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Adi Rotem, a retired Shin Bet hostage negotiator, in a Channel 12 interview, August 29, 2026. (Screenshot)
'It was clear that we had to try a different approach'
Shin Bet veteran confirms he held talks with Hamas’s Hamad; political echelon approved
By ToI Staff
Adi Rotem says resort to direct channel initiated because mediator Qatar was clearly acting in bad faith, talks were going in circles; Hamas captors killing 6 hostages in August 2024 was 'the last straw'
Yair Netanyahu at a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem District Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Shin Bet confirms spiriting Yair Netanyahu back from Miami due to ‘significant threat’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Iraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq, November 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, file)
September 2, 2026, 5:12 pm
Former IDF soldier charged with training to fight abroad with Islamic State
Indictment charges that Khamis Sawaed, from the Bedouin village of Hussniyya, became interested in ISIS in 2023 and was planning to travel to Syria or Africa to join group
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a court hearing, August 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 30, 2026, 11:05 pm
High Court suggests Shin Bet chief ‘reconsider’ demand to reveal petitioners’ names
Court president Amit says Zini’s demand petitioners against his appointment disclose their names ‘not doing him any good’; court has previously said petitioners must reveal names
By Jeremy Sharon
Artyom Kirpichenok (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 30, 2026, 3:05 pm
Russia appeals to UN over Israel’s ‘arbitrary’ detention of Russian-Israeli historian
Israel-critical Artyom Kirpichenok has been missing since arriving in Tel Aviv on Aug. 4, with Moscow claiming he is being held by the Shin Bet over his ‘political views’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. (Collage/AP)
August 29, 2026, 1:47 am
Secret, direct channel between Israel and Hamas credited for enabling Jan. 2025 hostage deal
Israeli TV reveals further details about Netanyahu’s authorization of direct talks between Shin Bet and the terror group, which began after it executed six hostages in August 2024
By ToI Staff
The family of missing girl Haymanut Kasau meet with President Isaac Herzog (center) in his office in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 25, 2026, 11:56 pm
Shin Bet confirms joining police probe into case of missing girl Haymanut Kasau
Herzog meets with family of girl who went missing from absorption center in Safed more than two years ago, vows that case is a ‘top priority for law enforcement’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security detail seen with his gun drawn near beachgoers as his team clears the area ahead of the premier's arrival to Charles Clore Beach, to film a video hailing the finding of the Altalena cargo ship, August 24, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 25, 2026, 10:32 am
Netanyahu guard appears to raise gun near beachgoers while clearing area to film video
In second such incident within a week, Shin Bet says weapon was only raised because officer was climbing stairs, and posed no risk, as Tel Aviv shore secured for PM’s arrival
By ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 8:23 pm
Shin Bet to allow armed guards for Eisenkot, but won’t provide them itself — report
Apparent compromise will also grant Eisenkot’s team direct line to agency and relevant intel, after PM told Zini to ensure his main opponent has ‘adequate’ security
By ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 11:47 am
Refusing security protection for Eisenkot is a dangerous gamble, detached from reality
After an abusive verbal assault at a campaign event and a vicious message on his son’s grave, leaving the leading candidate for prime minister exposed raises grave concerns
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Shin Bet chief David Zini (left) at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026, (L) and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot at a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 9:20 am
Shin Bet head told Eisenkot to call emergency hotline ‘if something happens’ – report
As agency denies armed detail for leading opposition candidate, Netanyahu said to tell Zini to provide Yashar party leader with ‘adequate’ security ‘as needed’
By ToI Staff
Head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkott attends the Sagi laws for equality conference at the Peres center in Tel Aviv. July 12, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 23, 2026, 6:46 pm
Elections committee chair says Shin Bet has no intel on efforts to harm Eisenkot
Sohlberg says elections panel has no authority over matter after Zini denies Yashar party request to provide security for candidate who is leading in most polls
By Michael Horovitz
The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, is seen on March 24, 2025, after part of it was struck a day earlier, killing top Hamas official Ismail Barhoum. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 8:43 pm
Hamas using Gaza hospital for ‘torture’ of Palestinians amid eroding support, says Israel
Netanyahu denies Israel has approved entry of international peacekeepers into Gaza; Turkey, Egypt and Qatar call on Board of Peace to pressure Jerusalem to halt airstrikes in Strip
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Abdullah Gergawi (L), who was indicted for planning to car-bomb a Beersheba nightclub, and a gun seized by police, in images published on August 18, 2026. (Israel Police)
August 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Alleged Islamic State backer charged with planning car-bomb attack at Beersheba club
Abdullah Gergawi, 20, allegedly procured machine guns and assault rifles and was in contact with purported Palestinian terror operative in preparation to blow up Forum nightspot
By Noam Lehmann
The parents of missing girl Haymanut Kasau seen protesting and holding her photo in Tel Aviv on August 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 1:20 am
900 days after she went missing, Haymanut Kasau’s family demands answers from Shin Bet
Dozens rally outside security agency’s HQ to demand justice for the missing girl, whose father suggests the Shin Bet has ignored his daughter’s plight because of her skin color
By Noam Lehmann
Artyom Kirpichenok (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 10, 2026, 6:33 pm
Russian-Israeli historian missing after landing at Ben Gurion last week
Artyom Kirpichenok, a left-wing critic of Israel who lives in Russia, arrived to attend conference but hasn’t been seen since; Russian official claims he’s being held by Shin Bet
By ToI Staff
Hamas terrorist Muhammad Fuad Gasser Sayid is seen with hostage Avinatan Or in captivity in the Gaza Strip during the war, in an image released by the IDF on April 12, 2026, showing him to have been eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 9, 2026, 12:26 am
IDF, Shin Bet acknowledge for first time special mission to hunt down and kill all Oct. 7 terrorists
Officers in ‘Nili’ unit confirm facial recognition, artificial intelligence, detainee interrogations, humint being used in operation to track down every participant in Hamas-led October 7, 2023, invasion, massacre, abductions
By Jeremy Sharon
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