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Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:14:50 GMT
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A large anti-Israeli banner portraying an image of a Palestinian fighter and the slogan in Persian and Hebrew, "Endless Voice of Resistance" is erected in Palestine Square in Tehran on December 31, 2025. (photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
Much of Iran's largely secular middle class has been squeezed to the wall by the cost of living, and “no military or police force can halt a tide of hungry and thirsty citizens.”
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:01:15 GMT
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Iranian protesters set fire to a building in Asadabad, in western Iran, December 31, 2025 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
Protests intensified across Iran as protesters were filmed chanting in support of the exiled Reza Pahlavi and against the Islamic regime in various cities across Iran.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:30:35 GMT
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A memorial candle (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
The IDF determined that Serlin would be counted among fatalities from training accidents and not a death from illness.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:28:34 GMT
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Some of the political candidates likely to make waves among Jewish voters in 2026. (photo credit: Collage via JTA)
The rise of fractures inside both parties over Israel and the growing visibility of antisemitism have turned races that might once have seemed parochial into national bellwethers.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:09:35 GMT
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 The "family fireworks”, also known as the Country fireworks displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney on New Year
New Year’s Eve celebrations were canceled or restricted in several major cities amid terror threats, with authorities citing crowd risks and recent attack warnings.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:10:17 GMT
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An explosion occurred at a restaurant in Nazareth shortly before midnight. (photo credit: Israel Fire and Rescue Spokesperson)
Eleven individuals were evacuated to nearby hospitals to receive treatment for burns and injuries sustained from falling debris, Magen David Adom announced.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:27:08 GMT
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US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)
Trump and Netanyahu aligned on Hezbollah during their meeting, with the US president signaling support for Israeli action and stressing the need for full disarmament.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:59:15 GMT
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Demonstrators hold Iranian flags from the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, during a protest against the Iranian government, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US June 23, 2025.  (photo credit: REUTERS/DAVID SWANSON)
Tens of thousands are protesting across Iran, but history suggests caution. The key question is how outside support can help without doing harm.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:33:06 GMT
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Lev Tahor member Yoel Alter, 35, is escorted by Guatemalan police officers after being arrested at court in Guatemala City on January 24, 2025. (photo credit:  JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Yoel Alter, who is suspected of holding a senior rank in the cult, was arrested for charges of organized crime and human trafficking in Guatemala in January at the request of Mexican authorities
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:06:49 GMT
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 A Palestinian man waits outside of the UNRWA headquarters building in Gaza City on April 6, 2013. (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90.)
Israel enacted a law disconnecting UNRWA facilities from utilities and services, while the UN agency warned the move violates international obligations.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:46:04 GMT
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‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump and Bibi in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet  (photo credit: Screenshot Eretz Nehederet/Courtesy of Keshet 12)
The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:05:06 GMT
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King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
A natural phenomenon that typically occurs once or twice a year, a king tide is the highest predicted tide of the year at coastal locations and brings unusually high water levels to these regions.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:33:46 GMT
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Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg, CEO & Dir Gen Edna Weinstock-Gabay, Dr. Tzachi Slutsky, Soroka Deputy Hospital Manager, visiting ruins from an Iranian missile at Soroka Hospital, Beersheba (photo credit: COURTESY KEREN HAYESOD)
After decades of service to the state and people of Israel, Keren Hayesod has once again proven indispensable – fueling aid, resilience, and recovery efforts across Israel over the past two years
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:18:52 GMT
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.Eyal Zamir addresses an IDF Ground Forces forum, December 31, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
Senior IDF officers accused Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir of being detached from field realities and harming reservist motivation.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:32:41 GMT
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Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on January 4, 2025. (photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)
A US-led coordination center is working with Israel and international partners on Gaza rebuilding plans, including new housing in Rafah and preparations for a stabilization force.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:18:52 GMT
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An armoured personnel carrier next to destroyed buildings after Israeli military operations in Gaza City, November 7, 2025.  (photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
When Reuters visited in November, remains of at least one of the vehicles were strewn among large piles of rubble.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:15:25 GMT
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Palestinians who were wounded during protests at the Israel-Gaza border fence, wait to receive treatment outside a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders, in Gaza City September 17, 2018.  (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)
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
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IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025. (photo credit: VIA WALLA)
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.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 03:24:32 GMT
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Woman sitting on sofa with laptop shopping online (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
In 2025, online shopping went from a convenience to a daily behaviour in Israelis' daily life. According to Wolt's survey, 78% of the population shopped online throughout the year.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:53:30 GMT
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Tzofim Garin Tzabar. (photo credit: TZOFIM GARIN TZABAR)
The announcement follows about 350 arrivals in summer 2025, bringing the program’s total for the year to roughly 500 and marking a record since its founding in 1991.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:12:09 GMT
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A 22-year-old Israeli woman was rescued by Israeli forces after accidentally entering Jericho in Area A of the West Bank. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson
Initial investigation into the incident indicated that the 22-year-old woman mistakenly ended up in Jericho while intending to travel to a different destination. 
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:31:26 GMT
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A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the West Bank April 7, 2019 (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS)
Israeli officials tell The Jerusalem Post the bill was a provocation intended to undermine the prime minister’s visit to the United States.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:31:14 GMT
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AN OFFICER during Operation
Over the course of the day, motorcycle patrols wrote 108 traffic tickets and confiscated two ATVs and a dirt bike, which were transferred for forfeiture proceedings. 
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 03:51:44 GMT
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Delaware State Police officers standby as former US president Joe Biden arrives on Marine One to Brandywine Creek State Park in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2021. (photo credit: REUTERS/SARAH SILBIGER)
Detectives from the New Castle County Police Criminal Investigations Unit are investigating, and an autopsy will take place at the Delaware Division of Forensic Science, police said.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 03:15:36 GMT
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A white-tailed ptarmigan in a snowy meadow in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. (photo credit: Kerry Hargrove/Dreamstime/TNS)
Four of them live in Colorado: snowshoe hares, white-tailed ptarmigan, short-tailed weasels and long-tailed weasels.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:44:51 GMT
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An US-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand is seen at a remand hearing at Magistrate
Israeli-American Michael Kadar was arrested in 2017 after sending a series of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and institutions in multiple countries.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:16:14 GMT
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Prominent Jewish communal leader Rabbi Julius Berman dies at 90.  (photo credit: Courtesy Yeshiva University)
His extensive leadership at some of the largest Jewish communal organizations in the United States defined his broader legacy.