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Illustrative: An Apache helicopter flies as soldiers take part in a US-led military exercise in Petrochori, northern Greece, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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US military hits Iranian targets around Strait of Hormuz after downing of helicopter

CENTCOM describes the 'self-defense strikes' as a 'proportional response' * IDF intercepts Hezbollah rocket fired at troops in southern Lebanon * ‘Does he want to continue?’ Trump muses about whether Netanyahu will run for reelection

People walk next to a large billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with the slogan 'The Deliverer,' in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Most Israelis no longer think Israel’s security a main concern for Trump, poll finds

By Shira Silkoff

Survey says just 29% of Jewish Israelis believe ending war with Iran through a deal is in Israel's interests, with most doubting it will address missile threat or weaken regime

Israeli soldiers man a roadblock along the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel following suspected terror infiltration incident along the Israel-Lebanon border. June 09, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)

Four said killed in IDF strikes in Nabatieh area

Gunman in military uniform shot dead at Lebanon border after firing on troops

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Attacker infiltrated Israeli territory, did not cross border fence; none wounded, residents of border communities told to stay inside; IDF warns Tyre residents to flee ahead of deadly strikes, day after Iran warned against IDF 'aggression' in Lebanon

Palestinians accused of collaboration with Israel are seen blindfolded moments before their execution by Hamas gunmen in a Gaza street, September 22, 2025. (Social media)

Rising wave of extremist settler violence also criticized

Hamas members executed and maimed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, UN report says

By AP

Human rights office finds extrajudicial punishments carried out during war include 'executions, kneecapping, bone-breaking with metal pipes or cement bricks and beatings'; says acts 'amount to war crime'

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers and settlers gather in the village of Edna, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the olive harvesting season, on October 12, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

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'You have a soldier who's a settler serving in own backyard'

Empowered after Oct. 7, IDF settler units are terrorizing Palestinians, critics say

By Stav Levaton

Staffed by locals, including extremists, Israel's West Bank regional defense reserve units are accused of exploiting the IDF's authority as they compound rampant violence and harassment

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The jaffa institute

Donate $25 today and give an at-risk child a summer of healing and joy

The Jaffa Institute in Israel has launched an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer in Tel-Aviv Jaffa.

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Dan Sagir

Israel needs a deal with Iran, not another war

After years of escalation, military gains have reached their limits. A US-Iran agreement can freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and open the door to disarming Hezbollah

Charles E. Savenor

Charles E. Savenor

A story larger than ourselves

On the 250th anniversary of US independence, we need a ’Seder’: Gathering to ask questions, tell stories, and ponder what freedom demands of us today

Rivka Lebrett

Another soldier fell in Lebanon. I know his loving mother

Stopped in my tracks by the pain of a woman who knows she’ll never hug her son again, I try to do my best for my own boy, even as we argue about his shoes

Matthew Kaufman

Matthew Kaufman

The case against Reform anti-Zionism

The claim that Zionism staged a ’slow-moving coup’ collapses under scrutiny, and ignores why the movement embraced Israel in the first place

Doug Klein

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup: Group A preview

Mexico and South Africa can count us out – there’s only one Group A team we’re pulling for — and it’s not just because it comes from the land of the Golem

Stephan Pechdimaldji

Stephan Pechdimaldji

The hypocrisy in Israel’s new Christian outreach

George Deek’s appointment as envoy masks the reality of erasure and land grabs facing Christian communities in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and beyond

Ariel Beery

Why Peter Beinart doesn’t care about Israelis

Our conversation revealed a progressive imperialism that puts politics above people

Dan Moskovitz

Canada, remember your vows

Prime Minister Carney acknowledged this week that Canada’s covenant with its Jewish citizens is broken. Will the country do what’s needed to repair it?

