Over the course of the day, motorcycle patrols wrote 108 traffic tickets and confiscated two ATVs and a dirt bike, which were transferred for forfeiture proceedings. 

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.

A rare dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE erupted after Riyadh launched airstrikes in Yemen, accusing Abu Dhabi-backed forces of threatening stability by seizing territory.

The United States imposed new sanctions on four companies and oil tankers linked to Venezuela’s oil sector, as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.

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.

In 2025, 102 animals were recorded as infected with rabies, setting a new record, whereas in 2024, only 55 cases were recorded. The previous record-holding year, 2017, only had 74 cases.

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.