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Israelis in Kashmir warned to ‘leave immediately’ amid India-Pakistan tensions

Foreign Ministry issues warning after deadly fighting between the countries * Israeli settlers reportedly torch farmhouse near Ramallah

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Toi Staff

PM denies backing bill that would’ve hobbled newspaper, on last day of direct questioning

Netanyahu claims Yedioth publisher Arnon Mozes played role of ‘opposition leader’ and was behind legislation against rival Israel Hayom, as premier...

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Jeremy Sharon

US pressuring humanitarian groups to get behind Israeli aid plan for Gaza

Trump administration indicating to organizations, such as World Food Program, that their US funding could be slashed if they don’t take part in...

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Jacob Magid

Trump: Iran’s centrifuges will either ‘blow up nicely’ in a deal or ‘viciously’ without one

But hours earlier, president told reporters he hasn’t decided whether he’ll allow Iran to have a limited enrichment program and nodded at Houthi ‘...

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Jacob Magid

US charges man for assaulting Jews in NYC, including Columbia students

Tarek Bazrouk, who Justice Department says showed support for Hamas and described himself as a ‘Jew hater,’ hit with federal hates crimes over...

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Reuters

Upstate NY legal dispute underlines ongoing Hasidic community growing pains

New York attorney general backs federal intervention over allegations that town of Forestburgh blocked Jewish development; town rejects...

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Luke Tress

Report: Arrested Iranian nationals were planning attack on Israeli Embassy in London

Unsourced report in The Times says ‘it’s understood the embassy was the main target’ of alleged plot, which minister has called one of ‘the biggest...

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Nava Freiberg

What Matters Now to bereaved mother Elana Kaminka: End the Gaza ‘forever war’

Peace activist tirelessly promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians — and protests the Netanyahu government, which she holds accountable...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Black smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney as conclave first day ends without new pope

Selection of next pontiff expected to take several rounds due to diverse mix of cardinals; White House posts photo of Trump in pope’s garb as ‘joke...

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Nicole Winfield

To mark 80 years to Germany’s surrender, a war photographer chronicles Jewish WWII veterans

As Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8, the stories of those who fought in the Red Army for freedom are captured in photos and interviews...

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Jonathan Alpeyrie

‘The final deadline’: Could the IDF conscription crisis bring down Netanyahu’s government?

Without a bill shielding Haredim from the draft, the Knesset’s ultra-Orthodox parties are weighing tactics from boycotting votes on coalition...

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Sam Sokol

Teachers reach new deal with Finance Ministry to end strike action over wage cuts

Under plan, teaching staff salaries will drop by 0.95% instead of 3.3%; framework will require changes in legislation to implement

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Toi Staff

GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College chief for silence on antisemitism discipline

At congressional hearing, school president Wendy Raymond declines to detail punishments for students and faculty accused of anti-Jewish bias; some...

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Melanie Lidman

Mother of hostage Elkana Bohbot fumes over mixed signals on how many captives dead

Ruhama Bohbot says ‘impossible’ to know if her son is still alive ‘amidst all of the things that are not OK’ about his still being held hostage in...

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Melanie Lidman

Trump says he’s not planning to stop in Israel on next week’s Mideast trip

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he doesn’t plan to stop in Israel during his trip to the Middle East next week. “We’re not planning on...

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Jacob Magid

‘Unbearable’ dread: Hostages’ families demand answers after Trump says only 21 alive

Relatives of the 59 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday renewed their call for Israeli officials to tell them if there is updated...

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Toi Staff

Reports: Iran pressed Houthis into truce with US to build ‘momentum’ in nuclear talks

Iran leaned on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to reach a truce with the US over attacks in the Red Sea in a move aimed at pushing along negotiations...

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Toi Staff

Hamas, Hezbollah commanders killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon

A Hamas commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Sidon early Wednesday morning, the military said. The...

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Emanuel Fabian

Ultra-Orthodox incensed as IDF chief orders boost in community’s conscription

Due to developments in the Gaza war, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has instructed the Personnel Directorate to immediately provide a plan...

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Emanuel Fabian

India strikes Pakistan after tourist attack; Islamabad vows to ‘settle the score’

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, in strikes that the Pakistani military said killed...

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Agencies

Israel’s NSO ordered to pay Meta $168 million for using WhatsApp to plant spyware

Israel’s NSO Group was handed a $168 million penalty by a federal jury in California on Tuesday for hijacking the servers of WhatsApp in order to...

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Reuters

Escalating nationwide strike, teachers threaten mass resignations over salary cuts

Teachers protesting salary cuts said Tuesday evening they plan to continue disrupting the educational system on Wednesday and are threatening mass...

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Toi Staff

Left in ashes by wind-whipped inferno, Canada Park grapples with near-total devastation

The scent of charred wood hung heavy in the air, though the flames had been extinguished days earlier. Skeletons of trees loomed over the...

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Charlie Summers

Trump plans to rename Persian Gulf, officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to...

