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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:15:33 GMT
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(From L-R) IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai at a meeting discussing West Bank counterterror, December 31, 2025. (photo credit: SHLOMI AMSALEM/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Katz said expanded IDF control of West Bank camps reduced terror, despite US calls to curb military activity.
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.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:24:35 GMT
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A demonstrator holding an Israeli flag and an Iranian flag from the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi takes part in a protest against the Iranian government outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US June 23, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/DAVID SWANSON)
As unrest grows across Iran, the protests reveal a regime increasingly reliant on fear, and a population demanding dignity, freedom, and change.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:07:11 GMT
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 A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on September 03, 2022.  (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
In 2025, 102 animals were recorded as infected with rabies, setting a new record, whereas in 2024, only 55 cases were recorded. The previous record-holding year, 2017, only had 74 cases.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:05:28 GMT
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JEWS STAND at the Abraham’s tomb monument in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.  (photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)
The powers were withdrawn and transferred to the Administration following the rejection of a planned roofing project by the municipality and the Muslim Waqf.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:13:11 GMT
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Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025 (photo credit:  Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said that a Supreme Court justice should not remain in office after a conflict-of-interest complaint is upheld and called on Amit to resign immediately.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:56:20 GMT
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Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025. (photo credit: YONATHAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
In a sharply worded letter sent to Courts Administration Director Judge Tzachi Uziel, Levin called for the cancellation of a study day titled “Education for Democracy,” scheduled for January 25.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:46:22 GMT
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 28, 2025. (photo credit: DUDU GREENSPAN/FLASH90)
Multiple vehicles were torched in Negev towns overnight, with police linking the incidents to reprisals following ongoing operations in nearby Bedouin communities.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:48:24 GMT
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Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) wave flags of the United Arab Emirates and of the STC, during a rally in Aden, Yemen, December 30, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Fawaz Salman)
From Yemen and Sudan to Israel and Somaliland, the UAE has built a wide network of allies, investments, and security ties aimed at countering political Islam and shaping regional power dynamics.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:25:09 GMT
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 Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist forces, following an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on December 30, 2025.  (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
A rare dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE erupted after Riyadh launched airstrikes in Yemen, accusing Abu Dhabi-backed forces of threatening stability by seizing territory.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:31:17 GMT
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Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY)
The decision sparked outrage and has been the subject of extensive investigation in the weeks since, especially after it transpired that some of the intelligence in the police’s report was bogus.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:58:54 GMT
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Brig.-Gen. Amir Vahidi, the new IRGC deputy commander-in-chief. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
The US sanctioned Vahidi for his role as then-interior minister in clamping down on the protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. He was also head of the Quds Force in 1994 during the AMIA attack.
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 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 09:30:01 GMT
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Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.  (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/ Flash90)
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 09:03:12 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (off frame) at Trump
“[Iran is] trying to [rebuild its capabilities] and the president was correct when he said that the Fordow thing was obliterated," Netanyahu said.
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.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:11:20 GMT
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India is the biggest customer of Israeli defense industries, accounting for about 34% of all exports between 2020 and 2024.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:41:23 GMT
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AWO AND Sumaya from Somaliland with Israeli volunteer Ella in the middle. (photo credit: Tomer Neuberg, Save a Child’s Heart)
For more than two decades, the Israeli NGO Save a Child’s Heart has provided cardiac care to children from Somaliland, bringing patients to Israel for surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:19:05 GMT
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Haredi protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak during a protest denouncing the IDF draft, December 28, 2025. (photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)
The petition was filed by opposition head and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, together with party lawmakers, against budget transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:35:01 GMT
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 Incoming IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram gives remarks at his inauguration ceremony, October 31, 2022. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN
He accused the Finance Ministry of consistently underfunding the defense establishment, leading to debt within defense industries.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:38:15 GMT
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Matanyahu Englman (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
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 13:21:53 GMT
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 Sexual assault (Illustrative) (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
During the session, Ben-Gvir clashed with opposition members and declared his attendance was “to give you a chance,” before promptly exiting.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:26:07 GMT
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A person walks past a sign at a currency exchange, as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
Despite many provinces being on an official shutdown due to cold weather and energy constraints, protesters gathered in cities such as Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Mashhad.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:16:39 GMT
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Alpaslan Cakar, Turkish Banks Association head and Ziraat Bank CEO, speaks during the 66th General Assembly of Turkish Banks Association in Istanbul, August 17, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)
Turkey’s largest state lender said it is in talks with Syria’s central bank to begin operations, as Ankara deepens its role in Syria’s economic stabilization and reconstruction.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:36:18 GMT
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Supporters of regime change in Iran rally with photos of exiled Iranian opposition leader Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (L) outside the Wilshire Federal Building on June 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (photo credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
"Your presence in the streets across Iran has kindled the flame of a national revolution," the royal wrote in a message shared on X/Twitter.