Interior Ministry

NGO seeks ruling on draft-linked tax discounts after Sa’ar appointed interior minister

NGO Israel Hofsheet asks HCJ for November 25 deadline, arguing appointment removes government’s explanation for months of delay.

Building housing the offices of the ministry of interior. Nov 23 2011.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

Netanyahu to appoint FM Gideon Sa’ar as interior minister, ending 16-month vacancy

Riot police officers stand guard in front of the TV Pink building in Belgrade, Serbia, October 26, 2026.

Knife attacker killed outside Israel's embassy to Serbia after guard attacked, Serbian police say

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says


Zionist Iranian dissident Ramin Parsa granted residency in Israel after years-long battle 

The permit gives Parsa temporary status for one year. After that, he said, he will have to apply again, with the possibility of eventually seeking permanent residency.

Ramin Parsa, an Iranian dissident and pro-Israel activist living in Jerusalem, was granted a one-year temporary residency permit. Photo taken October 11, 2026.

Former MK Oren Hazan physically attacks Ariel municipality employee in attempt to disrupt meeting

The municipality employee required medical attention following Hazan's attack, and the police were notified.

Likud MK Oren Hazan

High Court dismisses petition by expatriates seeking to vote in upcoming election

The petition was filed by some 100 expatriate Israelis challenging their exclusion from the voter rolls under an Interior Ministry classification known as “Code 51.”

Chief Justice Esther Hayut and fellow Israeli Supreme Court judges at the High Court in Jerusalem

Germany faces daily 'hybrid warfare' attacks, minister warns after explosive drone found at airport

"We're not at war, but we are the daily target of hybrid warfare," Dobrindt said. "Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, or covert operations by foreign powers aimed at destabilizing Germany."

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (R) speaks to the media during a news conference at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5, 2026 near Leipzig, Germany.

Israel: Deficit in 38% of authorities, 16% in "critical" financial condition

The Interior Ministry presented a report: Only 16% of authorities are critical, amid surging municipal corporate revenues, property tax gaps, and grant dependency.

Tel Aviv city hall

Interior Ministry changes the rules: Are you eligible for the new property tax discount?

New Interior Ministry rules: The model calculates per capita income and excludes allowances, making many middle-class families eligible for property tax discounts.

Money bills

The dramatic plan: Another 100,000 foreign workers by 2027

Population & Immigration Authority CEO Boaz Yosef marks the recruitment targets for workers: "The goal is to bring 330,000 foreign workers here."

Population & Immigration Authority CEO Boaz Yosef

No shopping on Shabbat? The blow landing on the Big Fashion Glilot complex

The Director General of the Ministry of Interior sent an unprecedented letter to the municipality, attacking the non-enforcement of the law on Shabbat. Will the giant complex be closed?

Crowds at Big Fashion in Glilot during the complex's first weekend

Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13, injures 66

An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement.

QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026.

One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa

According to a ministry statement, two suicide attackers attempted to storm the facility. Security personnel engaged the pair, neutralizing one of them, while the second detonated an explosive vest.

Security forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, Syria's largest by area and production, near the Euphrates River east of al-Shuhail and approximately 10 kilometers east of al-Mayadin in Deir ez-Zor Governorate on January 22, 2026 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.