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Netanyahu to convene top ministers, aides for security discussion this evening
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at a ceremony at Mount Herzl, for the Ethiopian Jews who died while making their way to Israel. May 14, 2026. (Gil Yohanan/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is convening top aides and ministers this evening for a security discussion in his office in Jerusalem, the office of one of the ministers attending tells The Times of Israel.
Such discussions — often termed the “small security cabinet” — usually include Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and Shas head Aryeh Deri.
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