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22+ min ago (97+ words) [A Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)]The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state," the letter said, arguing that mandatory service reflects Israel's shared destiny." Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state," the letter said, arguing that mandatory service reflects Israel's shared destiny."...

33+ min ago (128+ words) A driver transporting illegal residents rammed a police vehicle that attempted to stop him near the Mazmoria checkpoint. No security personnel were injured.The forces returned fire, and an Arab woman who was wounded in the leg received treatment at the scene. Two additional female illegal residents were found in the vehicle. The driver fled on foot, and searches are underway to locate him. A driver transporting illegal residents rammed a police vehicle that attempted to stop him near the Mazmoria checkpoint. No security personnel were injured. The forces returned fire, and an Arab woman who was wounded in the leg received treatment at the scene. Two additional female illegal residents were found in the vehicle. The driver fled on foot, and searches are underway to locate him....

56+ min ago (41+ words) [A Magen David Adom ambulance, pictured in March 28, 2024; illustrative. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)]Security forces are pursuing the assailant." Israeli forces dispatched to Hebron area amid reports of a ramming attack Security forces are pursuing the assailant....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (328+ words) MK Michal Woldiger (Religious Zionist Party) voiced opposition to the current proposed Draft Law, stressing that she cannot support it unless significant amendments are introduced. In an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News, she stated that the faction is working to formulate proposals to amend the law in a manner that will meaningfully advance the enlistment of the haredi population. "I cannot sign it in good conscience," Woldiger said. "There are clauses that must be corrected, added, or removed. Each of us in the faction is presenting proposals for improvement, and we intend to act together to revise the law and bring a sharper version that will achieve the desired outcome - drafting the haredim." She emphasized that the move is a substantive, not political, one. "I am not bringing left-right politics, coalition or opposition into this law. Its purpose is…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (47+ words) In an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News, MK Michal Woldiger says the current Draft Law is insufficient and must undergo substantial changes: "If there is no real change, we will not vote for the law." MK Woldiger clarifies: The goal is clear - drafting the haredim...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (251+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 788 Two minors, one of them a Russian national, have been placed in custody in Paris on suspicion of plotting an antisemitic attack, according to judicial and press sources. He was in contact with the other 16-year-old, who lived in the Paris region, and threatened to target a site of religious worship, the newspaper added. The second teen was described as coming from a family with "a Muslim background." Confirming the press reports, France's national anti-terror prosecutor's office told AFP on Monday that the pair had been charged with "participation in a terrorist criminal association with the aim of preparing one or more crimes against persons." Le Parisien cited an investigation source as saying they adhered to the ideology of the Islamic State terror group. France has charged 20 minors for terrorism-related offenses in 2025 so far, with prosecutors…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (612+ words) Group beaten in early hours of morning in village where they volunteered to help protect Palestinians from settler violence Italy and Canada have raised concerns about the treatment of their citizens who were beaten and robbed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Three Italians and a Canadian were attacked early on Sunday morning in the village of Ein al-Duyuk, near Jericho, where they had volunteered to help protect the Palestinian population from intensifying settler violence. All four were hospitalised and one, an Italian man, was still receiving care in Ramallah on Monday for more substantial injuries. In a written account, the Canadian said: "At 4.30am on 30 November, 10 masked settlers, two carrying army-issued rifles, burst into the home where we were sleeping after night-watch. "They beat us for about 15 minutes. I was repeatedly kicked in the head, ribs, hips and…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (147+ words) Earlier on Monday, IDF troops operating in the central Gaza Strip identified a terrorist who crossed the yellow line and approached the troops, posing an immediate threat to them.Following the identification, the IAF eliminated the terrorist."IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat," said the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. IDF troops eliminate terrorist who posed an immediate threat to them in the Gaza Strip Earlier on Monday, IDF troops operating in the central Gaza Strip identified a terrorist who crossed the yellow line and approached the troops, posing an immediate threat to them. Following the identification, the IAF eliminated the terrorist. "IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (81+ words) [Fighters from the special Lahav 433 unit, Gideonim. (Ilustrative) (photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)]Fighters from the Gideonim Unit of Lahav 433, together with IDF and Shin Bet, arrested a man in the heart of the market in Nablus, the police said. WATCH: Israeli security forces arrest Lion's Den-linked suspect in Nablus market Fighters from the Gideonim Unit of Lahav 433, together with IDF and Shin Bet, arrested a man in the heart of the market in Nablus, the police said....

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (618+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 787 Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel A former commander of the Israeli Air Force warned Monday that Israel will face threats in the coming years that are more severe than what it experienced during and since the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Speaking at a defense summit at Tel Aviv University, Amir Eshel " who also served as the director general of the Defense Ministry from May 2020 to February 2023 " called for urgent national preparation and large-scale investment in defense innovation. Eshel outlined a future battlefield flooded with "magnitudes [more threats] than the Iranian attack on October 1, 2024," including stealth and AI-powered autonomous drones, along with electronic warfare, directed-energy weapons, cyber operations, and attacks on critical civilian and military infrastructure. During that attack, Iran fired 181 ballistic missiles at Israel, most of which…...