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Shin Bet

Israel's internal security service

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Jan 30, 2026
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is ICE receiving training from the IDF

Multiple independent investigations, advocacy groups and news outlets report that officers and other U.S. law‑enforcement personnel have participated in longstanding exchanges, conferences and joint t...

Nov 30, 2025
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explloding smartphones in gaza

Reports circulating on social media claim newly imported smartphones are “exploding” in Gaza; regional outlets and social posts say at least two phones detonated in people’s hands and that residents f...

Nov 17, 2025
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is the green prince telling the truth about Gaza

Mosab Hassan Yousef, known as “the Green Prince,” is a former Hamas insider turned Israeli informant whose public statements denouncing Hamas’s ideology and actions have been widely reported; his back...

Nov 19, 2025

How many civilians and soldiers were killed in Israel since October 7, 2023, by month?

Available sources do not provide a single, month-by-month table of Israeli civilian and soldier deaths since 7 October 2023, but several official and secondary tallies give totals and partial breakdow...

Dec 15, 2025

Is there an israel deep state?

Claims that Israel has a “deep state” reflect a growing political narrative used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters to explain legal and institutional challenges; Netanyahu himsel...

Nov 16, 2025

What evidence has been verified regarding Traoré's claims of an Israeli spy ring?

Reporting across international outlets and Israeli media shows multiple recent cases where Israeli citizens were arrested and accused of spying for Iran; prosecutors and security services say suspects...

Oct 13, 2025

What evidence exists for specific atrocities claimed during the October 7 attack?

Executive summary The collected materials present , supported by a mix of testimonial, forensic-visual, material and institutional sources. Key corroborating evidence in the record includes footage re...

Feb 6, 2026

Who is the Green Prince and what is his background and credibility?

— the man known by the i intelligence codename “” — is the eldest son of co‑founder who, according to his memoir and a subsequent documentary, worked as a long‑term human intelligence source for Israe...

Feb 3, 2026

What specific curricula or lesson plans were used in U.S.–Israel law enforcement exchanges, and are any publicly archived?

Public and private – law‑enforcement exchange programs present themselves as and “best practices” curricula—focused on counterterror operations, surveillance, crowd control, border/security screening,...

Nov 18, 2025

Could the Green Prince have political or personal motivations that would shape his portrayal of Gaza?

Mosab Hassan Yousef — the “Green Prince” — publicly frames his actions as ideologically and religiously motivated, saying he informed Israeli Shin Bet to save lives rather than for money . His post-de...

Nov 17, 2025

Number of Israeli soldiers and reservists killed since and including October 7, 2023

Available reporting gives multiple, differing tallies for Israeli military deaths since and including October 7, 2023. An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) release summarized by Long War Journal reports 89...

Nov 6, 2025

What was the nature of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel?

The October 7, 2023 operation was a large-scale, coordinated assault by Hamas and allied militants from Gaza into southern Israel that combined rocket barrages with ground, sea and airborne infiltrati...

Oct 31, 2025

What is the current status of the investigation into the October 7, 2023 attack?

The investigation into the October 7, 2023 attack is multi-track, international, and ongoing: criminal prosecutions and an American-led Joint Task Force are pursuing suspects, Israeli internal probes ...

Oct 22, 2025

Did Netanyahu take any preventive measures before the October 7 attack?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s security apparatus received multiple warnings and alerts ahead of the October 7, 2023 attack, but key elements of the Israeli leadership and intelligence...