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

The violent ultra-Orthodox fight against the draft is an ostensible holy war against the state

The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home underlines that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, in which there can and will be no compromise

Ella Ben Emanuel

Ella Ben Emanuel

We are all sick to death of war

I just want them to come home. All of them. From Gaza and Lebanon. From naval ships and underground bases. I’m proud of our army, but we are so, so tired

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

Hineni: The opposite of distraction

Try drinking a cup of coffee and nothing else. No checking messages. No reviewing your to-do list. No rehashing events. Just the coffee. It’s hard! And worth it

Netanyahu has turned the state comptroller into a branch of his loyalist court

By manipulating the Knesset vote to get his personal attorney appointed to the job of independent overseer of the government, PM proved he values personal loyalty over basic democratic norms

Gazan detainees seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prison Service 'unable to fulfill its mission,' Englman says

Comptroller: Prison overcrowding has harmed Shin Bet, delayed Oct. 7 terror trials

By Ethan Rubinson

Watchdog's report says state was unprepared to absorb influx of thousands of detainees during war, which led to the release of several high-level security prisoners back to Gaza

Israeli lawmakers attend a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset panel revises bill creating political Oct. 7 probe, preserves coalition control

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Constitution Committee removes controversial clause added last week allowing comptroller to fill vacant seats on panel, but bill allows probe to go ahead without opposition involved

Analysis

US anti-Zionist groups keep backing activists who are incarcerated for violence

Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is seen as he launched an attack on demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages, at an outdoor mall, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (Lisa Turnquist via AP)

Protest organizations, such as Students for Justice in Palestine, offer support to those convicted of attacking Jews and other targets in New York, California, Colorado

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Take Torah personally

Immerse yourself in serious Jewish learning that welcomes complex identities and builds your abilities as an independent learner and thinker. The Torah is yours. Own it.

Top ops

Dan Sagir

Israel needs a deal with Iran, not another war

After years of escalation, military gains have reached their limits. A US-Iran agreement can freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and open the door to disarming Hezbollah

Charles E. Savenor

Charles E. Savenor

A story larger than ourselves

On the 250th anniversary of US independence, we need a ’Seder’: Gathering to ask questions, tell stories, and ponder what freedom demands of us today

Rivka Lebrett

Another soldier fell in Lebanon. I know his loving mother

Stopped in my tracks by the pain of a woman who knows she’ll never hug her son again, I try to do my best for my own boy, even as we argue about his shoes

Matthew Kaufman

Matthew Kaufman

The case against Reform anti-Zionism

The claim that Zionism staged a ’slow-moving coup’ collapses under scrutiny, and ignores why the movement embraced Israel in the first place

Doug Klein

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup: Group A preview

Mexico and South Africa can count us out – there’s only one Group A team we’re pulling for — and it’s not just because it comes from the land of the Golem

Stephan Pechdimaldji

Stephan Pechdimaldji

The hypocrisy in Israel’s new Christian outreach

George Deek’s appointment as envoy masks the reality of erasure and land grabs facing Christian communities in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and beyond

Ariel Beery

Why Peter Beinart doesn’t care about Israelis

Our conversation revealed a progressive imperialism that puts politics above people

Dan Moskovitz

Canada, remember your vows

Prime Minister Carney acknowledged this week that Canada’s covenant with its Jewish citizens is broken. Will the country do what’s needed to repair it?

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

The violent ultra-Orthodox fight against the draft is an ostensible holy war against the state

The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home underlines that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, in which there can and will be no compromise

Ella Ben Emanuel

Ella Ben Emanuel

We are all sick to death of war

I just want them to come home. All of them. From Gaza and Lebanon. From naval ships and underground bases. I’m proud of our army, but we are so, so tired

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

Hineni: The opposite of distraction

Try drinking a cup of coffee and nothing else. No checking messages. No reviewing your to-do list. No rehashing events. Just the coffee. It’s hard! And worth it

Netanyahu has turned the state comptroller into a branch of his loyalist court

By manipulating the Knesset vote to get his personal attorney appointed to the job of independent overseer of the government, PM proved he values personal loyalty over basic democratic norms

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for US Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Israel looms large as Maine votes in Graham Platner’s US Senate primary

By Andrew Lapin

Amid abuse allegations and criticism of his longtime Nazi Totenkopf tattoo, anti-Israel Democratic candidate wraps up his campaign the same way he began it -- attacking AIPAC

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing June 9 – Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

As Iran regards Lebanon as its vassal state, editor David Horovitz weighs in on the increasingly fraught US-Israel relationship

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing on petitions regarding women’s prayer at the Western Wall, February 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

After 17-month obstruction by Levin, Supreme Court president’s appointment to be formally announced

By Jeremy Sharon

High Court ruling comes after justice minister refused to complete procedural steps announcing Isaac Amit's appointment, and a decision on Sunday that the justice minister acted unlawfully

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Considering Aliyah or buying a home in Israel? Olim Advisors is here to help

By Lara Itzhaki

Olim Advisors helps singles, families, and retirees make Aliyah or buy a home in Israel, with personalized support from pilot trips and bureaucracy to expert property guidance.

