The powers were withdrawn and transferred to the Administration following the rejection of a planned roofing project by the municipality and the Muslim Waqf.

The decision sparked outrage and has been the subject of extensive investigation in the weeks since, especially after it transpired that some of the intelligence in the police’s report was bogus.

Over 65,000 people now live in Israel’s Gaza border region, surpassing pre-October 7 figures, as communities rebuild and new residents arrive.

France is set to bar under-15s from social media and extend mobile phone bans to high schools from 2026, as President Emmanuel Macron pushes tougher rules to curb online harms to minors.

Fuel prices will drop below 7 shekels per liter for the first time since 2023, with the new rate of 6.85 shekels taking effect on January 1, the energy ministry announced.

According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

One third of this year’s olim were ages 18–35, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency said, as interest surged and fairs drew tens of thousands worldwide.