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Hamas terrorists are seen near the Gama Junction in southern Israel, close to Re'im and Kissufim, amid the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (South First Responders/File)
Bar blasts 'campaign of incitement launched by the PM'
Ex-Shin Bet chief files defamation suit against Netanyahu, details warnings months before Oct. 7
By Jeremy Sharon
Ronen Bar says Netanyahu disregarded an 'extraordinary series of warnings of impending disaster'; lawsuit comes in response to PM's claim of 'criminal' acts by Bar for failing to wake him before Hamas attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Ronen Bar’s defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister’s toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
By Tal Schneider
IDF soldiers deploy during a military operation at the Jalazun camp for Palestinian refugees north of Ramallah in the West Bank on October 14, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
October 14, 2026, 11:43 pm
IDF, Shin Bet raid two West Bank charities they say were fronts for terror groups
Security forces say groups raise money for PFLP, provide legal aid for terrorists; settlers reportedly set fire to mosque and car in West Bank village
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court on October 11, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 11:07 pm
Netanyahu demands criminal probe of soldiers who testified in ‘NAZA’ film on Gaza killings
PM calls on AG and heads of IDF, Shin Bet to identify soldiers who appeared anonymously in ‘NAZA’ and prosecute them for spreading ‘false’ libel, exposing secrets
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A flydubai plane takes off from Ben Gurion airport on September 30, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 11, 2026, 9:54 pm
Stranded Israeli travelers in dire straits as Dubai flights remain grounded
Efforts to resume flydubai and Israeli flights to the UAE stall over security issues, while stranded Israelis and Far East-bound travelers face steep fares
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, October 4, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 10, 2026, 9:58 am
Israeli airline said to have begun background checks on crews of leased foreign planes
Unnamed carrier reportedly hires tech company to screen social media of foreign crew on leased planes; airlines said unwilling to wait for decision by Transportation Ministry, Mossad, Shin Bet
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces raid the southern Bedouin town of Rahat on May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 9:19 pm
Shin Bet details alleged plot to form ‘terror battalion’ in Bedouin town in southern Israel
Details come in report saying 72 residents of south have been arrested on security charges this year; about 50 have been indicted, agency says
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) attends a security briefing during an IDF operation in Jenin on July 3, 2023. At left is IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and next to him is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet is at center. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 8, 2026, 9:45 am
Before Oct. 7, Netanyahu was repeatedly told internal rift emboldening enemies – report
Top security officials, including Shin Bet and IDF chiefs, defense minister, said to have warned PM of danger from judicial overhaul chaos for months before Hamas onslaught, but he shrugged them off
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Travelers disembark an Electra plane at Ben Gurion International Airport. September 8, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 7, 2026, 4:25 pm
Israeli airlines often lease foreign planes and crew, while leaving extra security behind
Loophole means passengers who think they are flying with an Israeli carrier can end up on another company’s plane, with no special screenings of pilots or stringent procedures meant to avoid situation like the flydubai attack
By Sharon Wrobel
US President Donald Trump, right, listens during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 6, 2026, 7:42 am
‘You want to call Trump, Bibi?’: How incoming US president’s wrath was leveraged to close hostage deal
Top Biden aide’s new book reveals dramatic 11th-hour talks before January 2025 agreement as well as outgoing president’s desire to give final speech rebuking his party’s anti-Israel direction
By Jacob Magid
A Bar-Ilan University professor's alleged letter (left) to Moshe Feiglin, made public on October 5, 2026, and a view of Bar Ilan University (right). (X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 6, 2026, 12:38 am
Shin Bet reportedly declined to probe alleged terrorist professor, who sought to enlist right-wing figures
Indicted mathematician, who allegedly plotted to assemble terror militia and kill hundreds of Arabs, met with podcaster who apologizes for not informing police; densely written letter said to outline plans
By ToI Staff
Former national security adviser Eyal Hulata speaks at an anti-government protest demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 5, 2026, 1:20 pm
Former NSC head pans Netanyahu’s ‘crooked’ flydubai probe, says buck stops with him
Eyal Hulata says Netanyahu should have stepped in after NSC warned in 2024, 2025 of inadequate checks for foreign airlines, says it’s same attitude he has toward Oct. 7 responsibility
By Jeremy Sharon, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
A flydubai plane takes off from Ben Gurion airport on September 30, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 4, 2026, 4:59 pm
Despite years of warnings, Transportation Ministry, required to check foreign flights, hasn’t done so
Former top ministry official blames Minister Regev for flydubai incident, but she denies responsibility; regional sources say Israel raised no red flags over crew
By Ariela Karmel and Lazar Berman
Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 4, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 4:45 am
Regev passes buck on probing pilots, as Israel said ‘racing’ to ID more potential threats
As flydubai fallout continues, Transportation Ministry says flights aren’t 100% safe and it doesn’t do background checks on foreign pilots; report: Omani attacker had flown to Tel Aviv before but Israel knew nothing about him
By ToI Staff
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 3:27 pm
UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror
Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, August 31, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 11:32 pm
Shin Bet won’t provide Eisenkot with security detail, despite earlier report to contrary
Agency says it will offer intelligence support and allow armed private guards; Democrats party also presses for protection for Golan amid threats
By ToI Staff
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