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(From left to right) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights, on April 23, 2019. (PMO)
August 24, 2026, 11:42 pm
Netanyahu says Iran ‘tried to murder one of my sons,’ doesn’t give further details
PM cites purported assassination attempt to defend unusually high level of security coverage enjoyed by his family
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 7:33 pm
Ministers said to approve lifetime security detail for Sara Netanyahu
Committee also reportedly grants five-year extension for couple’s two sons at the recommendation of Shin Bet chief David Zini, despite opposition from others in the agency
By Nava Freiberg
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, interviewed on Channel 12 news, July 15, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)
July 16, 2026, 6:58 am
Eisenkot: PM asked me as IDF chief to order troops into bunkers in area where his son was serving
Former top military commander says he rejected the ‘strange demand,’ which he links to current reports that Netanyahu’s wife is pushing for lifetime Shin Bet security detail
By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg
(L-R) Yair, Sara and Avner Netanyahu at a Knesset plenum session on forming Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
July 14, 2026, 9:34 am
Sara Netanyahu said pushing to guarantee security detail for family for next 5 years
PM and wife reportedly fear election loss could lead to removal of protection, but agencies see no reason to commit to specific time period; PM’s office denies reports
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in a lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 12:57 pm
Yair Netanyahu has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hun, tax records show
Haaretz says PM’s eldest son appears in 2026 filings with new name under same ID number, for reasons unknown; new surname is a reference to his maternal grandfather’s original name
By ToI Staff
Avner Netanyahu and fiance Amit Yardeni (Instagram)
September 12, 2025, 2:43 am
After wedding was canceled due to Iran war, Avner Netanyahu calls off his engagement
Prime minister’s youngest son reportedly moves out of shared apartment after his nuptials to Amit Yardeni were twice delayed for security reasons
By ToI Staff
Avner Netanyahu seen at the Tel Aviv District Court, where his father, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was testifying during his trial, December 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 6:25 pm
Military censor briefly pulls report on UK property purchase by Netanyahu’s son
Backlash follows temporary removal of Calcalist exposé on Avner Netanyahu’s Oxford apartment, bought after he legally changed his name, for a price just below tax reporting threshold
By ToI Staff
Avner Netanyahu and fiance Amit Yardeni (Instagram)
June 14, 2025, 7:55 pm
Monday’s wedding of PM’s son postponed amid conflict with Iran
Avner Netanyahu’s nuptials delayed a second time: last year saw fears it could be targeted by Hezbollah after drone hit family residence
By ToI Staff
(From left to right) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights, on April 23, 2019. (PMO)
June 12, 2025, 7:35 pm
Tight security, roadblocks and closed airspace around site of Netanyahu’s son’s wedding
Police say airspace will close on Monday within 1.5km (0.9 mile) radius of Kibbutz Yakum venue where Avner Netanyahu is to be wed; PM’s son reportedly requested no MKs be invited
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the International Bible Contest in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025 (GPO)
May 3, 2025, 4:20 am
Netanyahu unable to remember son’s name at Bible contest
PM misnames his youngest during speech, then asks the audience for help in recalling Avner’s name; ‘I was testing you,’ he jokes; slip excised from official YouTube upload
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea. (Screenshot/Kan public broadcaster)
July 19, 2024, 2:03 pm
Report: Maintenance for PM’s private, official homes cost state NIS 2 million in 2023
Funds said to include NIS 1.4 million for service staff, NIS 22,000 to maintain private pool; security costs for Netanyahu’s sons Yair and Avner reach NIS 21.5 million
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu, right, and her son Yair watch from the gallery as the new government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not in picture) is sworn in at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Amir Cohen/Pool/AFP/File)
July 1, 2024, 10:39 am
Netanyahu’s wife, children to receive additional year of Shin Bet protection
12-month extension granted despite advisory committee recommending it be extended by just 6 months or until the end of the war
By ToI Staff
Opposition and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, on February 7, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 7, 2022, 1:47 pm
Court cancels hearing in Netanyahu trial to mull police spying implications
Judges give prosecutors until Tuesday afternoon to respond to claims about illicit hacking of figures tied to case, after earlier rejecting request by defense lawyers for delay
By ToI Staff
Top row (L-R) Avner Netanyahu, Ethiopian-Israeli protests against police, Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg, disability rights protestors; 2nd row (L-R) Ilan Yeshua, Rami Levi, Shai Babad, Topaz Luk (Flash 90)
February 7, 2022, 9:05 am
Ministry heads, Netanyahu associates, activists said targeted by police with spyware
Calcalist says protest leaders, journalists, mayors, and people connected to ex-PM’s trial were spied on with Pegasus; police said to believe Sara Netanyahu used son’s phone
By ToI Staff
Head of opposition and of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu leads a faction meeting at the Knesset December 6, 2021 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 17, 2022, 5:04 pm
Netanyahu thanks fundraiser donors, skips Knesset session amid plea deal reports
After NIS 2.6m raised, ex-PM says he and family touched by supporters’ efforts; Lapid dismisses concerns coalition could break up if opposition leader makes deal
By ToI Staff
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