Natalie Lisbona

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The spycraft behind Israel’s pledge to hunt down every terrorist involved in October 7 attacks

Israel’s use of targeted assassinations has been scrutinised for more than half a century – insiders know the cool-headed methods needed to carry them out

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The spycraft behind Israel’s pledge to hunt down every terrorist involved in October 7 attacks

The week that Benjamin Netanyahu became an international man of mystery

5 min read

‘It devastates us’: Families of October 7 victims react as full extent of horrors are revealed in historic report

6 min read

Some Israelis fear Britain is finished – others plead: ‘Get your head out of the sand’

5 min read

In a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett join forces – but even after cancer treatment, premier who’s dominated Israel for decades pledges he is determined to stay in power

5 min read

May 1, 2026 10:03

In a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

In a week of Independence Day and Remembrance Day, the nation's children look ahead with confidence and resilience

5 min read

April 22, 2026 12:54

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

From Lebanon and Iran to Gaza, three sets of talks to define Israel’s future

With all eyes on failing negotiations between US and Islamic Republic, the Jewish state was pursuing resolutions on every front

6 min read

April 15, 2026 11:20

From Lebanon and Iran to Gaza, three sets of talks to define Israel’s future

The death penalty bill sparked fiery debate – but will Israel’s Supreme Court have the final say?

Hardline security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made political capital from controversy at expense of Israel’s image, but many legal experts believe the bill will be struck down

5 min read

April 7, 2026 10:36

The death penalty bill sparked fiery debate – but will Israel’s Supreme Court have the final say?

Israel’s existential conflict may bring economic hardship but for Gulf states there’s no going back

War has global impact but looks very different in Europe, US and Middle East

4 min read

March 30, 2026 12:16

Israel’s existential conflict may bring economic hardship but for Gulf states there’s no going back

Even after sleepless weeks of nightly missile attacks by Iran, Israel remains determined

Almost a month into the war, there is a new temporary normal for sleepless families battling through after repeated alerts

4 min read

March 25, 2026 14:48

Even after sleepless weeks of nightly missile attacks by Iran, Israel remains determined

EXCLUSIVE: Trump and Netanyahu decided on war timing ‘in phone call two days before it began’

JC understands private conversation between US president and Israeli prime minister took place as negotiations were ongoing with Iran

1 min read

March 25, 2026 14:42

Trump shakes hands with Netanyahu during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Herzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacks

The Israeli president is also calling for European support for efforts to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon

1 min read

March 17, 2026 16:18

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (Image: Israeli embassy)

In a nation at war, the battle over draft exemption for Charedi men has only been delayed

One of the most heated issues in Israeli society is set to return as a pivotal question in the election later this year

5 min read

March 17, 2026 11:00

In a nation at war, the battle over draft exemption for Charedi men has only been delayed

In this new looking-glass world, Lebanon wants to talk directly to Israel

Once unimaginable relationships are emerging in a Middle East being rapidly reshaped by war

5 min read

March 11, 2026 11:29

In this new looking-glass world, Lebanon wants to talk directly to Israel

When did Israel start planning Operation Roaring Lion? Go back to October 7

This week shows how the massacre that took place in Israel more than two years ago changed the Middle East forever – but not in the way Iran and Hamas had hoped for

5 min read

March 4, 2026 14:21

When did Israel start planning Operation Roaring Lion? Go back to October 7

Three months on, Nova Festival victims’ families return to remember them

Relatives of the 40 young hostages kidnapped from the festival are in limbo as they keep their memory alive

2 min read

January 8, 2024 14:28

Israeli soldiers walk among the pictures of people taken captive or killed by Hamas militants duing the Supernova music festival on October 7, at the site where the deadly incident took place near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Natalie Lisbona

Latest from Natalie Lisbona

The spycraft behind Israel’s pledge to hunt down every terrorist involved in October 7 attacks

The week that Benjamin Netanyahu became an international man of mystery

‘It devastates us’: Families of October 7 victims react as full extent of horrors are revealed in historic report

Some Israelis fear Britain is finished – others plead: ‘Get your head out of the sand’

More from Natalie Lisbona

In a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

From Lebanon and Iran to Gaza, three sets of talks to define Israel’s future

The death penalty bill sparked fiery debate – but will Israel’s Supreme Court have the final say?

Israel’s existential conflict may bring economic hardship but for Gulf states there’s no going back

Even after sleepless weeks of nightly missile attacks by Iran, Israel remains determined

EXCLUSIVE: Trump and Netanyahu decided on war timing ‘in phone call two days before it began’

Herzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacks

In a nation at war, the battle over draft exemption for Charedi men has only been delayed

In this new looking-glass world, Lebanon wants to talk directly to Israel

When did Israel start planning Operation Roaring Lion? Go back to October 7

Three months on, Nova Festival victims’ families return to remember them