Defense minister announces winners ahead of awards ceremony, praises recipients for contributions to national security; all projects involve multiple security organizations

Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman says defense alone does not suffice, steps must be taken to 'preserve Israel's superiority'

Gen. Mark Milley meets with defense minister, IDF chief and Mossad head, speaks with Netanyahu via video, receives intel briefings

After delays and amid ongoing pushback by military, Defense Ministry moving forward with plan to relocate Intelligence Directorate to the northern Negev

Military doesn't specify what action the force was involved in; head of directorate says mission was just the first of many

IDF's visual intelligence unit formed a team of experts that interpreted aerial images of the Pacific and pinpointed the area where the C-130 Hercules vanished with 38 on board

Report says a dozen attacks were thwarted in Turkey in past 3 years, despite Erdogan's public posturing against Israel, and even when diplomatic ties were severed

After head of elite unit resigned earlier this year, chief of Special Operations Division steps down, reportedly furious over attempt to replace him