Eyal Zamir
Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defense Forces
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 21h ago
Report says Netanyahu urged Trump to resume Iran strikes before Israeli election
Axios, Channel 12 and N12 report that Netanyahu and Trump discussed a joint US-Israeli operation against Iran before the midterm votes. The White House calls the report false.
- yesterday
Netanyahu reportedly urged Trump to reignite Iran conflict before elections
Israel's Channel 12 reports that Netanyahu pressed Trump to renew strikes on Iran before Israel's 27 October vote and the US midterms. Iran is meanwhile hardening its defences and threatening Gulf states.
- 2d ago
EU foreign ministers approve a three-year military and civilian mission in Lebanon
Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, 12 October, created the EU Support Mission Lebanon, which will advise and train the Lebanese army and internal security forces. The EU says the mission will not replace the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL, whose mandate runs until 31 December 2026.
- Oct 6
Shin Bet warns Hamas is preparing attacks ahead of Israel's 27 October election
Israeli security services reported that Hamas is planning targeted attacks or kidnappings around the 27 October elections, while defense officials confirmed that 4,000 of the 6,000 fighters from the 7 October assault have been killed.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians buried after deadly West Bank clash with settlers, Israel launches operation
Four Palestinian men were buried in the West Bank village of Tal on Saturday, a day after a clash with Israeli settlers left them and two Israelis dead. Israel imposed a military lockdown, detained 51 residents, and vowed to accelerate settlement outpost legalization.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians killed in Tell as settler incursion sparks Israeli military sweep across the West Bank
Four Palestinian men, all brothers or cousins, were killed on 24 July after armed Israeli settlers raided the village of Tell near Nablus, triggering a firefight that also left a settler and an Israeli soldier dead. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a large-scale security operation, and settler violence spread to other villages.
- Jul 24
Israel orders settlement legalisation and 'vast operation' after West Bank clashes kill two Israelis, four Palestinians
Clashes near the settlement of Havat Gilad left two Israelis and four Palestinians dead on Friday, prompting Prime Minister Netanyahu to order the legalisation of settlement outposts and the army to prepare a 'vast anti-terrorist operation'.
- May 26
Israel Intensifies Strikes on Hezbollah Across Lebanon, Killing at Least 12 as Ceasefire Crumbles
Israeli warplanes struck over 100 Hezbollah targets across southern and eastern Lebanon overnight, killing at least 12 people, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'increase the blows' against the Iran-backed militant group.
