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Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, September 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Saudi FM urges UN to protect maritime routes amid Iranian and Houthi attacks
By AFP and ToI Staff
Faisal bin Farhan demands Hormuz be returned to condition it was in before war, rejects use of vital waterways as pressure tactic
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
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Daily Briefing Sept. 27 – The curious timing of the Oct. 7 allegations against the PM
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Days before Oct. 7, PM ordered security forces to ‘minimize escalation’ in Gaza – report
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
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
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
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visiting the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in Tehran, November 2, 2025. (Handout / Iranian Atomic Organization (IAEO) / AFP)
September 28, 2026, 1:40 am
Mediators pushing for nuclear compromise but Tehran believes it can endure US pressure — report
Saudi FM arrives in Washington for talks with US counterpart amid Houthi escalation * 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 revoking credentials of Dutch diplomats to Ramallah as Holland starts checking El Al arrivals 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 customs checks of Israeli passengers for West Bank and Golan goods
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
The Israeli Navy's INS Drakon submarine sails in the Mediterranean Sea, early September 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 27, 2026, 7:58 pm
Israel’s newest, largest submarine arrives, deepening Navy’s stealth capabilities
Twelve years and one scandal in the making, the INS Drakon completes its 23-day journey from Germany with a ToI reporter aboard, carrying secret tech and powered by a system that will allow it to stay underwater for longer
By Emanuel Fabian
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)
September 27, 2026, 4:17 pm
Smotrich: Israel must ‘go to war’ in West Bank, ‘do there what we did in Gaza’
Finance minister also calls on Israel to annex ‘at least’ up to the ceasefire line in Gaza and the Litani River in Lebanon to make enemies ‘pay a price’ for Oct. 7 and ensuing wars
By ToI Staff
A screencapture from footage showing Saher Nidal Saqr (right) kidnapping Noa Argamani during the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 27, 2026, 4:13 pm
Terrorist from abduction of Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or on Oct. 7 killed in strike – IDF
Saher Nidal Saqr seen in video riding motorcycle that carried Argamani into captivity; separate strike last week revealed to have killed Hamas commander who held 9 other hostages
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2024, during the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Nir Elias / Pool / AFP)
September 27, 2026, 2:31 pm
Netanyahu’s narrative of ignorance on October 7 is rapidly unraveling
New reports detailing warnings conveyed by Egypt and the UAE before the massacre shatter PM’s claim the security establishment kept him in the dark; if anything, it was the other way around
By Amir Bar Shalom
Times of Israel illustration based on a screen capture from a trailer for the film NAZA.
September 27, 2026, 1:41 pm
NAZA’s claims about IDF conduct in Gaza are grave. So are the film’s journalistic flaws
The documentary draws on 24 alleged whistleblowers, but the explosive allegations, assembled to serve a narrative that Israel paid no heed to civilian deaths, suffer from questionable sourcing and deficient investigative rigor
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
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