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Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
June 9, 2026, 2:24 pm
Daily Briefing June 9 – Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma
As Iran regards Lebanon as its vassal state, editor David Horovitz weighs in on the increasingly fraught US-Israel relationship
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
US Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters after his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 28, 2026. (Matt Rourke/Pool/AFP)
June 9, 2026, 10:39 am
Vance: Iran deal a ‘home run for the American people,’ whether Israel likes it or not
Main US goal is to prevent a nuclear Iran, VP says; Trump says ‘we’re in the final throes’ of peace talks, insists Netanyahu didn’t defy him in responding to renewed Iranian attacks
By ToI Staff
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 8, 2026, 11:30 pm
Netanyahu called off major Iran strike after Trump warned Israel would be on its own — reports
About-face, said to come at last minute, with fighter jets on the runway, reportedly follows tense calls about renewed fighting; PM says fire has ‘been halted’ but could resume if Israel is attacked
By Nava Freiberg
People take cover in a public shelter during a missile attack alert in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026 (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
June 8, 2026, 5:07 pm
Israel and Iran say they’re halting attacks on each other, after Trump pressure
Israeli official says ‘the sense is that this round of fighting is behind us,’ stresses IDF operations against Hezbollah to continue; PM to hold full security cabinet meeting tonight
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
A man looks at the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 8, 2026, 11:13 am
Defying Trump, Israel strikes Iranian military, fuel targets; Iran, Houthis fire missiles at Israel
No injuries; settlement homes damaged by missile fragment; strike targets include Iranian air defenses; report: Netanyahu ‘pseudo-agreed’ to Trump’s demand not to retaliate to initial fire
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Iranians stand on posters depicting images of the US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they take part in the Quds Day rally in Tehran on March 13, 2026. (AFP)
June 8, 2026, 2:53 am
Trump seeks to tie Netanyahu’s hands, as the partnership that went to war 100 days ago collapses
Telling Israel it had better not respond to an Iranian missile attack, the US president — desperate for a deal with the devilish Tehran regime — presented the PM with a stark dilemma
By David Horovitz
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept incoming ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over northern Israel, June 7, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 1:50 am
Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in two months; Trump tells Netanyahu not to retaliate
US president says further escalation could blow up progress in talks with Tehran, after 10 missiles shot at northern Israel in response to strike on Hezbollah in Beirut; IDF ready to respond but awaiting green light
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
First responders inspect damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building on the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026. (AFP)
June 7, 2026, 6:04 pm
IDF strikes Beirut’s Dahiyeh after Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel
Lebanese media says 2 killed, 11 wounded; strike was reportedly coordinated with US; Netanyahu says Hezbollah is ‘in retreat’ amid IDF offensive in south
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 7:40 am
Netanyahu recalculates his election strategy amid shattered regional dreams
The prime minister hoped to head to the polls as the victor of the Middle East, but a rebuke from Trump and ultra-Orthodox crises have imposed a new political reality
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with new Mossad chief Roman Gofman at a welcoming ceremony, June 2, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
June 6, 2026, 11:32 pm
Days into role, new Mossad chief dismisses highly experienced deputy director
‘Aleph’ fired after 22 years of service as Gofman ‘shapes new leadership’; decision reportedly criticized internally as new chief lacks experience, needs guidance
By Rossella Tercatin
Minister for Social Equality and the Advancement of Women May Golan (left) votes for state comptroller, as MK Galit Distel Atbaryan takes a photo, at the plenum of the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 6, 2026, 8:02 pm
Source close to Netanyahu admits MKs were told to film their comptroller votes — report
In recording aired on TV, source says ‘directive’ to record votes was the ‘only way’ PM’s personal lawyer won ballot, conflicting with Likud MK’s claim they were given free choice
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 1:21 pm
Pentagon raises threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report
Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story ‘completely false’
By ToI Staff
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 5, 2026, 3:51 pm
Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke spotlights rift with Netanyahu, when PM can least afford it
With Iran and Lebanon campaigns in the balance, and months before elections, dressing-down leaves Israelis suspicious that premier has lost control of life-or-death decisions
By Alexander Cornwell, Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland
Left to right: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Opposition Leader Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on May 25, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 1:17 am
Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority; Eisenkot seen as best fit to be PM in separate survey
Zman Yisrael has Zionist opposition parties winning 62 seats, enough to form a government, though they would come short of a majority if all Arab factions run on joint slate
By ToI Staff
Founding editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / AP)
June 4, 2026, 3:08 pm
Daily Briefing June 4 – Haredi-wrought ‘Kristallnacht’ smashes red lines at justice’s home
Editor David Horovitz weighs in on the announced ‘treaty’ between Israel and Lebanon on a halt to fighting with Hezbollah, the stormy Knesset vote for state comptroller, and a chat with AI
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
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