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Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to physically mark the yellow line across Gaza, the boundary where Israeli forces operate over more than 50% of the Strip.
Al Jazeera released footage allegedly showing Hamas operatives in Khan Younis “searching for hostages’ bodies” under rubble. This is the same Hamas that murdered, raped, tortured, and kidnapped innocent civilians on October 7. The same terrorists who hid in tunnels, used hostages as shields, and lied about their fate. Israel believes Hamas continues to withhold the bodies of murdered hostages and is using them as leverage.
Ramot Junction Attack: The Attorney General's Office has filed an indictment against Obadah Taha (28) from the Shuafat refugee camp. He is accused of providing weapons to his brother-in-law, who carried out the attack in which six Israelis were murdered. The indictment charges Taha with committing the offenses of operating or dealing in weapons for terrorist purposes, firing a firearm, and obstructing justice.
Moody's did not change Israel's credit rating - despite the cessation of the war: "The ceasefire agreement is a positive development, but a significant change will only be made after the implementation of Phase II"
IDF: Terrorists fired at an Israeli vehicle last night near the Palestinian village of Beitin in Binyamin. No casualties were reported, but the vehicle was damaged. The forces imposed a cordon on several villages in the area.
Financial Times report: US and Saudi Arabia in talks for defense agreement, inspired by the agreement Washington signed with Qatar after the Israeli attack on Doha.
IDF: During disturbances during operational activity in the area of the town of a-Rihiyya near Hebron, the forces opened fire on suspects - and casualties were identified • Palestinian report: A 12-year-old boy was killed in the incident.
Warner Bros.-Discovery Studios responds to 3,900 actors, screenwriters, and directors' pledge to stop collaborating with Israeli film bodies: "Boycotting Israeli film institutions violates our policy, which prohibits discrimination of any kind, including discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, or ethnic origin."
Former hostage Matan Zangauker has been released from Ichilov Hospital after successfully passing all required medical tests.
Indictment filed against young man from Eilat who threatened Prime Minister Netanyahu's life in Instagram video.
IDF: During an operational activity by IDF forces in Qabatia, in the Menashe Brigade, a terrorist threw an explosive device at a paratrooper patrol force. The force responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist; there were no casualties among our forces.
Fleeing, hitting a car and arrested: Four police officers were slightly injured after a chase after a suspicious vehicle in the city of Rahat. The suspect in the vehicle did not respond to the police's calls, and during an escape attempt, his vehicle hit a police vehicle. The police fired at the vehicle at the end of the chase and arrested the driver of the vehicle, a resident of the Bedouin diaspora in his 20s, for questioning
The Houthis hid the death of the chief of staff who was injured in the Israeli attack – and even published a letter in his name after he had already died from his wounds.
During the night, a report was received about terrorists who fired at an Israeli vehicle in the Beitun area of the Binyamin Brigade. There were no casualties, but there was damage to the vehicle. Upon receiving the report, IDF forces rushed to the scene, began searches, and imposed a cordon on several villages in the area.
The Federman family, which has owned the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for decades, is in advanced negotiations with the American-Jewish Wilf family, which may buy 29% of the club for about $150 million.
In parallel with the promotion of the conscription law: the IDF is preparing to extend military service back to three years.
Britain: Police seized weapons at the home of Sam Williams, a vocal anti-Israel protester at Oxford University who chanted anti-Zionist slogans and was arrested for "inciting racial hatred." A video of Williams went viral in which he chanted "Gaza, make us proud, bury the Zionists in the ground."
Shahar paid tribute to his father Eitan Levi, the kidnapped martyr who was returned from Hamas captivity: "Father, if one day I have a son, I will name him after you because you deserve it."
Captivity survivor Segev Kalfon: "We asked to see Ohad Ben Ami's release in captivity. I said that if I go up to this stage I will shout in front of all Hamas, 'Hear Israel, God our God, God is one.' They told me you're crazy - I said, 'That doesn't interest me.'"
Ace Frehley, guitarist and one of the founders of the rock band KISS, has died at the age of 74, his family said in a statement, saying the family was "heartbroken but will remember his laughter and kindness." Earlier this month, Frehley canceled his headlining tour early after suffering a fall that required medical attention.
Israel has no intention of letting the Houthis gain strength, even though they announced they would stop attacking after the Trump plan is signed. Security source: They are keeping an eye on the Houthis, they really don't intend to stop.
Hamas is trying to show that they are searching for dead hostages in Khan Yunis.
Police raided an apartment in Bat Yam used as a drug trafficking hub, arresting two suspects from Rishon LeZion. Large quantities of drugs and 4,460 NIS in cash were seized.
Iran’s Industry Minister Abbas Ali Atabek warned that the country will face a gas shortage in January despite recent improvements in its energy balance. He urged industries to boost output and adopt double-shift operations to sustain production.
Venezuelan troops are mobilizing to defensive positions along the Caribbean coast, as Maduro activates what he touts as a million-strong militia—mere bluster amid the heaviest U.S. military buildup in the area since the 1983 Grenada invasion, per WSJ.