Articles by December, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday evening that the Israeli government has approved the largest natural gas export deal in the country’s history, centered on gas sales to Egypt. According to Netanyahu, the agreement is valued at NIS 112 billion, with expected state revenues of NIS 58 billion over the life of the deal

Nvidia has officially selected Kiryat Tivon as the site of its next major Israeli development center, marking a historic milestone for both the company and Israel’s high-tech sector. After a five-month evaluation of multiple alternatives, the world’s most valuable company—currently valued at $4.3 trillion—chose the Rami area in Kiryat Tivon for a new, sprawling campus that will anchor its long-term presence in the country

Two Palestinians released from Israeli prisons have alleged that they were sexually assaulted by prison guards during their detention, according to interviews broadcast by the BBC on Friday

U.S.-based enterprise software company ServiceNow announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Armis in a cash transaction valued at $7.75 billion. In addition to the purchase price, the agreement includes retention grants totaling several hundred million dollars for Armis employees who will remain with ServiceNow after the acquisition

A former military spokesman to ex-prime minister Eli Feldstein, who is currently accused of passing classified information with the intent to harm state security, made a series of explosive allegations in an interview broadcast Monday on Kan 11

Israel has ranked last in the 2025 Global Country Brand Index (NBI), marking the second consecutive year it has placed at the bottom of the ranking, according to a report published Thursday by the BrandIL project. The index shows a 6.1% decline in Israel’s overall score — the steepest drop recorded since the index was established nearly two decades ago

A combined terror attack in northern Israel on Friday left a 19-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man dead, and a 16-year-old boy lightly injured, after a Palestinian assailant carried out a series of vehicle-ramming and stabbing attacks in the Beit Shean Valley area

Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday night at Habima Square to protest what they describe as the “Qatargate” affair, accusing senior figures in the Prime Minister’s Office of allowing Qatari interests to infiltrate Israel’s decision-making at critical moments before and during the war

Israel has taken a major step in air defense technology with the delivery of its first operational high-power laser interception system to the Israel Defense Forces, defense officials announced Sunday. The system, known as “Or Eitan,” was developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and has been delivered to the Israeli Air Force’s air defense array, where it will operate alongside the Iron Dome missile defense system

Around the world, nations bade farewell to 2025 and ushered in 2026 with fireworks, music, and the traditional midnight kiss—alongside widespread hopes for peace after another year marked by war and instability. Yet in many countries, celebrations unfolded under heavy security, and in Syria those fears materialized when a suicide attack killed a police officer during New Year’s festivities in Aleppo