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New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim

New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim

Hamas terrorists murdered agronomist Yakov Inon and his wife Bilha at Moshav Netiv Ha’asara. He was a consultant to the Volcani Instiute, which...

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Sue Surkes

Iran executes two men accused of planning attacks with Israel’s Mossad

Iran executes two men accused of planning attacks with Israel’s Mossad

Mohammad ​Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi found guilty of collaborating with ‘hostile groups’ and receiving training abroad

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Agencies

British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal

British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal

Set to explain appointment of US envoy despite ties to disgraced financier, Starmer looks to stymie calls to quit, as opposition says he’s ‘taking...

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Jill Lawless

North Korea again tests cluster munitions in launch observed by Kim and his daughter

North Korea again tests cluster munitions in launch observed by Kim and his daughter

Observers say the Iran war may have prompted North Korea to display its cluster bombs; Iran repeatedly fired such weapons at Israeli cities

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Hyung-Jin Kim

Louisiana father kills 7 of his children and another child in shooting at house — police

Louisiana father kills 7 of his children and another child in shooting at house — police

Children ranged in age from 3 to 11; their mother critically injured; gunman killed after chase by police

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Sophie Bates

LA woman arrested on charge of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan

Iranian national, who is US permanent resident, to face charges that she brokered sale of ‘drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of...

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Pakistan intensifying diplomatic efforts to ensure US-Iran talks go ahead Tuesday

Pakistan intensifying diplomatic efforts to ensure US-Iran talks go ahead Tuesday

IDF warns southern Lebanese residents not to return amid truce, hits Hezbollah rocket launcher * Hamas reportedly only willing to give up internal...

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Toi Staff

US says it seized Iranian ship that tried to break blockade; Tehran vows to retaliate

US says it seized Iranian ship that tried to break blockade; Tehran vows to retaliate

Uncertainty mounts over truce’s future as Iran accuses US of ‘armed piracy’; French firm says ship targeted by warning shots; UK fears ‘risk...

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Jacob Magid

IDF says photo of soldier destroying Jesus statue in Lebanon is genuine, vows action

IDF says photo of soldier destroying Jesus statue in Lebanon is genuine, vows action

Military says it views incident with ‘great severity,’ that it will be handled ‘through the chain of command’ and that IDF will help restore...

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Emanuel Fabian

Police scrap plan for officers to join audience of contentious right-wing talk show

Police scrap plan for officers to join audience of contentious right-wing talk show

Police renege after first defending sending 70 officers to join studio audience of Channel 14’s ‘The Patriots’; meanwhile, force ordered to...

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Charlie Summers

Milei, Netanyahu announce Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights, ink strategic Isaac Accords

Milei, Netanyahu announce Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights, ink strategic Isaac Accords

Netanyahu says South American political shifts mark return to ‘alliance of freedom’; Argentinian president says he’ll Jerusalem embassy move...

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Lazar Berman

‘You are my family’: Ending a chapter, Central Park bench dedicated to Gaza hostages

‘You are my family’: Ending a chapter, Central Park bench dedicated to Gaza hostages

Hundreds gather for event wrapping up more than two years of New York City Jewish community advocacy for the captives who were held by Hamas

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Luke Tress

‘Killing the idea of a Palestinian state’: West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur reestablished

‘Killing the idea of a Palestinian state’: West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur reestablished

21 years later, Smotrich calls step ‘historic correction to sinful expulsion from northern Samaria’ under Disengagement plan; Peace Now:...

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Jeremy Sharon

Israel wins 3 medals in European Judo Championships, including gold for Raz Hershko

Israel wins 3 medals in European Judo Championships, including gold for Raz Hershko

Olympic silver medalist wins continental tournament for the second time and gets her fifth consecutive medal at the event

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Toi Staff

Charges against PM’s top aides could be dropped as prosecution fails to extradite Einhorn

Prosecutors tell court that Einhorn’s refusal to return to Israel from Serbia could jeopardize witness intimidation trial against Jonatan Urich and...

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Jeremy Sharon

26 years later, IDF restores its south Lebanon security zone — with key changes

26 years later, IDF restores its south Lebanon security zone — with key changes

While the military avoids calling it a ‘security zone,’ the boundaries are nearly the same; commanders say this time troops won’t face same threats

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Emanuel Fabian

Culture Minister Miki Zohar questioned for 11 hours in Histadrut corruption probe

Culture Minister Miki Zohar questioned for 11 hours in Histadrut corruption probe

Zohar is the latest member of prime minister’s Likud party to be interrogated as police trace alleged bribery network linking labor union,...

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Charlie Summers

Turkey’s FM accuses Israel of using security ‘as an excuse to occupy more land’

Turkey’s FM accuses Israel of using security ‘as an excuse to occupy more land’

Hakan Fidan lashes Netanyahu’s ‘fundamentalist’ government, claims Israel trying to ‘create a fait accompli’ in Lebanon while US-Iran talks...

