<p>A short while ago, the IDF struck a Hezbollah terrorist in the area of Jannata in southern Lebanon.</p>

Netanyahu sends Christmas greetings to the Christian community, praising Israel as the only Middle Eastern country where Christians thrive freely, contrasting it with regional persecution and dwindling Christian communities.

Excavations at Khirbet Hyrcania in the northern Judean Desert uncovered rare Byzantine-era gold coins and a ring, highlighting Christian monastic activity at the site.

<p>The Prime Minister's Office announced that as per the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch, departed for Cairo this morning, where, he met with senior officials and representatives of the mediating countries.</p><p>The meetings focused on the efforts and the specific details of the operations to return fallen hostage Master-Sgt. Ran Gvili.</p><p>The delegation included representatives from the IDF, the ISA, and the Mossad.</p>

Marking six months since war with Iran, Prime Minister's Press Office posts AI video to Instagram showing the two leaders in the cockpit of a B-2 bomber with the caption 'On our victory lap.'

Jewish Agency leaders write to Anthony Albanese that the Sydney massacre 'did not occur in a vacuum. Australia has seen a troubling pattern of antisemitic incidents, alongside the normalisation of rhetoric that dehumanises Jews.'

Weapons, ammunition, and flags of Hamas and Hezbollah were found at the home of an Australian citizen who was arrested after praising the massacre at Bondi Beach and posting antisemitic content.

Russia is working behind the scenes to mediate in the defense deal negotiations between Israel and Syria, as Moscow begins to return to Syria.