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Election 2026
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By ToI Staff
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At the Nova rave site in Re'im on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Oct. 7 survivors and bereaved to hold separate commemorations at Nova site, Tel Aviv
By Jessica Steinberg
Author and public intellectual Dr. Micah Goodman joins ToI deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan on this week's A Mandatory Listen. (ToI)
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A Mandatory Listen – Micah Goodman: The one issue that unites America’s radical left and right
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
British police officers stand at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, England September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over suspected terror plot against US-run airbase
By Agencies
Palestinians mourn around the body of Hamas militant Izz al-Din al-Bik, draped in the group’s flag with a rifle placed on top, during his funeral after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
October 2, 2026, 6:37 pm
IDF says Hamas Northern Brigade chief killed this week held 15 hostages during war
Northern Gaza Brigade chief targeted in Tuesday strike allegedly also participated in Oct. 7 attack; army says Hamas sniper killed separately in Khan Younis; Palestinian sources report additional casualties
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP
Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, speaks at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)
October 2, 2026, 5:47 pm
In first, senior UAE official calls flydubai plane attack an ‘act of terrorism’
Anwar Gargash warns against ‘simplistic interpretations’ and conspiracy theories surrounding incident; PM says Israel investigating whether attacker acted alone, warns ‘whoever sent him will pay heavy price’
By Nurit Yohanan, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A soldier orders a Palestinian to exit an olive grove in Beita, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, on October 2, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Settlers reportedly attack Palestinians in olive groves as harvest season begins
Medics report one injured near Nablus, as footage shows soldiers firing tear gas to clear out Palestinians; settler violence has marred past harvest seasons
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Captain Smit Machchhar (left) speaks by video chat to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 2, 2026. (Screenshot via X)
October 2, 2026, 1:38 pm
‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him
Smit Machchhar tells India’s Modi he collapsed from wounds but was determined to save passengers as Tel Aviv-bound plane dropped 14,000 feet; his actions enabled Israelis to enter cockpit, tackle the copilot terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
October 2, 2026, 12:42 pm
Alan Shatter: Palestine ‘cult’ endangers future of Irish Jews
As Ireland works itself into a fury over a soccer match, a leading pro-Israel ex-minister says Sinn Fein ‘poisoned’ Irish politics, and many Jews question whether they should stay
By Lazar Berman
An Arkia plane takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 2, 2026, 10:58 am
Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations
Statement from Israel’s flagship carrier says its landing permit was revoked, but other Israeli airlines say they have the necessary approvals to fly
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Ynon Kreiz poses for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on February 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
October 2, 2026, 9:34 am
Israeli-American Ynon Kreiz, a cost-cutter, tapped as co-CEO of Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery
Kreiz, who lived in Israel until his mid-20s, expected to bring fiscal discipline to media giant; is known for launching the blockbuster ‘Barbie’ movie
By Reuters and Amy Spiro
Combat support soldiers are seen loading explosives onto an army vehicle outside the Paga military post on the border with the Gaza Strip, December 15, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2026, 9:32 am
IDF steps up combat training for troops behind front lines after Oct. 7 exposes gaps
New military school provides ‘infantry-oriented’ training for soldiers from medical, logistics, maintenance, comms, HR, and even rabbinate units, citing lessons from Hamas massacre
By Emanuel Fabian
President of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Jordan Bardella arrives for an election night event for the French Senate, in La Seyne-sur-Mer, southern France, on 27 September 2026. (Thibaud MORITZ/AFP)
October 2, 2026, 6:38 am
French outlet publishes what it says are screenshots of far-right leader’s antisemitic messages
Mediapart says it has authenticated messages from 2013, in which Jordan Bardella claims, among other things, that Jews have to ‘dominate other peoples’
By AFP
A children's "Beetlejuice" costume formerly listed on the Zara website which was compared to prison garb worn by inmates in Nazi concentration camps. (Zara)
October 2, 2026, 4:43 am
Zara pulls Halloween costume likened to uniform for inmates at concentration camps
Outfit resembling garb worn by ‘Beetlejuice’ removed after raising eyebrows online; Claims Conference head says repeated incidents by firm show need for Holocaust education
By Gabe Kahn
Anti-Zionist protesters wearing Hamas headbands outside Baruch College, in New York City, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2026, 4:13 am
Alleged Hamas fundraiser to undercover agent: I have a network in New York
US federal investigators charge group of defendants for funneling money to Gaza terrorists under guise of charity
By Luke Tress
Tennis balls with stickers of the Palestine flag and the text, “#StopTheGame,” are removed from the field after being thrown by protesters during the UEFA Nations League, Group B3 match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on October 1, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
October 2, 2026, 3:56 am
Interrupting game, protesters throw tennis balls, urge Ireland to boycott next match against Israel
Balls bearing Palestinian flag thrown onto pitch during Ireland-Austria game, prompting timeout; man with Palestinian flag runs onto pitch when match resumes
By AP
Motorcyclists drive past a billboard depicting a Persian legendary hero and flying figure hitting US aircraft carriers alongside the message in English and Farsi: “From the Persian Gulf a new power rises,” “The army of Satan will be drowned in the Persian Gulf," during a state-organized motorcycle parade called “Janfada,” meaning “Sacrifice for Iran,”, in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 2, 2026, 2:29 am
US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes shipping lanes
Rubio reportedly orders Iranian FM to.leave US, but delegation claims officials were on their way out anyway; amid stalled talks with Tehran, Trump says he may need to ‘blow them up’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers disembark from a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX from Dubai to Tel Aviv which landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026. The rudder shows damage. The flight suffered an emergency mid-air, with the copilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026 (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 2, 2026, 1:07 am
Before flydubai attack, dozens of Omani pilots flew to TLV despite ban — report
Pilots from nations without Israel ties are prohibited from flying into country, but authorities reportedly trusted airlines to enforce rule and Shin Bet did no background checks
By ToI Staff
People disembark from a flydubai carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another flight that came under an attempted terror attack, Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 2, 2026, 1:06 am
Israeli officials expected to question copilot who attempted to crash flydubai flight
Israel’s US envoy says son still on life support after car-ramming attack, Netanyahu visited today * IDF: Soldier filmed threatening Bedouin man removed from combat duty
By ToI Staff
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