Here are Tuesday’s latest updates from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and the Middle East:
■ Israel killed four Palestinians and wounded several others in two drone strikes on a tent northwest of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, according to…
Category: 1. Israel
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Man who threatened to shoot ex-prime minister Naftali Bennett jailed for 18 months
Dumitru Chirchiali posted a photograph of himself holding a pistol and threatening to shoot the then-prime minister; he also admitted illegal possession of firearms
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Majority of Israelis concerned about declining US support
The vast majority of Israelis, nearly eight in ten, say they are concerned about a decline in support for Israel among the American public, according to a new survey.The poll of 1,000 Jewish Israeli adults, conducted on December 11 by the…
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Over 530 haredim draft to IDF in largest draft to date
Over 530 haredi (ultra orthodox men) enlisted in the IDF on Sunday in the military’s largest single-day haredi enlistment to date, the military announced on Monday. Sunday’s enlistment brings the total of haredi soldiers enlisted in the IDF…
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West Midlands police to be questioned over Israeli football fan ban
The leaders of West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council will be grilled by MPs later over a decision not to allow Israeli football fans to attend a match in the city last year.
The decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against…
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Former Israeli hostage recounts sexual abuse in Hamas captivity and fear of becoming a ‘sex slave’
Jerusalem (CNN) — Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen said she endured repeated sexual assault, harassment and intimidation during her 471 days of Hamas captivity, speaking publicly for the first time about her experience and her fear of becoming…
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IDF OKs tracking bracelets to enforce West Bank restraining orders as settler attacks spike
The IDF authorized the use of electronic monitoring bracelets to enforce restraining orders in the West Bank, in an apparent attempt to crack down on Jewish extremists in the territory.
IDF Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth signed an…
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3 shot dead within hours in Arab gangland violence; toll for 2026 already at 7
Gangland shootings claimed the lives of three people within hours in the Arab Israeli community on Monday, in what President Isaac Herzog lamented as a “national scourge.”
Just five days into the new year, the homicides brought the…
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Avdija earns first‑ever Player of the Week, outshines NBA superstars
Deni Avdija named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week after a dominant stretch, including a birthday triple‑double and leading Portland to a 3‑1 week.
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Trump Meets with Netanyahu for Sixth Time
Trump Meets with Netanyahu, Discusses Gaza, Iran, West Bank, and Lebanon
On December 29, President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The encounter was their sixth since…
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