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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
Saudi military personnel and visitors gather near armored vehicles on display before the start of an air show and military parade marking Saudi National Day in Malham, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
October 3, 2026, 12:49 am
Saudis planning offensive to break grip of Houthis on Red Sea chokehold
Regional and Western officials say campaign will be led by Yemeni ground forces overseen by Riyadh, which will provide air support; Pakistan yet to decide whether to send troops
By Timour Azhari and Mubasher Bukhari
Mohammed Abed, 36, a Palestinian systems engineer who arrived in Mexico in 2025 with 17 family members after losing his daughter in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, prepares Palestinian food at an open-air market in the Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City, Mexico, September 22, 2026. (Fred Ramos/Reuters)
October 2, 2026, 11:13 pm
Palestinians from Gaza rebuild in Mexico City through food
After losing 4-year-old daughter in IDF airstrike, Mohammed Abed fled with 17 relatives and now sells hummus, falafel and shawarma in Mexico’s capital, helping double country’s tiny Palestinian population
By Diego Oré
A giant American flag is unfurled on Lisner Hall on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, May 3, 2024, as demonstrators protest the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 2, 2026, 10:26 pm
US says it’s ‘dismantling’ multimillion-dollar Hamas finance network
Treasury Department sanctions 3 people along with 2 France-based charities accused of funneling over $2 million in donations to terror group; alleged Gaza-based ringleader indicted
By AFP and Luke Tress
Electoral posters of National Rally (Rassemblement National) party with the pictures of Marine Le Pen (L) and Jordan Bardella are seen pasted on in Henin-Beaumont on June 10, 2024, a day after the European elections. (Denis Charlet/AFP)
October 2, 2026, 8:51 pm
Israel courts Europe’s far right, finding friends but also unease
Netanyahu government embraces parties once kept at arm’s length over antisemitism; former diplomats warn ties may damage Israel’s standing, harm local Jewish communities
By Shaun Tandon
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
Baha al-Natshah, a resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, who was killed in the West Bank on October 2, 2026. (Courtesy)
October 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
19-year-old Palestinian shot dead amid bloody day of West Bank clashes
Reports conflict as to whether settlers, IDF opened fire on teen near village of Kobar; settlers separately filmed attacking Palestinians, Israeli activists during start of olive harvest
By ToI Staff, AFP, Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
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
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