Intelligence

Ex-top Mossad official: Barnea led agency to unprecedented operational reach - interview

Former senior Mossad official Ilan Rom says Barnea’s leadership expanded the agency’s capabilities, allowing dozens of operations at once and boosting Israel’s regional influence.

Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.
United States President Donald Trump pictured next to Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton.

John Bolton expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents

Brig.-Gen. Meni Liberty, Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, and Brig.-Gen. A.

IDF Intelligence Operations chief calls out Oct. 7 failures, says division must 'fulfill mission'

Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

High Court approves new Mossad chief Gofman, to begin role Tuesday


US strikes Houthi sites in Yemen, killing top intelligence official - report

The Houthi movement claimed that its senior intelligence leader, Abdul Nasser Al-Kamali, was killed in a US airstrike.

 A US military airplane launches on its mission to strike Houthi terrorists in Yemen, March 15, 2025.

Ex-Shin Bet officer: 'Qataris launched brilliant intel operation in Israel's Holy of Holies'

"Above all, we identify a special operations officer in the Prime Minister's Office, who brings into the Holy of Holies, a person without security clearance who is operated by the Qataris."

 (L to R): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar against backdrop of Qatar flag.

Female IDF observers in West Bank receive personal weapons

Combat Intelligence battalions that have yet to receive personal weapons are expected to do so in the coming months.

 IDF observers during training.

Signal leak tip of deeper institutional iceberg within US defense establishment - opinion

If US officials feel comfortable sharing classified operations on apps like Signal, one must question what other security protocols are being ignored behind closed doors.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the encrypted Signal app to discuss classified details of US military strikes in Yemen. He did not just break protocol; he shattered the foundation of trust that underlies both national and international security apparatuses, says the writer.

Netanyahu proposes Fogel for intelligence minister, Smotrich opposes

Netanyahu proposed Fogel as intelligence minister, but Smotrich blocked it over coalition issues. The offer was intended to ease tensions between Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. January 11, 2023.

Israel provided intel on Houthi target in attack described in Signal chat, WSJ reveals

Waltz wrote in the Signal group that a Houthi missile expert, a key target in the attack, was seen entering his girlfriend’s building.

 US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz gestures in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, March 7, 2025.

US intelligence: Hamas continues to pose security threat, situation to remain volatile

The US believes "even in degraded form, Hamas continues to pose a threat to Israeli security."

 Hamas terrorists shake hands with child as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages, February 22, 2025.

IDF intel. officer: Field intelligence just as vital as elite billion-dollar Unit 8200

Old-fashioned field intelligence was key in IDF operations in Khan Yunis and will avoid future Oct. 7-style attacks.

 ‘THE SOLDIERS on the front can see things with their physical eyes that no one else can,’ 2023.

IDF officer fired after publicly rejecting continuation of fighting, criticizing leadership

The removal of Majer came the day after an Israeli Air Force reservist was dismissed for a similar posting on social media.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the Be’eri Battalion.

IDF deploying 'worm-sized' spy devices in Gaza to track hostages, future targets - report

Sources claimed that Israel is gathering as much intelligence as possible to update its target database in Gaza.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A hostage release in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli drone, an IDF soldier, and the Gaza Strip.