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IDF said to carry out airstrikes in southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings

US says it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting ships in Hormuz, CENTCOM says strait 'remains open for transit'

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows rubble before a roof was built over it at Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center outside of Isfahan, Iran, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran said to have mined entrance to bombed nuclear site to deter raid on enriched uranium

Former nuclear official says move raises risk Tehran could claim it can't retrieve some of the material at Isfahan; US says it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting ships in Hormuz

A car lies amidst debris following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Government reported to restrain IDF action in Lebanon to avoid derailing US-Iran talks

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

PM's office denies Kan news report; Israeli strikes in south Lebanon continue as Hezbollah drones target troops, without injuries

Jackals at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on February 19, 2022 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

‘Her whole face was covered in blood’: 11 campers attacked by jackals at Sea of Galilee

Authorities said to be concerned at least one of the animals could be infected with rabies; all of those injured have been vaccinated and released from hospital

Browsing vegetables for sale at Lira Shapira's Tel Hubbes garden in south Tel Aviv, May 28, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

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Compost makes the world go round?

In south Tel Aviv, organic plant waste powers an eco-friendly mini-economy

Residents of the Shapira neighborhood trade organic refuse for 'currency' to help fund a thriving community garden and farmers' market. Now, the idea is spreading

Sir Tony Blair, former prime minister of United Kingdom and Board of Peace Gaza Executive Board speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on The situation in the Middle Eas in New York, New York on April 28, 2026. (Lev Radin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Tony Blair takes on larger role as US-led Board of Peace struggles to advance Gaza plan

Former UK prime minister to assume a more managerial role on US-led body, while also taking on responsibilities relating to aid and continuing engagement with PA on reforms

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6 Jewish short films to watch this June on ChaiFlicks

By Noam Dromi and Anis Modi

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Latest Articles

Top ops

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Ab Boskany

The perilous fantasy of US withdrawal from the Mideast

For those who imagine a peaceful region if America retreats: What will happen when Iran’s radical proxies fill the power vacuum and Israel has to face them alone?

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

Tobey Finkelstein

Tobey Finkelstein

If only just a few Haredim were calling police ‘Nazis’ and women ‘shiksas’

Ultra-Orthodox rioters are no longer fringe extremists: I watched local teens block cars and my Haredi neighbors cheer them on – as the police did nothing

Rafi Josselson

I had to choose between my Zionism and my disability advocacy

Protest encampments may no longer block our path to class, but Jewish students like me who are attached to Israel are still barred from full participation in campus life

Morey Schwartz

When hands speak louder than politics

The Knesset’s recognition of Israeli Sign Language is a historic victory for human dignity – and for leaders who can transcend partisan battles

Shimon Sheves

How chaos became the government’s most powerful political tool

By normalizing disruption, the country’s leadership is chiseling away at the public’s discomfort with tyranny, as we head to elections

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jaclyn S. Clark

Dave Matthews answered me from the stage. Now comes the hard part

The rocker read a message about antisemitism to 20,000 people. It wasn’t perfect, but those calling it a fraud are missing the point of why any of us write anything at all.

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

Op-ed

Iran MOU would cap self-defeating ceasefire for Trump, marks huge problem for Israel

Combo photo: US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Pro-government demonstrators in Tehran, after a ceasefire announcement, early on April 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Shalev Shalom/Pool)

As US president waxes optimistic about chances for a 60-day deal with Tehran, Netanyahu seems unsure of how to react. Spinning this as victory before the elections won't be easy

Interview

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'The average user tends to treat ChatGPT as if it were God'

AI chatbots are telling Israeli voters exactly what they want to hear

By Eran Hildesheim

With 1 in 4 Israelis likely to ask AI for voting guidance, a tech startup tests how leading models handle such queries, warns chatbots rely on biased sources and prioritize pleasing users over stating facts

Report says UAE to release billions of dollars to Iran, in major shift meant to halt attacks

The Dubai skyline with the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper (R) is pictured as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026. (AFP)

By Andrew Mills, Marwa Rashad and Ahmad Ghaddar

Regional sources tell Reuters that Abu Dhabi has already delivered $3B to Tehran, will transfer total of $10-20B; UAE says report is false

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The Jaffa Institute

Give $25 today and provide 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.

Top ops

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Ab Boskany

The perilous fantasy of US withdrawal from the Mideast

For those who imagine a peaceful region if America retreats: What will happen when Iran’s radical proxies fill the power vacuum and Israel has to face them alone?

