The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-intelligence/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israeli intelligence | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-intelligence/ 32 32 IDF ignored October 6 intel warning of Hamas attack the next morning – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-ignored-october-6-intel-warning-of-hamas-attack-the-next-morning-report/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:50:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3716251 Drone operation over the Strip flagged Hamas behavior one day before October 7 attack, but military's Southern Command reportedly dismissed it as a routine exercise by terror group

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]]> Israel targeted top Iranian leaders by hacking, tracing their bodyguards’ phones — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-targeted-top-iranian-leaders-by-hacking-tracing-their-bodyguards-phones-report/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:08:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3630528 Though Iran's officials avoided smartphones due to known security risks, NY Times reports rules for their guards and drivers were far more lax - which proved a fatal oversight

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]]> Shaken by depth of Israeli penetration, Iran said to launch sweeping internal crackdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/shaken-by-depth-of-israeli-penetration-iran-said-to-launch-sweeping-crackdown/ Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:52:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586653 Tehran reportedly detains over 1,000 in spy hunt; leaked documents reveal Israel had ‘boots on the ground’ across Iran’s nuclear and military sites since 2010

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]]> WSJ: Israel provided intel for US strike on Houthi official mentioned in Signal chat https://www.timesofisrael.com/wsj-israel-provided-intel-for-us-strike-on-houthi-official-mentioned-in-signal-chat/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:23:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3512571 According to report, Israeli officials have privately expressed dismay at security breach, as Republican and Democrat lawmakers demand probe into incident

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]]> Report: Hamas mobilized 2,000 men in May 2023 to drill attack, noted lack of IDF response https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-hamas-mobilized-2000-men-in-may-2023-to-drill-attack-noted-lack-of-idf-response/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:27:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3436481 Channel 12 reports that months before Oct 7, terror group conducted mass exercise that flew under Israel's radar, giving group confidence in ability to strike Jewish state

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]]> Iran upped cyberattacks on Israel after Oct. 7. Experts say a ceasefire won’t change that https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-upped-cyberattacks-on-israel-after-oct-7-experts-say-a-ceasefire-wont-change-that/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:51:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3373010 This year, the Islamic Republic set a new benchmark for its cyber strategy, which extends far beyond the battlefield to include influence operations and intelligence gathering

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]]> Report: Shin Bet dismissed Gaza source’s tip on plans, timing of major Hamas attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-shin-bet-dismissed-tip-on-hamas-plans-timing-for-major-attack/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:38:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3187726 Source said to have told Israeli agency in the summer that terror group was planning 'big move' soon after Yom Kippur but info didn't reach top brass, was only noticed after Oct. 7

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]]> Israel’s (not-so) secret plan to prevent a nuclear Iran and create a new Middle East https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-not-so-secret-plan-to-prevent-a-nuclear-iran-and-create-a-new-middle-east/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:09:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3161727 For their new book 'Target Tehran,' Ilan Evyatar and Yonah Jeremy Bob interview spymasters, prime ministers and US officials on the shadowy means used to stop an existential threat

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]]> More details unveiled of IDF intel on Oct. 7 plans, consults hours before Hamas attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-details-unveiled-of-idf-intel-on-oct-7-plans-consults-hours-before-hamas-attack/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:35:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3170611 2 IDF commando companies diverted to West Bank from Gaza border days before onslaught; Sinwar last year publicly hailed Hamas TV dramatization of invasion as ‘what we're preparing’

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]]> Gaza man: Israeli agents spent hours on phone with me to evacuate targeted buildings https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-man-israeli-agents-spent-hours-on-phone-with-me-to-evacuate-targeted-buildings/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:50:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3148037 Mahmoud Shaheen tells BBC intel agents called him, urged him to get hundreds of residents to leave 22 buildings identified by IDF as housing Hamas infrastructure; all said survived

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]]> Hamas drilled in plain sight, posted video of mock assault weeks before massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-drilled-in-plain-sight-posted-video-of-mock-assault-weeks-before-massacre/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:09:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3121992 Israeli intel was caught off-guard by devastating assault; but terror group recently held live-fire exercise blasting through mock wall, raiding mock town

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]]> Iran says 4 sentenced to death for alleged collaboration with Israeli intelligence https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-4-sentenced-to-death-for-alleged-collaboration-with-israeli-intelligence/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:46:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2886405 Regime-affiliated news agency says ruling issued against 'network of thugs' that was 'kidnapping people' and 'stealing and destroying property'

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]]> In firsts, Mossad’s director of intelligence and head of Iran desk are both women https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-appoints-first-female-director-of-intelligence-and-head-of-iran-desk/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:02:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2820662 Appointments mark first time women have held two senior positions in spy agency; Mossad chief: 'Unlimited possibilities' for women in organization; Bennett: 'We're in good hands'

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]]> Security and business: Israel charts potential of ties with 3 more Gulf states https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-and-business-israel-charts-potential-of-future-ties-with-gulf-states/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:55:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2381032 With UAE normalization begun, Intelligence Ministry report says Saudi Arabia interested in 'military and intelligence cooperation,' Bahrain and Oman in security and trade relations

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]]> Citing Europe’s dark past, minister calls for concerted sanctions on Tehran https://www.timesofisrael.com/citing-europes-dark-past-minister-calls-for-concerted-sanctions-on-tehran/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:30:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2357642 Amid discussions over expiring arms embargo, Eli Cohen says Iran should be kicked out of the United Nations

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