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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at the 'Leaders on the Home Front' conference in central Israel, January 6, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 7, 2026, 3:34 am
IDF chief says retooled army building strategy to prepare for ‘surprise war’
Military has ‘made changes to readiness, to orders’ and ‘addressed operational gaps’ in response to October 7, Eyal Zamir announces, vowing end to containment doctrine
By Stav Levaton
Girls on a HaShomer HaHadash pre-army service year help with livestock in the Negev hills, 2024. (Tair Malka)
August 23, 2025, 8:29 am
From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots
18-year-olds will volunteer for a pre-army service year and mixed combat-community work on Gaza border and the north to strengthen and protect communities affected by Oct. 7
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 11:30 am
IDF announces formation of new division to defend Israel’s border with Jordan
Move comes weeks after gunmen breached border in an area south of the Dead Sea; IDF chief Halevi says new division will ease burden on reservists
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Candidates for the 2019 Knesset elections at KAN High School in Kfar Adumim, a West Bank settlement outside of Jerusalem on March 5, 2019. From left: MK Osnat Mark (Likud), Avi Davosh (Meretz), Michal Zernowitski (Labor), Davidi Ben Zion (Union of Right Wing Parties) and Gadi Yavrakan (Blue and White). (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
March 5, 2019, 7:27 pm
At a West Bank high school, Knesset candidates discuss future of students’ homes
While in Ramat Gan the who’s who of top candidates are feted at a mock vote carnival, in a small town over the Green Line, students wonder how the elections affect them
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
US President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2018. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Jerusalem/Flash90)
March 3, 2019, 4:27 pm
Kushner and Netanyahu agree on borders? 5 things to know from the past week
Saudi-owned papers report that Hamas-run security forces collared head of Iran-backed group in Gaza; Arab Israeli journalist argues right-wing majority in the Knesset will prevail
By Adam Rasgon
Yair Lapid
June 6, 2018, 12:52 pm
Yair Lapid
Israel will not leave the Golan Heights
If Syria ruled the Golan, we’d expect murdered Jews; under Israel, we have security, jobs and full rights for all
Ticia Verveer
March 25, 2018, 3:12 pm
Ticia Verveer
Mermaid Land
At the heart of Achzivland lies the vital question: can a perfect world ever be realized?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a signing ceremony in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on March 7, 2017. (Yair Sagi/Pool)
March 7, 2017, 9:44 pm
Netanyahu: Israel won’t tolerate violations of its borders
In apparent reference to recent IS rocket attacks from Egypt, PM says ‘anyone who attacks us — we will attack him’
By Alexander Fulbright
Soldiers of the Caracal Battalion prepare for a hike as part of their training on September 3, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 16, 2017, 10:24 pm
Co-ed battalions to get new home in Border Defense Force
Mixed-gender units, trackers, surveillance monitors and combat intel come together to defend Jordanian, Egyptian borders
By Judah Ari Gross
J Street founder and director Jeremy Ben-Ami (Courtesy J Street)
February 14, 2017, 8:27 pm
Two states not a ‘magic solution,‘ says J Street head
Jeremy Ben-Ami says his left-wing lobby is ‘just interested in Israel’ and helping it establish recognized borders; castigates Trump’s choice for Israel envoy
By Raphael Ahren
In this Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, an Israeli bulldozer works at the site where Israel built a barrier along the border with Egypt in southern Israel. (AP Photo/Diaa Hadid, File)
November 24, 2016, 10:54 am
Trump’s wall helps Israeli barrier-builder scale new heights
Magal Security Systems’ stock price has surged since US election, as investors believe it will cash in during tenure of president-elect
By Agencies
Members of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah hold their flags during the funeral of a Hezbollah fighter, who was killed while fighting alongside Syrian government forces in Syria, March 1, 2016. (AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat)
September 8, 2016, 6:45 pm
Hezbollah to move into south Syria, just across Israel border
IDF says it’s watching and ‘prepared for any scenario’ as the Shiite terror group sets up shop next door
By Judah Ari Gross
Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon sits with Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman during a swearing in ceremony for the 20th Knesset in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 22, 2016, 5:45 am
What will replace the Ya’alon doctrine?
As defense minister, Moshe Ya’alon presented a comprehensive, conservative policy for Israel’s security. What will Liberman bring?
By Judah Ari Gross
Syrians arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey, at the Greek island of Lesbos, Monday, September 7, 2015. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
September 7, 2015, 11:23 pm
Poll shows few Israelis willing to take in Syrian refugees
Respondents split on Europe’s responsibility to take in tide of people fleeing war-torn country
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (right) visit the route of a planned fence along the southern part of Israel's border with Jordan, September 6, 2015. (Ariel Harmoni/Defense Ministry)
September 6, 2015, 10:26 pm
Israel bolsters Jordan border to keep out terrorists, refugees
Netanyahu says that with the ‘human tragedy’ afflicting countries on its borders, the Jewish state must retain ‘control’
By Josefin Dolsten
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