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Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last

Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last

While others attack, the terror group has largely vanished from the battlefield as it licks its war wounds and focuses on controlling Gazans, but...

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Stav Levaton

External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats

External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats

Western officials tell ToI that global consulting firm’s initial review shows Ramallah reformed welfare program to be needs-based instead of ,...

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Jacob Magid

Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations

Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations

MKs vote 43-39 in favor of legislation, which the AG said it removed the barrier between politicians and law enforcement, and undermined the...

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Jeremy Sharon

After rabbis’ threat, IDF says men and women won’t serve in same tanks

After rabbis’ threat, IDF says men and women won’t serve in same tanks

Army says options for integrating women don’t include putting them in same vehicle as men, after Hesder rabbis vowed to bar students from units

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Emanuel Fabian

Testifying before US Congress on Epstein, Bill Gates says he ‘never victimized anyone’

Testifying before US Congress on Epstein, Bill Gates says he ‘never victimized anyone’

In prepared remarks to lawmakers, Microsoft co-founder says he ‘never witnessed’ any criminal conduct and did not visit Epstein’s ‘island, his...

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Frankie Taggart

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of impeding firefighters near West Bank village

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of impeding firefighters near West Bank village

After suspected arson attack near Christian town of Taybe, settlers shot firearms and blocked a water tanker, according to a priest and Palestinian...

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Reuters

Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life

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

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Sue Surkes

US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

Pentagon chief describes 2nd straight night of attacks on Islamic Republic as part of efforts ‘to ensure we get the kind of deal that President...

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Toi Staff

IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities

IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities

Iranian envoy denounces resolution, says it ignores Tehran’s ongoing cooperation with nuclear watchdog, adding access to sites unaffected by war has...

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Stephanie Liechtenstein

‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists

‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists

Settler, backed by IDF troops, sought to prevent Palestinians from working their land; ‘Goal is expulsion of Palestinians from their land,’ says...

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Jeremy Sharon

Filmmaker Nadav Lapid receives industry support after boycott at film festival

Filmmaker Nadav Lapid receives industry support after boycott at film festival

Hundreds of artists defend director, who they call ‘Israel’s greatest dissident artist’; Lapid, a vociferous critic of Israel, warns of the...

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Jessica Steinberg

Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran

Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran

Herzog makes similar appeal amid growing communications between Jerusalem and Beirut; IDF strikes said to kill 13 in south Lebanon, as army says it...

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Nava Freiberg

US feds charge anti-Zionist network with criminal campaign against U of Michigan

US feds charge anti-Zionist network with criminal campaign against U of Michigan

Suspects allegedly targeted Jewish federation, intimidated a witness and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti on private homes

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Luke Tress

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

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

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Jessica Steinberg

Haifa oil refineries ‘will close in 2029,’ says head of Haifa Bay development agency

Yuval Admon, working within the Prime Minister’s Office, says 2026 crucial for shortening timelines, while KKL-JNF boss pledges NIS 100 million for...

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Sue Surkes

Knesset advances Basic Law bill enshrining Torah study, despite coalition revolt

Knesset advances Basic Law bill enshrining Torah study, despite coalition revolt

Four coalition MKs opposed measure equating bible study to military service; critics say bill seeks to preserve draft exemptions, ‘spits in the...

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Ariela Karmel

Despite war, Israeli startups snag $8.6 billion, as strong shekel cuts cash runway

Despite war, Israeli startups snag $8.6 billion, as strong shekel cuts cash runway

Although fundraising by local tech jumped 45% this year, it was invested in fewer companies, mostly cyber and AI; startups hire abroad as shekel fuels...

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Sharon Wrobel

Courting European Jews, Javier Milei praises ‘Judeo-Christian values’ at Chabad event

Courting European Jews, Javier Milei praises ‘Judeo-Christian values’ at Chabad event

Argentine president links Judaism to capitalism at Monday memorial for Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson as country presents itself as destination for...

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Juan Melamed

IDF confirms damage to airbase during Iranian missile attack this week

IDF confirms damage to airbase during Iranian missile attack this week

Warehouse at Ramat David Airbase apparently hit by falling fragments, not a direct impact, probe finds; military says none injured, no harm to...

