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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
Trump offers ‘warrior’ Netanyahu ‘complete and total endorsement’ for reelection
By Lazar Berman, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
US president says Israeli PM is only candidate who won't leave Washington alone in fight against Iran; PM urges voters to heed president's words and vote for him; Eisenkot and Bennett say only Israeli voters will decide
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet takes off for strikes in Iran, in a handout photo published April 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 21, 2026, 11:40 pm
Reports: Israeli jets flew to Iran’s border; some US sources suspect bid to rile Tehran
Axios says Israel told Washington action was an exercise and show of force; Israeli defense officials said to warn IDF chief to prevent an unnecessary strike before election
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Reuters
The launch of the Ofek 19 spy satellite from Palmachim air base, September 2, 2025. (Defense Ministry)
October 20, 2026, 11:33 am
IDF appoints first commander of new Space Division as Israel eyes galactic warfare
Katz: ‘Star Wars, made in Israel’; division will oversee force buildup and operations beyond earth; military also selects heads of new Robotics Division and revived tank brigade
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, June 2025. (Ariel Harmoni / Defense Ministry)
October 16, 2026, 10:24 pm
Italy names Israeli defense minister, IDF chief, others in probe of flotilla activists’ treatment
Prosecutors also launch investigation of 11 senior military, police and prison officials as suspects; if probe determines charges are warranted, Italy could lodge request for trial
By Marco Roberti and Crispian Balmer
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet prepares to take off from an airbase in Israel for strikes in Iran, February 28, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 14, 2026, 4:48 pm
PM: Attack on Iran ‘not convenient’ now, but signs show Israel’s enemies preparing assault
Netanyahu says he’s against Israeli or US strike on Islamic Republic soon, hopes there won’t be an attack on Israel to disrupt elections; Katz warns Hezbollah not to launch conflict
By Lazar Berman
An Israeli Air Force Apache helicopter, August 18, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
October 14, 2026, 1:41 pm
Israel inks deal to buy 12 Apache helicopters from US’s Boeing after government okay
Ministers approve ‘urgent’ NIS 1 billion purchase, with most of the funds to come from slashing 5-year plan to improve Arab society, after US was said readying to drop deal
By Emanuel Fabian
A fiber optic-guided FPV drone is seen in footage published by Hezbollah on May 7, 2026. (Hezbollah media office)
October 13, 2026, 8:23 pm
Katz announces ban on fiber optic drones in Israeli airspace amid lingering threat
Defense minister says ban is temporary until solutions to threat can be found; exemptions given to security agencies and Civil Aviation Authority
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli security forces remove Palestinians and left-wing activists from olive groves during the olive harvest season in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus, October 2, 2026. (Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 10:47 pm
Katz reportedly seeking to ban pro-Palestinian activists from West Bank during olive harvest
Settlement umbrella group says defense minister taking action at its request; IDF, police address illegal outpost farmers; NGO records 109 acts of violence during harvest season
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, October 6, 2026. (GPO/Screenshot)
October 6, 2026, 5:23 pm
Netanyahu claims Hamas will try to attack Israel to influence upcoming election
Katz says Israel has intel indicating terror group plans to target IDF in Gaza on Wednesday’s 3-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attack, warns Hamas and Gaza civilians will pay price if troops harmed
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Hamas terrorist Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada is seen by an IDF tank on October 7, 2023, in a photo published by the military on June 28, 2026, stating that he was eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 5, 2026, 8:29 pm
Katz: IDF has killed two-thirds of Oct. 7 perpetrators, will eliminate remaining 2,000
Defense minister, citing military’s latest figures, says 4,000 of 6,000 terrorists who invaded Israel during Hamas-led attack have been killed
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Netanyahu turns the flydubai near-disaster into a perfect campaign prop
As the PM spins a thwarted attack to project strength and potentially boost his poll ratings, the prospect arises of a rotation agreement with Eisenkot to break the looming electoral deadlock
By Tal Schneider
Israeli settlers and security forces are seen near a fire-damaged home in Jalud, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on September 29, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
September 29, 2026, 5:01 pm
PM blames ‘small number’ of West Bank rioters as mass settler attack draws wide condemnation
Some right-wing politicians echo Netanyahu’s rare rebuke of settler violence, after over 100 extremists attack Jalud; top settlement leader calls for police crackdown on attacks
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
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
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, at the National Hall of Remembrance at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 22, 2026, 4:16 pm
Katz claims Hamas plotting to kidnap soldier; threatens to depopulate, raze Gaza City
1 million Gazans will be relocated south if terror group again abducts an Israeli, defense minister warns; IDF hits Hamas sites after bomb strikes engineering vehicle
By Emanuel Fabian
Elor Azaria, center, visits in the West Bank city of Hebron following his release from prison where he served a sentence for the 2016 manslaughter of an incapacitated Palestinian attacker he shot in the city during his military service, July 3, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 19, 2026, 11:17 pm
Herzog pardons soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position
President’s decision nixes Elor Azaria’s criminal record 6 years early, removing employment roadblocks; his case divided Israel, and he has defended his actions
By Emanuel Fabian
Clockwise from top left: Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel, Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen. (Courtesy, IDF, Channel 12 screenshot)
September 16, 2026, 8:30 pm
IDF says Hamas commander who took tank soldiers captive on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza airstrike
The military says Jihad Samih Mahmoud abducted Israeli-American Omer Neutra, along with Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen and Oz Daniel
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
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