Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecuritySince the National Security Council director and national security adviser positions are appointed personally by the PM, if Netanyahu loses the October elections, the relatively unknown Shmuel Ben Ezra is expected to be dismissedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis10:08 PM • May 31 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Shmuel Ben Ezra will head Israel's National Security Council after the position was vacant for six months, and will also serve as the prime minister's national security adviser. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Taps New National Security Adviser Following Six-month VacancyThe Deeper Israel Pushes Into Lebanon, the More It Becomes Like ItDemocrats Party Approves Left-wing Merger of Meretz, Labor Ahead of ElectionsTwo Israeli Teens Wounded in West Bank Ramming Attack, IDF Operating in HebronAG Decries Low Indictment Rate for Haredi Draft Dodgers Despite Top Court RulingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War