Jerusalem, 12 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Tourism Minister Haim Katz will soon submit for government approval a first-of-its-kind plan for the development of tourism in Judea and Samaria, with a total budget of approximately 86 million Shekels ($27 million).

The Ministry said the move is intended to reduce ongoing infrastructure gaps in the area, which has less than 2% of hotel rooms in Israel, despite a unique concentration of heritage, natural, and religious sites with national and international tourism potential.

The Ministry of Tourism emphasized that the expected return for a hotel entrepreneur in Judea and Samaria is currently estimated at only 4%, one of the lowest in Israel, and that without proactive government intervention, a tourism industry will not develop in the region.

The IDF recently attacked a terrorist from the Hezbollah terror organization in the Bint Jbeil area in southern Lebanon.

For the second time today: The IDF is attacking Hezbollah terrorist organization infrastructure in several areas in Lebanon.

Following an attack on terror infrastructure in Lebanon: The IDF eliminated a terrorist engaged in the rehabilitation of military infrastructure for the Hezbollah terror organization. The IDF attacked and eliminated a terrorist from the Hezbollah terror organization in the Bint Jbeil area in southern Lebanon yesterday evening (Sunday). The terrorist was engaged in attempts to rehabilitate military infrastructure for the Hezbollah terror organization. The terrorist’s activity constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat and protect the State of Israel.

Jerusalem, 11 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — As part of Operation “New Order” to strengthen governance, enforce the rule of law, and restore normalcy to daily life in the Negev, in an enforcement activity in the Bedouin town Tarabin more than 30 suspects were arrested and detained for questioning for a variety of offenses, and weapons were seized.

“The activity is intended to restore a sense of security, enable a normal daily routine for law-abiding residents, and establish a continuous presence and enforcement of state officials in the area,” said the police.

In parallel with the operational activity, an integrated regulatory activity was carried out, in which civilian enforcement agencies and regulators operated in the village of Tarabin to carry out broad and focused economic enforcement. The activity included enforcement in the areas of planning and construction, environmental quality, infrastructure, taxation, National Insurance, the electricity company and agriculture – as part of a comprehensive action concept aimed at damaging criminal infrastructure, strengthening the rule of law and promoting normalization and proper civil routine in the community.

Jerusalem, 11 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Ministry of Tourism held a meeting of CEOs from the industry and announced the establishment of a tourism innovation community in the field of artificial intelligence in Israel.

The meeting, which dealt with the topic of “Artificial Intelligence as a Growth Engine for Israeli Tourism,” was intended to generate a brainstorming session that would lead to finding ways to mobilize technology and artificial intelligence to restore tourism to Israel and integrate them into the management of tourism businesses.

It was attended by CEOs and senior figures in the tourism industry and the worlds of artificial intelligence. During the meeting, the Ministry’s CEO, Michael Itzhakov, presented the steps that the Ministry is currently promoting in the field: establishing a dedicated innovation community that will bring together leading players from the private market, academia, and technology; formulating a national policy document for the use of AI in tourism and accelerating the use of technological tools within the Ministry’s service system. In addition, a “Talking Tourism” project was presented that will allow tourists to scan a barcode at key sites and watch AI-based videos that talk about the place.

Jerusalem, 11 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed what his office described as a “historic” joint statement on Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas today, Sunday, with german interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.

“Iran and its proxies – Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis – threaten not only Israel but regional stability and international security,” reads the statement. “The declaration signed today anchors deep cooperation with Germany in the areas of cyber, the fight against terrorism and advanced technologies and translates a security commitment into joint action.”

Netanyahu’s office said the signed declaration “anchors Germany’s deep commitment to the security of the State of Israel, and brings security-technological cooperation between the countries to a new strategic level.”

The declaration establishes a broad security partnership between the security authorities of the two countries in the areas of cyber defense, advanced technologies, law enforcement, counterterrorism, and civil defense, and reflects Germany’s historical responsibility – including strengthening Holocaust remembrance and cooperation with Yad Vashem.

“The signing of the declaration, especially in light of the Hamas attack on October 7, constitutes a defining moment in deepening the security, technological, and values-based alliance between Israel and Germany,” added Netanyahu’s office.

“I attach enormous importance to the overall cooperation between Israel and Germany, and especially on this question of cybersecurity, which is one of the main threats to our internal security, and in many ways also our infrastructure and other threats,” said Netanyahu.

“”I think Germany and Israel are natural partners,” he added.

The IDF is attacking infrastructure of the Hezbollah terror organization in southern Lebanon.

Jerusalem, 11 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security will participate in financing an insurance premium for farmers for protection against natural damage in agriculture for 2026 with approximately 78 million Shekels ($24 million).

The support budget for 2026 was determined in accordance with the insurance policy sales forecasts submitted to the ministry by the various insurance companies, explained the Ministry.

The purpose of the support is to encourage Israeli farmers to purchase agricultural insurance, strengthen the economic stability of farms, and ensure the continued production of local, fresh agricultural produce, as part of the overall effort to strengthen the food security of the State of Israel.