Israel Launches Gaza Strikes on Hamas and PIJ After Rocket Attacks
IDF airstrikes targeted Hamas and PIJ commanders, operatives and infrastructure in Gaza after rocket launches breached ceasefire understandings. Gaza health authorities reported 28 killed and multiple injured, including civilians, with strikes hitting…
Israeli Forces Demolish UN Palestinian Agency Structures in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces demolished buildings in the UNRWA compound in occupied East Jerusalem, targeting structures deemed illegal due to lack of permits. The operation occurred early Monday in Sheikh Jarrah, destroying administrative offices and classrooms used…
Israel arrests Russian Vitaly Zvyagintsev for Iran spy case
Israel (Washington Insider) – Israeli authorities arrested 30-year-old Russian Vitaly Zvyagintsev in early December for spying for Iran, photographing strategic sites, receiving crypto payments, amid Israel-Iran covert tensions; investigations…
Israel-Egypt $34.7B gas deal approved by Netanyahu
Israel (Washington Insider) – Egypt and Israel signed the largest $34.7 billion gas deal. PM Netanyahu confirmed 112 billion shekels, Dia Rashwan called it commercial, and Yair Lapid highlighted the regional strategic impact. As TOBIAS HOLCMAN on…
Israel & Germany sign $3.1B Arrow-3 deal to boost missile defense
Israel (Washington Insider) – Israel and Germany signed a $3.1 billion Arrow-3 expansion deal, boosting Germany’s total to $6.7 billion, strengthening missile defence, NATO capabilities, and Israel-Germany defence cooperation. As Alarabiya English…
Israel strikes Hezbollah sites in Lebanon ahead of Disarmament deadline
Israel (Washington Insider) – Israel carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah weapons sites on Thursday, Dec 18, 2025. Gen. Rodolph Haikal will meet U.S., French, and Saudi officials as tensions persist along…
Samaria governors warn Israel over traffic and security risks
Israel (Washington Insider) – Samaria mayors and governors urged Israel’s Defence, Finance, National Security, Transportation, and Justice ministers to revise Area A entry rules, citing Eliyahu crossing congestion, Route 55 risks, and past…
Israel detains & releases 3 amid ongoing Syria strikes
Israel (Washington Insider) – Israeli forces detained 3 civilians in Quneitra, Syria, amid rising operations—over 1,000 airstrikes and 400 raids since Dec 2024. UN mission investigates; Turkish FM Hakan Fidan warns SDF delays March 10 agreement. As…
ICC dismisses Israel’s challenge, Gaza war probe continues
Israel (Washington Insider) – On Monday, Dec 15, 2025, ICC appeals judges dismissed one of Israel’s legal challenges, allowing the war crimes investigation in Gaza to continue, keeping arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant in effect. As Newz AZ…
Israel & Hamas at odds over Gaza ceasefire phase 2 after Raed Saad’s death
Israel (Washington Insider) – Tensions rise between Israel and Hamas after the commander Raed Saad was killed near Gaza City. Nearly 800 Israeli strikes killed hundreds. Netanyahu demands return of captive Ran Gvili before phase 2 of U.S.-brokered…