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2+ min ago (82+ words) [An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)]According to the source, necessary security upgrades at the crossing have been completed on both the Israeli and Jordanian sides. Allenby Crossing to reopen Wednesday for goods transfer from Jordan to West Bank and Gaza According to the source, necessary security upgrades at the crossing have been completed on both the Israeli and Jordanian sides....

19+ min ago (312+ words) A report released today (Tuesday) by the Farms Association and the Binyamin Regional Council highlights a sharp and ongoing decrease in terrorist incidents along Allon Road-one of the most sensitive and central routes in Judea and Samaria. The data shows that the creation of strategic farms along the route has directly contributed to a dramatic improvement in the security situation. According to the report, in 2022, when only three farms were operational in the area, there were 459 terrorist incidents. In the following year, with six farms, the number dropped to 314, and by 2024, after increasing to 11 farms, only 126 incidents were recorded. In the first half of 2025, with 13 farms operating along the route, the report shows a further decrease - only 52 incidents. Yisrael Ganz, Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, addressed the findings, saying: "The strategic farms are…...

21+ min ago (309+ words) During an IDF operation in the Quneitra region of southern Syria on Tuesday, a riot broke out in which several suspects moved toward the troops and threatened them. The soldiers initiated standard arrest protocols, firing warning shots in the air to force the suspects to withdraw. When they refused, the soldiers shot two central instigators [] The post WATCH: A-Sharaa militants drive past IDF troops in southern Syria appeared first on www.israelhayom.com. During an IDF operation in the Quneitra region of southern Syria on Tuesday, a riot broke out in which several suspects moved toward the troops and threatened them. The soldiers initiated standard arrest protocols, firing warning shots in the air to force the suspects to withdraw. When they refused, the soldiers shot two central instigators in the lower body and the disturbance dispersed. At the same time,…...

24+ min ago (101+ words) [Relatives and friends of Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak mourn next to his coffin during a farewell ceremony before being flown to Thailand for burial, at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, December 9, 2025. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)]Their hopes, and even their right to dream, were taken away along with their lives and freedom," the Thailand's ambassador to Israel said. Israel, Thailand mourn together as slain Thai hostage returns home in touching ceremony Their hopes, and even their right to dream, were taken away along with their lives and freedom," the Thailand's ambassador to Israel said....

32+ min ago (476+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to sign a security agreement reached between Israel and Syria in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to an Arab news report. Jerusalem and Damascus reached a written deal with the help of mediation by the United States in September, and a signing was planned while both Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa were in New York City, unnamed informed sources told the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Tuesday. But the Israeli premier backed out, the report added. The Prime Minister's Office dismissed the report in a statement hours after it was published as "complete fake news." "There were contacts and meetings under US auspices, but matters were never brought to the point of agreements or understandings with Syria," it said. The IDF has been deployed to…...

38+ min ago (232+ words) Her parents never imagined that their lives would take a painful turn when they took their 3-year-old Brachi to the doctor. They expected to get a prescription, maybe a blood work-up. But they were sent to an urgent battery of tests which resulted in the words parents dread most of all: Little Brachi has a rare form of cancer - myeloid leukemia. >> Help save Brachi's life - donate here now Her parents started treatment, devoting all they could to their sick child and her baby brother. But the treatments did not help. Brachi is deteriorating fast, her anemia worsening rapidly, and her parents are helpless. Then a ray of hope came. In Michigan there is a trial treatment that includes young children, with promising results. This innovative biological treatment, though very new, has already been proved successful in adults, and now there…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (81+ words) [The rockets and the weapons that were uncovered by the IDF near Tulkarm on December 9th, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)]The discovery follows a lengthy investigation that revealed the involvement of several individuals in recent assaults, including attacks on military vehicles that injured soldiers. Israeli forces foil terror network, seize rockets and explosives in Tulkarm The discovery follows a lengthy investigation that revealed the involvement of several individuals in recent assaults, including attacks on military vehicles that injured soldiers....

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (89+ words) [A Turkish soldier participating an a NATO exercise, Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/JON NAZCA)]Turkish officials say they are ready to join the Gaza stabilization force, calling Israel's resistance politically motivated and insisting their participation is essential to the ceasefire. Turkish troops ready for Gaza ISF, US pressuring Israel to allow it, security sources say - report Turkish officials say they are ready to join the Gaza stabilization force, calling Israel's resistance politically motivated and insisting their participation is essential to the ceasefire....

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (88+ words) According to Syrian reports, two individuals were wounded by IDF gunfire in Khan Arnaba on the outskirts of Quneitra in the buffer zone, after troops established a checkpoint at the entrance to the town and were confronted by locals. Syrian reports: Two wounded by IDF gunfire in Quneitra outskirts According to Syrian reports, two individuals were wounded by IDF gunfire in Khan Arnaba on the outskirts of Quneitra in the buffer zone, after troops established a checkpoint at the entrance to the town and were confronted by locals....

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (116+ words) The Prime Minister's Office this afternoon responded to the Saudi media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to sign a security agreement that was reached with Syria, calling it "absolute fake news."According to the Prime Minister's Office, "There were contacts and meetings organized by the US, but no agreements and understandings with Syria were ever reached." The Prime Minister's Office this afternoon responded to the Saudi media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to sign a security agreement that was reached with Syria, calling it "absolute fake news." According to the Prime Minister's Office, "There were contacts and meetings organized by the US, but no agreements and understandings with Syria were ever reached."...