Yonatan Urich has been close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since 2014, advising him on all matters, specializing in messaging, and never holding back in pursuit of victory. His loyalty to Netanyahu is absolute, and fully reciprocated
The court ruled that Yonatan Urich will remain in detention until Monday. Eli Feldstein will be released to house arrest for two weeks, despite police requesting that they both remain in custody for at least an additional week
In a letter to Israel's High Court, now hearing petitions against his dismissal, Ronen Bar said Netanyahu's move signals to all future heads of the service: 'if they fall out of favor with the political leadership, their dismissal will be imminent'
Shoham pleaded participants to help release Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, who were forced to watch his release "in an act of deliberate cruelty," saying they were sweating, suffocating, hungry and thirsty during their time together in captivity
Many attend the weekly apolitical rally in southern Israel in a call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas. Avi Rosenfeld, one of the rally's leaders, says the hostage families preferred not to protest in Tel Aviv but in the closest point to Gaza
The Israeli army investigation found that the first organized troops entered the kibbutz hours after the Hamas attack had started ■ Col. Asaf Hamami, commander of the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade who was killed along with his radio operator and driver, managed to divert the attention of some of the terrorists
Large sums have been found in Yonatan Urich's bank accounts ■ Israel mulls an international arrest warrant for another PR adviser, Israel Einhorn, who won't return for questioning ■ Attorney general is expected to tell the High Court a conflict of interest blocks Netanyahu from firing the Shin Bet chief
The Democrats lawmaker is suspected of leaking the protocol of a meeting held by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, during which Netanyahu said that the warnings issued by Israel's security agency heads about the implications of the government-led judicial overhaul were 'exaggerated'
Three EU nationals and one American student received deportation orders, citing their participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Leaked emails reveal that immigration officials initially objected, deeming the orders 'likely unlawful'
This week Ben-Gurion Airport: A pair of childhood friends who became chefs work to reopen a restaurant that was shut down after October 7, and an Israeli couple that moved to Australia returns home for a visit
Israel's gatekeepers are supposed to prevent the government from running amok and breaking the law. But all that is happening anyway – even with the attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet still ensconced in their offices
The latest twist in the Qatargate scandal highlights the power of the prime minister's poison machine – and it's more clandestine impact ■ The United States appears to be giving a wider mandate in Gaza, but there's a caveat
On the eve of his visit to Hungary, the prime minister's panic level hit new heights ■ The flick-flacking over the identity of the new Shin Bet chief has become ridiculous ■ And which minister declined an offer of a safe seat from Naftali Bennett
ISRAEL: Netanyahu received an invitation to visit the White House, likely after Passover ■ GAZA: IDF says ground activity in north Gaza has begun; Dozens reported killed since early Friday ■ LEBANON: IDF confirms senior Hamas member killed in strike
For decades, historian Tom Segev has critically documented momentous events involving Jews, Israel and its neighbors. Recently, he has also looked back at his own life story. Now, at 80, he weighs in on the current state of the nation