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Policemen walk in front of a huge banner showing Iranian flag at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Reported terms of the MOU

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Israel fears regime will fast-track nuke program during talks

US-Iran deal said set to halt regional hostilities, including in Lebanon, lift blockade

By Stav Levaton, Reuters and ToI Staff

Multiple reports, including agreement's purported full text, say it includes $300 billion fund for investment and reconstruction in Iran; Israel kept out of loop amid leak concerns

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Iran’s military command threatens retaliation if Israel keeps up southern Lebanon offensive

Israel said concerned Iran will use 60-day negotiating period with US to fast-track nuclear program * Likud reportedly scraps election campaign highlighting Netanyahu’s close ties to Trump in wake of US-Iran deal

US President Donald Trump meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, not seen, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

'I never cared about regime change. It was never a part'

Trump: Israel’s war on Hezbollah is too long, too deadly; Syria should fight the group instead

By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff

'Without me, there'd be no Israel,' president claims at G7 summit; threatens 'ultimate consequences' if Iran seeks nukes; MOU to be signed Friday in Swiss mountaintop resort

US President Donald Trump, center, talks to UFC head Dana White, left, alongside first lady Melania Trump, during UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)

Suspects in White House attack plot targeted lawmakers linked to Israel — FBI

Ohio man arrested by FBI singled out US representatives who received donations from pro-Israel lobby groups; he posted in support of Hitler, criminal complaint says

Foreign Ministry denies agreement has been 'canceled'

Smotrich says he’s ‘abolished Hebron agreement,’ given Israel more power in flashpoint city

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

By Jeremy Sharon and Jacob Magid

Minister says he's undoing accord with PA on zoning authority over Hebron Jewish settlement, Tomb of the Patriarchs, as part of effort to extend control throughout West Bank; PA urges US to intervene

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi arrives for the official greeting ahead of a work lunch as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

At G7, Egypt’s Sissi urges Israel to abandon plans to expand control of Gaza

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Report says US blocked fresh IDF operation in Gaza as witnesses inside enclave claim IDF has expanded area under occupation; 2 brothers reported killed in Nuseirat strike

Lone soldiers in uniform celebrate their bar and bat mitzvah as Jews for the first time, after completing a conversion process during their military service, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

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Notes of Strength

Traumatized active-duty IDF soldiers need PTSD treatment

After 300+ days of combat and witnessing severe trauma, a soldier on break appeals for therapy funding to heal for his family's sake before returning to active duty.

Latest Articles

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David Magerman

An apology from your American Jewish parents

We raised you in exile to succeed in the culture of our oppressors. Now we need you to do the one thing we never taught you: defy us

Moshe Turpaz

The Bennett-Lapid alliance offers a different kind of politics

Religious and secular Zionists serve and sacrifice together every day. Exhausted by division, many Israelis now want a government that does the same

Shai Davidai

Someone taught him to hate

The cure for a man screaming curses at me in front of my children is a widespread culture of curiosity and inquiry. US educational institutions have work to do

Seth Goldschlager

Seth Goldschlager

The MV Arctic Sea: A mystery that still matters to Israel

Nearly 17 years after the cargo ship’s disappearance baffled governments, intelligence services and maritime experts, a Cyprus court may soon reopen the story

Hagit Zadok Fefferman

Hagit Zadok Fefferman

Was Grandpa Boris Holocaust-y enough?

He thought nobody would want to hear his survival story, which featured black-market smuggling and daring escapes. I’m afraid he was right

Eli Groner

In Israel, every party is a village

As elections loom, just changing leaders won’t change how Israel is governed. The deeper problem is a culture that prizes loyalty over the competition of ideas

Ammiel Hirsch

A reckoning for the Reform movement

The balance of universalism with the particularism of religious thought and Zionism is Judaism’s distinctive genius. Stripping away those Jewish parts spells disaster

Elchanan Poupko

Elchanan Poupko

Settler violence is reshaping religious Zionism

As Kahanist ideas gain ground, religious Zionism’s failure to confront settler violence is endangering both Israel’s future and the movement’s soul

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Micha Odenheimer

Micha Odenheimer

The false choice: Why Tikkun Olam without Israel betrays both

The belief that universal justice and Jewish peoplehood are competing commitments is a false binary that has weakened American Jewish life

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

Netanyahu denounces ‘police state’ trial as his cross-examination ends after over a year

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)

By Michael Horovitz

PM claims people likened his prosecutors to the 'Stasi' as state attorney scrutinizes Netanyahu's statements to police in Case 2000; defense to question premier in next stage

