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Israel & the Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Eisenkot: PM 'behaved with arrogance and irresponsibility'
Days before Oct. 7, PM ordered security forces to ‘minimize escalation’ in Gaza – report
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Netanyahu said to have called for an increase in humanitarian efforts after Egyptian intel chief warned of Hamas mobilization and advised concessions to terror group
Nepali men stand amid the damage caused by landslides and flooding in the mountain village of Samagaun, where dozens of Israeli tourists were trapped, September 27, 2026. (Courtesy of Passportcard)
Dozens of Israelis trapped in Nepali mountain village due to landslides, floods
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Smotrich: Israel must ‘go to war’ in West Bank, ‘do there what we did in Gaza’
By ToI Staff
William, a nine-year-old Armenian Christian boy from Jerusalem, who was pepper-sprayed by a Jewish extremist on Yom Kippur, speaks to Channel 13, in an interview aired September 26, 2026. (Screenshot)
Suspect arrested in Yom Kippur pepper-spraying of Christian child in Jerusalem
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan walk down the steps after a visit the National Archives in Washington, DC on September 25, 2026. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
September 28, 2026, 2:42 pm
Trump brought up possible arms sales to China’s Xi, US ambassador says
US paused $14 billion weapons purchase by Taiwan in May, with Trump calling it a ‘good negotiating chip’; State Department says US law forbids selling arms to China, no plans to do so
By AFP
Screen capture from video of Palestinian prisoners seen during a video filmed when National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Ofer Prison on February 13, 2026. (X)
September 28, 2026, 2:16 pm
High Court gives government 2 weeks to specify terms for Red Cross visits to detainees
Court ruled in June that ban on visits to Palestinian security detainees was unlawful, but visits have yet to resume, while the Prison Service has sought new restrictions
By Jeremy Sharon
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 28, 2026, 1:53 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 28 – ToI’s military correspondent reviews ‘NAZA’
Fresh off the IDF’s newest submarine, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on strikes on terrorists in Gaza and southern Lebanon and gives insight into the controversial new film
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
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People walk in the streets of Maastricht on February 3, 2017. (Sophie MIGNON/AFP)
September 28, 2026, 10:54 am
Dutch university suspends student who claimed he took part in October 7 massacre
The student, who is banned from Maastricht University buildings while the investigation continues, is part of a group of Palestinians granted scholarships to study in the Netherlands
By ToI Staff
This official government handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosting Egyptian spy chief Abbas Kamel at his official residence in Jerusalem, May 30, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 28, 2026, 10:37 am
Egypt warned Netanyahu of attack days before Oct. 7, after two previous warnings — report
Intel chief Abbas Kamel called PM in early October, having already warned officials that Gaza was a tinderbox, WSJ reports; premier has denied receiving warnings from Egypt, UAE
By ToI Staff
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signs his resignation as president in order to run for prime minister, in Belgrade, Serbia, September 27, 2026. (Serbian presidential press office via AP)
September 28, 2026, 5:19 am
Serbia’s President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections
Populist leader, who has dominated country’s politics for over a decade but faces growing protests, has made Serbia one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Ireland's soccer players bow their heads as the Israeli national anthem plays before their UEFA Nations League match in Debrecen, Hungary, September 27, 2026. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters)
September 28, 2026, 4:02 am
Irish soccer team refuses handshakes, bows heads during Israeli anthem; wins the match 3-0
Players wear black armbands to mark Gaza war dead, one player boycotts, broadcaster strips down its coverage; Israel’s captain says Ireland players said unpleasant things during game: ‘Obviously they hate us. We don’t like them’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
September 28, 2026, 2:27 am
Netanyahu said to secretly fly to Abu Dhabi for meeting with Emirati president
No comment from either side on PM’s reported 4-hour trip, which comes after reports that UAE’s leader warned premier of Hamas attack shortly before October 7 onslaught in 2023
By Lazar Berman, Reuters and ToI Staff
L: President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 1:40 am
Netanyahu asked UAE leader to deny reports he warned PM about Hamas threat before Oct. 7 — sources
US-Iran talks set to be held on Tehran’s 7-day proposal, briefed official says * IDF: Hamas sniper who was planning attacks killed in Gaza airstrike * Palestinians say settler extremists torched cars, scrawled revenge messages overnight
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump attends the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, September 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 28, 2026, 12:15 am
Trump says he expects new Iran talks despite rejecting Hormuz deal offer
US president says Tehran ‘overplayed their hand’ with new conditions for truce, but Iran insists it ‘will not back down’ from demands
By AFP and Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a joint press conference with Slovenia’s foreign minister (not pictured) prior to the opening of Israel’s embassy in Slovenia, in Ljubljana on September 9, 2026. (Martin Metelko/AFP)
September 27, 2026, 11:50 pm
Israel revokes credentials of Dutch diplomats to Ramallah as Holland said to check El Al passengers for settlement goods
Sa’ar says Israeli-granted privileges and immunities will expire in seven days after Dutch ban on dealings with settlements takes effect; move follows reported customs checks of Israeli arrivals for West Bank and Golan products
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region. (AFP)
September 27, 2026, 10:20 pm
Some 20 Israelis stuck in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid rebel advance
Foreign Ministry says it’s leading ‘feverish efforts’ to assist return of stranded citizens; TPLF rebels seize airports, stoking fears of return to bloody 2020-2022 civil war
By ToI Staff and AFP
Hezbollah supporter chant slogans as they hold placards bearing the Arabic words “We will avenge you” during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah’s shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 27, 2026, 10:19 pm
‘We cannot be defeated’: Hezbollah chief rallies supporters 2 years after Nasrallah killing
Tens of thousands gather near slain leader’s tomb as Naim Qassem tells Beirut gathering that Israel failed to destroy group; demands withdrawal from south before disarmament talks
By AFP
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan arrives for a meeting with opposition leaders in Tel Aviv, September 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 8:51 pm
Day after meeting opposition chiefs, Golan says Arab parties could be in next government
Democrats party clarifies that his comments made during radio interview refer to party platform, not bloc consensus, says topic did not come up during meeting; Likud slams remarks
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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