Israel to hold formal inquest into Mount Meron disaster
Israel’s government on Sunday ordered the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the April 29 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag...