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Israel / Business and Economy / Cyprus / Greece

The Israel-Cyprus-Greece Triangle Progresses on The Great Sea Interconnector

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The underwater electric cable project (The Great Sea Interconnector) will connect the local electricity grid to the European grid through Cyprus and Greece.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Israel Sees Increase in Aliyah Since October 7 Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Since October 7, 2023, a total of 12,745 immigrants have immigrated to Israel.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Defense Minister Gallant Says Israeli Troops Redeploying for Rafah ‘Mission’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We will reach a point when Hamas no longer controls the Gaza Strip and does not function as a military framework that poses a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Israel Reveals: Hamas Knew 11% of Their Rockets Fell Short and Killed Gazans

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Knowing the failure rates, Hamas demanded Islamic Jihad not install rocket launchers near the homes of Hamas members to avoid the risk to its own people.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Cyprus / Greece

Israel and Cyprus Move Forward on Underwater Electric Cable Plan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The submarine electric cable project (The Great Sea Interconnector) will connect Israel’s electricity grid to Cyprus and from there to Greece, and to the European electricity grid.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Environment

Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Polluting Mediterranean Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some of the washed-up humanitarian aid had anti-Israel propaganda marked on it, other aid killed and wounded more Gazans.

News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Muslim Women Marry Youngest in Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Muslim women in Israel marry at an average age of 23.5 years.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel Has a Population of Almost 5 Million Women with an 85-Year Life Expectancy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The average number of children that a woman in Israel is expected to give birth to during her lifetime (Total Fertility Rate) is 2.89, higher than the average in OECD countries, which is 1.58.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israel Planning Its Largest Water Desalination Plant

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The tender is for the renovation, expansion and operation of the desalination plant in Ashkelon, amounting to 220 million cubic meters of water per year.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Israel Moving to Electronic Tourist Visas

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The E-visa will allow foreigners coming from countries that require an entry visa and who wish to come to Israel on a tourist visa to receive one through their e-mail, without having to go to the Israeli embassy.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israel Opens Electricity Services to Competition

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The competition will cause electricity prices to drop, “saving every family hundreds and even thousands of shekels a year.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Egypt

Aid Shipments to Gaza to Be Suspended on Saturdays

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel inspects all of the trucks to ensure that nothing that can be used as weapons by Hamas are being sent into Gaza.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Israel Demands UNRWA Be Stripped Of Authority in Gaza Over Staff Terror Ties

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The PMO demanded that UNRWA be defunded, its leadership resign or be dismissed, and that it no longer play an educational role in the Gaza Strip.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Protesters Block Aid Deliveries to Gaza For Third Straight Day

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The protests against resupplying our enemy has been growing more successful every day.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Cyprus / Greece

Israel and Greece Increase Energy Cooperation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We are connecting Israel to Europe through Greece, diversifying Europe’s energy sources in the midst of the energy crisis and strengthening Israel’s position in the region.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israel Instructs Northern Farmers to Be Prepared for Expansion of War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hamas launched a suicide drone towards Kibbutz Blum, Israeli retaliated deep into Lebanon.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Billionaire Bill Ackman Buys 5% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Secondary Offering

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) made a secondary offering of 17,156,677 ordinary shares at an offering price of 20.60 Shekels ($5.6) per share.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Government

Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Hostage Release Offer Saying Conditions Are Unacceptable to Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Only total victory will ensure the elimination of Hamas and the return of all our hostages,” declared Netanyahu.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / News Briefs / European Union

Israel Applauds EU Crackdown on Hamas/Islamic Jihad Terror Organizations

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Foreign Minister also congratulated the Israeli diplomats at the Israeli embassy to the EU, in Brussels and in all European capitals for their activities in recent months promote the adoption of such political, economic and legal moves against the Arab terrorist organizations.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Civilian Hospitals Will No Longer Treat Enemy Combatants

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Enemy combatants will now only be treated in facilities belonging to the Israel Defense Forces or Israeli Prison Services.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Business and Economy

Number of Israelis Absent from Work Due to War Continues to Decline

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In December, about 285,000 employed people in Israel – approximately 7% of the workforce – were absent from their jobs due reasons related to the war in Gaza.

Government / The Knesset

Israeli Opposition Files First No-Confidence Motion Since War’s Start

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The government passed the 55 billion shekel ($14.5 billion) budget on Monday.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Sinai

Female IDF Soldier Wounded in Gunfight Along Egypt Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some 20 suspected smugglers converged on the Nitzana commercial crossing, prompting IDF forces to open fire on them.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Takes Out Hezbollah Terror Squad Within Hour of Missile Fire on Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hezbollah rockets were launched towards the areas of Matat, Margaliot, Adamit, Zerait and Malkiyeh.

