Defense Ministry

1. The Times of Israel 18.10.2026

   Cabinet okays NIS 2.6 billion in across-the-board ministry budget cuts to fund defense

   2026 Israeli election budget cuts Coalition funds Defense Ministry education budget Education Ministry Finance Ministry Health Ministry health services Israel Inside Oded Forer Transportation Ministry ultra-Orthodox parties Yair Lapid Yisrael Beytenu

2. The Times of Israel 15.10.2026

   Rethinking defense ties with US, Israel eyes shift from patronage to partnership

   2026 US-Israel war with Iran Aviram Hasson Dan Shapiro Defense Ministry defense technology IDF Israel Defense Forces Israel & the Region Israel-US military aid deal Israel-US relations JD Vance memorandum of understanding military aid military technology progressive Democrats US aid to Israel

3. The Times of Israel 27.09.2026

   Hapag-Lloyd revises offer as sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim hangs in the balance

   deal Defense Ministry FIMI Hapag-Lloyd imports Israel Katz maritime National Security Qatar Saudi Arabia shipping Tech Israel trade Zim Shipping Co.

4. The Times of Israel 23.09.2026

   Israel picks 2 state-backed funds to drive investment in next-generation defense tech

   2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war defense Defense Ministry drones Finance Ministry innovation Israeli startups MAFAT military technology NATO research and development state guarantees Tech Israel venture capital Yozma

5. The Times of Israel 14.09.2026

   Lapid-Netanyahu meeting said to ‘blow up’ over clash on increasing IDF’s budget

   2026 state budget Benjamin Netanyahu defense budget Defense Ministry IDF Israel Defense Forces Israel Inside Yair Lapid