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

Tobey Finkelstein

Tobey Finkelstein

If only just a few Haredim were calling police ‘Nazis’ and women ‘shiksas’

Ultra-Orthodox rioters are no longer fringe extremists: I watched local teens block cars and my Haredi neighbors cheer them on – as the police did nothing

Rafi Josselson

I had to choose between my Zionism and my disability advocacy

Protest encampments may no longer block our path to class, but Jewish students like me who are attached to Israel are still barred from full participation in campus life

Morey Schwartz

When hands speak louder than politics

The Knesset’s recognition of Israeli Sign Language is a historic victory for human dignity – and for leaders who can transcend partisan battles

Shimon Sheves

How chaos became the government’s most powerful political tool

By normalizing disruption, the country’s leadership is chiseling away at the public’s discomfort with tyranny, as we head to elections

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jaclyn S. Clark

Dave Matthews answered me from the stage. Now comes the hard part

The rocker read a message about antisemitism to 20,000 people. It wasn’t perfect, but those calling it a fraud are missing the point of why any of us write anything at all.

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

Four UK pro-Palestinian activists jailed for violent raid on Israeli defense factory

Samuel Corner (far right) and other Palestine Action activists Jordan Devlin, Leona Kamio, Charlotte Head, Fatema Rajwani and Zoe Rogers. (Used under clause 27a of the Israeli copyright law; taken from social media)

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Judge hands out years-long sentences as he highlights 'terrorist connection' in 2024 attack on Elbit, during which one activist fractured a policewoman's spine with a sledgehammer

People march in the Tel Aviv Pride parade on June 12, 2026. (Flash90)

Man arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Pride participants

Tel Aviv holds first Pride parade since Oct. 7; cops impede some anti-government marchers

By Noam Lehmann

Trans model assaulted in Tel Aviv last month dances on float as estimated 100,000 people march along beach, following the city's call to 'vote with your feet'

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘Beaufort’: How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss Joseph Cedar's newly resonant 2007 Oscar-nominated film

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Explore Noa Attias' beautiful custom-made ketubahs, perfect for your chuppah. Infuse your marriage with tradition and deep meaning. Shop her collection today.

KKL Chairman Eyal Ostrinsky speaks at the dedication of the renewed Sayeret Shaked Park in the southern city of Ofakim, February 2, 2026. (Michael Houri, KKL-JNF Photo Archive)

Interview

Youngest-ever KKL-JNF chair vows to cut waste, mend fences and rebuild trust

Eyal Ostrinsky says the org won't buy West Bank land or fund projects for right-wing settler youth, claiming his priorities are more traditional -- forestry and boosting populations in the periphery

The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

US approves Paramount-Warner Bros. $110 billion merger, as state lawsuits loom

US Justice Department: Deal unlikely to harm competition, consumers; Democrats concerned Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE sovereign wealth funds investing in company that would control CBS stations, CNN

Irish, Israeli soccer teams to play at neutral sites after calls to boycott the matches

Ireland's Seamus Coleman walks as tennis balls are thrown on to the pitch during the international friendly soccer match between Ireland and Qatar in Dublin, Ireland, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/ Peter Morrison)

Ireland says Oct. 4 game it was due to host being moved because of 'operational challenges' of playing in Dublin, where anti-Israel fans recently hurled balls onto field amid play

'This is probably the last culture of a very long continuum'

‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan

By Rossella Tercatin

A site near Fureidis, south of Haifa, was occupied by early humans around 300,000 years ago, right before Home Sapiens and Neanderthals emerged in the region

Lazar Focus podcast

Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties

By Lazar Berman

Berlin's outgoing ambassador confident close relationship will continue, while expressing support for Palestinian state and calling for diplomatic solution to Iran threats.

Zman poll has anti-Netanyahu Zionist bloc on 60 seats

In 1st, Eisenkot’s party polls even with Bennett’s, in fight to be Netanyahu election rival

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with former MK Gadi Eisenkot to discuss their political futures, September 7, 2025. (Courtesy Naftali Bennett's office)

Two surveys, one by ToI's sister site, find Yashar and Together slates would tie, trail Likud if Knesset vote held today; separate poll has Eisenkot pulling ahead

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, 'The Devil's Arithmetic' (Courtesy of Jason Stemple and Penguin Random House via JTA)

Jane Yolen, author whose book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became Holocaust classic, dies at 87

By Penny Schwartz

Yolen published her first book at 22 and brought 450 titles to press, according to her family

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, author of 'Something We Said: Richard Pryor: A Notorious Word, And Me.' (Isabella Dellolio Photography via JTA)

