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Second person hospitalized in Israel for possible Ebola after trip to DR Congo

Second person hospitalized in Israel for possible Ebola after trip to DR Congo

Health Ministry says man not confirmed to have contracted deadly disease, has been taken to Sheba Medical Center for testing; results expected in...

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Diana Bletter

Shin Bet says it foiled dozens of Hamas attacks led by Turkey-based operatives

Shin Bet says it foiled dozens of Hamas attacks led by Turkey-based operatives

Agency names several terrorists who allegedly worked on plots to attack Israelis, recruited operatives, transferred weapons and raised funds

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Emanuel Fabian

Over 90% of first-time voters plan to cast ballots in upcoming election, poll finds

Over 90% of first-time voters plan to cast ballots in upcoming election, poll finds

Enthusiasm appears to stem from young adults’ belief in the impact voting can have on Israel’s future, despite respondents indicating concern...

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Shira Silkoff

Starmer seen on the precipice as pressure builds for him to resign as UK leader

Starmer seen on the precipice as pressure builds for him to resign as UK leader

Expectation is growing that the British prime minister will announce timeline for resignation on Monday, although a minister in his government...

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Jill Lawless

Keeping his head: Educator detained for dual Israeli-Palestinian flag kippa dons replacement

Keeping his head: Educator detained for dual Israeli-Palestinian flag kippa dons replacement

In April, Israel police tore the Palestinian flag off Alex Sinclair’s kippa. Now he managed to buy a new one from the same Jerusalem store and...

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Rossella Tercatin

Yaacov Agam, pioneering Israeli kinetic artist and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 98

Yaacov Agam, pioneering Israeli kinetic artist and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 98

Sculptor celebrated for his vibrant geometric shapes and interactive works created the iconic Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff...

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Biranit Goren

Netanyahu is letting extremist ministers dismantle Israel’s global standing

Netanyahu is letting extremist ministers dismantle Israel’s global standing

With allies losing patience over incendiary rhetoric from Ben Gvir and Smotrich, the prime minister’s refusal to rein in his radical cabinet...

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Tal Schneider

Poll: 92% of Israelis believe Iran emerged as winner after war and deal with US

Poll: 92% of Israelis believe Iran emerged as winner after war and deal with US

Findings point to crisis of confidence in Israeli leadership, as majority of respondents don’t believe PM’s claims of achievements, rate his...

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Toi Staff

Iran cites Ben Gvir’s call to ‘burn all of Lebanon’ as proof of Israel’s ‘genocidal’ intent

Iran cites Ben Gvir’s call to ‘burn all of Lebanon’ as proof of Israel’s ‘genocidal’ intent

Call sparks international condemnation; Netanyahu and Sa’ar silent, while candidate Bennett dismisses minister as a ‘clown’ with no real...

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Toi Staff

Daily Briefing June 21 – Can a critical Vance have Israel’s back in Iran talks?

Daily Briefing June 21 – Can a critical Vance have Israel’s back in Iran talks?

News editor Ben Sales weighs in on today’s US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland and explores the question of whether the golden age of American...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Renowned Lebanese turtle conservationist succumbs to wounds sustained in Israeli strike

Renowned Lebanese turtle conservationist succumbs to wounds sustained in Israeli strike

Mona Khalil, 76, was the founder of a sea turtle sanctuary near Tyre; IDF says she wasn’t a target, but acknowledges carrying out strikes in the...

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Toi Staff

With massive teacher shortages, Israel plans on teaching English to middle schoolers through AI

With massive teacher shortages, Israel plans on teaching English to middle schoolers through AI

The prime and education ministers announce national program to move English lessons on screens. Since 40% of 19,000 English teachers don’t have...

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Rossella Tercatin

Top Shas rabbi: US-Iran deal is divine punishment for arrests of Haredi draft dodgers

Top Shas rabbi: US-Iran deal is divine punishment for arrests of Haredi draft dodgers

Ex-Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, known for controversial remarks on matters of religion and state, says ‘garbage’ attorney general to blame...

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Sam Sokol

Backed and armed by Israel, Gaza militias talk big but make little headway against Hamas

Backed and armed by Israel, Gaza militias talk big but make little headway against Hamas

Groups boast of gains in reshaping the enclave, but experts say they’ve had almost no impact, and Israelis should be questioning if apparent bid to...

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Nurit Yohanan

Smotrich: IDF will remain in Lebanon for years, won’t withdraw even if US demands it

Smotrich: IDF will remain in Lebanon for years, won’t withdraw even if US demands it

Minister says troops to stay until Hezbollah disarms and even after that, says PM agrees; Iranian and American teams are in Switzerland ahead of talks...

