Israel’s Meteorological Service has released a new study ahead of the coming winter season, finding that “climate shifts driven by the ‘El Niño’ phenomenon create a risk of more extreme weather during the Israeli winter.” The concern: unusually heavy rainfall and a greater chance of flooding in some parts of the country.
After repeated GPS disruptions during the war, Waze is developing a new feature designed to warn drivers about GPS interference. The system will identify illogical location errors and send alerts to drivers.
Hamas says it executed a Gaza resident accused of assisting the Shin Bet and the IDF. He was alleged to have helped in last month’s killing of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, head of Hamas’s military wing, and to have played a role in the killings of other Hamas operatives.
The Shin Bet and police arrested Behrouz Subirgoun, a foreign national from Tajikistan who holds a Russian passport, on suspicion of committing security offenses in Israel involving contact with Iranian intelligence operatives. The alleged spy photographed security sites and reported missile impact locations to the Iranians.
Beginning tomorrow, Iran will launch a week of funeral events for Ali Khamenei. He is set to be buried next week in Mashhad. So far, there is no confirmation that his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, will take part in the ceremonies. At the same time, Iran is escalating its threats against Israel and the U.S.
Israel’s Health Ministry has released its annual report on hospital-acquired infections in hospital wards. In 2025, about 4,000 hospital-acquired infections were recorded in hospitals across Israel. Comparing general intensive care units, Shaare Zedek, Beilinson, and Sheba ranked worst.
Marking 1,000 days since the October 7 terror attack, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, delivered sharp remarks at the United Nations, accusing the organization of allowing Hamas to penetrate U.N. bodies. "The world must listen to the victims of terror," he said.
Indictments have been filed against three Israeli Arab defendants accused of helping the gunman who carried out the attack in Kochav Yair and Tzur Yitzhak. In the attack, Chaim Klomiti הי"ד, a member of Tzur Natan’s emergency response team, was murdered. One of the defendants allegedly supplied the weapon.
Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ signed sanctions orders against 37 digital wallets identified as a central part of the Revolutionary Guards’ terror-financing infrastructure. The wallets contained cryptocurrency worth more than 24 million shekels in total.
The suspect, who had previously been convicted twice on weapons and drug charges, was shot after allegedly charging at a YASAM officer with a knife. Police are still investigating the circumstances, and suspicion that this was an attempted terror attack is growing stronger.
A California court sentenced 53-year-old Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji to one year in prison and two years of probation after he admitted to and was convicted in the killing of 69-year-old Jewish demonstrator Paul Kessler. The two confronted each other during a pro-Palestinian protest.
President Donald Trump has held talks in recent days with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials. They discussed the possibility of resuming large-scale strikes on Iran. One American official said, "For now, the president prefers to continue talks and carry out limited strikes in the event of a violation."
U.S. representatives for the talks with Iran, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, arrived in Doha, Qatar’s capital. But contrary to President Donald Trump’s statement that a meeting would be held with senior Iranian officials, Qatari officials confirmed that no such meeting will take place, and each side will speak separately with the mediators.
A classified military cellphone slipped from a soldier’s pocket during operations in the security zone near Syria. A Syrian civilian later found the device and shared images of it on social media. The IDF said, "The matter is under investigation."
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addressed reports of tensions between officials in Washington and Jerusalem, saying, "The bond between the two countries is like a marriage with no possibility of divorce."
The Knesset Committee approved the Torah Study bill for its first reading, with 10 lawmakers voting in favor and 4 opposed. The bill, which is set to go before the full Knesset tomorrow, seeks to establish that Torah study is a foundational value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the State of Israel.
The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that Talal Jaber Muhammad Abd al-Aal was killed in a strike in southern Gaza two days ago. According to the statement, he took part in the October 7 massacre in communities near Gaza and was involved in holding Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Mohammad Akbarzadeh, a senior naval figure in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was among the architects of efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz. He was killed in a car crash in the south of the country. In a separate incident, two Revolutionary Guards members were killed by sniper fire in northwestern Iran.
Israel’s Health Ministry is starting a new information campaign for some El Al passengers headed through major transit hubs, since there are no direct flights from affected African countries. So far, no cases of the virus have been identified in Israel.
The Iranian newspaper "Hamshahri" published a front-page image of U.S. President Donald Trump in a sniper’s crosshairs. Beneath it was the headline "Certain Revenge." An opinion column in the paper called for confronting the "war criminals" who eliminated the country’s leaders.
