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IDF troops assemble at the Ofer military prison complex, between Ramallah and Beitunia in the West Bank, before releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange on February 15, 2025. (Zain Jaafar / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 10:25 am
Palestinian journalist Mohammed Awad detained by IDF in West Bank, family says
Military doesn’t comment; Palestinian groups say number of detained journalists now 40, pan ‘systematic policy of targeting Palestinian journalists’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A masked assailant is caught on surveillance footage hurling a brick at the glass doors of Channel 12's offices in Tel Aviv, in the early hours of July 28, 2026. (Channel 12 via X)
August 9, 2026, 7:26 pm
Police to charge suspect in string of attacks on media offices
Avraham Hadi, 44, allegedly threw bricks at the offices of Channel 12, Haaretz and Israel Hayom, as well as a Justice Ministry building, along with other similar attacks
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
MK Simcha Rothman attends plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 3:17 pm
Rothman loses defamation suit against reporter on controversial Oct. 7 comment
Channel 12 said far-right MK implied some terror victims’ lives worth more than others’, then retracted his statement; he said report was a lie; witnesses said he made statement, but it seemed to be a ‘slip of the tongue’
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
A masked assailant is caught on surveillance footage hurling a brick at the glass doors of Channel 12's offices in Tel Aviv, in the early hours of July 28, 2026. (Channel 12 via X)
July 28, 2026, 2:11 pm
‘Someone will die’: Vandal smashes Channel 12 office doors again, leaves threatening note
Network’s Tel Aviv entrance hit with two bricks, message demands apology for coverage of alleged abuse of Palestinian at Sde Teiman army base; outlet accuses government of incitement
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 19, 2026, 2:21 pm
High Court freezes key parts of government’s controversial media overhaul law
Clauses in law removing barriers to political interference, market concentration in broadcast news temporarily halted amid fears they could influence election; Karhi vows to defy court
By Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 1:54 pm
Coalition plows ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections at last minute
Rushed committee approval comes after parts related to government app that would broadcast sports free of charge removed due to Haredi objections; High Court discussing contentious bill Monday
By Michael Bachner, Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (Abdullah Güçlü, Pool Photo via AP)
July 11, 2026, 6:08 pm
Trump admin subpoenas NYT journalists over report on Air Force One security concerns
Newspaper says some reporters served at their homes, ordered to testify before court over report Trump urged to use older plane because new jet lacks security features
By ASHRAF KHALIL and Will Weissert
The entrance to the Channel 12 office in Tel Aviv after an attacker launched a brick at it overnight, on July 5, 2026. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 5, 2026, 5:57 pm
Door to Channel 12 news offices smashed by masked assailant in Tel Aviv
Media outlet says it is ‘shocked but not surprised,’ calls on police and the government to counter rising tide of incitement against journalists in Israel
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, April 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 10:47 pm
After backlash, Karhi drops bid to grant Netanyahu additional power over media before election
Opposition MKs decry last-minute amendment to controversial broadcast overhaul bill, which one quips ‘suddenly appeared in the middle of the night’; comms minister mocks ‘clowns’
By Ariela Karmel
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a hearing in the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 6:38 pm
Coalition races ahead with bills targeting media, in defiance of legal objections
MKs advance legisalation to take control of Kan’s budget, split broadcasting overhaul to push part of it ahead, and add measure that will help pro-government Channel 14, in drive ahead of elections
By Ariela Karmel
A plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 27, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 7:18 am
Contentious proposals dominate planned legislative blitz as Knesset readies to resume
With elections looming, coalition prepares to push stalled legislation on Haredi draft exemption, Oct. 7 probe, media overhaul and attorney general’s powers, among others
By Ariela Karmel
MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, March 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 8:06 pm
Knesset legal adviser blasts media bill’s legislative process, urges committee change
Sagit Afik says proceedings at special panel don’t meet basic requirements, demands return to economics committee, after clash in which legal advisers were silenced
By Ariela Karmel
The main headquarters in Jerusalem of the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation, known as Kan, seen on January 31, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 26, 2026, 7:03 pm
Unable to shut down Kan, coalition maneuvers to control public broadcaster’s budget
Bill removing legal safeguards that are meant to shield outlet from political pressure is moved to Knesset committee headed by Netanyahu loyalist, in crusade to dismantle outlet
By Ariela Karmel
Illustrative: Journalists film while standing before destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
January 27, 2026, 7:50 pm
High Court avoids decision on press access to Gaza, tells state to update it in March
Justices say they can’t publicly address ‘classified security info’ given by the state to justify claim allowing independent press access to Gaza is still security risk, despite ceasefire
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters before flying to the United States, at Ben Gurion Airport, July 22, 2024. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
January 6, 2026, 6:50 pm
Refusing to face tough questions, Netanyahu blackballs media to public’s detriment
PM keeps reporters off his taxpayer-funded plane, doesn’t give briefings to the traveling press and access is increasingly politicized — all ahead of a critical election
By Lazar Berman
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