Israel News for 12-26-2025
News Update
A 37 year old terrorist, who entered Israel illegally from his village in Samaria, rammed his car into a 68 year old man in Beit She’an (in northern Israel), killing him. A short time later he rammed into a 16 year old, lightly injuring him. The terrorist then drove onto Highway 71 toward the Ein Harod area, where he rammed a vehicle carrying a 19-year-old woman near Kibbutz Tel Yosef. The woman, Aviv Maor of Kibbutz Ein Harod Ihud, managed to flee her car, but the terrorist chased her and stabbed her to death. The terrorist then drove toward Afula, where he was stopped near the city and neutralized by a security guard.
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including training sites, weapons depots and other infrastructure. The IDF said that one of the main targets was a training and preparation compound used by Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, where operatives conducted live-fire drills and other weapons training and planned attacks. The IDF said about 15 Hezbollah targets were struck in southern and central Lebanon, more than 10 Hezbollah military sites north of the Litani River.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered the armed forces to use the name “War of Revival” in official events and documents, complying with a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally rename the war that began on October 7. Until now, the military had referred to the war as “Swords of Iron,” the name assigned on October 7.
