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Nearly 70,000 Israelis left in 2025 as negative migration balance persists

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics data show population growth held steady in 2025, but a sharp rise in departures and a small number of returnees left Israel with a troubling negative international migration balance

Ron Crissy | 12.31.25

‘We understood we were fighting for home’: ynet's People of the Year – the IDF reservists

Hadas reported for reserve duty as her husband returned from his sixth rotation, 'It was the right thing to do'; Nir moved from the battlefield to the Knesset, 'I give voice to the ordinary soldier'; Osher is coping with the toll on his business, 'It’s like a knife in the heart'; in a special project, they sum up the past year and speak about the price they paid, alongside deep pride

Gal Ganot, Tahel Blumenfeld | 12.31.25

טראמפ, נתניהו, נעים קאסם, צה"ל חוזר לשגרת הצבת הכוחות בגבול לבנון

Lebanon voices concern after Trump-Netanyahu meeting, fears Israel escalation

Lebanese officials quoted in a Hezbollah-linked newspaper say uncertainty after the Trump-Netanyahu summit is fueling concern, amid signs Washington may be backing tougher Israeli action along the northern border

Lior Ben Ari | 12.31.25

Five cars torched in Lehavim in suspected retaliation for police raid in Bedouin village of Tarabin

Police say arson at a gas station in the Negev town was a reprisal for an ongoing operation in the nearby Bedouin community of Tarabin, warning tougher measures ahead and calling for Shin Bet involvement

Ilana Curiel | 12.31.25

For first time since Israel’s founding, population growth falls below 1%

Higher death rates, falling fertility and a growing wave of emigration have slowed Israel’s population growth to a historic low, according to new Taub Center research, with demographers warning the natural increase will keep shrinking

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 12.31.25

Israel Bonds reports more than $2 billion in global sales for third straight year

Organization says demand has remained elevated since October 7, reflecting continued investor interest despite regional conflict and economic uncertainty

ynet Global | 12.30.25

Trump ‘has Israel’s back,’ says Yeshiva University president Rabbi Ari Berman

From a prayer moment at Trump’s inauguration to the fight against antisemitism on U.S. campuses; Why October 7 reshaped Jewish pride and resolve in New York; Aliyah driven less by fear and more by opportunity, says YU president

Sharon Kidon | 12.30.25

חשיפה של מתפ"ש - רופאים בסוכנות רופאים ללא גבולות הם מחבלים בשירות חמאס

Israel bars 37 NGOs in Gaza and West Bank after registration failures, terror links

After months of warnings and deadline extensions, Israel says dozens of international NGOs failed to meet new registration requirements aimed at preventing terrorist infiltration, insisting aid flows will continue through approved organizations

News Agencies | 12.30.25

The real cost of Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’ laser: cheap interceptions, costly deployment

While each laser interception costs only a few shekels, every high-powered laser director supplied by Rafael costs tens of millions of dollars and covers just 10 kilometers, meaning nationwide defense would require hundreds of systems

Yuval Azulay | 12.30.25

Turkey's Erdogan says Israeli decision to recognize Somaliland unacceptable, illegal

Erdogan warns the move could destabilize the Horn of Africa as Turkey deepens ties with Somalia

Reuters | 12.30.25

Trump drags his feet on Gaza and Netanyahu may pay for the flattery

Opinion: Despite warm rhetoric at Mar-a-Lago, Washington is not ready to move to the next phase in Gaza, leaving Israel’s policy unchanged while US pressure focuses on the West Bank and Trump keeps leverage over Netanyahu for later demands

Ron Ben-Yishai | 12.30.25

‘A train to nowhere’: State comptroller faults Israel’s metro project for deep failures

A scathing report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman cites leadership chaos, budget overruns, staffing shortages and political opposition to congestion pricing that threatens funding for Israel’s largest-ever transport project

Sivan Hilaie | 12.30.25

Spain lets Airbus keep using Israeli technology despite sweeping ban over Gaza war

Cabinet-approved exemption allows the aerospace giant to keep using Israeli technology despite a ban imposed over the Gaza war, underscoring industrial pressure on Spain’s left-wing government and risking new tensions within its ruling coalition

Reuters | 12.30.25

קריית גת חיילים אמריקנים בבסיס של מרכז התיאום האזרחי של ארה"ב בישראל

US-led command center reveals IDF positions in Gaza during briefing with Arab states

Exclusive: In breach of protocol, American surveillance footage, meant to show humanitarian aid only, exposes Israeli forces on the ground during briefing with Arab officials; Israeli officers demand their removal, triggering sharp tensions with US personnel

Amir Ettinger | 12.30.25

Israel plays the Uno reverse card on the two-state obsession

Opinion: By recognizing real states instead of imaginary ones, Israel exposes the system that broke the region; its recognition of Somaliland, a functioning state for 30 years, underscores how sovereignty should be measured by reality, not rhetoric

Guy Goldstein | 12.30.25

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