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Israel & the Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
Israel celebrates move, says 'soccer has won'
After players vote, Ireland decides to play soccer match with Israel; 1 player withdraws
Ireland’s players pose for the team picture before the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Kosovo and Ireland in Pristina, Kosovo, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Team was thrown into turmoil after Gavin Bazunu said he would boycott upcoming Nations League fixtures; players to wear black armbands to mark 'all lives lost in the conflict'
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
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan arrives for a meeting with opposition leaders in Tel Aviv, September 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Day after meeting opposition chiefs, Golan says Arab parties could be in next government
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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
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, 1:40 am
Egypt’s intel chief warned Netanyahu of attack days before Oct. 7, after 2 previous warnings — report
Wall Street Journal says Cairo kept alerting Israel until 48 hours before Hamas onslaught * Israeli player says Irish rivals ‘hate us,’ as team officials apologize for poor showing in politically charged Nations League defeat
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 after settlement ban takes effect
Sa’ar says Israeli-granted privileges and immunities will expire in seven days; move follows Dutch customs checks on El Al flight 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
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
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)
September 27, 2026, 6:25 pm
Dozens of Israelis trapped in Nepali mountain village due to landslides, floods
Extreme weather across Nepal, northern India kills at least 70, just month after major floods killed over 1,400; Foreign Ministry says it’s working to rescue trapped Israelis
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)
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
Noa Peri-Jensch, chief communities officer of the Israeli-American Council, speaks at a rally criticizing the documentary 'NAZA' outside its North American premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on September 26, 2026. (Joseph Strauss/JTA)
September 27, 2026, 1:40 pm
Israelis in NY protest, display Oct. 7 images outside sold-out North America premiere of ‘NAZA’
Survivor of Nova massacre says Israeli creators of film on killings of Gazan civilians are ‘traitors’ and ‘should be punished’; left-wing group holds small counterprotest nearby
By Luke Tress and JTA
Police stand at a road block on the road to RAF Fairford after an incident, in Whelford, England, September 27, 2026 . (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
September 27, 2026, 12:27 pm
Five arrested for ‘preparing terrorist act’ at UK base used by US air force for Iran strikes
Police cite Explosives Act offenses, some 85 homes evacuated in nearby village, three suspicious vehicles examined; Iranian-linked motive suspected; bombers flew from base to hit Iran earlier this year
By Agencies
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 27, 2026, 11:48 am
Hamas chief’s ex-guard got asylum in UK, then hatched terror plot against Jews – report
Former bodyguard for Ismail Haniyeh was not on British security services’ radar despite his links to the terror group’s leadership being public knowledge, UK Times says
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police officer is seen at a scene of a mass shooting at a house party in KwaMakhutha township south of the city Durban, South Africa, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
September 27, 2026, 11:23 am
Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead
Police launch manhunts after several gunmen open fire on bar southwest of Johannesburg, killing 17 and injuring 15; hours later, 10 people gunned down at store near Cape Town
By Agencies
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