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Toi Staff

US-Iran set for new talks; Trump threatens US tolls in Hormuz if deal not reached in 60 days

US-Iran set for new talks; Trump threatens US tolls in Hormuz if deal not reached in 60 days

Vance heads to Switzerland, says hoping for progress on Lebanon truce and nuclear issue; US denies Iran has shut strait; report: US to push new UN...

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Toi Staff

Counterterror police probe after 5 hurt in apparent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

Shirtless man filmed wielding knife in Scottish city’s streets, yelling during arrest he’s ‘protecting the country from these fucking Muslim...

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Jill Lawless

Suspected Ebola patient being treated at Haifa hospital after recent trip to DRC

Suspected Ebola patient being treated at Haifa hospital after recent trip to DRC

Health Ministry says patient in isolation with contact tracing underway, but final test results not expected before Monday; if confirmed, it would be...

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Toi Staff

Settlers filmed grazing livestock inside Palestinian village in central West Bank

Settlers filmed grazing livestock inside Palestinian village in central West Bank

Sheep seen damaging crop of local farmer in Sinjil, as Palestinian shepherds elsewhere in the territory report coming under attack during settlers’...

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Nurit Yohanan

Thousands rally in Albania amid growing opposition to Kushner-linked resort project

Thousands rally in Albania amid growing opposition to Kushner-linked resort project

‘Flamingo revolution’ rocks capital Tirana, as environmentalists rail against socialist PM for backing development project by Trump’s son-in-law

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Zana Cimili

IDF soldier killed, 13 injured during overnight Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon

IDF soldier killed, 13 injured during overnight Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon

Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari is killed amid effort to capture terror group’s ‘strategic’ underground facility beneath Ali Taher ridge; earlier...

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Emanuel Fabian

Trump claims he can control IDF actions in Lebanon because Israelis respect him

Trump claims he can control IDF actions in Lebanon because Israelis respect him

Despite claim, Israel said to rebuff private US request to withdraw from Lebanon; president says relationship with Netanyahu is ‘good, but we have...

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Jacob Magid

IDF strikes in Gaza said to kill at least 9, including Al Jazeera cameraman

IDF strikes in Gaza said to kill at least 9, including Al Jazeera cameraman

Army confirms targeting Ahmed Wishah, accuses him of being a Hamas operative 2 months after killing his brother and fellow Al Jazeera journalist who...

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Agencies

Celebrating new appellation, Negev winemakers uncork plans to take their bottles global

Celebrating new appellation, Negev winemakers uncork plans to take their bottles global

Showing that perseverance and grit pay off, desert wineries Yatir, Pinto and Carmey Avdat cheer international designation as they look to extend...

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Jessica Steinberg

lran to lash prominent female singer for performing online without hijab

lran to lash prominent female singer for performing online without hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi and seven other artists sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘hurting public decency by producing and publishing vulgar and immoral content’

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Afp

France arrests 20 after banning rally against political executions in Iran

France arrests 20 after banning rally against political executions in Iran

Paris protest goes ahead despite the ban, which French foreign ministry insists isn’t linked to FM’s call with his Iranian counterpart

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Agencies

Iran closes Hormuz again as IDF attacks Hezbollah, upping pressure on US before Switzerland talks

Iran closes Hormuz again as IDF attacks Hezbollah, upping pressure on US before Switzerland talks

Vance however claims he sees no evidence strait is closed and expects ceasefire to hold, as negotiators head to Swiss resort; US and Qatar said...

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Agencies

Despite truce, IDF hits Lebanon after repeated Hezbollah attacks; at least 27 said killed

Despite truce, IDF hits Lebanon after repeated Hezbollah attacks; at least 27 said killed

Military says it remains committed to day-old ceasefire, does not comment on Iran-backed terror group’s claim it that it attacked Israeli troops...

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Emanuel Fabian

Jewish LGBTQ group reaches deal to march in Rome Pride after float banned over Gaza

Jewish LGBTQ group reaches deal to march in Rome Pride after float banned over Gaza

Keshet Italia hails ‘victory for Pride’ after compromise mediated by mayor lets group march on foot with extra security and gives it a spot on...

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Toi Staff

Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in row over WWII massacres

Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in row over WWII massacres

Poland announces it’s stripping Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor because he named a military unit after the nationalist Ukrainian...

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Agencies

Trump told Carlson, Musk in early 2025 that he wouldn’t attack Iran — report

Trump told Carlson, Musk in early 2025 that he wouldn’t attack Iran — report

Excerpt from new book says anti-Israel podcaster warned Trump Iran war would be the president’s ruin, while world’s richest man was...

