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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
Security agency doesn't specify nature of threat to harm PM's son or who was behind it, days after Netanyahu said Iran tried to 'murder one of my sons'
Yair Netanyahu arrives for 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)
August 26, 2026, 12:26 pm
Yair Netanyahu was target of Iranian assassination plot in Florida — report
Newsmax says Tehran’s agents were ‘on the ground’ monitoring PM’s son last December; he reportedly left without packing, and has been in Israel since
By ToI Staff
(From left to right) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights, on April 23, 2019. (PMO)
August 24, 2026, 11:42 pm
Netanyahu says Iran ‘tried to murder one of my sons,’ doesn’t give further details
PM cites purported assassination attempt to defend unusually high level of security coverage enjoyed by his family
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 4:14 pm
False Iranian nuke quote spread from Indian Twitter account to Netanyahu speech in 8 hours
Fabricated statement by IRGC chief seeming to confirm Iran’s nuclear ambitions first appeared on Indian account on X, was rapidly cited by Israeli and US leaders, media
By ToI Staff
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud MK Nir Barkat present the Likud economic plan, during a Likud party event in Tel Aviv on February 16, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 14, 2026, 8:51 am
Netanyahu’s takedown of Barkat: Chronicle of a political elimination foretold
The economy minister plotted to oust Netanyahu after October 7. Now he’s facing the wrath of a prime minister who neither forgets nor forgives
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yoav Horowitz, right, arrive for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 16, 2018. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
August 8, 2026, 1:50 am
PM’s ex-chief of staff says he blocked demand for all workers to ‘sign pledge of loyalty’ to Netanyahu family
Yoav Horowitz, now a candidate with the opposition Yashar party, details Sara Netanyahu’s vast influence on policy and decisions, says PM ‘perceives himself as something between a king, emperor or president’
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu attends a “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit,” at the US State Department, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 31, 2026, 4:11 pm
Suing for $100,000, ex-worker accuses Sara Netanyahu of verbal, physical abuse
Fired housekeeper says PM’s wife shoved him against the wall, shouting: ‘Who’s stupid? Who’s retarded?’; once demanded payment for ‘diagnosing’ him with autism
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 7:33 pm
Ministers said to approve lifetime security detail for Sara Netanyahu
Committee also reportedly grants five-year extension for couple’s two sons at the recommendation of Shin Bet chief David Zini, despite opposition from others in the agency
By Nava Freiberg
(L-R) Yair, Sara and Avner Netanyahu at a Knesset plenum session on forming Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
July 14, 2026, 9:34 am
Sara Netanyahu said pushing to guarantee security detail for family for next 5 years
PM and wife reportedly fear election loss could lead to removal of protection, but agencies see no reason to commit to specific time period; PM’s office denies reports
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in a lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 12:57 pm
Yair Netanyahu has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hun, tax records show
Haaretz says PM’s eldest son appears in 2026 filings with new name under same ID number, for reasons unknown; new surname is a reference to his maternal grandfather’s original name
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 11, 2026, 4:48 pm
Yair Netanyahu said to become a member of the powerful Likud Central Committee
Premier’s son appears to have been appointed in an internal party agreement after a failed attempt to secure him a World Zionist Organization job last year
By Ariela Karmel
Yair Netanyahu (left) and Sara Netanyahu listen to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver a speech at the 80th session of The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2025, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images/AFP)
November 13, 2025, 2:29 am
Netanyahu decries ‘slander’ of his wife and son by leading right-wing commentators
PM accuses Yinon Magal and Amit Segal of ‘joining the venomous choir of evil’ against his family, after the two alleged political interference by Sara Netanyahu and Yair Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 5, 2025, 10:36 pm
Lapid rips up ‘corrupt’ WZO leadership deal, opens door for Yair Netanyahu appointment
Opposition leader calls to nationalize major Zionist organizations, saying they are deeply corrupt and currently exist just to create jobs for politicians’ kin and cronies
By Zev Stub and Sam Sokol
Yair Netanyahu (left) and Sara Netanyahu listen to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver a speech at the 80th session of The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2025, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images/AFP)
November 2, 2025, 1:06 pm
WZO drops cushy post for Yair Netanyahu after nomination backfires
Organization’s leaders rejected a deal that would have given the elder son of the PM an executive seat, even after a last-ditch effort by the PM’s office
By Zev Stub
People visit the monument site for assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on November 4, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 1, 2025, 3:28 pm
Ahead of Rabin memorial rally, son says Israeli leaders reignite hatred and division
Yuval Rabin says he sees echos of incitement that led to father’s murder, as masses expected in Tel Aviv at 1st rally in 5 years, marking 30 years since PM assassinated
By Stav Levaton
US President Donald Trump, right, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of Trump at the Knesset, October 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2025, 9:38 am
Two-thirds of Israelis believe US now calls the shots on IDF operations in Gaza – poll
On anniversary of Rabin murder, 70% across political lines are worried about another assassination; public divided on Haredi draft, critical of Yair Netanyahu’s potential WZO appointment
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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