Security forces
IDF expands Personal Security Branch to protect troops, officials from global threats - interview
One of the branch's initial tasks was a comprehensive risk analysis of global flight paths and routes that could pose a hazard to IDF personnel.
IDF bars hikers from entering parts of northern Israel over Sukkot
No. 22: David Zini and Eyal Zamir: Commanding Israel’s security through war and turmoil
No. 34: Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler, and Shlomi Binder: Reshaping Israel’s military after October 7
Israeli moderately wounded after being struck with an iron rod in West Bank altercation
After Civil Administration workers demolished an illegal outpost in the area and left the site, the shuttle carrying the approximately 20 workers was attacked by dozens of Jewish Israelis.
Israeli mistakenly enters Palestinian village in Area B, pelted with stones - report
After accidentally entering Kafr Mukhmas, the Israeli’s vehicle was pelted with stones. They managed to quickly extricate themselves from the situation and locate security personnel.
The growing cancer of lawbreakers in West Bank must be cut out, before its too late - editorial
The focus of our security forces has rightfully been on the survival of the Jewish state, as the country has fought enemies on seven fronts. But the enemy from within needs to be addressed now.
'Life-threatening risk': Security leaks on social media endanger troops on the ground - committee
"We are in a situation where very significant information, which could assist the enemy, is freely available on social media, and we must stop this,” a Yesh Atid MK said.
‘2025 must be a year of decision’
Former MK Yoni Chetboun says that Israel must make difficult choices in the coming months
Israel must commit to normalizing emotional support, especially among security forces - opinion
Members of the security forces are frequently confronted by horrific scenes, but are among the least likely to seek help.
Politicizing the Shin Bet endangers Israel's national security - opinion
The agency’s extensive powers create significant temptation for the minister responsible for it – the prime minister – to direct the Shin Bet chief to use those powers against political opponents.
Israeli security echelon pushes for limited Temple Mount access ahead of Ramadan - report
Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater this year given the ongoing seven-front war and Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank.
Inside a US security firm's risky Gaza mission
US contractors have been deployed to a Gaza checkpoint amid Israel-Hamas truce
Nearly half of Israelis volunteered at outset of Gaza war, survey finds
The survey showed that a month into the war, war-related volunteering patterns dropped to a rate of 28.7%, and today they stand at 15%.
