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Netanyahu vs Bar: Who called who is fascinating, but both ignored writing on the wall - analysis

The October 7 disaster was a decade or more in the making, especially with contributions of failures by both the political leadership and the entire defense establishment.

 Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot give press briefing at Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

Eisenkot pledges to destroy Hamas 'within 18 months of becoming prime minister' at Gaza border

Workers hang a Likud party election campaign billboard featuring Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders, with the slogan “Right or Palestine,” on a building in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.

Israeli election campaigns must move past political gimmicks to tackle critical issues - editorial

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.

US potential strike plans include massive non-nuclear bomb, CENTCOM destroys Iran-affiliated ship


Hamas praises Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay over genocide allegations against Israel

Hamas used Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win to renew demands for international legal action against Israeli officials, citing her commission's findings on the Gaza war.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 13, 2026.

Israel must set red lines on Turkish presence in Syria to avoid confrontation, think tank argues

Israel's Syria policy could ultimately invite US pressure to abandon its buffer zone without significant security concessions if it fails to engage Damascus diplomatically, INSS warns.

Turkish security forces line up in the buffer zone as Turkish police use water cannon to disperse Syrian supporters who gather at the border, across from the northern Syrian town of Qamishli, January 20, 2026

Container ship struck in Hormuz as Saudi forces, Houthis exchange fire

Trump struggles in negotiations with Iran • Saudi Arabia destroys three drones north of Riyadh • Hezbollah to distribute up to $14,000 per family following war with Israel

Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

Iran’s two-front war on Israel: From October 7 to election interference - opinion

Since October 7, Iran has sharply escalated cyber operations against Israel, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, through fronts such as Handala Hack, CyberAv3ngers, and IDFLeaks.

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

Beyond the Headlines: Unfinished business - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

Marcelle Talia, mother of Liora Ben Tzur, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha on October 7, 2023, while carrying candy for her grandchildren and other kibbutz children.

Oct. 7 accusations and the manufactured crusade to bring down Netanyahu - opinion

The accusations against Netanyahu are a desperate weaponization of institutional self-preservation and political timing, designed to cover up systemic military failures and sabotage his reelection.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives an address at the October 7 memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, October 5, 2026.

Board of Peace expects Gaza reconstruction to ramp up after Israeli election, US midterms - report

A Telegraph investigation raised questions over potential conflicts of interest involving Jared Kushner and other senior figures, as the Board of Peace dismissed the allegations as baseless.

Palestinians attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli airstrike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, September 19, 2026

'Change the time': Netanyahu aide allegedly sought to alter October 7 call log, transcript shows

The account appears to align with what former military secretary Avi Gil said in a Thursday interview with N12 and Israel Hayom, in which he charged Braverman with making the changes.

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

IDF: Hamas using northern Gaza hospital as operational center, medical staff as human shields

The Israeli military said footage released from Kamal Adwan Hospital on Sunday shows Hamas is still exploiting the presence of patients, medical staff, and civilians as human shields.

 Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024.

US general softly goes after gov't for stalling PA police training of Trump plan

US Security Coordinator Lt.-Gen. Sean M. Salene also warned that the threat of Hamas itself is much broader than its immediate forces on the ground confronting Israel.

Maj.-Gen. Sean M. Salene, the US Central Command's Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), is greeted by Maj. Samuel H. Waterman, the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, September 27, 2022