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Emanuel Fabian

Arab parties Hadash, Ta’al, Balad announce joint electoral slate — without Ra’am

Arab parties Hadash, Ta’al, Balad announce joint electoral slate — without Ra’am

Factions say they are ‘leaving the door open’ for Mansour Abbas’s party to join them before the election; former MK Michal Rozin to run in The...

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Ariela Karmel

Rothman touts coalition’s ‘wonderful’ term, drawing ire of Oct. 7 victims’ relative

Rothman touts coalition’s ‘wonderful’ term, drawing ire of Oct. 7 victims’ relative

Merav Svirsky tells Religious Zionism lawmaker that some are ‘paying the price for your conduct,’ is reportedly removed from Knesset panel hearing...

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Toi Staff

Trump: Iran taking too long to negotiate deal, ‘now they’ll have to pay the price!’

Trump: Iran taking too long to negotiate deal, ‘now they’ll have to pay the price!’

US president says he may order fresh strikes on Iranian infrastructure; Tehran touts ‘inherent right of self-defense,’ says US strikes in south...

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Jacob Magid

Trump might just be getting tired of Netanyahu — and so might Israel

Trump might just be getting tired of Netanyahu — and so might Israel

The US president’s musing that Netanyahu might not run for reelection may have been wishful thinking, as a poll shows many Israelis would also...

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Ben Sales

Erdogan: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon and Syria threaten Turkey

Erdogan: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon and Syria threaten Turkey

Turkish president says Israeli ‘aggression’ must be stopped, claims Jerusalem trying to destabilize Mideast and light ‘fire of discord’ in...

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Reuters

Alleged spy’s mysterious vanishing spotlights Israel’s intelligence grip in Lebanon

Alleged spy’s mysterious vanishing spotlights Israel’s intelligence grip in Lebanon

Khaled al-Aydi, said to be a Palestinian refugee from Syria with Ukrainian citizenship, was held by Hezbollah, then escaped and disappeared,...

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Abby Sewell

Police recommend Minister Golan stand trial over job-fixing allegations

Police recommend Minister Golan stand trial over job-fixing allegations

Likud minister accused of creating fictitious jobs for associates and paying them for zero work; law enforcement official quoted saying there’s...

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Charlie Summers

The bully and the schemer

The bully and the schemer

Trump and Netanyahu may deserve each other. But in the battle against Iran and its proxies, and in the struggle for the democratic, law-abiding,...

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David Horovitz

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘state-led’ ethnic cleansing in West Bank; IDF rejects charge

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘state-led’ ethnic cleansing in West Bank; IDF rejects charge

Rights group claims routine violence against Bedouin and Palestinian herding communities isn’t perpetrated by ‘bad apples,’ but is ‘a core...

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Jeremy Sharon

Survey finds vast gaps in support for Iran war between Israelis and Palestinians

Survey finds vast gaps in support for Iran war between Israelis and Palestinians

75% of Israelis say the US made the right decision to attack Iran, while 80% of Palestinians think it was wrong, Pew report finds; In the US, 59% are...

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Zev Stub

Yeshiva rabbis say they won’t send students to tank units due to integration of women

Yeshiva rabbis say they won’t send students to tank units due to integration of women

Leaders of 12 yeshivas in ‘hesder’ joint study-service program reject plan to allow women to serve with men; IDF source says army in ‘impossible...

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Toi Staff

Daily Briefing June 10: Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service

Daily Briefing June 10: Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service

Political correspondent Tal Schneider on a proposed controversial Basic Law that would have resounding ripples, and why nations that were once allies...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

12 killed in shooting spree at illegal miners’ site near Johannesburg

12 killed in shooting spree at illegal miners’ site near Johannesburg

Attackers rampage through impoverished Jumpers settlement; cops suspect motive related to illegal mining activities, which has been linked to...

