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People stand on the beach during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
Ben Sales
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Ben Sales
Ceasefire nation: Caught between war and peace, can Israelis move forward?
Day to day, most Israelis aren’t living in wartime, but with shaky truces on 3 fronts and the possibility of conflict around the corner, psychologists say that isn’t enough to heal
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila and the medieval Beaufort Castle, in the background following an Israeli airstrike on May 31, 2026. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 4:38 pm
Between Beaufort and Beirut, Israel faces narrowing options against Hezbollah
Renewed rocket and drone fire has exposed limits of Israel’s battlefield gains — but with Trump blocking escalation and Lebanon unable to disarm the terror group, there’s no straightforward path ahead
By Nava Freiberg
Residents flee their homes after Israel ordered attacks on Hezbollah sites in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut on June 1, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP)
June 1, 2026, 11:00 am
Israel says it will renew strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut after lobbying for US green light
Announcement comes after Hezbollah, battering northern Israel and hitting IDF troops in Lebanon, reportedly rejects US de-escalation offer; UNSC set to discuss expanded IDF ground op ahead of more peace talks between countries
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Jessica Steinberg for Daily Briefing podcast (ToI)
May 31, 2026, 2:09 pm
Daily Briefing May 31: After 26 years, IDF retakes Lebanon’s Beaufort fortress
Political writer Tal Schneider explains why Israel’s hands are tied as Hezbollah fires missiles at the north; plus, possible dates for elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Tal Schneider
News editor Ben Sales joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)
May 26, 2026, 2:31 pm
Daily Briefing May 26: Trump sidelines Netanyahu as Israel eyes Iran
News editor Ben Sales reviews Israel’s stance as US aims to complete talks with Iran, without Netanyahu by Trump’s side, and how Israelis are faring during what is meant to be a ceasefire
By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales
A huge Iranian flag adorns a building as Iranians walk past damaged structures following an earlier military strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on March 15, 2026. (Atta KENARE / AFP) /
May 24, 2026, 7:31 pm
As US moves to end war, Iranians tell ToI they fear regime clampdown just starting
Speaking via diaspora activists, five anti-government residents describe country ‘crushed’ by intensified repression and inflation, and ask the US and Israel to ‘finish regime off’
By Nava Freiberg
Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 20, 2026, 12:30 am
IDF says strike in southern Gaza killed Hamas operative who invaded Israel on Oct. 7
Member of terror group, who military doesn’t name, hit in airstrike after posing ‘immediate threat’ to troops; report finds Hamas used early 2025 truce to train new fighters
By Stav Levaton, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
People stand on the beach during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
May 15, 2026, 5:15 am
Ceasefire nation: Caught between war and peace, can Israelis move forward?
Day to day, most Israelis aren’t living in wartime, but with shaky truces on 3 fronts and the possibility of conflict around the corner, psychologists say that isn’t enough to heal
By Ben Sales
The crowd during Lag B'Omer celebrations on Mount Meron, May 15, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 5:54 am
Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage
After 9 days without restrictions nationwide, Home Front Command caps gatherings in Lebanon border towns at 1,500; PM orders Lag B’Omer festivities at Meron held in ‘symbolic’ fashion
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
People outside a shop selling Israeli flags and other regalia, ahead of Israel's Independence Day, Shuk Levinsky in Tel Aviv, April 19, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 21, 2026, 5:55 am
Restrictions lifted, but war clouds put damper on Independence Day plans
Cities move ahead with events amid fragile Lebanon and Iran ceasefires, though some opt for scaled-down, community-based celebrations, as war-weary Israelis voice caution and fatigue
By Stav Levaton
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
April 17, 2026, 10:28 pm
As Trump claims ‘no sticking points’ and that deal possible in days, Iran insists he’s lying
President says US will remove Iran’s enriched uranium ‘at leisurely pace,’ but Iran denies it; also claims Iran will stop backing Hamas, Hezbollah; US and Iranian officials say significant gaps remain
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
A woman walks past a billboard that shows a graphic depicting a military personnel's hand holding the Strait of Hormuz in his fist with signs which read in Farsi: 'In Iran's hands forever,' 'Trump couldn't do a damn thing,' and 'The control of Strait of Hormuz will be Iran's forever,' in Vanak Square, in northern Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
April 17, 2026, 9:05 pm
After Lebanon truce, Iran says Hormuz ‘completely open’; US maintains naval blockade
Trump hails move but keeps naval blockade on strait, says mine-clearing operations underway; oil prices tumble, though shipping firms, US Navy and EU warn situation remains unstable
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Displaced residents hold portraits of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they drive back to their villages, in Jiyeh, near Saida, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
April 17, 2026, 7:48 pm
Netanyahu: ‘Road to peace’ with Lebanon begins; Trump: Israel ‘PROHIBITED’ from bombing there
All wartime restrictions lifted for Israeli public; 10-day ceasefire appears to hold even as Lebanese media report Israeli strike on motorcycle; Hezbollah says ‘finger on the trigger’
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
A man and his child next to a fragment of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel, intercepted by Israeli air defense systems, seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, April 8, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 4:14 pm
Israelis upset by Iran ceasefire, pessimistic about war’s outcome, poll shows
In days after start of truce, most picked either despair, anger, or confusion as a dominant emotion, and didn’t believe claims that Iran is now very weak after bombing campaign
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, center right, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center left, are greeted by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, and Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir, left, upon their arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
April 17, 2026, 4:03 pm
Iran negotiators were escorted home from talks by Pakistani air force, fearing Israeli hit
Sources say Iranian delegation expressed concern Israel might assassinate them, but regional diplomat says Islamabad insisted on escort after ‘hypothetical’ threat was raised
By Reuters
The northern city of Nahariya, April 13, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
April 17, 2026, 2:27 pm
No rockets but no relief: Nahariya residents see no end to war despite Lebanon ceasefire
After six weeks of relentless Hezbollah attacks, residents of northern Israeli city feel bewildered and betrayed by the government’s seemingly sudden decision to stop fighting
By Diana Bletter
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