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Agencies

Female IDF soldiers required to wear long pants at Jerusalem Marathon during heat wave

Female IDF soldiers required to wear long pants at Jerusalem Marathon during heat wave

Men weren’t given same order and wore shorts; incident comes amid renewed criticism of religious coercion in army; IDF claims there was no...

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Toi Staff

Weary Iranians expect no postwar respite under entrenched regime

Weary Iranians expect no postwar respite under entrenched regime

Citizens fear that an agreement with the US will embolden the Islamist rulers, further eroding their rights, while the effects of war on the economy,...

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Parisa Hafezi

Trump says talks to take place Tuesday, as Iran cagey on whether it will take part

Trump says talks to take place Tuesday, as Iran cagey on whether it will take part

US president says he’s optimistic on prospects for deal, threatens to blow up bridges and power plants if Tehran doesn’t agree to demands;...

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Lazar Berman

Kiryat Shmona residents protest Lebanon ceasefire outside US embassy in Jerusalem

Kiryat Shmona residents protest Lebanon ceasefire outside US embassy in Jerusalem

Northern municipality goes on strike, keeping education system and non-essential services closed, accusing government of abandoning the much-bombarded...

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Toi Staff

Iran’s entrepreneurs vexed as internet blackout chokes ability to earn and run firms

Iran’s entrepreneurs vexed as internet blackout chokes ability to earn and run firms

Interior designer in Tehran says she was forced to sell valuables to make a living, while owner of Paris-based business says orders have dropped amid...

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Afp

Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked cross-border attack planned from area near Israel

Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked cross-border attack planned from area near Israel

Interior ministry says cell arranged to fire missiles across the border from Quneitra province, which borders Israel, without specifying which country...

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Afp

Smotrich urges PM to order the IDF to ‘prepare for the full occupation’ of Gaza

Smotrich urges PM to order the IDF to ‘prepare for the full occupation’ of Gaza

Far-right minister repeats call for rebuilding settlements in Strip; Likud minister calls reestablishment of West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005...

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Sam Sokol

As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million

As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million

76% are Jews and ‘others,’ 21.1% Arabs; over past year, 177,000 Israelis were born, 48,000 died, 21,000 immigrated; population has grown over a...

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Toi Staff

Former US vice president Harris accuses Netanyahu of dragging Trump into Iran war

Former US vice president Harris accuses Netanyahu of dragging Trump into Iran war

Potential 2028 candidate says Americans do not want war, US servicemen put at risk; Netanyahu has repeatedly denied claim, says US president made...

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Ap

Green in the valley: Israel’s abandoned fishponds are turning into a solar goldmine

Green in the valley: Israel’s abandoned fishponds are turning into a solar goldmine

In a pathbreaking deal, a project in northern Israel will generate clean energy, restore natural habitats, and share profits between local kibbutzim...

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Aviv Lavie

Trump managing Iran war based on conflicting caprices that blindside his aides — report

Trump managing Iran war based on conflicting caprices that blindside his aides — report

WSJ says advisers have urged US president to curb his improvised social media posts and media interviews; Trump yelled at aides ‘for hours’ when...

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Lazar Berman

New site offers travel by armchair to Eilat’s magnificent coral reefs

New site offers travel by armchair to Eilat’s magnificent coral reefs

Website aimed at raising awareness about Gulf of Eilat’s marine wonders; includes virtual safaris through different underwater habitats, a reef live...

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Sue Surkes

Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of abusing power to block judicial appointments

Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of abusing power to block judicial appointments

Justice minister rapped for refusing to convene selection committee, ‘crassly ignoring’ need for district, magistrate court judges

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Jeremy Sharon

Eric Robic, Tel Aviv hit-and-run perpetrator shot in Paris, had long history of financial crime

Eric Robic, Tel Aviv hit-and-run perpetrator shot in Paris, had long history of financial crime

Jewish Frenchman who fatally struck Lee Zeitouni was convicted a dozen times since 1994, probed with PM’s associate in prison bribery scheme, but...

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Charlie Summers

Allies back Starmer as Mandelson’s Epstein link leaves UK PM fighting for his job

Allies back Starmer as Mandelson’s Epstein link leaves UK PM fighting for his job

Roiling scandal threatens tenure of Labour leader; senior allies say premier is ‘man of integrity,’ as he is set to face lawmakers’ questions in...

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Jill Lawless

Daily Briefing Apr. 19 – Five points of apparent failure in the Iran war

Daily Briefing Apr. 19 – Five points of apparent failure in the Iran war

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why Israel and US don’t see eye to eye on Iran and Lebanon, plus an IDF stymied in its effort to tackle...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Arson attempt hits London synagogue; Iran-linked group claims attack on Jewish-tied building

Arson attempt hits London synagogue; Iran-linked group claims attack on Jewish-tied building

UK Chief Rabb Mirvis: A ‘sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community’; no injuries reported in either incident;...

