Security cabinet

Smotrich, Netanyahu quarrel over law banning release of senior terrorists during exchange deals

The absence of such a law places "every Israeli citizen, at home and abroad, under a real threat of abduction," argued Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a press briefing during an EU-Jordan summit in Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2026; illustrative.

Foreign ministers from Muslim, Arab countries denounce Israeli West Bank bill to expand control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Netanyahu urged ‘cooling the arenas’ days before Oct. 7, classified summary shows

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Security Cabinet approves measures expanding Israeli control in West Bank


Netanyahu invites Gantz to meeting as emergency gov’t still absent

All parties express an intention to form one, but it remains undone.

NETANYAHU AND Gantz – can they put their animosity aside and serve the public?

Israeli ministers must commit to obeying the High Court - editorial

If government ministers do not recognize the supremacy of the law, then there are no rules to the game, and if there are no rules to the game, then eventually, there may be no game at all.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his cabinet in Jerusalem.

Palestinian factions fear Israeli assassinations after security cabinet meeting

Palestinian factions evacuated positions and implemented "unprecedented" security measures after threats by Israeli officials.

 A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.

Israel's security cabinet agrees on measures against terrorists

A security cabinet meeting called after Monday’s terror attack concluded with ministers vowing redoubled efforts in fighting terrorism.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Preventing the Palestinian Authority's collapse is a stupid gesture - opinion

The Israeli demands would not “act to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority.” Instead, they would hasten it.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits Jenin following the recent deadly Israeli raid, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 12, 2023.

Israeli cabinet votes to save the Palestinian Authority

The government statement did not specify how they intend to save the Palestinian Authority.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 25 June 2023.

Did PM Netanyahu's hands shake during a gov't meeting?

In a viral video the paperwork in Netanyahu's hands is seen shaking violently. Did his hands shake or is there another explanation?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, last month. ‘Their message is intended for the Israeli government and the man who heads it, Bibi Netanyahu,’ says the writer.

Judicial revolution endangers settlement enterprise - opinion

The voices in the world calling on Israel to halt the proposed judicial reform are not asking Israel to refrain from rectifying or adjusting the current balance of power.

 SECURITY FORCES watch as a prefab home is removed at the settler outpost of Amona, in 2019.

PA warns Israeli cabinet decisions will lead to further tensions, escalations

The Security Cabinet has also decided to reinforce police units and expand security operations against inciters and supporters of terrorism in Jerusalem.

 Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus on December 10, 2021.

Netanyahu fires Arye Deri from Israeli gov't following High Court disqualification

The prime minister waited until Sunday, reportedly in order to give Deri time to decide whether or not to resign.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with Arye Deri in a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023