L-R, front: MKs Yitzhak Goldknopf (L), Moshe Gafni and Yinon Azulai in the Knesset, January 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Haredi Knesset boycott continues, putting coalition’s legislative blitz at risk

Bills pulled from plenum agenda for second day in a row as Haredim demand return of daycare subsidies for draft evaders; we 'will not accept any delay,' says Degel HaTorah

Candidates for Makom Lekulanu, the new Arab-Jewish party stemming from the Standing Together movement, announced on June 16, 2026. Chair Rula Daood is third from left. (Inas Osrof Abu Seif/Makom Lekukanu)

Standing Together leaders launch new Arab-Jewish party: ‘A Place for Us All’

By Ariela Karmel

Party to be 'truly equal,' led by Rula Daood, Alon-Lee Green, co-directors of grassroots left-wing shared society, anti-war organization; party formally independent from movement

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Join us this Thursday for the 34th annual B’nai B’rith journalism awards

Recognizing excellence in Diaspora reporting. With Keynote Speaker David Horovitz and Award Winners ToI's Zev Stub, Tamar Ish Shalom, Oren Nahari, & Hanan Yovel. Free event.

Top ops

David Magerman

An apology from your American Jewish parents

We raised you in exile to succeed in the culture of our oppressors. Now we need you to do the one thing we never taught you: defy us

Moshe Turpaz

The Bennett-Lapid alliance offers a different kind of politics

Religious and secular Zionists serve and sacrifice together every day. Exhausted by division, many Israelis now want a government that does the same

Shai Davidai

Someone taught him to hate

The cure for a man screaming curses at me in front of my children is a widespread culture of curiosity and inquiry. US educational institutions have work to do

Seth Goldschlager

Seth Goldschlager

The MV Arctic Sea: A mystery that still matters to Israel

Nearly 17 years after the cargo ship’s disappearance baffled governments, intelligence services and maritime experts, a Cyprus court may soon reopen the story

Hagit Zadok Fefferman

Hagit Zadok Fefferman

Was Grandpa Boris Holocaust-y enough?

He thought nobody would want to hear his survival story, which featured black-market smuggling and daring escapes. I’m afraid he was right

Eli Groner

In Israel, every party is a village

As elections loom, just changing leaders won’t change how Israel is governed. The deeper problem is a culture that prizes loyalty over the competition of ideas

Ammiel Hirsch

A reckoning for the Reform movement

The balance of universalism with the particularism of religious thought and Zionism is Judaism’s distinctive genius. Stripping away those Jewish parts spells disaster

Elchanan Poupko

Elchanan Poupko

Settler violence is reshaping religious Zionism

As Kahanist ideas gain ground, religious Zionism’s failure to confront settler violence is endangering both Israel’s future and the movement’s soul

Rawan Osman

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Micha Odenheimer

Micha Odenheimer

The false choice: Why Tikkun Olam without Israel betrays both

The belief that universal justice and Jewish peoplehood are competing commitments is a false binary that has weakened American Jewish life

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

The ‘hate speech’ we need to stop for elections

A little curiosity and humility will help keep us from blaming dispute for hatred and hatred for dispute –the latter is preventable, at least (Korach)

Talyah Ginsberg

Talyah Ginsberg

I have met the enemy and she is wearing Lycra

There’s a lot less of me than there used to be, but now they say I have to exercise and I’m conducting treaty negotiations with myself about a 10-minute walk

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing June 16 – What’s in and out of Iran deal: A war of narratives

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on Netanyahu's press conference and Israel's stance on the memorandum of understanding that will be (re)signed on Friday

A US Air Force aircraft takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, May 24, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

US said moving 20% of its refuelers from Ben Gurion Airport, easing travel pressure

By Sharon Wrobel

Presence of 72 American aircraft in recent months is crowding out civilian planes at Tel Aviv’s international airport, threatening to ground 2.4 million summer travelers

OneDay volunteers from the Hefer Valley in central Israel during training to become emergency rescue workers. (Courtesy, OneDay)

Inside story

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'It's not a question of if, but when'

Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming

With country 99 years into century-long cycle but still well behind on reinforcing structures, social org prepares civilian teams to dig through rubble of thousands of buildings predicted to collapse in temblor

Eldar Avital, 12, left, joins pro-Israel supporters to condemn a violent protest the previous weekend outside Adas Torah synagogue as members of the Jewish community gather at Simon Wiesenthal Center, June 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Islands of sovereignty

It’s time to rethink how Jewish communities are built, and what they are for.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. (Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)

Opposition slams PM's disingenuous answers at rare press conf.