Interview

Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life

By Andrew Lapin

In her new memoir 'Something We Said,' Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor delves into her childhood, Black and Jewish identities, and the racism and antisemitism that continue to shape American life

An adult male blue-tailed damselfly. (Charles J. Sharp, Sharp Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Israeli study on how damselflies get their vivid colors could help replace toxic dyes

Scientists reveal how microscopic structures and pigments work together to create intense, stable hues

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Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)

Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity law suit violates its First Amendment rights

By Andrew Lapin

British artist David Hockney sits in front of The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window at Westminster Abbey, London, that he designed, on Sept. 26, 2018. (Victoria Jones/Pool via AP, File)

David Hockney, iconic artist known for colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88

By Jill Lawless

A drainage tunnel in Nyack Memorial Park, New York from where dozens of Jewish girls on a school field trip entered the city's sewer system on June 10, 2026. (Screenshot/CBS New York)

Jewish schoolgirls get lost in NY creek tunnel; antisemitism ensues online

By Grace Gilson

US President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US strike killed leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Trump says

By AP

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar

By AFP

Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)

Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration

By Joseph Strauss

Ultra-Orthodox men block a highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, on June 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Thousands sit in traffic as Haredi protesters cut off central highways, block railroad

By Charlie Summers

Illustrative - A Greek police officer closes the entrance of the court house following the transfer of suspects that have been charged with membership in a terrorist organization, in Athens, March 2023. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)

Alleged Hamas operative ordered detained pending trial in Greece on terror charges

By Yannis Souliotis and Renee Maltezou

Goalkeeper Matt Turner, of the United States men's national soccer team, displays his jersey during the announcement of the team's 2026 FIFA World Cup roster, in New York City, May 26, 2026. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Meet Matt Turner, the only Jewish player on Team USA in the World Cup

By jacob gurvis

Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, center, walks with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong right, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, in Sevenoaks, England, ,June 11, 2026. (Carl Court, Pool Photo via AP)

UK, Australia, Canada announce ‘International Peace Fund’ for Israelis and Palestinians

By Lazar Berman

Those we have lost

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

Sharon and Eli Refai (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Eli and Sharon Refai, 42 & 27: Brother killed trying to rescue sister

Eli set out for Supernova music festival in an attempt to save Sharon, but both were ultimately murdered

Hagi Avni who was killed in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023. (IDF)

Those We Have Lost

Hagi Avni, 50: Event designer, father of 5 who sought to defend home

Killed fighting Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

Amit Cohen (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Amit Cohen, 23: Was slated to start a new job the day after Supernova

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

Lilia Kostitsina (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Lilia Kostitsina, 78: Grandmother of 10 loved to tend her garden

Murdered by Hamas terrorists in her home in Ofakim on October 7

Sgt. Sharon Leibovich (Courtesy).

Those we have lost

First Sgt. Sharon Leibovich, 42: Police officer loved a good joke

Killed battling Hamas terrorists at the Supernova desert rave on October 7

Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, 32, 4 & 1: Devoted mom to redheaded sons

Kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and slain in captivity, their bodies returned to Israel in February 2025

Master Sgt. Ari Zenilman, 32, who fell in battle with Hamas on December 10, 2023, pictured with his three children less than a week before Hamas's October 7 massacre and subsequent start of the 2024 Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Master Sgt. Ari Zenilman, 32: Dedicated father with a brilliant mind

Killed while fighting Hamas in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on December 10

Danielle Waldman and her partner Noam Shai in an undated photo from her father, Eyal Waldman's Facebook page. (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Those we have lost

Noam Shai, 26: Student slain at music festival with his fiance

Murdered at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Michael Ostrovsky (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Michael Ostrovsky, 77: Grandfather who loved to sing and dance

Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Magen on October 7

Dan Asulin who was killed next to Mitvahim on October 7, 2023. (IDF)

Those We Have Lost

Dan Asulin, 38: Local security chief’s son was born after his death

Killed battling Hamas terrorists next to Mivtahim on October 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Making waves

Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life

Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

People visit the opening of the 100th Hebrew Book Week at Sarona in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Story hour

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Amid declining reading rates nationwide, annual book event opens in both cities following one-day delay caused by Iranian missile fire

By Jessica Steinberg

Gwyneth Paltrow poses in an ad for Herzliya luxury apartment project 51 Park. (Courtesy)

Park plug

Gwyneth Paltrow lends her face to Herzliya real estate project

Award-winning actress fronts video commercial for 51 Park residential towers

By Jessica Steinberg

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