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Yarden Bibas’s letter to Netanyahu calling for state inquiry, asking PM to join him at kibbutz

In letter read out in Knesset, freed hostage who lost wife and kids asks PM to accompany him when he first returns to his home, laments ‘so few...

yesterday 10

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Toi Staff

‘We are bringing back our hostages from Gaza,’ Trump says in address to Congress

US president briefly mentions issue during lengthy speech attended by several former captives, who are in DC to meet with officials; says ‘We’re...

yesterday 60

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Jacob Magid

Oct. 7 is not a ‘watershed’ event for UK antisemitism, but did bring it to a boil, says expert

David Hirsh, head of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, warns of the dangers of ‘normalized’ antisemitism and a rising...

yesterday 30

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Robert Philpot

PM’s office rails at Shin Bet head, says agency’s probe ‘doesn’t answer any question’

Statement attributed to Netanyahu’s ‘circle’ says Ronen Bar ‘completely failed’ to warn of Oct. 7 onslaught; opposition leaders pan premier for ‘...

yesterday 30

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Toi Staff

Trump’s speech to Congress expected to touch on efforts to free the Hamas hostages

US rejects Egyptian proposal that calls for Palestinians to remain in Gaza while enclave is rebuilt, says plan ‘doesn’t address the reality that...

yesterday 30

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Toi Staff

Zelensky says ready to work for peace under Trump, doesn’t want endless war

Ukrainian president calls Oval Office spat ‘regrettable,’ stresses wants to ‘make things right’ with US leader, proposes initial air and sea truce...

yesterday 30

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Agencies

IDF troops kill top Hamas terrorist in Jenin raid, as West Bank operation expands

Governor of terror hotbed reports ‘massive destruction’ in wake of IDF gunfight with terror commander Issar Saadi; soldiers shoot knife-wielding...

yesterday 30

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Emanuel Fabian

Elissa Slotkin warns of recession as Democrats respond to Trump’s address

Jewish senator with a pro-Israel voting record chosen to rebut US president’s first joint congressional speech; warns he didn’t lay out a ‘credible...

yesterday 30

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Agencies

IDF demolishes Hebron homes of two terrorists who killed seven in Tel Aviv

Ahmed Himouni and Mohammad Mesek used rifle and knife in October attack on and near light rail; 15 also injured

yesterday 30

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Emanuel Fabian

Trump’s address to Congress showed country’s stark partisan divide

US president boasted of his election victory and criticized Democrats, reflecting his steamroller approach to his second term

yesterday 40

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Chris Megerian

Michael Bloomberg tops list of America’s leading donors for 2nd year in a row

Former NYC mayor gave $3.7 billion to variety of philanthropical causes last year; other top donors include Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, retired...

yesterday 20

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Maria Di Mento

‘Years of joy and light, extinguished’: Ohad Yahalomi laid to rest after return from Gaza

Wife of murdered hostage says she is ‘walking in shadows, groping, trying to find my way forward without you’; sister says: ‘In the one moment you...

yesterday 20

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Toi Staff

Eyal Zamir takes over from Herzi Halevi as IDF chief, vows victory over Hamas

In parting speech, outgoing military chief of staff calls for state commission of inquiry in October 7; successor says he will do everything to...

yesterday 20

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Emanuel Fabian

Abbas confidant: If Trump advances Gaza ‘expulsion’ plan, PA will cut ties with US

Ahmad Majdalani says Ramallah wants to turn page with Washington after bitter first term, is maintaining contacts because it doesn’t see...

yesterday 20

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Jacob Magid

AG instructs defense minister to enact sanctions on draft-dodging ultra-Orthodox

Baharav-Miara says that with military enlistment not meeting targets, Katz must hold an urgent hearing to advance punitive measures

yesterday 20

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Jeremy Sharon

Daily Briefing Mar. 5: Day 516 – Arab states plan for Gaza, are frustrated with PA

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses former hostages at Trump’s address to Congress; an Arab summit opposing the president’s plan; and the role of...

yesterday 20

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Jessica Steinberg

Over 200 anti-Israel demonstrators protest Bennett event at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian groups accuse former prime minister of being a war criminal; small group of pro-Israel activists hold counter-protest; talk goes...

yesterday 20

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Jeremy Sharon

Greek top court frees Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz, overturning extradition

