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Air Force strikes Beirut after Hezbollah fires rockets at north

Police nab two suspects in settler rampage in Huwara; IDF yet to identify uniformed man who took part * High Court rules Levin must cooperate with Supreme Court President Amit *

One killed, five wounded in central Israel terror shooting spree by Arab Israeli

By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers

Two men in serious condition after rampage in communities bordering the West Bank north of Tel Aviv; one perpetrator shot dead, alleged accomplice arrested

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

Gaza man, granted asylum in Greece, was reportedly planning to target Israeli vessel due in Crete on Tuesday; material to make bombs said found in his home

A man walks away after watching as a black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following Iranian strikes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

US considering using Iranian funds to help Gulf states rebuild, source says

By David Lawder, Eman Abouhassira and Ahmed Elimam

US Treasury said preparing to assess damage inflicted by Iran; move could complicate peace talks, which have faltered on release of frozen Iranian funds

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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

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Gaza’s women get lost in the argument about them

Girls are being handed to older men and women forced to trade sex for food. But instead of trying to protect them, we debate which side is to blame

Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

After the fall, will Iran be free or just different?

The country I loved was the people, the language, the mountains... What will it take to bring it back and not risk suffering under a post-Islamic Republic regime?

Yedidia Stern

Get off the Trumpoline

Israel is the ’bestie’ of the king of the world. For now. But that comes at a price, and the Jewish state must put itself first for the long-term

Benjamin Lau

Easy to enter, hard to leave: Israel’s return to Lebanon

With Israelis divided sharply for decades over an IDF presence in Lebanon, leaders must explain the war’s objectives to win the people’s necessary support

Haredim block traffic at south Jerusalem checkpoint after arrest of suspected rioter

Haredi men block a bus at the Tunnels Checkpoint, between south Jerusalem and the West Bank, on June 7, 2026, following the arrest of a suspected participant in an anti-enlistment riot outside the home Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg. (Screen capture: Moshe Zaide/ZiratNews via X)

By Charlie Summers

26-year-old, who allegedly resisted arrest, is one of 65 detained for attack on home of Supreme Court justice who has ordered effective penalties against draft dodgers

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing June 7: Masked settlers clashed with Palestinians on Shabbat. Where was the IDF?

By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses incident of Palestinian infant killed by soldier in Hebron, settler clashes in Huwara, and an overnight with the Protective Presence group

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Yad Ezra V'Shulamit

Families in Israel’s North need help with food

Communities in Israel’s North are facing continued rocket attacks and severe economic hardship. Thousands are turning to us for help. Give a family groceries for the week.

Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23 (L) and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21.

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting against Hezbollah continues

By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff

Army says Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23, of elite Egoz Unit was severely hurt by drone, later succumbed to wounds; Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, killed by suspected accidental gunfire

Top ops

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

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Gaza’s women get lost in the argument about them

Girls are being handed to older men and women forced to trade sex for food. But instead of trying to protect them, we debate which side is to blame

Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

After the fall, will Iran be free or just different?

The country I loved was the people, the language, the mountains... What will it take to bring it back and not risk suffering under a post-Islamic Republic regime?

Yedidia Stern

Get off the Trumpoline

Israel is the ’bestie’ of the king of the world. For now. But that comes at a price, and the Jewish state must put itself first for the long-term

Benjamin Lau

Easy to enter, hard to leave: Israel’s return to Lebanon

With Israelis divided sharply for decades over an IDF presence in Lebanon, leaders must explain the war’s objectives to win the people’s necessary support

An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beat two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)

9 Palestinians wounded in settler rampage in Huwara; IDF soldier seen beating man

By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Dozens of assailants damage property, steal livestock and set fire to auto repair shop amid clashes across West Bank; army launches investigation

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestinian Football Association, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 7, 2018. (Thaer Ganaim/APA Images/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News)

Interview

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Says violence not OK, but Israeli policies may spark unrest

In rare critique, senior PA official says Abbas’s exclusion of political rivals is mistaken

Jibril Rajoub tells ToI that those backing exiled ex-security chief Dahlan shouldn't be forced to sign 'humiliating' individual amnesty requests, as demanded by ruling Fatah party

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Want to help give Israeli children of reservists a chance to be kids this summer?

Ten Gav is funding day camps, pool time and clubhouses for over 800 children of reservists. After over 2.5 years of war and sacrifice, these kids deserve a summer of fun and joy.

Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz competes in the national costume competition at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, November 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Miss Israel says this year’s contest will be bogus, sparking break with organizers

US-based staff plans to forgo full-on pageant, pick Miss Universe entrant without usual judge-based process, video shows; organization denies wrongdoing, revokes titleholder's status

A wounded Israeli soldier from the south arrives at Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, October 7, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Committee presents proposed rehab overhaul as war-wounded strain system

By Stav Levaton

Citing unprecedented surge in injured soldiers since October 7, panel recommends NIS 2 billion annual budget increase and expansion of rehabilitation services

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

Central bank purchases $801 million after shekel reached a 33-year peak against the dollar, raising fears of tech firm layoffs and relocations to cheaper markets

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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.

A fisherman shows a lionfish caught during the national championship for underwater fishing of red lionfish, at Los Caracolitos beach, in Higuerote, southeast of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ecological threat

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Israel enlists local fishermen to hunt down the invader

The hunt for the red lionfish — a beautiful and dangerous invader

The stunning Red Sea predator is wreaking havoc on the Mediterranean ecosystem, prompting an unprecedented alliance to curb its rapidly expanding population

Former senior Mossad official, Aleph, with back to camera, speaks to Dana Weiss of Channel 12 news, in an interview June 6, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Says Mossad recruited many Iranians who 'hate the regime'

Iranian regime will fall sooner or later, but US stopped war too early, ex-Mossad agent says

By Rossella Tercatin

Israeli plan to bring down the regime was interrupted by the US decision to halt fighting, says 'Aleph,' a former senior official; dismisses reported US criticism that the agency's plan was 'farcical' and 'bullshit'

Israeli singer Yishai Levi, November 8, 2024. (Moshe Shai/FLASH900

Singer Yishai Levi, staple of Mizrahi music genre, dies at 63

Artist, whose career spanned decades from the 1980s, remembered for unique voice that 'touched the hearts of millions of Israelis'

Op-ed

Shalom Yerushalmi

Netanyahu recalculates his election strategy amid shattered regional dreams

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The prime minister hoped to head to the polls as the victor of the Middle East, but a rebuke from Trump and ultra-Orthodox crises have imposed a new political reality

Minister for Social Equality and the Advancement of Women May Golan (left) votes for state comptroller, as MK Galit Distel Atbaryan takes a photo, at the plenum of the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Source close to Netanyahu admits MKs were told to film their comptroller votes — report

In recording aired on TV, source says 'directive' to record votes was the 'only way' PM's personal lawyer won ballot, conflicting with Likud MK's claim they were given free choice

Miroslav Koubek, right, head coach of the Czechia men's national soccer team, poses for a selfie with a supporter during a public training session, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Massive US security op prepares to take on unprecedented World Cup challenges

By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Rebecca Santana

A legion of federal agencies to deploy high-tech methods, including robot sniffer-dogs to counter threats, while drones and AI misinformation are among biggest concerns

Screen capture from video of the Palestinian flag flying over the Slovenian Presidential Palace, June 5, 2026. (Nataša Pirc Musar/X)

Slovenian president raises Palestinian flag at palace after new PM removes it at parliament

Musar repeats her 'genocide' accusation, says banner to fly as reminder of 'grave violations of international humanitarian law' worldwide; freshly installed government is pro-Israel

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Former defense minister Yoav Gallant arrives at the Likud court for a discussion on the proposal to remove him from the party, September 29, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)

Likud tribunal rejects petitions to expel ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant

By Ariela Karmel

Farid Issa Mazlavat, 22, killed in northern Israel on June 6, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Four killed in northern Israel over weekend, amid crime wave wracking Arab community

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Economic Club in New York on May 28, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

Canadian Jews divided by PM Carney’s new council tasked with addressing antisemitism

By Shira Li Bartov

Fire damage at Montreal's Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom synagogue seen on June 5, 2026, after an arson attack. (CTV youtube screenshot)

Suspect arrested for arson at Montreal synagogue, amid surging antisemitism in Canada

Members of the Global Sumud Flotilla headed for Gaza and arrested and deported by Israel pose outside a terminal following their arrival at Istanbul Airport on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

France opens ‘war crime’ probe over Israel’s treatment of flotilla activists

By AFP

Police patrol as a protestor stands near a banner outside of a venue where Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, will perform, in Arnhem, Netherlands, June 6, 2026. (Mouneb Taim/AP)

Despite antisemitic controversy, thousands attend Kanye West concert in Netherlands

Screen capture from video of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati, 2023. (YouTube)

