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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Israel National Security Council

MK Yuli Edelstein, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, in the Knesset, Jerusalem, on June 4, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2025, 10:32 am
Knesset passes law requiring government to set a national security policy
Bipartisan legislation mandates formulation of strategy in consultation with ministries, intelligence agencies and other government bureaus, saying lack of doctrine helped enable Oct. 7
By Sam Sokol
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 10, 2025, 6:45 pm
Police, finding proof of wrongdoing, pass Tzachi Hanegbi bribery file to prosecutors
National Security Council chief suspected of accepting NIS 10,000 in 2017 to advance businessmen’s plans to build a Jerusalem airport
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli tourists at Ras Sheitan in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on April 5, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
May 29, 2025, 10:08 pm
National Security Council sharpens warning against ‘high risk’ travel to Sinai
Body warns of spike in terrorist threats to Israelis visiting Egyptian peninsula, which has seen a steep drop in tourism from Israel since Oct. 7
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein chairs a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, May 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 7:40 pm
Bill requiring every government to formulate national security strategy set to become law
Sponsors of bipartisan bill assert that lack of an explicit security doctrine damaged the country’s preparedness in the face of threats, paving way for October 7
By Sam Sokol
A sign for the Eurovision Song Contest is seen on the St. Jakobshalle arena that will host the 2025 edition of the competition, April 30, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
May 9, 2025, 12:14 am
Israel warns travelers to Eurovision to avoid protests, not show Jewish, Israeli symbols
With anti-Israel rallies expected in Basel, Switzerland during contest next week and security high, Israelis warned to ‘stay away from these centers of friction and demonstrations’
By Lazar Berman and Amy Spiro
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an annual Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem on April 29, 2025. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
May 5, 2025, 1:34 am
Netanyahu says hostage deal was ‘about to materialize,’ but Qatar wouldn’t help
Prime Minister’s Office denies report saying it foiled bill to label Qatar a ‘terror-supporting state’ and to bar diplomatic, trade ties with it, except possibly on hostage issue
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters at a demonstration in London on April 5, 2024. (Kin Cheung/AP)
April 22, 2025, 3:51 am
Israel warns its citizens abroad about planned global protests over Gaza on Tuesday
Israelis should not display national symbols, says National Security Council, which is expecting pro-Palestinian protests around the world; Hamas calls for West Bank campus rallies
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 3:39 pm
Ahead of Passover, Israelis warned: Hamas, Iran may target travelers and Jews abroad
Terrorists expected to ramp up attacks amid ‘deteriorating situation in Gaza,’ National Security Council says, as lone wolf terrorism inspired by global jihad said on the rise
By Lazar Berman
A tourist approaches blue-domed Orthodox churches in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
February 6, 2025, 10:05 pm
Amid Santorini earthquakes, National Security Council orders preparation for tsunami
Ministries, emergency bodies, told to get ready for low likelihood of tsunami caused by major quake on Santorini; Israel would have up to 2 hours to prepare in event of disaster
By Sue Surkes
Screenshots of a conversation between an Israeli businessman and an Iranian contact, released by the National Security Council on January 14, 2025 (Courtesy)
January 14, 2025, 10:52 am
Israel uncovers Iranian plot to lure businessman to Dubai under pretext of interview
National Security Council says man’s phone infected with hacking malware by someone who contacted him on Telegram, posing as employee of Al Arabiya outlet’s Persian-language site
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: Sunrise Beach in Koh Phangan, Thailand. (AP Photo/Mairead Flynn)
November 30, 2024, 11:36 pm
Israelis warned terrorists behind murder of UAE rabbi are planning attacks in Thailand
National Security Council warns of threat to Israelis and Jews in southeast Asia, advises against outward display of identity
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
From left to right: Hamas West Bank leader Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during the funeral of the terror group's top leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 29, 2024, 6:55 pm
Ministers to discuss law barring ‘terror-supporting’ Qatar from mediating with Hamas
Bill, proposed by MKs from Likud and far-right parties, says Doha is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’; 2nd bill would let defense minister sanction workers in ‘terror-supporting’ groups
By ToI Staff
A large sign reading travel agency and restaurant in Hebrew in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, April 6, 2009. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 24, 2024, 4:26 pm
Israel raises travel warning for Thailand amid ‘persistence of threat’
National Security Council advises avoiding large events associated with Israel, especially if advertised in advance
By Lazar Berman
Civil society members shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the UN office on the first anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
November 14, 2024, 2:05 am
Israel removes severe travel warning for Sri Lanka beach town
National Security Council lowers threat level for Arugam Bay area from 4 to 2, after suspects arrested in connection with Iranian plot to kill Israelis
By ToI Staff
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who flew on El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam arrive at Ben Gurion international airport, near Tel Aviv, November 8, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
November 10, 2024, 10:24 pm
Israel urges citizens not to attend Paris soccer game against French national team
Macron to attend Thursday’s Nations League match, for which 4,000 police officers will be deployed, a week after mass violence broke out against Israelis after game in Amsterdam
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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