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Afp

Coalition turns Gotliv hearing into attack on AG, who opposes immunity for Likud MK

Coalition turns Gotliv hearing into attack on AG, who opposes immunity for Likud MK

Baharav-Miara says Gotliv broke the law by exposing Shin Bet officer’s identity; coalition lawmakers spend hours ignoring charges, instead airing...

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Ariela Karmel

Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree on major regional railway line bypassing Israel

Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree on major regional railway line bypassing Israel

Ankara touts deal that would curb Jerusalem’s influence, as lack of Israeli-Saudi normalization stalls progress on a India-Europe trade corridor...

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Michael Bachner

Trump says Netanyahu may quit politics, as poll shows 61% of Israelis want him out

Trump says Netanyahu may quit politics, as poll shows 61% of Israelis want him out

‘Does he want to continue?’ muses US president; survey shows majority of Israelis, including in the center-right, don’t want premier to run for...

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Toi Staff

Gwyneth Paltrow lends her face to Herzliya real estate project

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

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Jessica Steinberg

Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after brutal knife attack

Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after brutal knife attack

UK leaders call for calm as rioters burn bus, attack homes in wake of stabbing by Sudanese asylum seeker; police say motive unclear, incident not...

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Agencies

Albanian PM says Iran cyber op amplifying protests against Kushner-linked development plan

Albanian PM says Iran cyber op amplifying protests against Kushner-linked development plan

Major coastal luxury project has sparked mass protests over environmental impact and transparency; leader Edi Rama rejects the criticism, accuses...

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Zana cimili

Colombia’s outgoing president under fire over ‘Heil Hitler’ tweet

Colombia’s outgoing president under fire over ‘Heil Hitler’ tweet

Gustavo Petro defends his use of Nazi slogan in response to op-ed endorsing right-wing candidate, claiming it included ‘fascist phrases’

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Grace Gilson

Gaza talks hosted by Egypt stall as Hamas disarmament ‘remains only point of contention’

Gaza talks hosted by Egypt stall as Hamas disarmament ‘remains only point of contention’

As terror groups refuse to hand over weapons, Palestinian source says ‘talks continuing… in a context of clearly differing visions,’ as another...

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Afp

Video appears to show moment IDF soldier fired at family’s car in Hebron, killing baby

Video appears to show moment IDF soldier fired at family’s car in Hebron, killing baby

Group says footage contradicts army’s initial statement that soldier believed the vehicle was accelerating toward troops, who Military Police are...

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Nurit Yohanan

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

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

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

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Andrew Lapin

NYT: Iran will dilute rather than hand over uranium stockpile as part of deal with US

NYT: Iran will dilute rather than hand over uranium stockpile as part of deal with US

US officials tout considerable progress in talks they say are focused on four key issues, including halt on Iranian uranium enrichment that they...

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Toi Staff

NYC congressional candidate laments ‘obsession’ with Israel in politics

NYC congressional candidate laments ‘obsession’ with Israel in politics

Micah Lasher says he is ‘exhausted’ with incessant discourse surrounding Jewish state, urges more focus on domestic issues

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Luke Tress

Trump accuses Iran of downing US helicopter over Hormuz, vows retaliation

Trump accuses Iran of downing US helicopter over Hormuz, vows retaliation

But US president also tells WSJ that the incident ‘wasn’t a big deal,’ says ‘the pilot is fine’; IDF chief touts plans to deal ‘more...

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Jacob Magid

US military strikes Iran after downing of helicopter: ‘A proportional response’

US military strikes Iran after downing of helicopter: ‘A proportional response’

CENTCOM describes the airstrikes as ‘self-defense’ * IDF says it intercepted Hezbollah rocket fired at troops in south Lebanon * ‘Does he want...

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Toi Staff

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

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

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

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Luke Tress

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

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

Human rights office finds extrajudicial punishments carried out during war include ‘executions, kneecapping, bone-breaking with metal pipes or...

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Ap

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

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

Constitution Committee removes controversial clause added last week allowing comptroller to fill vacant seats on panel; bill allows probe to go ahead...

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Ariela Karmel

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

Report says state was unprepared to absorb the influx of thousands of detainees during war, which led to the release of several high-level security...

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Ethan Rubinson