ToI podcast

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler

Senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute warns that as Israel heads into elections, the field is wide open for mass influence campaigns with no regulations

MK Moshe Gafni attends Finance committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Finance Committee moves to restore daycare subsidies for ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

New bill would only consider the employment status of a child's mother, no longer examine the father's eligibility for conscription; Finance, Justice ministries oppose legislation

Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic language spokesman, stands beside weapons the army says were seized from Hezbollah in Lebanon, at an army base in northern Israel, December 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Adraee says his evacuation orders have saved 'many millions'

IDF’s viral Arabic-language spokesman sparks fear, fascination in Gaza and Lebanon

By Melanie Lidman

Avichay Adraee has become one of the region's most recognizable influencers through his evacuation orders and social media presence, though some view him as Israel's 'face of evil'

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

ICC chief prosecutor suspended after probe finds he committed serious sexual misconduct

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Diplomatic source tells Reuters that International Criminal Court's governing body has recommended Karim Khan be removed from his post, with the decision now up to member states

Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing antisemitic harassment since Oct. 7

Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026. (Toby Axelrod via JTA)

By Toby Axelrod

Babka & Krantz owners shutter original store after closing second location months ago, saying they have been 'subjected to constant verbal abuse' since the Hamas invasion of Israel

Shoppers in Souq Faisal in the town of Mazra'a, on the edge of Nahariya, on June 8, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook

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'Kids are home from school. They need food!'

How do Israelis in the north feel about renewed fighting with Iran? Check out the supermarket

By Diana Bletter

After Iran fired a volley of missiles at northern Israel, and the region appeared back to the edge of all-out war, people went shopping for food, almost as usual

More Headlines

The Department of Internal Police Investigations in Jerusalem, July 8, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)

Border Police officer, reservist and soldier nabbed on suspicion of attempted murder

By Charlie Summers

The tail of one of two sperm whales spotted off Israel's southern coast on June 8, 2026. (Maya Elasar, Delphis)

Haifa University researchers spot two rare sperm whales off southern coast

Dave Matthews performs during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Dave Matthews says his criticism of Israel shouldn’t be ‘twisted’ into antisemitism

By Grace Gilson

Illustrative: A police car is seen in Jaffa on November 8, 2025. (Israel Police)

2 Umm al-Fahm men shot and killed in apparently separate incidents in northern Arab towns

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, talks to the media during an informal EU defense meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

EU sanctions two Iranians, IRGC unit for participating in Hormuz blockade

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Fans for team Iran wave as players arrive for the World Cup soccer tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, June 7, 2026. (Gregory Bull/AP)

Iran accuses US of revoking soccer World Cup ticket allocation for supporters

By AFP

A view of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on November 29, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Tel Aviv shares drop, shekel recedes against dollar as fighting with Iran resumes

By Sharon Wrobel and Agencies

Police officers stand guard as pro-Palestinian demonstrators stage a demonstration against the arrival of Israeli cruise passengers in Heraklion Port, on the island of Crete, on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Costas METAXAKIS / AFP)

Greece arrests suspected Hamas operative said planning terror attack on Israeli cruise ship

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: New Israeli shekel bills, September 24, 2023. (Hadar Youavian/ Flash90)

In first since 2022, Bank of Israel buys foreign currency to stem sharp shekel gain

By Sharon Wrobel

Lizzy Savetsky, left, appears in New York City on May 5, 2026. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Ari Ackerman); Elon Gold appears at the Tribeca Festival, June 4, 2026. (Rob Kim/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Tribeca Festival slams pro-Israel celebrities’ red-carpet jokes about Israeli dog rape allegations

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Chief Supt. Martin Kozmichekis (Israel Police)

Those we have lost

Chief Supt. Martin Kyzmickas, 46: Cop who had ‘warrior blood’

Killed battling Hamas terrorists at the Sderot police station on October 7

Elazar Samuelov (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Elazar Samuelov, 21: Partygoer saw his large family as an anchor

Murdered by Hamas terrorists while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7

