Israel News for 9-19-2025
News Update
Maj. Omri Chai Ben Moshe, 26, of Tzafria; Lt. Ron Arieli, 20, of Hadera; Lt. Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, 22, of Har Bracha; and Lt. Eran Shelem, 23, of Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan were killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Rafah’s Jenina neighborhood yesterday. Three other soldiers were injured, one seriously and two moderately. They were part of an officers’ training program. The 2 men killed in yesterday’s terror attack at the Allenby crossing were Lt. Col. (Res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, of Jerusalem, and Sgt. Oren Hershko, 20, of Tel Mond. Prime Minister Netanyahu blamed Jordan for not preventing the Allenby attack. To read more about the fallen, click here.
Overnight, security forces raided and dismantled a rocket factory and weapons depot in Ramallah. The 3 terrorists in the building surrendered. Terrorists test-fired a rocket towards central Israel last week, which provided security forces the lead to discover the factory.
A Houthi drone infiltrated Israeli airspace and crashed near the entrance to a hotel in Eilat yesterday, starting a fire but no injuries.
Prime Minister Netanyahu accused China of joining Qatar in leading a media and legitimacy campaign against Israel, allegedly fueled by artificial intelligence and massive funding. Speaking to a delegation of 250 American lawmakers on Monday, Netanyahu said: “Just as Iran once imposed a siege on us hoping it would wipe us out, which we broke through, today there’s an attempt to impose a new siege on Israel—led by Qatar, and also by countries like China. This is a media siege, funded with enormous money.” Later in the week China responded: “China is shocked by the Israeli leader’s remarks. The claim is baseless, harms China-Israel relations, and we strongly oppose it,” and then it criticized Israel for the war in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire. Israel is reportedly concerned that China is helping Iran rebuild its nuclear program.
