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Iran indicates it received official US response to latest offer on ending war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
By Agencies
Officials don't say what reply contained; FM Araghchi updates Tehran cabinet on his trip to UN General Assembly; UK monitors says three ships hit in Hormuz
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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
President Isaac Herzog on a visit to the IDF Judea and Samaria Division headquarters in the West Bank, on September 30, 2026. (Shalev Shalom)
Herzog says Israeli politicians have not done all they can to halt settler violence
By Lazar Berman
British police officers stand at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, England September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
October 1, 2026, 9:20 pm
UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over suspected terror plot against US-run airbase
British cops question another suspect under caution, search properties in capital as part of ‘hugely complex’ investigation; Netanyahu: Israel provided intel before UK announced settlement sanctions
By Agencies
A composite of 170 Gazans who, according to the IDF, were identified as journalists but who were in fact members of terror groups, October 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 1, 2026, 9:06 pm
IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war
Army’s online database lists Palestinians who worked for major international media outlets, which it slams for ‘repeatedly accusing Israel… of deliberately harming journalists’
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with survivors of the flydubai flight that was attacked, October 1, 2026. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 1, 2026, 8:38 pm
Netanyahu says Omani copilot who tried to bring down flight ‘underwent Islamist radical indoctrination’
Official tells ToI co-pilot’s social media ‘talks about killing Jews;’ heroes who restrained assailant say they weren’t initially sure if other crew members were involved in attack
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Lazar Berman
Egyptian soldiers take part in a military parade marking the 66th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence from British colonial rule, in Nicosia, Cyprus, October 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 1, 2026, 7:36 pm
US waives human right conditions for over $300M in military aid to Egypt, memo shows
In letter to lawmakers, Rubio cites Cairo’s ‘helpful role’ during Iran war, says the money will go toward programs ‘important to the national security interest of the US’
By Alexander Dziadosz, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk
Illustrative: A man walks by school bus with Yiddish signage in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City, January 1, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 1, 2026, 7:17 pm
US feds unveil scholarships for private education, including Jewish schools
Haredi group cheers first such national school choice program, which will be rolled out in at least 30 American states, as affordability of Jewish education becomes key challenge
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 1, 2026, 7:14 pm
Trump marvels at plumber who pulled flydubai plane out of dive
After update from Netanyahu on dramatic flight, US president says he heard Israeli passenger seized controls and ‘leveled out the plane,’ muses that copilot attacker was ‘whack-job’
By Jacob Magid
Author and public intellectual Dr. Micah Goodman joins ToI deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan on this week's A Mandatory Listen. (ToI)
October 1, 2026, 5:11 pm
A Mandatory Listen – Micah Goodman: The one issue that unites America’s radical left and right
In the second episode of our new podcast series, the public intellectual joins Amanda Borschel-Dan to probe the hidden reason why ‘self-loathing’ Americans all have a final solution for Israel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Screen captures from video of a Saudi Arabian medic attending an Israeli woman at Tabuk airport after a flight was diverted to the kingdom following an alleged attempt to deliberately crash the plane, September 30, 2026. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 1, 2026, 4:59 pm
Saudi medic’s care of passenger from Israel-bound flydubai flight drama goes viral
Woman in niqab seen at Tabuk airport in kingdom attending to survivor of alleged attempt by copilot to deliberately crash plane full of Israelis
By AFP and ToI Staff
A graphic released by the IDF on October 1, 2026, shows Mhammad Abd al-Aziz, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on September 30, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 1, 2026, 4:47 pm
IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Hamas operative identified as journalist, vows to expose others
Army sets up website revealing ‘unprecedented number’ of Palestinian journalists it says also served terror groups; separate strikes kill 3 Hamas commanders and Islamic Jihad rocket-launching operative
By Emanuel Fabian
Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted September 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
October 1, 2026, 4:30 pm
Tennessee botches first execution of woman in 200 years; inmate survives two lethal doses
Christa Gail Pike remains alive after attempted execution for 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer; governor orders outside review and halts state’s remaining execution this year
By Kim Chandler and KRISTIN M. HALL
United States ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, March 11, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
October 1, 2026, 4:30 pm
American envoy to UN: US having ‘tough conversations’ with Israel
Mike Waltz’s comments come in response to question about West Bank; ambassador says Trump nixed Iran’s latest offer as ‘not good enough,’ touts Gaza progress and plans to expand Abraham Accords
By ToI Staff
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 3:27 pm
UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror
Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 1, 2026, 2:38 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 1 – Flydubai attack becomes political fodder for candidates
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses rhetoric in wake of copilot’s attack on Dubai flight, and High Court hearings on the disqualification of Arab parties ahead of the election
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Former Gaza Division intelligence officer, Lt. Col. Aryeh Amidror, is seen in an undated photo. (Screengrab: Channel 12 news)
October 1, 2026, 11:55 am
Lt. Col. Aryeh Amidror named as Gaza Division intel officer involved in Oct. 7 failures
Son of former national security adviser derided warnings ahead of Hamas onslaught, fought months-long legal battle against his ouster and the publication of his name
By Emanuel Fabian
A screenshot from the trailer for the film 'NAZA' published on September 25, 2026. (Screenshot: YouTube, The Guardian)
October 1, 2026, 11:19 am
‘Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous’: IDF publishes full response to ‘NAZA’ film
In 10-page document, military rejects claims of deliberate mass civilian killings and AI targeting, says documentary’s narrative based on ‘substantial factual errors’
By Emanuel Fabian
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