Avi Dadon (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Avi Dadon, 44: Devoted dad ‘with the biggest heart’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

Noya and Carmela Dan (Facebook)

Those we have lost

Carmela, 80, & Noya Dan, 12: Savta who spoiled her Harry Potter fangirl

Grandmother and granddaughter murdered in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

Michal (Maral) Zarbailov (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Michal Zarbailov, 60: Daycare worker was on her way to Dead Sea

Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7

Ron Yehudai (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Ron Yehudai, 24: Soccer-loving partier ‘tattooed his life on his body’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Sa'id David Moshe (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Sa’id David Moshe, 75: Yom Kippur War veteran and dedicated farmer

Wife Adina, 72, taken captive to Gaza while he was murdered in Kibbutz Nir Oz, October 7

Tamar Samet (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Tamar Samet, 20: The ‘voice of an angel’ which hit radios posthumously

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova Festival on October 7

Staff Sgt. Ilay Gamzo who was killed near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Staff Sgt. Ilay Gamzo, 20: Lover of soccer who was all smiles

Killed battling Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai on October 7

Sgt. Maj. Alon Barad (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Maj. Alon Barad, 38: Police officer and family man who studied law

Killed on October 7 while battling the Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

US President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left, Knicks owner James Dolan and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Political arena

Trump booed at NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden

'We've waited a lifetime for this, and he's made it about himself, like everything else,' one fan says of US president, who has had a complicated relationship with his former hometown

By Amy Tennery and Bo Erickson

A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)

Surrealism in 3D

Magritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture

'The Castle of the Pyrenees,' which was donated to the museum in the 1980s, was damaged by a young boy who idly pierced the canvas while visiting with his family

By Jessica Steinberg

Kosha Dillz in his video "Parade." (Screenshot via YouTube)

Go New York go

Jewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

Team's run in the NBA Finals brings in New York City Jews, from kosher watch parties to radio talk shows and a viral slogan involving bagels

Hebrew Book Week at Tel Aviv's Sarona in 2025 (Courtesy)

Cancel culture

Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks

Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors

By Jessica Steinberg

A Great White shark spotted in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, in late May. (Healthy Seas/SDSS/GhostDiving screenshot)

Jaw-some!

Diver has rare encounter with Great White shark in Mediterranean

Volunteer clearing fishing nets from wreck off Sicily says fingers trembled while videoing creature; hopes it doesn't spark hunt for endangered species, which was spotted far from shore

By Michael Horovitz

From 'Noga,' the new documentary about the indie singer premiering June 7, 2026, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (Courtesy)

Indie attention

‘Noga,’ documentary about singer, to premiere at Tribeca

Film about Noga Erez's rocky road to stardom to screen at New York City film festival

By Jessica Steinberg

A photo of the Western Wall from the 1920s (AO Freedman)

Stone setting

Tower of David Museum wants your old Western Wall photos

Request for people to search for images comes as Jerusalem institution prepares 2027 exhibit for 60th anniversary of city's reunification following 1967 Six Day War

By Jessica Steinberg

Chef Raz Shabtai celebrating his Michelin star at Mutra in Florida on May 28, 2026. (X/Screenshot/Hen Mazzig)

Star of David

Miami chef earns first Michelin star ever for kosher restaurant

'Growing up in Jerusalem, I was surrounded by incredible flavors, spices and food that told stories,' says Raz Shabtai, whose restaurant, Mutra, is also the first anywhere to get a 2026 Michelin star

Attendees at the Sommelier Eshkol Hazahav wine award ceremony in Tel Aviv's Heichal Hatarbut on May 26, 2026 (David Silverman)

Award-winers

In Tel Aviv, vintners, growers and enthusiasts celebrate year’s best wines

24th annual Eshkol Hazahav awards spotlight year's outstanding vintages, alongside words of wisdom from culinary leaders Assaf Granit, Hedai Offaim, David Kichka and others

By Jessica Steinberg

A caretaker attends to an albino buffalo nicknamed, 'Donald Trump,' that was for sale, on May 17, 2026, ahead of Eid al-Adha, at a livestock farm in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Salahuddin AHMED / AFP)

Buffalo Don

Bangladesh spares albino ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo from Eid sacrifice

Rare albino buffalo had already been sold as a holiday offering, but authorities stepped into save the animal, citing 'unusual level of public interest' in presidential hair-do