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17+ min ago (54+ words) Real time news brief - Arab reports: Israeli forces operating in Al Quds University in Abu Dis - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Arab reports: Israeli forces operating in Al Quds University in Abu Dis Arab reports: Israeli forces operating in Al Quds University in Abu Dis...

20+ min ago (36+ words) Real time news brief - The preemptive strangulation of Trump's Gaza peace plan - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site The preemptive strangulation of Trump's Gaza peace plan...

20+ min ago (490+ words) Diplomacy in the Middle East is so predictable that a drummer could use it as a metronome. It begins with a grand initiative, then comes the hope, then the skepticism, and finally it collapses in a decrescendo of excuses, objections, preconditions, provisos, and diplomatic filibustering. US President Donald Trump may insist that "Phase Two" of his Gaza Peace Plan will be ready before the holidays, but the metronome appears set to its usual, dispiriting tempo. It is astonishing how quickly the region's habitual troublemakers have mobilized, not to rescue Gaza's Palestinian Arabs from 17 years of theocratic tyranny under Hamas' rule, but to manufacture obstacles to prevent Trump's plan from ever being implemented. The choreography is so transparent it borders on burlesque. Before anyone has proposed a single actionable idea for disarming Hamas, already Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt have raced to…...

30+ min ago (443+ words) Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem early on Monday, escalating a campaign against an organisation that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem early on Monday, escalating a campaign against an organisation that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, said in a statement that "sizeable numbers" of Israeli forces, including police, trucks and forklifts, entered the compound in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah and cut communications to the compound "The unauthorised and forceful entry by Israeli security forces is an unacceptable violation…...

37+ min ago (90+ words) Vehicles belonging to Palestinian Arabs were torched overnight in the village of Marah Rabah in Gush Etzion. In addition, graffiti was left, reading in Hebrew, "Regards to Bibi," "We will win," and "Revenge."Security forces arrived at the scene and collected testimony from the residents. Vehicles belonging to Palestinian Arabs were torched overnight in the village of Marah Rabah in Gush Etzion. In addition, graffiti was left, reading in Hebrew, "Regards to Bibi," "We will win," and "Revenge." Security forces arrived at the scene and collected testimony from the residents....

50+ min ago (40+ words) Storm 'Byron' hit Israel overnight with intense rainfall, especially in the north, and forecasters warn of 100-200 mm of rain along the coast and lowlands in the coming days. Storm 'Byron' brings heavy rains to Israel, major flooding risks...

50+ min ago (226+ words) Coastal and lowland cities are expected to receive exceptionally high rainfall-between 100 and 200 millimeters within a day or two-raising serious concerns about flooding and flash floods. Rainfall is forecast to strengthen markedly during the coming night, spreading nationwide by Wednesday afternoon as temperatures drop and storm conditions intensify. The storm is expected to persist through Thursday, though rainfall will become intermittent. Its peak is forecast from Thursday evening until Friday morning. On Friday, showers will gradually weaken but the weather will remain very cold. Light rain remains possible on Saturday. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority issued urgent warnings, stressing a complete ban on entering riverbeds-on foot or by vehicle-while streams are flowing. The authority cautioned the public to avoid approaching stream banks during floods due to the risk of sudden collapse. Israel's Fire and Rescue Services also published storm-safety guidelines,…...

53+ min ago (60+ words) [Archaeologist Amit Re]Israel's Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, called the discovery: "tangible and moving evidence of Jerusalem's might and stature during the Hasmonean period." Jerusalem's Hasmonean-era 'First Wall' uncovered in renewed IAA excavations Israel's Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, called the discovery: "tangible and moving evidence of Jerusalem's might and stature during the Hasmonean period."...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (203+ words) ALBAWABA - Russia's envoy to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, died suddenly'at the age of 70, Russian media outlets reported on Tuesday. Alexander Matsegora died with an undisclosed cause, raising doubts among activists who called the Russian foreign ministry to clarify the reason, taking into consideration that the Russian ambassador to North Korea was not suffering from any major illnesses. Matsegora was seen in public for the last time last Tuesday, when he met with Russian university students who are learning the Korean language in Moscow.' The Russian embassy in the DPRK announced the death of the Russian envoy to North Korea and wrote, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Asia1 Nation announce with deep condolences that Alexandre Ivanovich Magangora, the special envoy of Rossi Field, headed by the Joseon Democratic People's Republic, passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2025, at the age of 71." He was…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (263+ words) President Donald Trump is expected to announce the establishment of the Board of Peace before Christmas, according to details reported by Walla!. A senior State Department official told the Israeli publication that the move comes amid "remarkable progress" in implementing the President's 20point plan for Gaza, with the White House preparing additional significant announcements in the weeks ahead. The official noted that the administration is working toward a temporary governance model for Gaza, centered on a Palestinian technocratic committee with no political affiliation. This body would oversee daily public services and municipal operations under the direct supervision of a new international framework known as the Board of Peace, to be chaired by President Trump. According to the report, the ISF stabilization force is intended to secure the area, dismantle terror infrastructure, locate and neutralize weapons, and protect Gaza's civilian population. The…...