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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
Smotrich takes steps to make his major settlement policy shift harder to reverse
Minister strengthens powerful Settlements Administration inside Defense Ministry, claims step will entrench expansion he oversaw, though new government would still be able to overturn it
By Jeremy Sharon
FILE: Israeli soldiers wounded in the war with Hamas walk in the rehabilitation division of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, December 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
July 16, 2026, 2:04 pm
Government approves sweeping overhaul of wounded veterans’ rehab system
Adopting public health committee’s recommendations, new plan looks to increase staffing, funding and independence for system after Defense Ministry warned it could ‘collapse’
By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton
A Zim cargo ship is seen outside the port of Haifa on May 1, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 3:17 pm
National security concerns threaten to capsize sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim
Government must okay $4.2 billion deal with Hapag-Lloyd, but officials raise red flags over German firm’s Gulf backers and worry non-Israeli owners could leave country without vital strategic lifeline
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet is seen taking off for a major wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, April 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 2, 2026, 10:11 pm
Finance and Defense ministries reach deal to give IDF an extra NIS 15 billion
Deal mediated by National Security Council prevents potential tax hikes and spending cuts incurred by reopening of 2026 state budget, which already included record defense spending
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A person holding handcuffs in a Jerusalem court on November 21, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 1:39 pm
Tajik man accused of spying on Israel for Iran, as espionage arrests continue
Security agencies say Behrouz Sobirgon had been in contact with an Iranian handler since January, documented ‘sensitive’ sites
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An Iron Dome anti-missile system near the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, April 7, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 6:39 pm
Iron Dome air defenses upgraded, ‘incorporating lessons learned’ from Iran war
Defense ministry says ‘extensive’ tests included ‘joint operation scenarios’ with Iron Beam laser system, which was deployed at end of 2025, but whose coverage remains partial
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli soldier reads a newspaper with a picture of Gilad Shalit as a tank prepares to deploy near the Gaza border on June 26, 2006. (AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA)
June 25, 2026, 6:11 am
20 years on, newly released military logs detail confusion during Shalit abduction
Records trace initial moments after attack, with soldier only identified as kidnapped hours after being dragged into Gaza, setting off 5-year national crisis and exchange deal seen as precursor to October 7
By Stav Levaton
Worker erects wooden panels around Israeli defense industry booths at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris, June 15, 2026. (Defense Ministry)
June 15, 2026, 12:44 pm
Israeli defense industry booths walled off at leading French arms exhibition
Move comes after France barred Israeli pavilion, government officials from Eurosatory, a year after black partitions surrounded Jerusalem’s exhibits at Paris Air Show
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative: Israeli security forces guard while bulldozers demolish a home in the town of Nahalin, West Bank, May 25, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 14, 2026, 4:11 pm
Israeli authorities demolish buildings in Palestinian hamlet targeted by settlers
Resident tells ToI that four of his buildings in Khallet a-Sidra, a largely abandoned West Bank Bedouin community, were razed; Civil Administration says structures were illegal
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
A wounded Israeli soldier from the south arrives at Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, October 7, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Committee presents proposed rehab overhaul as war-wounded strain system
Citing unprecedented surge in injured soldiers since October 7, panel recommends NIS 2 billion annual budget increase and expansion of rehabilitation services
By Stav Levaton
Hamas Nukhba Battalion terrorists captured during the October 7 massacre are seen in a jail cell at a prison in central Israel, where high-risk Hamas prisoners captured during the recent war are being held, February 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 10:57 pm
Israel allocates $350 million for special military tribunal to try Oct. 7 terrorists
Law passed last month established system for public, broadcast trials to include potential genocide charges, possible death penalty; allocation is half of low-end estimate for cost
By Jeremy Sharon
Visitors attend a defense industry exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
June 2, 2026, 12:00 pm
Israeli arms sales break record for 5th year in row, reaching $19.2 billion in 2025
Defense Ministry says European demand still high despite Gaza war sanctions, exports to Asia nearly double; officials concerned by competition, shekel’s appreciation
By Emanuel Fabian
Visitors stand at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the Eurosatory international land and air defense and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, on June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
June 1, 2026, 7:00 pm
France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem
Defense Ministry pans ‘disgraceful’ move by Paris to prohibit Israeli firms from showing offensive systems and ban government participation, amid growing strain between two nations
By Stav Levaton and Nava Freiberg
Workers operate a 3D printer that makes drone parts at the headquarters of Masssivit in Lod, on March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 21, 2026, 3:03 pm
Demand soars for Israel’s weapons tech, even among countries claiming to boycott Jewish state
Sales of battle-tested Israeli arms more than doubled over past 5 years, hitting record of nearly $15 billion in 2024, including to states that publicly avoid deals with Jerusalem
By AP and ToI Staff
Israel demolishes a structure inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem on January 20, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 18, 2026, 8:25 am
Israel approves new defense complex on site of former UNRWA East Jerusalem HQ
IDF museum, enlistment office, office for defense minister set to be built; Katz says ‘nothing more symbolic or just’ than placing them over ruins of UN agency compound
By Stav Levaton
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