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Officials push for new West Bank city as ‘security belt’ for central Israel

Shomron Regional Council and Rosh HaAyin leaders propose 'East Rosh HaAyin,' a 130,000-resident city on West Bank state land, saying it would strengthen settlement blocs and form a protective buffer for Israel’s central region

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.01.25

Israel weighs VAT hike to fund soaring defense expenditure; Netanyahu signals caution

Finance Ministry proposes raising VAT to 19% to cover defense spending surge as deficit fears grow; Netanyahu and Smotrich oppose tax increase for now but pressure mounts ahead of 2026 budget vote

Gad Lior | 12.01.25

Air India resumes Tel Aviv–New Delhi route with competitive fares to Asia

After a long suspension, Air India is returning to Israel with four weekly flights to New Delhi starting next month; travelers will gain new one-stop options to Mumbai, Goa, Kathmandu, Bangkok and Phuket

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 12.01.25

Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as he touts new ties with Syria and praises Assad successor

Leaders discuss Gaza, Hamas and regional deals as Trump boosts outreach to Syria’s new president Ahmad al-Sharaa; expected White House meeting would be Netanyahu’s fifth since Trump returned to office

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.01.25

UEFA weighs action on Israel amid pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners

Senior UEFA officials reportedly met with organizers of Game Over Israel as calls mount to suspend the Jewish state from international competitions

ynet | 12.01.25

Israel could strike Iran within the next year, senior diplomat warns

Senior European diplomat says US unlikely to greenlight action in coming weeks as Gaza rebuilding continues, while Tehran escalates and regional tensions rise in Lebanon and West Bank

Itamar Eichner | 12.01.25

Moonshot emerges from stealth with $12M raise to reshape orbital cargo and hypersonic testing

Israeli startup debuts with a system that accelerates payloads to hypersonic speeds, aiming to reshape orbital resupply, cut testing costs and ease a major bottleneck in global hypersonics development, backed by major Israeli tech and defense veterans

ynet Global | 12.01.25

Robbers storm Rahat phone shop with M16 and handguns, steal $32,000 in goods

Three masked gunmen armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol raided a phone store in Rahat, stealing about 120,000 shekels in merchandise; The owner lashed out at police and Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over security

Ilana Curiel, Hasn Shalan | 11.30.25

Despite diplomatic rift, Spanish business group inks cooperation agreement with Israel

CONPYMES, representing 2.1 million Spanish small businesses, signed an agreement with the Israel Export Institute during a trade mission, signaling confidence in Israeli innovation despite political strains between Madrid and Jerusalem

ynet Global | 11.30.25

Rain returns as northern Israel braces for heaviest showers after unseasonably warm weekend

Cooler weather hits the north and center after a warm weekend, with up to 25 mm of rain expected in the north and strong coastal winds; temps drop further Monday before clearing later in the week

ynet | 11.30.25

After Syria clash, Netanyahu and Katz stay silent—to avoid angering Trump?

Despite clash in southern Syria that left 6 IDF troops wounded and risked major escalation, Israel’s top leaders remain silent, possibly to avoid provoking Trump or Turkey; security officials warn: we must not retreat, especially from Mount Hermon

Itamar Eichner | 11.29.25

Iran airs new footage of Israeli strikes from 12-day war

Five months into ceasefire, Iranian and Saudi media release videos showing Israeli cruise missile attacks on air defense sites; Tehran says its defenses remained operational despite casualties and heavy damage

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

Israel sees unseasonably warm weekend ahead of rain, cooler weather

Temperatures remain above average Saturday, especially in the mountains and inland areas, but a shift begins Sunday with local showers, stronger winds and a gradual return to seasonal norms across much of the country

ynet | 11.29.25

‘Unstable Syria’: Israel readies responses; Sunni terror group behind Beit Jinn clash

After the ambush that wounded six IDF reservists in southern Syria, officials say Israel will not pull back from seized buffer areas or Mount Hermon and sees no near-term path to an accord with Damascus

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

Winning the info war: Why ‘hasbara’ isn’t enough in the age of fake news

Many Israelis believe the country’s global problem is 'hasbara,' but clinging to that defensive, apologetic concept is outdated; today, the goal is not to explain reality but to shape it, especially for young people fed by fake news; this week’s X revelation — that many viral 'Gaza' anti-Israel accounts are run by impostors abroad — underscores the challenge ahead

Ella Kenan | 11.28.25

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