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A classroom ready for first day of school at Paula Ben Gurion elementary school in Jerusalem on September 1, 2026. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 5:20 pm
Cabinet okays NIS 2.6 billion in across-the-board ministry budget cuts to fund defense
Opposition figures pan plan that leaves coalition funds untouched; transportation, education, and health ministries to lose NIS 860 million ($277 million) between them
By Ariela Karmel
A handout picture released by Israel's Defense Ministry shows the launch of the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in Alaska, July 28, 2019. (Israeli Ministry of Defense)
October 15, 2026, 12:48 pm
Rethinking defense ties with US, Israel eyes shift from patronage to partnership
With Washington turning against military aid, a new bilateral framework could take shape based on industrial output and tech integration, but politics will still shape Jerusalem’s access to arms
By Nava Freiberg
Israel’s national pavilion at Marrakech Airshow, the first since normalizing ties with Morocco in 2020, October 8, 2026. (Defense Ministry)
October 8, 2026, 8:09 pm
Israel opens its first national pavilion at Morocco’s Marrakech Airshow
Eight defense firms showcase combat-tested technology as Jerusalem, Rabat move to deepen diplomatic and economic ties, in contrast with Israel’s exclusion from European exhibitions
By Stav Levaton
A Zim cargo ship is seen outside the port of Haifa on May 1, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 9:00 pm
Hapag-Lloyd revises offer as sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim hangs in the balance
German shipping line vows that improved $4.2 billion deal for Zim, which includes a direct Israel-Far East route, serves Israel’s maritime security needs even in emergency situations
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Israeli Air Force soldiers pose in front of an Arrow air defense system battery, in a photo issued by the IDF on June 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 23, 2026, 5:14 pm
Israel picks 2 state-backed funds to drive investment in next-generation defense tech
The funds are mandated to raise at least $150m each for investment in startups, in a bid to boost domestic technological independence and superiority on the battlefield
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets Opposition Leader Yair Lapid in his office on June 17, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/ GPO/ File)
September 14, 2026, 9:16 pm
Lapid-Netanyahu meeting said to ‘blow up’ over clash on increasing IDF’s budget
Opposition leader says he’ll only support move if coalition diverts funds from ‘Haredi draft evasion’; Likud accuses him of ‘abandoning Israel’s security’ to play politics
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
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
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
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