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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (right) in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 4, 2026, 4:11 pm
Ben Gvir’s dismissal ‘will not happen,’ vows Netanyahu, bucking AG’s pressure
In tense cabinet meeting, deputy AG trades barbs with far-right minister, warns he is eroding police independence by interfering in investigations
By Sam Sokol
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
November 23, 2025, 7:12 pm
Cabinet appoints Levin to head labor, religious services and Jerusalem ministries
Justice minister to helm portfolios vacated after ultra-Orthodox parties quit government in summer; Netanyahu temporarily assumes several powers usually held by interior minister
By Sam Sokol
Defense Minister Israel Katz, center right, meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, center left, and members of the military's top brass ahead of the Israeli operation against Iran's nuclear program, June 13, 2025. (Defense Ministry)
September 15, 2025, 10:41 am
‘A historic moment’: Leaked transcripts reveal secret deliberations at start of Iran war
Quotes reveal existential fears that pushed Israel to strike, plans to kill Khamenei, efforts to get Trump to bomb fortified nuclear site and disputes over targeting oil refineries
By Michael Bachner
L: Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90), R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 21, 2025, 3:39 am
Cabinet fires Shin Bet chief; PM claims lack of trust in Bar, who calls move invalid
In letter to ministers, Ronen Bar says Netanyahu intentionally sabotaged hostage deal, warns his ouster risks undermining investigation into Qatari influence in premier’s office
By Lazar Berman
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara listens as she attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via AP)
December 29, 2024, 5:24 pm
‘Send her home’: At cabinet meeting, ministers double down on calls to fire AG
Ben Gvir accuses Baharav-Miara of ‘selective enforcement’ in face of ‘threats against the prime minister’; Karhi claims there is ‘absolute majority’ in cabinet for impeachment
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters a courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court before the start of his testimony, December 23, 2024. (Reuven Kastro/POOL)
December 28, 2024, 11:44 pm
Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday
Operation follows the discovery of infection in PM’s urinary tract; cabinet meeting to be held on Sunday as planned, but some days of his testimony at trial could be put off
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjmain Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Oct. 7, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 28, 2024, 3:20 pm
Cabinet meeting moved to secure underground location in wake of drone attack on PM’s home
Ministers also prohibited from bringing along advisers; future meetings expected to be held at changing locations
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting. (Maayan Toaf / GPO, undated photo)
September 15, 2024, 7:17 pm
Ministers decry incitement after PM compared to Hitler, demand action from deputy AG
At fiery cabinet meeting, Likud’s David Amsalem says attorney general ‘should have been fired on the first day of the government, and if not then on the second’
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on July 28, 2024. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2024, 2:16 pm
Former director of Netanyahu’s office takes job as stenographer for classified meetings
News of appointment comes after reports last month that PM was trying to alter transcripts of sensitive wartime meetings; PM’s office says workload requires multiple stenographers
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting. (Maayan Toaf / GPO, undated photo)
August 11, 2024, 5:06 pm
Despite AG’s dissent, cabinet okays plan for PM to choose civil service commissioner
Netanyahu defends plan, says bureaucrats don’t ‘know better than the government’; watchdog warns move ‘threatens the independence and professionalism of the civil service’
By Sam Sokol
Israeli soldiers attend a swearing-in ceremony as they enter the Paratroopers Brigade, at the Ammunition Hill Heritage Site in Jerusalem, July 3, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 14, 2024, 7:08 pm
Facing manpower shortage, government backs raising mandatory IDF service to 3 years
Attorney General’s Office questions legality of measure, calling on government to take ‘immediate steps’ to ‘increase the equality of the burden’
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a special cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 7, 2024, 9:13 pm
Cabinet slashes health, welfare and education to fund aid to displaced residents
Wide-ranging cuts come only days after Knesset allocates hundreds of millions of shekels in ‘surplus’ coalition funds to government ministries deemed superfluous by treasury
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
July 7, 2024, 6:29 pm
At cabinet meeting, PM and ministers pillory Gallant over enlistment legislation
Defense minister accuses Netanyahu of trying to link hostage deal with ultra-Orthodox enlistment issue for political reasons, says such rhetoric is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
By Sam Sokol
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