Shin Bet

For Benjamin Netanyahu, like Donald Trump, only ‘fraud’ can explain his defeat

Division and fear have been Netanyahu’s preferred political tools; and like America, Israel is split

Israel's security agency Shin Bet claims it foiled plot orchestrated from Syria to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet has claimed it foiled a plot to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.

Israeli forces kill Hamas member suspected of killing rabbi as tensions rise in the West Bank

Israeli forces on Tuesday shot dead a Hamas member suspected of killing a rabbi as two deadly attacks against Israeli settlers.

Israel kills three Palestinians, says they were linked to al-Qaeda

An official from the Shin Bet security agency said it had learned from a number of earlier arrests that the network was planning attacks in the coming days against Israeli targets and against the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

Former spy says Israel unfit to tackle Iran's nuclear programme

A former Israeli spymaster has branded the country's leaders as "messianic" and unfit to tackle the Iranian nuclear programme, in the strongest criticism from a security veteran of threats to launch a pre-emptive war.