Security cabinet

Netanyahu instructs NSC to appoint overseer, probe security aspects of flydubai hijacking

The Transportation Ministry rejected responsibility for conducting intelligence background checks on foreign airline pilots.

|ByUDI ETZION, SHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN
Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, January 3, 2023
National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, arrives to submit the Otzma Yehudit party list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Ben-Gvir to demand extradition of flydubai pilot to Israel after attempted terror hijacking

"Our security doctrine must be clear: Anyone who tries to murder or harm Israelis, the State of Israel will pursue them and settle the score with them anywhere in the world," he said.

|BySHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.

Hamas sees demilitarization talks as strategy to 'trap Israel,' Zini warns security cabinet

Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich at the primary count, Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

Smotrich demands revote on Gaza reconstruction plan that he backed

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is calling for a new cabinet vote after claiming ministers approved the Peace Council's recommendations based on misleading information.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Security Cabinet approves measures expanding Israeli control in West Bank

Newly approved measures will remove land-sale restrictions, expand enforcement in Areas A and B, and renew state-led land acquisition in the West Bank.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Trump expected to announce Phase II of Gaza ceasefire despite conditions not being met - exclusive

This comes despite the return of all the hostages held in Gaza being a key tenet of the first phase of the ceasefire. The remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili remain in captivity.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, SAM HALPERN
US President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 en route back to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida.

Netanyahu convenes Israel's security cabinet on Gaza ceasefire's Phase II

Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss Phase II of the Gaza peace plan amid ongoing Iranian protests. The progression hinges on Hamas disarming and returning the remains of the final hostage.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByJAMES GENN, AMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Israel will achieve peace with Iran one day, Netanyahu tells cabinet during protests

PM: Israel strongly condemns mass slaughter of innocent civilians • Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee also set for Iran discussion

JANUARY 11, 2026ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the government meeting on January 4, 2026.

PM Netanyahu briefs Security Cabinet on Trump meeting, Iran

The meeting, called by Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday, ended after several hours and included discussions over the situation in Iran.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the government meeting on January 4, 2026.

WATCH: IAF kills Hezbollah military chief in most aggressive strike since 2024 ceasefire

"Netanyahu ordered the strike on the recommendation of the Defense Minister and the IDF Chief of Staff," the Prime Minister's Office confirmed.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Haytham Ali Tabatabai.

Security cabinet to establish team to implement second phase of Trump's Gaza plan

Members of the team will reportedly include National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, according to Israeli media.

NOVEMBER 21, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Two residents walk past twisted metal and destroyed buildings in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on November 18, 2025.

Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss Hezbollah's strengthening

"This is a significant discussion in light of Hezbollah's actions on the ground," an Israeli official said.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025

'There is dialogue for new peace agreements,' Mossad's Barnea said in security meeting

The comments were made during the Security Cabinet's meeting on Thursday, in which the ceasefire agreement was approved.

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad chief David Barnea attends a Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), in Tel Aviv, on February 25, 2025.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will leave Israeli government -report

Dermer will leave his post but will "remain around," Netanyahu reportedly told his advisers.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByAVI SOLOMON, YEHUDA SHLEZINGER
Head of the negotiations for hostages release Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.