IDF & Security / Iran / Social Media

Fake Iranian Social Media Accounts Recruited Israelis For Espionage

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

These social media channels encourage activities such as hanging signs composed by the Iranians, photographing demonstrators and filling out surveys.

Government / Business and Economy

Israel Approves New $1 Billion High-Tech Stimulus Package

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The announcement came the same day as the government passed Israel’s 2024 state budget

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Lebanon / Judea & Samaria / Hezbollah

Over 9,000 Terrorists Eliminated in Gaza Since Oct. 7, Says Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It's estimated that Hamas has approximately 30,000 terrorists, so there's still more work to do.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / News Briefs / Europe

Israel Reveals Major Hamas Terror Operation in Europe

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hamas “acted to expand its violent activity abroad in order to attack innocents around the world.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / Africa

South Africa Acting as Hamas’s Legal Arm, Israel Says After ICJ Hearing

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Lawyers for South Africa demanded that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order an immediate end to the Israel Defense Forces’ operation against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government

Smotrich & Gallant Budget 9 Billion Shekels to Compensate IDF Reservists

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel’s government approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s 9 Billion Shekel ($2.5 billion) plan for aiding military reservists.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Iran / News Briefs

Israel Finds Evidence of Iranian Effort to Help Hamas Build Precision Missiles

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Iran-backed weapons manufacturing plant was discovered as part of an operation to expose a 330-foot terror tunnel, the army added.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israeli Forces Find Weapons and Inciting Games for Children

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

One photo released by the IDF showed a puzzle featuring armed Arab children attacking Israel.

Antisemitism / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology / Fayyad Plan

Arabs Vandalize Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Only the fixed Jewish presence of a farm or town will prevent further damage or destruction," activist group says.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / News Briefs

Israel to Fund Network Reception in 4000 Public Bomb Shelters

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The funding, to provide network reception for shelters within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of a border or within Judea and Samaria, and will include cities such as Tiberias, Karmiel, Nahariya and Ashkelon.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / News Briefs

US Fast-Tracks Arms Sale to Israel for Second Time in a Month

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The sale includes "M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $147.5 million," per the Pentagon.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran / Iraq

Suicide Drone From Syria Crashes in Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It represents the first case of a kamikaze drone striking on the Golan Heights.

IDF & Security / Druze / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Kosher Food News

Druze Restaurant Goes Kosher to Unite With Soldiers

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I want to feed all the Israeli soldiers! They all are like my children, doesn’t matter, Druze or Jewish,” said Basma Hino, the owner of the restaurant Noor.

Turkey

Netanyahu Accuses Turkish President of Committing Genocide Against the Kurds in Response to Hitler Comparison

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Erdogan... is committing genocide against the Kurds and... holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime."

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / US

US Downs 17 Houthi Attack Drones, Missiles in Red Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two hours earlier, the Israeli military announced that an Israeli Air Force fighter jet had shot down a “hostile aerial target that was on its way to Israeli territory.”

Headline / Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / Iran

Explosion, Missiles Reported in Red Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Houthis vowed in early December to target any ship sailing to or from Israel in the Red Sea, regardless of its ownership.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Church in Israel Hit By Hezbollah Rocket, Civilian Injured

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Another anti-tank missile was fired at the area after Israeli forces arrived on the scene.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Defense Minister Gallant Warns Hezbollah - Israel Can Do to Beirut What it Did in Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Hezbollah looks at what is happening in Gaza and it understands very well – what we did in Gaza can also be done in Beirut,” declared Gallant.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli Gov’t OKs $20m to Secure Judea and Samaria Young Settlements

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arab terrorists in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley have escalated their terror campaigns against Israeli civilians and security forces in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.

