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Tzachi Hanegbi

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on September 28, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 28, 2025, 5:01 pm
Haredi draft exemption bill ‘endangers Israel’s future,’ says PM’s former security adviser
Hanegbi says legislation ‘enables evasion’; head of NGO supporting Haredi soldiers calls for major changes, says bill lacks structured plan for integration
By ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2025, 4:01 pm
Comptroller blames Israel’s October 7 failures on lack of national security policy
Matanyahu Englman says that without an official doctrine and interagency coordination, political and military leaders have been improvising for decades; urges Netanyahu to launch reform
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not in picture), at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 21, 2025, 9:36 pm
Netanyahu fires national security adviser Hanegbi, who acknowledges disagreements
Outgoing official, who reportedly opposed strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and Gaza city op, says ‘terrible failure of October 7 must be thoroughly investigated’
By Lazar Berman
L-R: Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at the IAF's command center, August 24, 2025. (Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)
August 30, 2025, 2:38 am
‘A wild gamble on hostages’ lives’: Defense chiefs to urge cabinet to eschew Gaza op, take deal
Channel 12 says top brass to press ministers not to launch Gaza City offensive, seriously weigh ceasefire; ‘There is a deal on the table that Israel fought for,’ senior source says
By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton
Saudi journalist Abdulaziz Alkhamis attends a meeting of a Knesset lobby for advancing regional security, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 9, 2025, 7:25 pm
Saudi, Syrian figures visit Knesset to talk up chances for normalization
Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a ‘unique opportunity’; Gulf journalist Abdulaziz Alkhamis says Israel must commit ‘to coexistence’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
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
Debris is scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama, Syria, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo)
April 10, 2025, 4:55 pm
Israel confirms talks with Turkey on Syria aimed at preserving ‘security stability’
Jerusalem said to reject any change in deployment of foreign forces on Syrian territory, and in particular the establishment of Turkish bases in Palmyra
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Reuters
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 31, 2025, 12:55 am
Report: Ben Gvir mocked by cabinet colleagues for overzealous demands to punish Gaza
Minister said to call for cutting off all power, including private generators, leading one top official to quip that Israel might also ‘turn off the sun’; Shin Bet, Mossad chiefs skip meeting
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Palestinians queue to receive food aid from an UNRWA distribution center at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 3, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
March 23, 2025, 10:24 pm
Israel to discuss taking full military control of Gaza with senior US officials: source
Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer said planning to talk about an IDF takeover of enclave, including running humanitarian aid operations; Netanyahu speaks to Rubio
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Jerusalem District Court, March 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 7, 2024, 2:13 pm
Police question National Security Adviser Hanegbi on suspicion of 2017 bribe
Then-regional cooperation minister accused of taking NIS 10,000 to write recommendation letter for planned Jerusalem airport; Hanegbi denies allegation, PM distances himself
By Lazar Berman and Jeremy Sharon
An undated picture of four IDF surveillance soldiers held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, that was made public by their families on July 16, 2024. Behind them is a framed picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. From left: Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2024, 4:21 pm
Hostage families release photos of 5 female soldiers from early days of captivity
Relatives of IDF observation troops kidnapped from Nahal Oz base on October 7 beg Netanyahu not to depart for Washington before signing a hostage release deal
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he meets with G7 foreign ministers during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Samuel Corum / AFP)
July 16, 2024, 12:23 pm
Blinken laments Gaza civilian toll, discusses hostage deal with Israeli officials
Secretary meets with Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer and National Security Adviser Hanegbi, who are also in DC for dialogue postponed after PM accused US of withholding weapons
By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2024. (Yariv Katz / Pool)
July 13, 2024, 5:27 pm
Reports: PM working to prevent accurate transcription of his wartime discussions
Public broadcaster says premier has been holding sensitive talks on WhatsApp so they’re not recorded, after news site reports on concerns that minutes of meetings are being altered
By ToI Staff
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi (L) speaks during the Herzliya Conference, June 24, 2024. (Ronen Topelberg)
June 25, 2024, 9:43 pm
Ministers blast security council head for saying idea of Hamas can’t be eradicated
Leaked WhatsApp messages show far-right cabinet members rebuking Tzachi Hanegbi for comments at Herzliya Conference
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi (L) speaks during the Herzliya Conference, June 24, 2024. (Ronen Topelberg)
June 25, 2024, 2:40 pm
IDF plan to replace Hamas to begin in northern Gaza in ‘coming days’ – Hanegbi
Apparently backing IDF Spokesman Hagari, national security adviser says Israel can’t get rid of Hamas ‘as an idea’; expresses some optimism about efforts to reach hostage deal
By Lazar Berman
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