Five Palestinians detained, one wounded after settlers enter West Bank village, sparking clashes
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December 30, 2025
December 30, 2025
Yemen's Saudi coalition says shipment arriving at Yemeni port had weapons, ammunition
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said a shipment arriving from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen's southern port of Mukalla had containers loaded with weapons and ammunition.
The statement came in response to a statement by the UAE saying that the shipment in question did not contain weapons and were destined for the Emirati forces.
The coalition said it had information that such weapons would be transported and distributed to locations in Yemen's Hadramout.
RECAP: Five Palestinians detained after clashes with settlers
Here are Tuesday's updates on Israel and the Middle East:
■ Soldiers shot and killed a terrorist in the West Bank's Einabus, the IDF said, after the terrorist had tried to run over soldiers.
■ Five Palestinians were detained and one was wounded after around 10 settlers entered Ras Ein al-Auja, north of Jericho, on Tuesday afternoon.
■ Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukallaon over an alleged weapons shipment for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates.
■ The government said it would revoke the license of 37 humanitarian organizations to operate in Gaza over alleged violations of transparency standards.
■ The IDF detained 15 people during a raid of the West Bank village of Tuqu, southwest of Bethlehem, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.
■ Hundreds of Border Police officers will remain in the southern Bedouin village of Tarabin al-Sana until further notice, police said, following weekend clashes.
■ Police said there was no evidence that two gunmen who allegedly opened fire on a Jewish celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach were part of a militant cell.
■ Turkish authorities said they detained 110 people related to ISIS, a day after three police officers and six militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey.
■ The IDF intercepted a drone smuggling arms that crossed into Israeli airspace from the west, carrying around 20 M-16 rifles along with additional weapons.
■ The military said it sentenced soldiers to jail after they entered the village of Deir Dibwan near Ramallah on Saturday and vandalized vehicles there.
Qatar says Saudi, UAE statements prioritize regional interests
Qatar praised on Tuesday Saudi UAE statements on the latest developments in Yemen, saying it reflected the "commitment to prioritizing interests in region."
In its statement, the Qatari foreign ministry stressed the importance of preserving Yemen's unity and territorial integrity.
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IDF: Soldiers sentenced to prison, fired from combat roles for vandalizing Palestinians' cars
The military said that soldiers from the Paratrooper Brigade entered the village of Deir Dibwan near Ramallah on Saturday and vandalized vehicles there. According to the announcement, all those involved were tried and punished by their commanders.
The announcement details that the squad commanders involved were sentenced by the Paratrooper Brigade commander to 30 days in prison, and another soldier from the Binyamin Brigade was also sentenced to 20 days in prison. The rest of those involved were punished with 28 days of detention. It was further stated that all "commanders involved in the incident will not return to command and combat positions in the IDF."
According to the army, the initial investigation was presented to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and he determined that "this is a serious incident that is contrary to the values of the IDF and the professionalism required of IDF fighters." Zamir instructed that the incident be further investigated.
Police chief bans senior officers to update Justice Ministry on probe into former top IDF lawyer
Police Commissioner Danny Levy has prohibited the head of the police's investigations and intelligence division, Boaz Balat, from updating the Justice Ministry on the probe into former military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi.
Haaretz has learned that in recent days, the deputy attorney general contacted Balat and asked if the investigation had indeed been concluded, amid a series of hearings at the High Court of Justice on the subject.
While the police have already informed the High Court of Justice that the investigation is in its final stages and will likely end in the next few days, they have not yet officially announced its conclusion.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is barred from being involved in the case, as per the High Court of Justice ruling. However, according to several sources, her office had asked to know the status of the case, without going into the details of the investigation. Despite this, Balat was told by Levi not to do so.
Settlers storm village near West Bank's Jericho; Five Palestinians detained, one wounded
Around 10 settlers, some of them masked, were documented entered the Palestinian community of Ras Ein al-Auja in the Jordan Valley north of Jericho on Tuesday afternoon, sparking clashes.
As of now, five Palestinians have been detained and another is being evacuated for medical treatment after being attacked by settlers, according to Israeli peace activists who were at the scene. The activists told Haaretz that the arrests were based on settlers pointing out suspects.
Videos show a masked settler armed with an IDF weapon while riding on horseback into the village. Witnesses said Israeli security forces were called following a wound to an Israeli boy's face. According to the settlers, the boy was wounded by stones thrown at him by Palestinians.
9 hours ago
Shin Bet seemingly shifts position on polygraph tests for politicians under new far-right chief
The Shin Bet security service has seemingly signalled support for a 2023 bill that would force politicians to sit through a polygraph test, marking a stark shift from the stance taken by the top domestic spychief.
In a security cabinet meeting on Thursday, some members had complained that the significant security decisions were taken elsewhere. In response, Shin Bet director David Zini had asked members whether they would be willing to take a polygraph test, seemingly hinting that they were not to be trusted amid alleged leaks to the press.
A source with knowledge of the details told Haaretz that Zini is "furious about the security cabinet leaks." The bill had been opposed by the attorney general and previous Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, citing a potential harm to the free press.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has admitted in police testimony to leaking documents from security cabinet meetings to the press, would likely receive an exemption from a polygraph test as he has a pacemaker.
Zini, a far-right former IDF officer whose family reportedly has close ties to the Netanyahu family, was picked by the prime minister during the attempted ouster of Bar. Zini, who is heavily influenced by Rabbi Zvi Yisrael Thau, the most extreme figure in the modern religious Zionist camp and spiritual leader of the homophobic Noam Party, has called for "eternal war" in Gaza and opposed the hostage deals.
Dutch police arrest Syrian man suspected of being ISIS member and of planning attack
Dutch police have arrested a 29-year-old Syrian man they suspect of being a member of Islamic State and planning an attack somewhere in Europe, prosecutors said on Tuesday, based on the man's social media posts.
The prosecutors said the intelligence agency AIVD had found social media posts in which the man threatened to commit an attack at an unspecified place in Europe around Christmas.
They did not elaborate on the suspected planned attack or on their suspicions that the man was a member of Islamic State.
The man was arrested on December 18 in his house in Vlissingen in the southwest of the Netherlands, and a court on Tuesday ruled that his detention would be extended by at least 30 days as an investigation continued.
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