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Toi Staff

IDF reservist killed, nine wounded by explosive in southern Lebanon amid truce

IDF reservist killed, nine wounded by explosive in southern Lebanon amid truce

Sgt. First Class (res.) Lidor Porat, 31, dies as engineering vehicle rolls over bomb; military carries out strikes after incident; Lebanon reports...

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Emanuel Fabian

On 1st day, Shin Bet chief changed background pic on all agency PCs to Temple Mount – report

On 1st day, Shin Bet chief changed background pic on all agency PCs to Temple Mount – report

Source says move showed ‘messianic’ direction David Zini wants for intelligence agency; after uproar, picture was changed back to agency logo,...

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Toi Staff

Bennett, Eisenkot and Lapid said holding contacts on forming joint ‘New Israel’ party

Bennett, Eisenkot and Lapid said holding contacts on forming joint ‘New Israel’ party

Proposed movement would reportedly hold primaries in 15 regions to determine who would lead combined slate in upcoming elections

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Ariela Karmel

Iran parliament speaker touts ‘progress’ in US talks, but Strait of Hormuz still shut

Iran parliament speaker touts ‘progress’ in US talks, but Strait of Hormuz still shut

Ghalibaf says ‘big distance’ remains and sides are ‘far’ from final discussions; confusion remains over vital waterway; Trump heaps praise on...

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Agencies

As ceasefire deadline looms, Iran says Trump can’t deprive it of its ‘nuclear rights’

As ceasefire deadline looms, Iran says Trump can’t deprive it of its ‘nuclear rights’

Report: US president screamed at aides ‘for hours’ when jet was shot down * NW London synagogue targeted in arson attack, the 3rd Jewish site in...

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Toi Staff

Anti-Israel group files formal complaint against released IDF soldier in Sri Lanka

Anti-Israel group files formal complaint against released IDF soldier in Sri Lanka

Hind Rajab Foundation claims US-Israeli citizen engaged in war crimes while serving as combat engineer in Gaza, says Sri Lanka has ‘duty’ to...

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Toi Staff

Two water delivery contractors killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, UN says

Two water delivery contractors killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, UN says

Military says troops opened fire after ‘armed terrorists’ were seen approaching the ceasefire line in north Gaza; two others killed in separate...

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Emanuel Fabian

‘We won’t let them forget’: Ahead of Memorial Day, Tel Aviv protest demands Oct. 7 inquiry

‘We won’t let them forget’: Ahead of Memorial Day, Tel Aviv protest demands Oct. 7 inquiry

‘A second Holocaust happened to my family,’ says Ofri Bibas, vowing Netanyahu won’t ‘evade accountability’; bereaved relative accuses...

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Noam Lehmann

Settlers reportedly beat Palestinian woman, raid several West Bank towns

Settlers reportedly beat Palestinian woman, raid several West Bank towns

Woman taken for medical treatment, her sons said detained by IDF; Turmus Ayya, home to large population of Palestinian Americans, raided twice in one...

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Toi Staff

IDF reservist killed by Hezbollah explosive in Lebanon amid truce, 3 troops hurt

IDF reservist killed by Hezbollah explosive in Lebanon amid truce, 3 troops hurt

Barak Kalfon, 48, engineer at defense giant Rafael, is survived by wife and 2 daughters; bomb that went off was not remotely detonated, initial IDF...

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Emanuel Fabian

US envoy argues Israeli policy on Syria and Turkey strategically counter-productive

US envoy argues Israeli policy on Syria and Turkey strategically counter-productive

Tom Barrack, Trump’s special envoy on Syria and ambassador to Turkey, asserts Ankara plays productive role in Gaza, hails Syrian restraint in face...

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Jacob Magid

Pope Leo XIV downplays feud with Trump: ‘Not in my interest’ to debate him

Pope Leo XIV downplays feud with Trump: ‘Not in my interest’ to debate him

Addressing spiraling back-and-forth saga with US president, pope insists criticism isn’t directed just at him, dismisses topic as ‘a certain...

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Nicole Winfield

‘Test tube orgy’: Israeli scientists use yeast to assess humans’ mating preferences

‘Test tube orgy’: Israeli scientists use yeast to assess humans’ mating preferences

Weizmann Institute researchers find that yeast born to preferred partners are fitter than those from one-night stands, showing how we choose mates who...

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Sue Surkes

Trump: Iran ‘got a little cute’ by blocking Hormuz again, but talks going ‘really well’

Trump: Iran ‘got a little cute’ by blocking Hormuz again, but talks going ‘really well’

Iranian security council says it will hold strait until ‘war fully ends’; Egypt’s FM says Cairo, Islamabad working on US-Iran ‘final...

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Toi Staff

Harsh Israel critic Analilia Mejía wins US House seat in New Jersey special election

Harsh Israel critic Analilia Mejía wins US House seat in New Jersey special election

Bernie Sanders ally who has accused Israel of genocide will fill NJ’s 11th district seat until January; AIPAC had boosted Mejía in primary by...

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