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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the first meeting of his new government's Security Cabinet in Tel Aviv, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Security Cabinet agrees to ‘target terrorists and those who dispatch them’

The forum convened at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem amid a wave of deadly attacks.

August 22, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the weekly Security Cabinet meeting, Jan. 29, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Concessions to PA delayed after Tel Aviv terror attack

The Security Cabinet was set to discuss measures to boost the Palestinian Authority.

August 6, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the Security Cabinet after two Palestinian terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, Jan. 28, 2023. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Israeli Security Cabinet votes to save Palestinian Authority

The economic and defense package comes amid the deteriorating security situation in Judea and Samaria.

July 10, 2023

Israel's Security Cabinet convenes at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv as part of the "Firm Hand" military exercise, on June 4, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Security Cabinet meets at IDF HQ amid multi-front war drill

"We are certain that we can deal with every threat by ourselves," says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

June 5, 2023

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar ben Gvir walks with Matityahu (Mati) Dan, chairman of the Ateret Cohanim organization, after a meeting at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Coalition tensions escalate as Otzma Yehudit boycotts Cabinet meeting

The transfer of terrorists’ bodies to the Palestinians and the release of a Jordanian MP caught smuggling weapons are “unacceptable,” says Israel’s national security minister.

Pesach Benson

May 7, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 12, 2023. Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL.

Israel to legalize nine communities in response to Jerusalem terror attack

A spokesperson for Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas condemned the decision as a “provocation” that would lead to further escalation.

February 13, 2023

The scene in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood after an Israeli Arab drove a car into pedestrians there, Feb. 10, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli Cabinet mulls response after deadly Jerusalem attack

The measures reportedly include seizing assets belonging to terrorists’ families and erecting additional security checkpoints between predominantly Arab and Jewish neighborhoods in the capital.

February 12, 2023

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a deadly shooting attack in the Neve Ya'akov neighborhood of Jerusalem, Jan. 27, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli Security Cabinet approves anti-terror measures following attacks

The measures include strengthening settlement in Judea and Samaria and ensuring additional Israelis can arm themselves.

January 29, 2023

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Penalizing Palestinian lawfare

In response to the P.A.-spurred UNGA resolution calling on the International Court of Justice to render an opinion on Israeli “occupation, settlement and annexation,” the new administration in Jerusalem is launching a counter-offensive.

January 8, 2023