2026 in Israel

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Events of the year 2026 in Israel.

Incumbents

• President of Israel – Isaac Herzog
• Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu
• President of the Supreme Court – Yitzhak Amit

Events

January

• 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 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 focused on reviving 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 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Jerusalem, killing one and injuring three others.^[10]

Predicted and scheduled

• By 27 October – 2026 Israeli legislative election^[11]

Holidays

Source:^[12]

• 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

• 1 January –
  • Yehezkel Dror, 97, Austrian-born political scientist.^[13]
  • Morris Kahn, 95, South African-born telecommunications industry executive, founder of Golden Pages, Amdocs and the Aurec Group.^[14]
  • Amit Saar, 47, intelligence officer, head of the Military Intelligence Research Department (2020–2024).^[15]
• 7 January – Uri Lupolianski, 74, politician, mayor of Jerusalem (2003–2008) and founder of Yad Sarah.^[16]

References

1. "Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza". France 24. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. "Israel says forces open fire on West Bank stone-throwers, one dead". Reuters. 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
3. "Israeli police kill Bedouin man during raid in southern Israel, local official says". AP News. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on tent in southern Gaza". The National. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
7. "Syria, Israel resume U.S.-mediated security talks". Reuters. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
8. Katz, Goldie (2026-01-05). "Three Arab Israelis murdered in Nazareth, Kafr Qara shootings". The Jerusalem Times. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
9. "Gideon Saar: Israel foreign minister visits Somaliland after recognising its sovereignty". BBC News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
10. "Bus driver rams into ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem, one killed". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
11. "October 27, 2026: Judge sets date for next scheduled elections". The Times of Israel. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
12. "Israel Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
13. פרופסור יחזקאל דרור, חתן פרס ישראל, מת בגיל 98 (in Hebrew) (subscription required)
14. "Billionaire philanthropist Morris Kahn dies at 95". Times of Israel. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
15. "Amit Saar, top IDF intelligence officer on Oct. 7, dies of cancer at 47". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
16. Former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski dies at 74

External links

• Online calendar