2026 in Israel
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Events of the year 2026 in Israel.
Incumbents
[edit]- President of Israel – Isaac Herzog
- Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu
- President of the Supreme Court – Yitzhak Amit
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January —
- Israel orders the banning effective 1 March of 37 humanitarian agencies from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with its revised regulations on the disclosure of detailed information on their Palestinian staff.[1]
- A Palestinian is killed and another is injured when Israeli forces open fire on stone-throwers near Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Nablus, West Bank.[2]
- 4 January —
- A Bedouin man is killed in an overnight police raid in Tirabin al-Sana.[3]
- Two Hezbollah militants are killed in a strike by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Al-Jumayjimah, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. [4]
- 5 January –
- The Ministry of Communications approves the delivery of equipment necessary to upgrade Palestinian cellular networks from 3G to 4G in the West Bank.[5]
- Four Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced refugees in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza. Israel claims it was targeting a Hamas target. [6]
- United States-mediated talks between Israel and Syria are held to revive the 1974 disengagement framework resume after a several-month hiatus, with Syria pressing for an Israeli withdrawal from territory entered after the fall of the Assad regime. [7]
- Three Arab Israelis are killed in two separate shootings in Nazareth and Kafr Qara [8]
- 6 January –
- Foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar visits Somaliland for the first time since Israel recognized its independence the month prior.[9]
- A bus strikes a group protesting against the conscription of Haredi Jews into the IDF in Jerusalem, killing one and injuring three others.[10]
- 13 January – Israel withdraws from seven United Nations-affiliated agencies over their perceived anti-Israel bias or ineffectiveness.[11]
- 14 January – The United States announces the start of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan.[12]
- 19 January –
- 20 January – Israel starts demolishing buildings at the main UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem.[15]
- 21 January – National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir allows the issuance of gun licences to residents of 18 Israeli settlements in the West Bank.[16]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- By 27 October – 2026 Israeli legislative election[17]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[18]
- 2 April – Passover
- 8 April – Seventh day of Passover
- 22 April – Independence Day
- 22 May – Feast of Shavuot
- 12–13 September – Rosh Hashanah
- 21 September – Yom Kippur
- 26 September – Sukkot
- 3 October – Simchat Torah
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January –
- Yehezkel Dror, 97, Austrian-born political scientist.[19]
- Morris Kahn, 95, South African-born telecommunications industry executive, founder of Golden Pages, Amdocs and the Aurec Group.[20]
- Amit Saar, 47, intelligence officer, head of the Military Intelligence Research Department (2020–2024).[21]
- 7 January – Uri Lupolianski, 74, politician, mayor of Jerusalem (2003–2008) and founder of Yad Sarah.[22]
- 11 January – Gabriel Barkay, 81, archaeologist.[23]
- 12 January – Isaac Witz, 91, Austrian-born immunologist.[24]
- 19 January – Eitan Na'eh, 62, diplomat, ambassador to Turkey (2016–2018) and Bahrain (2021–2023).[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza". France 24. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Israel says forces open fire on West Bank stone-throwers, one dead". Reuters. 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Israeli police kill Bedouin man during raid in southern Israel, local official says". AP News. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Halpern, Sam; Genn, James (2026-01-04). "After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (2026-01-06). "Israel grants 4G access to Palestinian West Bank cell companies after war delay". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on tent in southern Gaza". The National. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Syria, Israel resume U.S.-mediated security talks". Reuters. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ Katz, Goldie (2026-01-05). "Three Arab Israelis murdered in Nazareth, Kafr Qara shootings". The Jerusalem Times. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Gideon Saar: Israel foreign minister visits Somaliland after recognising its sovereignty". BBC News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Bus driver rams into ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem, one killed". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Jerusalem severs ties with 7 UN agencies, citing anti-Israel bias". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ "Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says". Associated Press. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Israel launches 'large-scale' military raid in occupied West Bank's Hebron". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "Two toddlers dead, dozens more injured in suspected food poisoning incident at Jerusalem daycare". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "UN accuses Israel of 'unprecedented attack' as diggers start demolishing UNRWA site". Sky News. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ "Israeli minister approves gun licences for 18 illegal West Bank settlements". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ "October 27, 2026: Judge sets date for next scheduled elections". The Times of Israel. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Israel Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ פרופסור יחזקאל דרור, חתן פרס ישראל, מת בגיל 98 (in Hebrew) (subscription required)
- ^ "Billionaire philanthropist Morris Kahn dies at 95". Times of Israel. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Amit Saar, top IDF intelligence officer on Oct. 7, dies of cancer at 47". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- ^ Former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski dies at 74
- ^ The Passing of Dr. Gabriel Barkay
- ^ הפקולטה למדעי החיים מרכינה ראשה בצער על פטירתו של פרופ' יצחק (איציק) ויץ ז"ל (in Hebrew)
- ^ Eitan Na'eh, Israel's first ambassador to Bahrain, dies at 62