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Toi Staff

‘What’s up, Doc?’: Sultry Streisand’s screwball meshugas

‘What’s up, Doc?’: Sultry Streisand’s screwball meshugas

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1972 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring a wacky Barbra Streisand and nerdy Ryan O’Neal

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Swastikas, hate speech reportedly printed in NYC UN-affiliated middle school yearbook

Swastikas, hate speech reportedly printed in NYC UN-affiliated middle school yearbook

New York’s UN International School, which serves diplomats’ children, says it seized yearbooks and is probing incident, which Israeli parent says...

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Toi Staff

Entebbe raid’s unsung hero gets limelight in new documentary 50 years later

Entebbe raid’s unsung hero gets limelight in new documentary 50 years later

Filmmaker Boaz Dvir makes case that rescue operation would not have been possible without key role played by French-Jewish hostage — and would-be...

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Renee Ghert-Zand

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to win big if US lifts sanctions as part of peace deal

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to win big if US lifts sanctions as part of peace deal

IRGC’s sprawling sanctions-busting empire is enmeshed in Iran’s economy, but the force’s terrorist designation may give US firms pause from...

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Parisa Hafezi

Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation

Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation

University of Haifa co-led study of Carmel Coast mud cores finds ancient Levantine communities adapted to drought rather than simply collapsing or...

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Sue Surkes

In Israel’s ‘Trump Heights,’ residents still believe in US president despite Iran deal

In Israel’s ‘Trump Heights,’ residents still believe in US president despite Iran deal

Locals disappointed with accord, but, one says, ‘When someone does something good for you, you’re not gonna hate them right when they do something...

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Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating local resilience

Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating local resilience

Years after boycott fight, company shows off new creation ‘Milk and Honey,’ made with ingredients from southern communities affected by Oct. 7

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Deborah Danan

Trump calls Netanyahu a ‘warrior PM,’ touts ‘great’ ties with Israel amid tensions over Iran

Trump calls Netanyahu a ‘warrior PM,’ touts ‘great’ ties with Israel amid tensions over Iran

US intel reportedly says Netanyahu actions in Lebanon expected to undermine deal; Israeli TV: American officials working to establish informal...

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Jacob Magid

Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries

Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries

Senator Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign

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Kelly Hartog

Trump envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks, Axios reports

Trump envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks, Axios reports

Aid Jared Kushner already on site, outlet reports * 20-year-old Palestinian killed, Israelis hurt in car crash near Ma’ale Adumim

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Toi Staff

Former antisemitic activist Lucas Gage explains to Jewish podcast why he left the movement

Former antisemitic activist Lucas Gage explains to Jewish podcast why he left the movement

Fixation on Jews had become ‘like a disease,’ says onetime white nationalist who spent more than a decade promoting conspiracy theories online

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Grace Gilson

Trump unveils the new Air Force One gifted by Qatar

Trump unveils the new Air Force One gifted by Qatar

US leader touts ‘a flying White House at a level of luxury that nobody has ever seen before’

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Seung Min Kim

Norway readies bill to ban all trade with Israeli settlements

Norway readies bill to ban all trade with Israeli settlements

Legislation will be subject to consultations for three months before vote is held; FM: These ‘colonies undermine the very foundations of the...

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Afp

Switzerland moves to ban all use of Nazi symbols amid rise in antisemitism

Switzerland moves to ban all use of Nazi symbols amid rise in antisemitism

Bill goes further than current law already prosecuting use of Nazi, racist or violence-glorifying symbols and would add a $250 fine for public...

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Afp

Iran war mediators set to meet in Egypt Sunday, as talks in Switzerland still on hold

Iran war mediators set to meet in Egypt Sunday, as talks in Switzerland still on hold

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt to sit down in Cairo; Trump: ‘We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did’; Tehran demands ships...

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Agencies

Police charge 3rd suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran

Police charge 3rd suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran

Australian police say they’re working with international partners in ongoing investigation, including to determine if three arsonists knew who...

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Rod McGuirk

Central Elections Committee orders Ben Gvir to take down flotilla abuse video

Central Elections Committee orders Ben Gvir to take down flotilla abuse video

Far-right minister deletes clip after judge determines that it constituted unlawful election propaganda and orders far-right minister pay $7,800 in...

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Toi Staff

Back on his feet: Thousands fund Israeli boy’s $3.2m degenerative disease treatment

Back on his feet: Thousands fund Israeli boy’s $3.2m degenerative disease treatment

Friends, family, strangers chip in for 8-year-old Meitar Roz’s life-changing DMD therapy in campaign launched by mother and IDF reservist father...

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Lianne Kolirin

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan suspended from British bar over misconduct claims

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan suspended from British bar over misconduct claims

Move follows his suspension last week from ICC pending vote by member states, after UN report accused prosecutor in case against Netanyahu, Gallant of...

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Molly Quell