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An illustrative image of a quantum computing concept. (metamorworks; iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2025, 11:54 pm
Israel and US to forge $200m tech hub for AI and quantum science development
Initiative eyes partnerships with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait for a regional alliance to counter the Iran-China-Russia axis
By Sharon Wrobel
Photographs of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who are held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, seen on a menorah being lit by children at a kindergarden in Moshav Yashresh, central Israel, during Hanukkah, on December 12, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 14, 2023, 1:13 am
How did we go so wrong: 13 questions for a former IDF intelligence chief
Tamir Hayman on the cataclysmic failure of ‘assessment’ that allowed Hamas in on October 7, the progress of the fightback, and the possible road ahead for Gaza
By David Horovitz
US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 19, 2023. (Susan Walsh/AP)
August 13, 2023, 11:22 am
Ex-IDF intel chief: Biden’s priority right now is presidential election, not Israel
Tamir Hayman, head of INSS, suggests not underestimating ‘old fox’ in White House, says Iran prisoner swap is significant campaign boost, Israelis should look beyond own interests
By ToI Staff
File: Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, chief of Military Intelligence, speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2019. (Flash90)
April 10, 2023, 5:58 am
Ex-IDF intel chief: Overhaul damage to Israel’s national security may be irreversible
In interview with Zman Yisrael, Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman says he no longer trusts Netanyahu on matters of security, cautions premier may no longer be thinking rationally
By Amir Bar Shalom and ToI Staff
Protesters rally against the government's judicial overhaul plans, at the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv, on April 8, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 9, 2023, 9:44 am
US intel says Mossad heads stirred anti-overhaul protests; PMO: ‘Completely false’
US media cite leaked file; ex-military intelligence head says report misinterpreted facts, likely confused former spy chiefs involved in protests with current agency officials
By Michael Horovitz
Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and then-US vice president Joe Biden speak in front of media prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
January 24, 2023, 11:36 am
Legal overhaul could jeopardize Israel’s security and ties with US, think tank warns
In 86-page report presented to Herzog, Institute for National Security Studies says plan could undermine democracy, have severe implications for internal and external stability
By Tobias Siegal and ToI Staff
File: Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, chief of Military Intelligence, speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2019. (Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 10, 2023, 12:50 pm
Former IDF intel chief: Israel convinced US that Soleimani was ‘immediate threat’
Tamir Hayman tells UK Jewish News that Israel provided Washington with information showing urgent need to assassinate top Iranian general
File: Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, chief of Military Intelligence, at the Annual International Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies, in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
August 19, 2022, 6:58 pm
Ex-IDF intel chief backs nuke deal as vital to delay Iranian program, prepare strike
Tamir Hayman says pact with world powers will hinder Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb until 2030, ‘buy time’ to get set for precision attack against its facilities if needed
By ToI Staff
Managing Director of the Institute for National Security Studies, Tamir Hayman, speaks to Channel 12 news, May 28, 2022. (video screenshot)
May 29, 2022, 2:35 am
Ex-IDF intel chief: Some form of nuclear deal with Iran is ‘least bad’ option
Tamir Hayman says Tehran has reached unprecedented new capabilities since accord’s collapse: ‘The reality today is completely different from 2015’
By ToI Staff
File: Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, chief of Military Intelligence, at the Annual International Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies, in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
July 20, 2021, 3:44 pm
IDF intel chief says Israel under nonstop cyber-threats, is retaliating
Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman says defense alone does not suffice, steps must be taken to ‘preserve Israel’s superiority’
By Emanuel Fabian
Supporters of Hezbollah terror group leader Hassan Nasrallah chant slogans ahead of his televised speech in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, January 5, 2020. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
February 9, 2021, 7:48 pm
IDF: Hezbollah likely to initiate limited battles with Israel in 2021, not war
Military releases annual intelligence assessment for coming year, sees Iran shifting focus to Yemen and Iraq as possible launchpads for attacks on the Jewish state
By Judah Ari Gross
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, in an image released on November 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
February 9, 2021, 5:00 pm
IDF sees permanent ban on weapons-grade uranium as essential for Iran nuke deal
Military estimates Tehran is at least two years from an atomic bomb from the moment it decides to ‘break out,’ says Islamic Republic is desperate for a deal with US
By Judah Ari Gross
Armored vehicles and 155 mm self-propelled howitzers are deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon on July 27, 2020. (JALAA MAREY / AFP)
July 27, 2020, 8:16 pm
Hezbollah denies border attack, says response to fighter’s death yet to come
Lebanese terror group claims IDF statements on thwarted infiltration and reports of its operatives killed are Israel’s attempt to generate ‘illusory and fake victories’
By ToI Staff, Aaron Boxerman and Judah Ari Gross
File: A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Blue Line that separates Israel and Lebanon shows smoke billowing above Mount Dov on the Israeli-Lebanese border, after reports of clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah in the area, on July 27, 2020. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
July 27, 2020, 4:15 pm
IDF says it foiled Hezbollah attack along Lebanese border; no Israeli injuries
Hezbollah cell crossed into Israeli-controlled Mount Dov, military says, as the terror group seeks revenge over killing of its fighter in alleged Israeli strike last week
By Judah Ari Gross
From left, Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Amir Baram meet in IDF Northern Command headquarters in Safed on July 26, 2020. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry)
July 26, 2020, 8:16 pm
Anticipating Hezbollah attack, Gantz warns terror group: Don’t test us
Small army drone falls in Lebanese territory; speaking from border, defense minister says Israel will continue to take action in Syria, Lebanon to protect security interests
By Judah Ari Gross
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