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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:28:33 GMT
IDF raises alert at southern bases amid concerns over Bedouin tribe tensions
The Camp Defense Array of the Operations Directorate conducted a situational evaluation after a police operation in Givot Bar and incidents over the weekend.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:18:52 GMT
Before ceasefire, IDF widely used explosive-packed armored vehicles in Gaza fighting, Reuters finds
When Reuters visited in November, remains of at least one of the vehicles were strewn among large piles of rubble.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:01:23 GMT
WATCH: Firefighters fighting flames in Lehavim from arson linked to Bedouin retaliation
The flames, which engulfed cars parked at a gas station near the town’s entrance, were extinguished by fire crews early Wednesday, and no injuries were reported.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:38:15 GMT
October 7 investigation: Comptroller barred by High Court on core subjects
The court ruled that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman must suspend his probes into the October 7 failures, as lawmakers move to establish a political commission of inquiry.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:30:01 GMT
Israel to suspend dozens of aid NGOs from Gaza operations after orgs. fail to renew registrations
The ministry said the registration requirement is intended to prevent the involvement of terrorist elements and to protect the integrity of humanitarian activity, citing past cases.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:15:25 GMT
MSF voices concerns it may be barred from Gaza, Israel says it failed to comply with requirements
MSF did not cooperate with a government-required registration process and declined to provide Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs with a list of its employees, as mandated by a government decision.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:02:07 GMT
Secret IDF Unit 504 interrogated 3,100 terrorists, IDF attacked 20,900 targets in 2025
The IDF additionally announced that it launched 20,900 attacks on targets across all fronts and killed around 2,100 Hamas terrorists this past year in newly unveiled 2025 military statistics.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:58:13 GMT
Israel enters new demographic era as population growth dips under 1% - study
The study revealed that the main factors for this decrease were a negative net migration rate, a stagnation in birth rates, and an expected increase in the absolute number of deaths in 2025. 

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:02:51 GMT
Speech therapist with bottle of vodka in glove compartment arrested for DUI
The doctor was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving, when a breathalyzer test found an unusually high level of 1,066 micrograms of alcohol per liter of exhaled air in his body.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:43:22 GMT
NGO Refugees International condemns Israel's suspension of Gaza humanitarian organizations
"This action will cost the lives of Palestinians," their letter stated. "Removing these humanitarian organizations now will deepen exposure, illness, and preventable deaths."

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:34:17 GMT
Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023
Fuel prices will drop below 7 shekels per liter for the first time since 2023, with the new rate of 6.85 shekels taking effect on January 1, the energy ministry announced.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:39:36 GMT
MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls
According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:08:51 GMT
IDF imprisons, but doesn't expel, paratroopers for vandalizing Palestinian cars
Three paratrooper commanders and soldiers were sentenced to 20-30 days in military prison for their involvement, with additional soldiers facing non-prison consequences.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:15:27 GMT
IDF soldiers open fire, kill terrorist after attempted ramming attack in northern West Bank
The IDF killed the terrorist, and no casualties were reported, according to the IDF.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:30:48 GMT
Herzog opposes coalition's Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, calls for state investigation
"The terrible disaster of October 7, and the failure that led to it, must be investigated in depth and in a national manner," Herzog said.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:15:39 GMT
Supreme Court President responds to threats, vows judiciary will not be intimidated
Supreme Court President Justice Isaac Amit's letter follows comments issued by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in which the minister referred to Amit as a “violent, predatory megalomaniac."

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:31:03 GMT
New judiciary procedure tightens rules on photography in court buildings
The procedure accompanies a recently passed amendment that restricts the photographing and publication of identifying images of suspects held in custody before an indictment is filed.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:06:56 GMT
IDF reveals 151 soldiers lost their lives in 2025, lowest annual toll since start of Gaza war
The figures represent the lowest annual death toll since the war with Hamas began in 2023 and are less than half the number recorded in 2024.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:33 GMT
Deceased Palestinian returned by Hamas with hostages alleged to be Israeli informant - report
“People in the camp said that accepting and burying the body would only encourage others to follow his path. So he will not be accepted, dead or alive,” a PA official told the Guardian.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:24:08 GMT
Father describes discovering daughter dead, 'covered in blood' after deadly Route 71 attack
“She was lying there as if she was asleep, so beautiful, covered in blood and unresponsive," Tal Maor told Yinon Magal and Ben Caspit on 103fm.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:43:25 GMT
Knesset advances bill to try October 7 Nukhba terrorists in special military court
The bill also proposes establishing a ministerial steering committee tasked with coordinating government preparations and prosecution policy for October 7 cases. 

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:30:25 GMT
Katz Prize honorees recognized at President’s residence
President Isaac Herzog hailed the laureates’ efforts to integrate Halacha, the Bible, and the modern State of Israel

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:00:29 GMT
Failures in Tel Aviv rail constructions could cost public tens of billions, lead to massive delays
Continued delays and mismanagement could significantly inflate costs, disrupt the lives of millions of residents, and postpone the project’s expected economic benefits for years.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:48:27 GMT
Bennett says Netanyahu’s advisers damaged relations with Egypt, deserve life imprisonment
“Section 121 of the Criminal Law explicitly states that a person who deliberately harms Israel’s relations with another country faces up to life imprisonment," Bennett said.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:48 GMT
Israelis report outages across country, television, internet, mobile data disruptions
The Communications Ministry said the cause of the incident was unknown, while malfunctions were mainly reported on Hot Mobile and Partner.  

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:48:41 GMT
World’s first AI screenwriting course launches at an Israeli film school
Sam Spiegel, ranked among the top 15 international film schools, aims to turn students from "storytellers to storyshowers" with new AI curriculum.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:53:42 GMT
Hamas reavealing a new Abu Obeida shows it has no intention to disarm, IDF sources say
Hamas finally breaks its silence on Abu Obeida’s elimination, debuting a masked successor to lead its psychological war. The IDF was not surprised by the move; it had expected it.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:24:41 GMT
Nefesh B’Nefesh closes 2025 with over 4,100 North American olim
Aliyah annual figures reach four-year high

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:12 GMT
IDF to recognize civilian suicides within two years of service as fallen soldiers
There has been a spike in reservists committing suicide months after they undertook a traumatic service period in Gaza or some other front.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:34:10 GMT
Rescue services locate lifeless body of man swept away by flooding near Meitar River
According to the Israel Police, the man was last seen attempting to extricate a vehicle stuck in water when he slipped in and was swept away by the current.

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