Judges accept businessman’s appeal against being sent to Romania, where he is wanted to serve out five-year sentence for real estate fraud

yesterday 20

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Reuters

Cabinet approves over NIS 1 billion in coalition funds for Haredim, of a total NIS 5b

Items approved include $350 million for yeshivas, $2.2 million for groups that arrange IDF exemptions for Haredi students, $6.9 million for Jewish...

yesterday 20

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Sam Sokol

‘Do not cooperate’: Nonprofit linked to top Haredi rabbis encourages draft dodging

Haredim are pushing for coalition funds for Vaad HaYeshivot, which tells yeshiva students to ignore the law in favor of ‘the instructions of the...

yesterday 20

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Sam Sokol

Trump says Zelensky wants peace, ready for mineral deal after Oval Office blowup

US president cites letter from Ukrainian counterpart, doesn’t indicate if it will change his policies; VP Vance offends UK, France over military...

yesterday 30

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Aamer Madhani

After pledge to Trump, Jordan evacuates first group of Gazan kids for medical care

Amman says over 30 Palestinian children ‘suffering various illnesses’ have arrived in kingdom to be treated as part of ‘initiative that the king...

yesterday 20

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Maria Di Mento

Biblical-themed exhibit inaugurated at Roman site under Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

A 2nd-century gate in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter offers a glimpse into the capital’s multilayered history — and complex present

yesterday 20

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Rossella Tercatin

Breast milk protein’s superpowers lead to breakthrough for new class of oral drugs

Technion researcher Dr. Assaf Zinger says his team’s work shows that the proteins cover and protect nanoparticles as they pass through intestinal...

yesterday 20

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Diana Bletter

Trump threatens to cut federal funds for universities that allow ‘illegal protests’

US president says foreign ‘agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently’ deported and American students ‘will be permanently expelled,’ drawing...

yesterday 30

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Agencies

BBC chief: Gaza documentary scandal a ‘dagger to the heart’ of our impartiality

Chair Samir Shah tells lawmakers ‘proper independent review’ needed; teenage son of Hamas figure at center of controversy reportedly featured in...

yesterday 20

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Agencies

Prices soar in Gaza markets after Israel cuts off flow of aid, demanding hostages

UNICEF spokesman warns of ‘catastrophic result’ if halt on aid continues, as nonprofit claims ‘nowhere near enough’ came in during phase one;...

yesterday 7

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Agencies

Why Netanyahu must accept Yarden Bibas’s noble invitation, and also back state probe of Oct. 7

‘If we do not look the disaster in the eye, we will not be able to recover,’ the bereaved father and husband wrote, urging the PM to join him when...

yesterday 10

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David Horovitz

Ra’am chief Mansour Abbas says he won’t run for Knesset beyond the next election

Islamist party head, who was the first Arab party leader to join an Israeli ruling coalition, says it’s ‘better to come and try, [then] give an...

yesterday 5

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Toi Staff

Qatar blasts Shin Bet probe that said Doha’s funds to Gaza helped Hamas launch Oct. 7

Gulf state says no Qatari money went to terror group’s political or military wing, stresses that yearslong payments to Strip were made with consent...

yesterday 4

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Toi Staff

Big hype brings big crowds to big new open-air mall, but will they stick around?

Opening of BIG Fashion Glilot between Tel Aviv and Herzliya creates initial buzz, but with plenty of nearby malls featuring largely the same...

yesterday 3

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Sharon Wrobel

Teenage girl critically hurt in car-ramming terror attack last week dies of her wounds

17-year-old Yahli Gur succumbs to injuries six days after Palestinian drove a car into her and 12 others at a bus stop in northern Israel

yesterday 5

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Toi Staff

Israeli banks rake in record profits as their war-battered customers drown in debt

Lack of competition, high interest rates and weak regulations have lenders notching record profits on the backs of households struggling to make...

yesterday 3

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Sharon Wrobel

In 1st, US holding secret direct talks with Hamas to free American hostages, end war

Trump’s envoy talking directly to terror group in Qatar, despite US’s designation of Hamas as terror group; US consulted Israel on idea, but not...

