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Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:32:00 GMT
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Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024. (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
Shukr was reported as missing a week ago following an alleged "intelligence-based entrapment operation," according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:00:20 GMT
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A woman holds a picture of dead hostage Ran Gvili, whose body hasn
He thanks Trump for an agreement that brought many captives home and pleads, “Mr. President, finish what you started. Bring me home before it’s too late.”
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:47:10 GMT
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Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich and Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Head Israel Ganz at ceremony marking official transfer of Civil Administration service units to permanent civilian complex, December 23, 2025. (photo credit: SHAHAR COHEN)
He cited settlement construction and administrative work as part of recent advances, adding that without a cabinet decision to apply sovereignty, Israel risks missing a “historic opportunity.”
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:24:53 GMT
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Small-business owners protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem against the import reform and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, December 23, 2025. (photo credit: Elad Zagman/TPS-IL)
Protesters also warned of the economic implications of the move for local commerce, employment, and business stability in Israel, saying that the move “will be remembered in infamy."
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:03:16 GMT
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Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia
Patriot, short for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a mobile surface-to-air missile system. It detects, tracks, and destroys incoming aircraft and missiles.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:17:14 GMT
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Then-foreign minister Israel Katz looks on in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
"The more Israel provokes, the less the Arab countries want to work with them," US officials told The Jerusalem Post.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:37:20 GMT
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Smoke rises from Gaza as right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel
“There are opportunities here that have not existed for a very long time,” Israel's defense minister said, contradicting previous statements by PM Netanyahu.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:00:12 GMT
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(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.  (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)
Israel ignoring lessons from Hamas's invasion from Gaza • IDF lookouts still stationed too close to border • Lack of coordination between Shin Bet, IDF, Israel Police regarding West Bank checkpoints
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:42:26 GMT
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The Nativity scene shows baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh and placed in a rubble to show solidarity with the people of Gaza on December 24, 2023 in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, West Bank. (photo credit: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
An investigation alleges that senior Christian figures framed the October 7 Hamas attack as justified, fueling criticism over antisemitism and damage to Jewish-Christian relations.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:47:01 GMT
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Greta Thunberg protesting in London, December 23, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
Thunberg was holding a sign reading "I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide," at a protest denouncing an insurance company's ties with Israeli defense giant Elbit systems.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:13:40 GMT
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Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade (photo credit: Screenshot from Candace Owens Show)
According to Owens, Jews like Shapiro supposedly believed that they were "contract lords and that people are not allowed to violate contracts or you will ruin them for years."
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:21:48 GMT
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.  (photo credit: REUTERS/OCTAVIO JONES)
“Anti-semitism used to mean somebody who didn’t like Jews. Now it just means somebody Jews don’t like," Gaetz said in the episode.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:57:33 GMT
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Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA &  Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson (photo credit: ZAKA)
Building a fortress of resilience together, against those who seek to harm
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:39:53 GMT
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty leave after a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 12, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/CAGLA GURDOGAN)
Regional coordination between Cairo and Ankara accelerates amid growing differences between the US and Israel over Turkey’s role after the Israel-Hamas War.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:28:46 GMT
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A model of a B-2 bomber is visible on the Resolute desk as President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Iran’s destabilizing behavior threatens the national interests of the United States, and therefore President Trump has reinstated a policy of ‘maximum pressure,’" the official said.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:22:05 GMT
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IDF graphic showing the three Hezbollah operatives it killed on December 23, 2025.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
Abdullah and the others were killed in a drone strike against a car near the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:26:58 GMT
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Hezbollah supporters hold images of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah
The IDF said the men were involved in planning attacks against its forces and that two were members of Hezbollah’s air defense unit.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:05:04 GMT
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(From L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, US President Donald Trump, and Qatari PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Images)
Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey urged senior US officials to prevent Israel from striking in Gaza, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:44:24 GMT
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Armis founders, Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael. (photo credit: ARMIS)
The company aims to integrate Armis' security features, such as device scanning, threat detection, and vulnerability prioritization, to its AI-powered platform.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:03:08 GMT
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An illustration of a spokesperson
The IDF will keep doing what only it can do. But Israel needs civilians to do what only civilians can do: explain the country in a way that is believable and not based on a uniform.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:51:34 GMT
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 Wizz Air (photo credit: COURTESY OF WIZZ AIR)
Wizz Air plans to launch Eilat–Budapest flights in March as part of an agreement to establish two bases in Israel, at Ben-Gurion and Ramon airports, pending regulatory approval.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:55:24 GMT
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 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries
Geography, military exposure, and political constraints push Jerusalem and Washington to assess the same intelligence through very different clocks.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:48:29 GMT
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Models of Iranian-made missiles displayed at a rally marking the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, November 4, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Iranian officials are emphasizing deterrence and diplomacy amid reports of Israeli concern over Tehran’s missile program and the risk of renewed escalation.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:02:24 GMT
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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump share a warm moment in the Knesset in October 2025. (photo credit: Evan Vucci/REUTERS)
Israel and the US have different interests regarding Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and Turkey. Netanyahu's White House visit at the end of the month must solve these.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:27:52 GMT
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India archeologist. Ilustrative. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:30:20 GMT
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Constable Scott Dyson awoke from his medically induced coma after the Bondi Beach massacre. (photo credit: COURTESY OF THE FAMILY)
Constable Scott Dyson awoke from his medically induced coma for the first time on Tuesday. The officer had been in a coma since the terrorist attack in Bondi Beach.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:31:42 GMT
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CCTV footage shows Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram carrying items wrapped in blankets in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025 (photo credit: NSW POLICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
The terrorism and other legislation amendment bill is expected to clear the upper house of the New South Wales parliament on Tuesday.