December 31, 2025 — Trump admin pledged no Phase 2 in Gaza until son’s return, father of last hostage tells JNS. “They say now the most important thing for them is to bring Rani [home]. On this, we got a promise from all of them,” Itzik Gvili, father of Ran, told JNS.

December 31, 2025 — Defense Minister’s warning: ‘Prepare for a 10/7-style attack in Judea and Samaria’. Defense Minister Israel Katz said sustained IDF operations cut terror by over 80%, ordering preparations for possible October 7-style attacks in Judea and Samaria.

December 31, 2025 — Bnei Brak: Two arrested for pulling down mezuzah. Two young residents of eastern Jerusalem who were caught on camera pulling the sacred object off a building in Bnei Brak and throwing it in the trash were arrested a short time later.

December 31, 2025 — In 2025, approximately 182,000 babies were born in Israel, and there was a decrease in the number of deaths – however, the number of immigrants decreased to just about 24.6 thousand.

December 30, 2025 — Knesset advances bill to try October 7 Nukhba terrorists in special military court. The bill also proposes establishing a ministerial steering committee tasked with coordinating government preparations and prosecution policy for October 7 cases.

December 30, 2025 — Hamas captivity survivors announce engagement. Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky, both survivors of Hamas captivity, announce engagement. ‘This is my victory.’

December 30, 2025 — Nova festival organizer Elkana Bohbot details horror of Hamas captivity. Nearly two years of captivity were marked by severe physical abuse, psychological torment and fear over the fate of his family.

December 30, 2025 — Ben-Gvir leads large police offensive in Tarabin. The Minister of National Security joined an operation carried out by the police in a Bedouin village in the Negev.

December 30, 2025 — The former hostage Romi Gonen revealed on Thursday that she was sexually abused by Hamas terrorists during her captivity in the Gaza Strip. Gonen was kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas operatives, and was released in January, as part of an internationally brokered deal between Hamas and Israel.

December 30, 2025 — The 10th of Tevet has been marked by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel as a day of prayer for those whose date of death is unknown.

December 29, 2025 — Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sharply criticized what he called “the biggest threat to the security of Israeli citizens”: Thousands of weapons in the hands of crime and terror organizations in the Arab sector.

December 29, 2025 — Prime Minister Netanyahu held a conference call yesterday with Elon Musk, who agreed to participate in a Smart Transportation Conference to be held this March.