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Matthew Lee

Trump announces US truce with Houthis, who say their strikes on Israel will continue

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US would stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after the Iran-backed group had agreed to stop interrupting...

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Toi Staff

In first, US Jewish security outfit opens boot camp for volunteer synagogue guards

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York — A woman in a black jacket, black pants and dark sunglasses emerged from a bank and stepped into the bright morning...

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Luke Tress

Man killed, 9 others injured after boat capsizes off coast of Eilat

Vessel takes sharp turn and flips over, flinging passengers into the sea; police probing whether accident due to negligence or technical malfunction

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Toi Staff

3 soldiers wounded, 2 seriously, in West Bank attacks

Two reservists come under fire close to Reihan checkpoint; moments later, Palestinian rams car and stabs soldiers near Hebron

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Emanuel Fabian

Hamas-run authorities say at least 48 killed in series of IDF strikes in Gaza

Reports say airstrikes hit school sheltering displaced people, restaurant; IDF says soldier seriously wounded, several more moderately hurt in...

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Agencies

Trump ditched Israel with surprise Houthi truce. That doesn’t bode well on Iran

Days after Yemeni group caused untold economic damage by hitting Ben Gurion Airport, the US president blindsided his allies; this has no doubt...

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Lazar Berman

Netanyahu says 21 hostages are definitely alive, but there is ‘doubt’ about 3 others

PM’s remarks come after comments by wife Sara as well as Trump contradicted official Israeli estimate of 24 living captives remaining in Gaza

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Lazar Berman

Despite Shin Bet chief’s departure, AG asks court to rule on core issues behind dismissal

Baharav-Miara tells justices a ruling is critical to upholding independence of security agency against ‘illegitimate pressures’ from politicians

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Jeremy Sharon

Witkoff said expected to brief UN Security Council on new US-Israeli Gaza aid plans

Foreign diplomat believes Trump’s ‘very big’ announcement will deal with new aid mechanism; Reuters says Israel, US discussing American...

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Lazar Berman

3 months into major Jenin operation, IDF signals gains as residents face ruin

With over 100 terror operatives killed and hundreds arrested, Israel claims campaign improving security, as much of Jenin refugee camp remains...

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Stav Levaton

Survey finds 38% of American Jews believe in afterlife

Figure far lower than 83% of American Christians and 58% of Israeli Jews who believe in life after death; Pew poll also finds US Jews follow...

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Ben Sales

Revived air defense battalion to aim new weapons at drone threat in north

The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday said it had revived a defunct air defense battalion to operate new anti-drone systems. The 946th Air Defense...

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Emanuel Fabian

Houthis, assessing $500 million damage from Israeli strikes on airport, vow response

Israel’s attack on the airport in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused half a billion dollars in damage,...

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Agencies

US cuts separate reporting channel for its diplomats covering Palestinians

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to fully merge the US Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA) back into the US Embassy in Jerusalem, the...

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Jacob Magid

UAE said to set up backchannel talks between Israel and Syria’s new regime

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday confirmed that his country was currently taking part in indirect talks with Israel. Reports earlier...

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Reuters

Airlines further extend pauses on Israel flights, in sign they may stay away longer

Almost all foreign airlines have further extended their suspension of flight services to Tel Aviv, leaving thousands of Israelis stranded overseas...

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Sharon Wrobel

US Vice President Vance says Iran nuclear talks on ‘right pathway’

WASHINGTON — US Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that talks on Iran’s nuclear program are heading in the right direction, stating that Tehran...

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Reuters

Iran ‘disturbed’ by UK’s arrest of Iranians in two counter-terror raids

Iran’s foreign ministry rejected accusations brought by Britain following the weekend arrest of seven Iranians in two separate counter-terrorism...

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Reuters

Daily Briefing May 7: Day 579 – Trump cuts deal with Houthis, leaving Israel out in cold

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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Jessica Steinberg

Union presses Norway wealth fund to divest from firms that aid Israel in West Bank, Gaza

Norway’s $1.8 trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, should divest from all companies that aid Israel in areas claimed by the Palestinian for a...

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Reuters

Knesset summer session to focus on Haredi draft, efforts to curb public media

Following a monthlong recess over the Passover holiday and Independence Day, the Knesset began its summer legislative session on Monday, ushering in...

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Sam Sokol

His first term was remarkable for Israel from the start. What is Trump up to this time?

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these...

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David Horovitz

Ex-PM Bennett, Ben Gvir deny report alleging exchange of ‘hush money’

Former premier Naftali Bennett adamantly denied Wednesday that he had paid National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir hush money to keep quiet...

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Sam Sokol

Another US fighter jet goes overboard from carrier in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its...

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Diana Bletter

Study: 12% of reserve soldiers report PTSD symptoms after Gaza combat service

Researchers from Tel Aviv University say there is a sharp rise in the number of soldiers reporting multiple symptoms of post-traumatic stress...

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Diana Bletter

Columbia University anti-Israel activists reignite protests with library takeover

Demonstrators call for an ‘intifada revolution,’ disrupting studies before finals week, as the Ivy league school grapples with pressure from Trump...

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Luke Tress