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Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 30, 2026.

Mossad, Shin Bet in UAE: What we know about Israel’s FlyDubai probe

The National Security Council is probing foreign carrier security protocols, while police investigate two senior Transportation Ministry officials suspected of providing private services for aviation companies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during the state memorial ceremony for the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, Oct. 5, 2026.

Why Netanyahu still resists an independent probe 3 years after Oct. 7

Alongside official memorial ceremonies taking place across Israel on Monday, civil society groups are holding protests calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to take responsibility for the Oct. 7 attacks.

Palestinian men sitting in and by a tractor look on after another man was injured by gunfire whilst being chased away by Israeli forces, in Aqraba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Oct. 6, 2026.

West Bank olive harvest begins amid settler attacks on Palestinians, groves

Between 80,000 and 100,000 Palestinian families in the West Bank rely on the olive harvest for primary or secondary sources of income, according to the United Nations.

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Three years after Oct. 7, Hamas’ grip on Gaza tests Netanyahu’s ‘total victory’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the state memorial ceremony for the third anniversary of Oct. 7 attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, Oct. 5, 2026.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel bars UK Greens leader over Zionism-racism resolution: What to know

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech during day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on Oct. 2, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Analysis

How Netanyahu is capitalizing on MBZ meeting, FlyDubai attack to gain in election polls

Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters at the lectern during a party campaign rally at Expo Tel Aviv on Sept. 17, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Mazal Mualem

By Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

Analysis

How FlyDubai attack exposes gaps in Israel-UAE security ties

Abraham Accords signing

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Samuel Wendel

Senior Analyst, Middle East Business & Tech

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem December 15, 2013. REUTER/ Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX16JPQ

Netanyahu faces next decision of his life

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be Israel’s weakest politician but its strongest leader.

People leave their car during a snowstorm after it was stuck in heavy snowfall in Jerusalem December 13, 2013. A snowstorm of rare intensity blanketed the Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank on Friday, choking off the city and stranding hundreds in vehicles on impassable roads. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - RTX16GQ1

Israel’s Ministry of Home Front Defense flop during storm

Israel's Ministry of Home Front Defense was established out of political considerations and proved its inefficiency during the latest big storm, freezing instead of responding to the citizens’ needs.

Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committe member Hanan Ashrawi gestures during a press conference in which she spoke about the Palestinian bid to become a non-member state in the United Nations, on September 28, 2012 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/GettyImages)

Hanan Ashrawi crusades against Jerusalem's Jewish history

The militant vocabulary of Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi does not serve the Palestinian cause, damaging efforts to build trust and placing obstacles in the way of the negotiating teams.

AMMAN, JORDAN - MARCH 26: A general view over the Red Sea looking towards Jericho Israel on March 26, 2013 outside Amman, Jordan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Israel-Jordan water agreement not worth the hype

An agreement to pump water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea fails to address Israel's unilateral appropriation of Jordan River waters.

A Palestinian watches a rally marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in Gaza City December 7, 2013. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY) - RTX1681X

PFLP seeks return to prominence in Palestinian affairs

In an unprecedented move in Palestinian politics, the PFLP's leadership has resigned to pave the way for younger activists to rejuvenate the party.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a room overlooking the snow covered city of Jerusalem, during a meeting December 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX16GGI

Netanyahu, Kerry put security first in peace talks with Palestinians

Did the Israeli prime minister promise the US president that he would go for a peace deal with Palestinians under certain conditions?

מתכוני קיץ פולני שף שמיל הולנד והדיי עפאים צילום דן פרץ

Polish cuisine wins Israeli hearts and stomachs

Polish Culinary Week offered a tasty step toward restoring Israeli cultural relations with Poland, which for many Israelis is a source of both nostalgia and pain.

(FILES) Roger Waters, British rock legend and co founder of the group Pink Floyd, paints a graffiti at Israel’s separation barrier surrounding the West Bank town of Bethlehem the day before his concert near Tel Aviv, 21 June 2006. The United Nations on August 19, 2009 premiered a film narrated by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters on the plight of Palestinians living in the shadow of Israel's controversial separation barrier. The 15-minute film entitled "Walled Horizons" was made in honour of the fifth

The dark side of Pink Floyd's Roger Waters

Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is abhorrent, even for an aging rock star.

Hezbollah contemplates next move

Israel’s president extends a hand to Iran, putting the ball in Hezbollah and Tehran's court.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prays during a meeting of the Fatah Revolutionary Council in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX133QU

At Mandela funeral, Abbas says he opposes boycott of Israel

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' public criticism of the international movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) of Israel reveals an absence of any clear strategy within his government.

The handcuffs of inmates are seen during a play at a public theatre in Lima, June 20, 2012. About 20 young inmates of Ancon prison put on stage their own theatrical script, based on their testimonies in jail, outside prison after four months of rehearsal. The event, organized by prison authorities, aims to help them reintegrate into society when they get released in future. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW) - RTR33Y1I

Israeli criminals make their way to Morocco

Lacking an extradition treaty with Israel, Morocco has become an unlikely sanctuary for Israeli mobsters looking to make money or avoid police investigations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen (R) waits to testify, as he sits next to Navy Vice Admiral William McRaven (C) and Army General James Thurman (L), before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to serve as the next commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR2O7DR

Allen security plan stuck in start

Will Gen. John Allen’s ideas about the US role in addressing Israel’s security concerns help or hinder the Israeli-Palestinian talks?