yesterday 4

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Jacob Magid

US sanctions Houthi leaders, a day after reinstating terrorist designation

Treasury announces sanctions against 7 leaders of Iran-backed Yemeni group in bid to cut off funds, stifle weapons supply

yesterday 4

The Times of Israel

Agencies

Family of hostage soldier Matan Angrest publishes first photo of him from captivity

Family of hostage soldier Matan Angrest publishes first photo of him from captivity

The family of hostage soldier Matan Angrest on Monday published the first photo of him from captivity, from a video received from Hamas. The still...

previous day 60

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Toi Staff

Mother of soldier Nachshon Wachsman dies, 30 years after his kidnapping and murder

Mother of soldier Nachshon Wachsman dies, 30 years after his kidnapping and murder

The mother of an IDF soldier and dual Israeli American citizen kidnapped and murdered by Hamas in the West Bank died Monday, 30 years after the...

previous day 50

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Toi Staff

Arab leaders set to huddle in Cairo over alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

Arab leaders set to huddle in Cairo over alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

Arab leaders were set to gather in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a plan from US President Donald Trump in which the United States...

previous day 50

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Agencies

Hostage father says he’ll publish more images of son’s captivity to push for release

Hostage father says he’ll publish more images of son’s captivity to push for release

The father of hostage soldier Matan Angrest said Tuesday his family would publish more graphic images in their possession of his son’s captivity if...

previous day 20

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Toi Staff

Anu Museum introduces pilot program for veteran immigrants

Anu Museum introduces pilot program for veteran immigrants

With Aliyah Day in Israel coming on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Nisan, or April 8, Anu – Museum of the Jewish People is looking ahead with...

previous day 30

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Jessica Steinberg

Daily Briefing Mar. 4: Day 515 – Devastating IDF Oct. 7 probes depict years of misconceptions

Daily Briefing Mar. 4: Day 515 – Devastating IDF Oct. 7 probes depict years of misconceptions

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....

previous day 30

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Journalist who had Khrushchev’s ear as nuclear war loomed says Putin wouldn’t have caved to US

Journalist who had Khrushchev’s ear as nuclear war loomed says Putin wouldn’t have caved to US

Veteran CBS and NBC News correspondent Marvin Kalb’s latest book, “A Different Russia: Khrushchev and Kennedy on a Collision Course,” explores a...

previous day 20

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Mordechai I. Twersky

Trump says 25% US tariff on imports from Mexico, Canada to take effect Tuesday

Trump says 25% US tariff on imports from Mexico, Canada to take effect Tuesday

US President Donald Trump said Monday that 25 percent taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a...

previous day 40

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Agencies

Israel attacks military site in northwestern Syria; no casualties reported

Israel attacks military site in northwestern Syria; no casualties reported

Israel carried out an airstrike in Syria on Monday evening, targeting a military facility near the city of Tartous, in the country’s northwestern...

previous day 40

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Emanuel Fabian

Chief of IDF Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk to resign from military

Chief of IDF Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk to resign from military

The chief of the IDF Operations Directorate, Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, will be resigning from the military after four years in the role and some 33...

previous day 30

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Emanuel Fabian

For Rome’s Jews, ties with ailing pope are personal. And increasingly complicated

For Rome’s Jews, ties with ailing pope are personal. And increasingly complicated

Monday, March 3, was marked in Bruno Limentani’s calendar as a very important day. The 63-year-old Roman Jewish businessman was supposed to meet...

previous day 40

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Rossella Tercatin

Jewish editor in Florida says he was fired for cartoon panning Israel over Gaza war

Jewish editor in Florida says he was fired for cartoon panning Israel over Gaza war

JTA — A Florida editor says he was fired by his local paper, part of a national network, after he ran a cartoon that was critical of the death toll...

previous day 70

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Philissa Cramer

Knesset ushers violently prevent victims’ families from attending debate on Oct. 7 probe

Knesset ushers violently prevent victims’ families from attending debate on Oct. 7 probe

Violence broke out in the Knesset on Monday evening as guards used force to physically prevent bereaved families and relatives of hostages from...

previous day 80

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Sam Sokol

Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky

Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a White House official said, sharply escalating pressure...

previous day 60

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Danny Kemp

Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later

Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later

On the morning of October 7, 2023, over 180 terrorists swarmed into the unsuspecting Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nahal Oz in three waves,...

previous day 10

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Emanuel Fabian