Israel / News Briefs / Religion

Israel’s Christian Population Grew 1.3% in 2023

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a growing Christian population.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

‘What Happened is Not Your Fault’: Mother Reaches Out to Soldiers Who Mistakenly Killed Her Son

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I wanted to tell you that I love you very much and I know that what happened is not your fault, it is the fault of no one except Hamas, may their names and memory will be erased from the earth.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israeli Forces Destroy Hamas Monument in Gaza Glorifying Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The monument depicted a fist coming out of an APC and three dogtags, one of which bore the name and ID number of the late Oron Shaul, an IDF soldier killed in the APC incident.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Offers Gazans $400,000 For Info on Yahya Sinwar and Other Hamas Leaders

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel began dropping leaflets on the Gaza Strip offering a bounty for information leading to the capture of Yahya Sinwar and three top other Hamas leaders.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Hamas Use of UNRWA and USAID Sacks to Build Tunnels Raises Questions

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

By Sveta Listratov The discovery of UN and USAID sacks being used by Hamas to construct terror tunnels in Gaza raises new questions about the security of humanitarian aid falling into the hands of the terror group. The Tazpit Press Service has learned that Israeli soldiers recently made an unusual discovery in a tunnel underneath […]

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / UK / United Nations (UN)

British Foreign Secretary: ‘Hamas Can Have No Future In Gaza’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Today’s sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad will continue to cut off their access to funding and isolate them further."

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords

Special Israeli Helicopter Unit Rescued More Than 600 Wounded from Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Doctors and paramedics from the IDF’s Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 continue with rescue activities from the Gaza Strip.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

10,000 Foreign Workers Arrive in Israel Since Start of War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Additional flights of workers for the agriculture and construction sectors are expected to arrive this week.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Netanyahu: Countries Can’t Support End of Hamas While Pressing Israel to End War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I greatly appreciate the correct stance that the U.S. has taken in the U.N. Security Council,” said Netanyahu.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords

240,000 Israeli Refugees Look Forward to Returning to Their Homes

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“It’s clear to us that we won’t move back until Hamas is fully destroyed. I miss my home. I don’t know what it would take to get me back there. The army will have to regain our trust.”

Headline / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / The Courts / United Nations (UN)

ICC Prosecutor: Hamas’s Oct. 7 Crimes ‘Shock the Conscience of Humanity’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The ICC Chief Prosecutor called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of the estimated 137 hostages who remain captives of Hamas.

IDF & Security / Syria / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Iran Confirms 2 of its Officers Killed in Israeli Air Strike in Syria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel Air Force strikes damaged Damascus International Airport and other targets near the Syrian capital.

Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Six More Hostages Released

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

None of the children held hostage were included in this release.

The Knesset / Business and Economy

Israeli Cabinet OKs 2023 War Budget Changes but Knesset Vote Delayed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

According to reports, Gantz will stay in the government and fight the budget in parliament, hoping to enlist other coalition members to his side.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Arab Detainees Refuse To Be Included in Prisoner Release Deal

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli Arabs are afraid that the move would grant Hamas a direct within their society.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Confirms Three Soldiers Thought Captured Were Killed on Oct. 7

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

First Sergeant Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, Sergeant Kiril Brodski, 19, and Sergeant Shaked Dahan, 19, were officially declared deceased.

Terrorism / Israel

256,000 Applications for Gun Licenses Submitted Since Start of War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Minister of National Security MK Itamar Ben-Gvir said, “A weapon saves lives..."

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israeli Man Missing Since Oct. 7, Declared Dead

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An educator who worked with at-risk youth, Katz was last seen at Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7. It was believed he was taken captive by Hamas.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Freed Hostage Alma Avraham Improving, Breathing on Her Own

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The 84 year-old spent more than 50 days in Hamas captivity without medicine for pre-existing conditions.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / PFLP

Surprise: Released Arab Terrorists Investigated for Inciting More Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Before their release, all prisoners were asked to sign a document pledging not to engage in terrorism.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Elon Musk Agrees to Coordination with Israel in Providing Gaza with Internet Access

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A few weeks ago, Elon Musk pledged to step in and offer internet services to Gaza from his Starlink, which would help the terror group Hamas continue with its killing of innocent civilians.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Health Minister Slams WHO for Ignoring Shifa Hospital Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Bosso and Bar Siman Tov call on the WHO to “publicly and immediately” acknowledge Hamas’s use of medical infrastructure for terrorism and to condemn it.

News Briefs / Turkey / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

Israeli Arabs Arrested in Turkey on Terror Charges Wanted to ‘Liberate’ Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

During their stay in Turkey, Janid and Bichon underwent physical and military training, including instruction in the use of firearms, as they prepared to “liberate” the Al-Aqsa Mosque Jerusalem.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hezbollah

IDF Destroys Hezbollah Anti-Aircraft Facility in Lebanon

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF also hit Hezbollah military compounds and other terrorist positions.

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