Two convicted over London stabbing of Iranian dissident journalist

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Marwan Barghouti, center, raises his handcuffed hands in the air on the opening day of his trial in Tel Aviv, Aug. 14, 2002. (AP/Brennan Linsley, File)

Activists try to erect statue of terror convict Marwan Barghouti at UK parliament

Former French first lady Bernadette Chirac attends a a tribute ceremony to French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris, on July 5, 2017. (Michel Euler / POOL / AFP)

Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies at 93

By Thomas Adamson

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ireland bans Smotrich, Ben Gvir for anti-Palestinian remarks, flotilla actions

By AFP and ToI Staff

Destao Tzakul, a 19-year-old from Beersheba, who was killed in a stabbing outside his home on April 24, 2026. (Facebook)

Four minors charged over killing of 19-year-old Destao Tzakul in Beersheba in April

Knife seized from alleged assailant after apparent stabbing attempt outside Western Galilee police station, June 5, 2026. (Israel Police)

Stabbing attack thwarted in north, hours after IDF kills Palestinian firebomber

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Those we have lost

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

Slava Giler (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Slava Giler, 25: Partygoer was a ‘handsome and smiling kid’

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

Tal Maman who was killed near Mivtahim on October 7, 2023. (Facebook)

Those We Have Lost

Tal Maman, 38: Father, farmer who fought to protect community

Killed fighting a Hamas invasion near Mivtahim on October 7

Sgt. Karin Shwarcman (IDF)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Karin Shwarcman, 20: Air Force technician was huge cat lover

Killed by Hamas terrorists while off-duty at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Carolin Bohl (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Carolin Bohl, 22: German student wanted to make world better through art

Killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7 at Kibbutz Nir Oz while on holiday with her friend

Staff Sgt. Itay Chen (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Itay Chen, 19: American-Israeli tank gunner loved basketball

Killed battling Hamas near Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023, his body taken captive to Gaza and returned in November 2025

Sgt. Reem Batito who was killed in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Sgt. Reem Batito, 19: Warrior who ‘fought until his last moment’

Killed battling Hamas terrorists in the Kissufim IDF outpost on October 7

Cpl. Lidor Mekayes who was killed near the Erez crossing on October 7, 2023. (IDF)

Those we have lost

Cpl. Lidor Mekayes, 19: COGAT soldier dreamed of living in America

Killed on October 7 when Hamas terrorists stormed an IDF base near the Erez Crossing

Cpt. (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Cpt. Avi Goldberg, 43: Rabbi, educator, bridge builder and father of 8

Killed while battling Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on October 26, 2024

Elia Iluz (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Elia Iluz, 27: Father of toddler was just beginning career as a DJ

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

Chief Superintendent Avi Amar who was killed in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023. (Israel Police)

Those We Have Lost

Chief Supt. Avi Amar, 54: Hero officer’s final hug caught on film

Father of six killed fighting Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

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

Former hostage Gadi Mozes releases doves into the Kibbutz NIr Oz fields as a sign of peace during the May 22, 2026 Shavuot holiday celebrations. (Courtesy)

Harvest and rebirth

Gaza border kibbutzim mark first Shavuot without hostages

Nir Oz, Nahal Oz and Be'eri share images and moments of celebration from the harvest holiday festivities

By Jessica Steinberg

A kosher cookbook from 1846, titled titled "The Jewish Manual of Modern Cookery, With a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette," acquired by the National Library of Israel. (Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel)

Dairy tale

National Library acquires world’s earliest known kosher cookbook

The 1846 volume, believed to have been compiled by Lady Judith Montefiore, includes some of the earliest documented cheesecake recipes in Jewish culinary literature

US President Donald Trump's gift of Trump cologne to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in an image posted May 19, 2026. (Ahmed al-Sharaa/X)

Eau de Trump

Trump gifts Syria’s Sharaa cologne after spraying him in viral Oval Office clip

Syrian leader posts photo of present, harking back to White House meeting where Trump gave him a similar gift before asking him how many wives he had

By AFP

An urban crow collects plastic to build its nest in the city center of Jerusalem. March 6, 2013. (Nati Shohat/ Flash90/ File)

Pecking disorder

Bullying crows attack children, parents at Tel Aviv kindergarten

Birds swooping down and assaulting people, with some drawing blood; municipality cites annual phenomenon of adults protecting chicks as they learn to fly

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks on stage during an America First Workers Special Event on May 18, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP)

Imitation game

Hegseth impersonates Trump at rally: ‘Gonna have to be tough as sh*t’

To applause and laughter, the defense secretary recounts the president offering him the job

By ToI Staff and AP