18.12.2025

The Day Netanyahu Seized the October 7th Inquiry Mandate

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Israel for 18.12.2025.

It displays 238 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.12.2025 ⇢ The Day Netanyahu Seized the October 7th Inquiry Mandate

⌨In the morning, editorial priority shifted from the Bondi Beach funerals to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to lead the ministerial team determining the mandate for the October 7th inquiry commission, a move critics warned could trigger a constitutional crisis. Concurrently, reports confirmed a massive data breach of former PM Naftali Bennett’s Telegram account by Iranian-linked hackers.
By early afternoon, media attention pivoted to violent ultra-Orthodox riots in Jerusalem. What began as a municipal parking ticket for a draft dodger escalated into clashes that left 13 police officers injured and a police vehicle overturned. The 'Jerusalem Faction' later expanded these protests into a 'siege' of Ashkelon, targeting a military officer’s home.
In the evening, headlines focused on diplomatic friction following a U.S.-led Gaza summit in Miami that excluded Israel. Domestic reporting also highlighted leaked footage of Eli Feldstein in the 'pit' at the Kirya, contradicting official claims regarding his access to the Prime Minister’s inner circle.

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דבר

"שנדע תמיד לשמור על הנר דולק": חנוכה בתחנת הכיבוי בלוד

בין קריאה לקריאה, כשהם אחראים על חצי מיליון תושבים, כבאי תחנת איילון עצרו להדלקת נר רביעי סביב החנוכייה הגדולה | לצד תחושת משפחה ושליחות, הם מזכירים לציבור: אור החג יפה, אבל אש דורשת זהירות

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כאן

החשוד במעורבות היעלמות היימנוט: אדם שעבד בעבר עם אביה

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02:19

Times of Israel

‘Historic moment’: Netanyahu announces $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt

Deal, which US reportedly pressed Israel to back, briefly stalled earlier this year after energy minister cited a lack of assurances that Israeli market would receive ‘fair prices’

02:19 (00:19 in your timezone)

02:57

Times of Israel

Funeral held for Alex Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor killed in Bondi Beach attack

Alan Dershowitz says he told Trump that US Constitution not clear if he can serve third term * Bennett admits hackers accessed his Telegram account, says phone not breached

02:57 (00:57 in your timezone)

03:59

Jerusalem Post

US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men

The US military said on Wednesday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men.

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04:16

Jerusalem Post

'He knew they were Jews, he only thought of saving lives,' says lawyer of Ahmed al Ahmed

“Ahmed knew they were Jews. He is a human being. He wanted to save their lives and would do it again. He didn't care about their religion or nationality," said Ahmed's lawyer, Sam Issa.

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04:17 (02:17)⇢Bennett's Telegram Hacked

⌨Israeli media prominently reports on former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's admission that his Telegram account was hacked, with thousands of personal chats and phone numbers of public figures, including international leaders, reportedly leaked by Iranian hackers (Kan, times, INN, Kikar Hashabbat, Srugim, N12, Ynet, 13tv). The ongoing gas deal with Egypt (Israel Hayom, Maariv, walla, Kipa) and the Heymanot Kasau disappearance case with a suspect linked to her father (Kan) also receive attention.