Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israeli lawyer and far-right politician (born 1976), Israel's Minister of National Security since 2022
Photo: אלון נוריאל, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 2
Israeli Supreme Court overturns election ban on Arab parties ahead of October vote
Israel's Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Central Elections Committee decision barring the Ra'am party and the Joint List from running in the 27 October parliamentary elections.
- Sep 24
Israel's election panel votes to disqualify Arab parties and candidates ahead of October vote
The Central Elections Committee voted 18 to 5 to exclude Ra'am and the Joint List from the October 27 Knesset election, sending the disqualifications to the Supreme Court for final review.
- Aug 21
Turkey requests Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla raid
Turkish authorities requested an Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and citizen Afek Moskovitch following the May interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
- Aug 16
UN and European Leaders Condemn Ben Gvir Over Calls for Nightly Killings in Gaza
Diplomats from the United Nations, Germany, and France denounced Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday after he urged nightly targeted killings of 30 to 40 Palestinians, prompting discussions in Berlin over potential European Union sanctions.
- Aug 11
Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza roadmap as US preparations continue despite Israeli opposition
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly rejected the US-backed 15-point roadmap for Gaza, insisting the IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed, while Trump insisted their relationship remains 'very good.'
- Jul 26
Israel approves Trump-backed international stabilization force for Gaza's Rafah pilot zone
Israel's Security Cabinet voted Sunday to allow the International Stabilization Force to enter the Rafah area, clearing the way for a U.S.-brokered pilot zone that will test a Palestinian technocratic government under a 20-point plan.
- Jul 21
French anti-terror prosecutor opens torture inquiry into treatment of MP Marie Mesmeur aboard Gaza flotilla
The French national anti-terror prosecutor has opened a torture investigation into the treatment of two people, including MP Marie Mesmeur, aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israel in October 2025.
- Jul 19
Israeli ministers join settler march to Gaza demanding return of settlements
Thousands marched toward the Gaza border on 19 July 2026, with cabinet members Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, demanding the rebuilding of Jewish settlements evacuated in 2005.
- Jul 18
Israel reclassifies Nile crocodile to clear path for Ben-Gvir's prison moat plan
Israel's environmental protection minister has reclassified the Nile crocodile, clearing a legal path for the far-right security minister's plan to surround a desert prison with crocodile-filled moats.
- Jun 20
Israeli airstrikes kill at least five in Lebanon hours after ceasefire with Hezbollah takes effect
Israeli warplanes and drones struck southern Lebanon on Friday evening, killing at least five people, within minutes of a US-brokered truce between Israel and Hezbollah coming into force.
- Jun 15
Israel rebuffs US-Iran ceasefire framework, rejects Lebanon withdrawal as Iran demands UN endorsement
Israel’s government said it is not bound by the US-Iran ceasefire framework and will keep its forces inside Lebanon, while Iran demands a UN Security Council endorsement and US guarantees to stop Israeli operations there.
- Jun 9
Trump halts Israel's second strike on Iran as jets sat on runway; both sides warn of further retaliation
Israeli fighter jets were on the runway ready for a second wave of strikes on Iran when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aborted the mission following a direct order from US President Donald Trump, who warned that Israel would 'be alone' if it continued.
- May 29
Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to seize 70% of Gaza, defying October ceasefire and Trump peace plan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israel's military to take control of 70% of the Gaza Strip, a direct violation of the U.S.-brokered October ceasefire that limited Israeli presence to roughly 53% of the territory.
- 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.