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Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during the March of Flags near Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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Jerusalem flag parade begins as Palestinians clash with police near Old City

Over 2,000 officers deployed in capital as revelers march to Western Wall; Palestinian Red Cresent says 5 treated for wounds from rubber or sponge-tipped bullets

Incendiary balloons from Gaza spark fires in south ahead of Jerusalem flag march

Protesters clash with IDF troops on Gaza border, with Palestinian reportedly shot in leg; contentious parade set to go ahead despite warnings it could reignite conflict with Hamas

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, gives a press statement after meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Mansour Abbas: Flag march is ‘unbridled provocation’ that should have been nixed

Palestinian boys queue to register for a summer camp organised by the Hamas military wing, Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City on June 14, 2021. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

IDF prepares for fresh Gaza conflict amid tensions over Jerusalem flag march

Israel's new minister of public security, Omer Barlev, arrives for a group photo of the newly sworn-in government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Amid threats from Gaza, police minister says flag march to proceed as scheduled

By Emanuel Fabian

Members of the armed wing of Hamas parade in Gaza City on June 7, 2021. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP)

As Israel gears up for Jerusalem march, Hamas signals it may fire rockets again

Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during the March of Flags near Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

LiveUpdated 1min ago

Jerusalem flag parade begins as Palestinians clash with police near Old City

Over 2,000 officers deployed in capital as revelers march to Western Wall; Palestinian Red Cresent says 5 treated for wounds from rubber or sponge-tipped bullets

Incendiary balloons from Gaza spark fires in south ahead of Jerusalem flag march

Protesters clash with IDF troops on Gaza border, with Palestinian reportedly shot in leg; contentious parade set to go ahead despite warnings it could reignite conflict with Hamas

Mansour Abbas: Flag march is ‘unbridled provocation’ that should have been nixed

IDF prepares for fresh Gaza conflict amid tensions over Jerusalem flag march

Amid threats from Gaza, police minister says flag march to proceed as scheduled

By Emanuel Fabian

As Israel gears up for Jerusalem march, Hamas signals it may fire rockets again

Op-ed

The PM’s official home isn’t Netanyahu’s personal castle; he should leave ASAP

Netanyahu, now the opposition chief, is still using the PM’s residence on Balfour Street as if he hasn’t been voted out of office, exploiting the lack of clear rules of transition

File: US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley meets then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 7, 2017. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Though no longer premier, Netanyahu hosts Nikki Haley at official residence

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting of opposition MKs in the Knesset on June 14, 2021, a day after losing power (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Transfer of powerAfter very brief handover to Bennett, Netanyahu vows to ‘rescue Israel’ from him

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg (C) and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

No tax hike, mass investment: The new government’s seemingly contradictory plans

By Michael Bachner

Ministers in right-center-left coalition have presented a mixture of policies that include overhauling public transportation, splitting AG’s role, 5-day school week

A member of an Israeli tech delegation uses his phone in a video call during an evening meeting with Emirati counterparts, in Dubai on October 25, 2020. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)

UAE, Bahrain welcome new Israeli government, signaling Abraham Accords stability

Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) after the swearing in of the new government, in the Knesset on June 13, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)

Setting budget is ‘most pressing challenge’ for new finance minister: Moody’s

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

To sire with love
No longer PM, Netanyahu quips to ally: Call me ‘Your highness’

By TOI staff
Wordplay
Together again, Etgar Keret and Shuli Rand entertain onstage

By Jessica Steinberg
Modern-day Jonah
Humpback whale swallows diver whole, then spits him out

By TOI staff and AP
Time to Refocus
A tour guide-turned-photographer’s view of Israeli sites and scenes

By Jessica Steinberg
Have a bit o' pita
McDonald’s to start serving falafel, kebab meals… in pita

By TOI staff
Movies in reel life
Jerusalem Film Festival scheduled for August, in person

By Jessica Steinberg
Threads bared
Israel unveils its official Tokyo Olympic outfits

By Amy Spiro
Strike a note
Jazz festival returns to Israel Museum with all-Israeli lineup

By Jessica Steinberg
Mon Dieu
France’s Macron slapped in the face during visit to small town

By Jérôme RIVET
Portrait gallery
On the way to the plane, photos show pieces of the Israeli jigsaw

By Jessica Steinberg
Face facts
Ultra-Orthodox site blurs face of Labor’s female leader

By JTA and TOI staff
Bleed out, heal out
Israeli fans let off post-COVID steam for alt-metal band Walkways

By Natalie Lisbona
Prime seats
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos heading to outer space — for 4 minutes

By AFP
Lyrical love
Bhad Bhabie and Lil Yachty invest $1 million in Jewish dating app

By Ben Sales
Big news
Rhino calf born at Ramat Gan zoo named ‘Ruvi’ for the president

By TOI staff
Building blocks
Student uses Lego to repair Ramat Gan wall damaged by Hamas rocket

By Amy Spiro
Ball's in his court
Jon Scheyer to replace Mike Krzyzewski as Duke basketball coach

By Rob Charry
Whipping up some trouble
Nazis make a return for Indiana Jones’ 5th film

By TOI staff
Super-president
Man of the people: President-elect Herzog spotted grabbing groceries

By TOI staff
Fiction becomes reality
Children’s book by Keret and Gefen comes to life with musical rendition

By Jessica Steinberg

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