IDF Intelligence Directorate

Minister Katz reveals:

Iran operation moved up months ahead of schedule

Defense Minister Israel Katz says the Iran operation was originally planned for mid-year but was advanced due to developments and US coordination.

Brig. Gen. Amit Saar laid to rest

Brig. Gen. Amit Saar, who died at 47, was laid to rest in a military ceremony. The head of military intelligence eulogized him as 'A commander for whom sincerity and truth were a core principal.'

Intelligence officers recount:

Behind the Hamas no. 2's 'Last Supper'

IDF Intelligence officers look back on their work leading up to the elimination of Hamas's Weapons Production chief and 10/7 architect Ra'ad Sa'ad.

The unanswered messages

Where was the IDF's intel chief the night before the massacre?

A timeline submitted to the Turgeman Committee shows that repeated warnings and urgent updates accumulated hours before the October 7th Massacre, while Intelligence Directorate Chief Aharon Haliva was largely unreachable and slow to respond.

IDF Chief dismisses Gaza Division intel officer

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir dismissed the Gaza Division’s intelligence officer, LTC A., who scoffed at repeated warnings ahead of October 7, after months of controversy over his continued appointments and presence in intelligence units.

Yom Kippur War-era IDF Intelligence Chief Eli Zeira dead at 97

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Eli Zeira, who led the IDF Intelligence Directorate during the Yom Kippur War and was later cited by the Agranat Commission for the pre-war intelligence failure, passed away at age 97.

Cleared for publication:

Southern Command intelligence officer ignored Hamas attack

Lt. Col. Ariel Levovsky, who served as the Southern Command intelligence officer during the October 7th massacre, has been revealed as having known of the Hamas plan - and ignoring it.

IDF officer who ignored massacre warnings returns to service

An intelligence officer who called the scenario of a Hamas incursion "entirely imaginary" and ignored warnings that contributed to the failure, has returned to active service in the IDF Intelligence Department.

IDF Chief of Staff:

'Intelligence Directorate is undergoing a paradigm shift'

IDF Chief LTG Eyal Zamir praised Unit 9900 and the Intelligence Directorate for implementing reforms prioritizing early warnings, citing lessons from October 7.

Netanyahu:

'We have a job to finish, eliminating Hamas & returning hostages'

PM visits IDF Intelligence Directorate, says defeating Hamas and returning the hostages are 'two interlinked goals.'

Lessons of the Massacre:

Israeli intelligence to mandate studying Islam and Arabic

The IDF will integrate Arabic and Islamic studies for all Intelligence Directorate soldiers, including cyber and technology personnel, as part of the lessons learned from the October 7th massacre.

'Hunt the officials down'

IDF intel chief reveals new details from Iran strikes

Major General Shlomi Binder praises successful operations against Quds Force leadership, calls for continued momentum in ongoing campaign.

'You delivered intelligence that paved the way to Tehran'

The Head of the Intelligence Directorate, Major General Shlomi Binder, visited Intelligence Directorate bases and spoke with personnel of the Intelligence Directorate.

IDF intelligence chief:

Israel fighting 'existential campaign' against Iran

Intelligence Directorate on high alert and fully prepared, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder says, stressing strike against Iran a critical step in neutralizing a growing existential threat.

After being ignored

IDF lookouts to be integrated into intelligence array

As part of the lessons learned from the October 7th Massacre the Intelligence Directorate's Unit 9900 has begun passing intelligence information directly to the lookouts' operations centers.

Four hours before:

IDF intelligence prioritized sources over readiness

An IDF intelligence unit gathered signs of unusual activity in several Hamas units, but no alert was issued so as not to expose intelligence sources.

Report:

IDF enlisted dozens of Yemeni olim to help combat Houthis

The IDF has enlisted speakers of the Yemeni dialect who have immigrated to Israel or were raised in Yemini households to assist in collecting intelligence and understanding the Yemeni language and culture.

Unheeded:

IDF officers delayed tapping Hamas tactical channel

A new report shows that an intelligence officer urged his superiors to resume tapping into Hamas's tactical channels, but his superiors decided to delay the decision until after the High Holidays had ended.

Intelligence Error

Israeli forces believed Syria's army would be able to stop rebels

Israeli intelligence agencies did not foresee the rapid advance of Syrian rebels and the collapse of the Assad regime.

Head of Gaza department of SIGINT unit seeks promotion

The head of the Gaza branch at Unit 8200, who was the chief of staff for Chief of Staff Halevi when he was head of Intelligence, is vying for a promotion despite his role in the failure to prevent the Hamas invasion.

IDF exposes Hezbollah's online catfishing network

The IDF revealed a network of dozens of fake social media users run by Hezbollah terrorists with the aim of collecting intelligence on IDF soldiers and bases.

'I failed, I am deeply sorry'

Commander of 8200 intelligence unit to step down

Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel, the commanding officer of Unit 8200, the IDF's most prestigious intelligence unit, notified his commanders that he would step down in light of his part in the October 7th failures.

'Total disconnect from reality'

Disgraced officer appointed to new position

The ex-intelligence officer of the IDF Southern Command, Colonel A., who was removed from his post after conducting an affair with an officer was appointed as an IDF representative to the National Cyber Directorate.

Oct. 7th failures:

Gaza Division intelligence officer to step down

One of the intelligence officers who was behind the giant failure and ignored the warnings from the division's observers is set to meet with his commanders and notify them of his resignation.

Bereaved parents protest incoming IDF intelligence chief

Parents who lost children in the war protested the appointment of Maj. General Shlomi Binder as IDF Intelligence Directorate Chief claiming he was partially responsible for the October 7th massacre.

Military Intelligence probe:

Hamas planned October 7 massacre for 7 years

The Military Intelligence Directorate investigating internally the oversight which led to October 7. The assumption was that Hamas was deterred and was not seeking to start a war.

New commanding officer takes helm of Special Operations Unit

BG Y. has assumed the role of the Commanding Officer of the Special Operations Unit in the Intelligence Directorate (J2), replacing BG O., who served in the position for the past two and a half years.

Bereaved parents protest new head of Intelligence Directorate

Bereaved parents who lost their sons in the Hamas attack on October 7 intend to petition the Supreme Court against the appointment of Brigadier General Shlomi Binder as head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate.

Report: Chief of Staff to replace resigning leaders this week

Following the resignation of two high-ranking officers, the IDF will be advancing replacements to continue the war effort.

IDF Research Department chief to resign

Brig. Gen. Amit Saar is expected to step down in May or June following the military inquiry into the events of October 7th.

The IDF's warning letter from October 6th

A letter from the IDF Intelligence Corps warning of the Hamas attack was supposed to have been delivered to the Prime Minister. The massacre happened first.

Footage from Khan Yunis:

IDF locates and eliminates threats to soldiers

Since the ground operations began, Unit 414 has located over 100 terrorist tunnel shafts, destroyed about 200 enemy infrastructure, and dozens of rocket and mortar launchers.

Maps of tunnels and bombs:

How the Document and Technical Means Collection Unit works

The IDF has collected over 65 million Hamas files and half a million documents, operational plans, and combat methods.

Deeper look:

How Israel collects life-saving information from terrorists

Former Shin-Bet agent tells Arutz Sheva how intelligence is collected from captured terrorists and passed on to forces on the ground.

IDF intelligence director: 'We failed in our primary objective'

General Aharon Haliva, director of Military Intelligence Directorate, wrote an open letter to his department for the 39th day of the war.

Intelligence Directorate:

Global instability, Iran Israel's primary challenges in 2023

Ukraine war, US-China rivalry expected to exacerbate security issues in the Middle East according to new IDF intelligence report.