Israel News for 11-26-2025
News Update
The remains of Dror Or, 48, from Kibbutz Be’eri, who was murdered there on Oct. 7, were returned to Israel yesterday. His partner, Yonat Or, was also killed on Oct. 7 and 2 of their children, Alma and Noam, were abducted to Gaza and released in the hostage deal in November 2023. Two hostage bodies remain in Gaza: Master Sgt. Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak.
The air force struck 6 Hamas terrorists who apparently emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and were attempting to flee to Hamas controlled territory. Four terrorists were eliminated and 2 arrested.
IDF and Shin Bet officials announced today that they had a begun a ‘wide-scale’ counterterrorism operation in norther Samaria overnight, saying they would not allow ‘terror groups to entrench themselves in the region.’
Argentine President Javier Milei told Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar yesterday, during a meeting in Buenos Aires, that he intends to open an Argentine embassy in Jerusalem during his next visit to Israel, expected to be in the spring of 2026. Milei, who is a staunch supporter of Israel (and isn’t Jewish), has a mezuzah affixed to the doorway of his office and a personal prayer book he keeps at his desk.
Israel has signed a U.S.-led joint statement at the United Nations condemning China for human rights violations. Israel usually doesn’t engage in diplomatic moves against China, since China is a major trading partner and investor in Israel. The other signatories of the statement include Albania, Australia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Palau, Paraguay, San Marino, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