Netanyahu avoids criticizing US-Iran deal, claims war’s main goals have been achieved

By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman

PM asserts that 'we saved Israel from annihilation' in war, admits he and Trump don't always 'see eye to eye,' stresses troops will remain in south Lebanon, admits he does not know all details of deal

Left-to-right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a special government meeting in Nof Hagalil, June 11, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO); A woman holds up an Iranian flag in front of a banner showing a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); US President Donald Trump attends the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, June 14, 2026. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Analysis

With Trump’s Iran deal, the October 7 wars are over. Israel really has no idea what to do next

Netanyahu promised a new Middle East and total victory over enemies. Having failed to stop Trump's hugely problematic Iran deal, Jerusalem is being left behind, vulnerable, in a changed region

An aerial photograph of Room B in the 101 Building at Tel 'Eton in the southeastern part of Israel's Judean Shephelah. At the bottom left corner, the two segments of a standing stone (massebah). According to a 2026 study, the stone might have been repurposed following the religious reform by biblical King Hezekiah in the 8th century BCE. (Photo by Griffin Aerial Imaging; prepared by Dvir Rotem/Tel 'Eton Archaeological Expedition)

'He smashed the pillars' (II Kings 18:4)

Rare cultic stone from Israelite mansion may testify to King Hezekiah’s biblical reform

By Rossella Tercatin

A massive 2,750-year-old artifact found at Tel 'Eton might have been repurposed after a clampdown on worship outside the Temple in Jerusalem

Ben Gvir said to cancel US trip at last moment due to visa complications

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a meeting of his Otzma Yehudit faction at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

US embassy calls on far-right minister to provide his fingerprints, after which he reportedly decides to ditch travel plan

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, left, and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar open Somaliland's embassy in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

Visiting Somaliland president opens embassy in Jerusalem

By Lazar Berman

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullah launches site in capital's Har Hotzvim hi-tech park; foreign minister reveals guest was in Israel 2 months before recognizing it

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Villa Catana, in Jerusalem's Talbieh neighborhood (Courtesy/Prosperity Real Estate)

Century-old Jerusalem villa sells for $14.7 million as demand for luxury homes persists

Fans cheer after the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Iranian team draws boos, cheers at US World Cup debut as politics overshadows sports

Amir Tibon (L) and his book, “The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands." (Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature)

Journalist Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for book on his family’s Oct. 7 survival

MDA medics outside the scene of a deadly stabbing in Rehovot, June 16, 2026. (Magen David Adom)

Elderly man stabbed to death in Rehovot; police arrest son, who reportedly confesses

(L) Outgoing Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025 and (R) Attorney Michael Rabello at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ex-Supreme Court justice Elron joins petitions against state comptroller election

By Jeremy Sharon

People stand listening to the court proceedings outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in central London on June 15, 2026, amid a legal standoff between the UK government and the Palestine Action group. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)

UK court upholds ban on Palestine Action group, days after four activists jailed

By AFP

Philanthropist Dan David, for whom the Dan David Prize is named, and which now is considered the largest history prize in the world (Courtesy Dan David Foundation)

Dan David Prize awarded to 9 historians and archaeologists to back their research

By AP and ToI Staff

This image taken from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash, June 15, 2026, near Edwards Air Force Base, California. (KABC via AP)

8 people killed after US B-52 bomber crashes during test mission in California

By Christopher Weber and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN

Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests. (John MacDougall / AFP)

Iran executes two over anti-government protests

By AFP and ToI Staff

People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, February 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cornell student turns down interview, saying ‘not interested in working for a Jew’

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about his state budget proposal, May 14, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Gov. Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department investigating him, his wife

By SOPHIE AUSTIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Right-wing agitator Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv on February 1, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Police detain far-right provocateur, after harassment of Arab journalist Lucy Aharish

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Idan Edri (Facebook)

Those We Have Lost

Idan Edri, 36: Animal lover who ‘just went to dance’

Murdered by Hamas at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Sgt. First Class Shalom Orel Alon (Israel Police)

Those we have lost

Sgt. First Class Orel Alon, 23: Rookie cop served country ‘with pride’

Slain while battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

Moriya Raviv (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Moriya Raviv, 23: World-traveling free spirit was ‘iconic, brave’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

Cpt. Dor Sade who was killed in Kfar Aza on October 8, 2023. (IDF)

Those We Have Lost

Cpt. Dor Sade, 22: Fell in battle 50 years after his grandfather did

Killed fighting Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 8

Sgt. Amit Guetta (IDF)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Amit Guetta, 21: Newlywed never got to meet his firstborn son

Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel

Staff Sgt. Shoam Moshe Ben-Harush (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Shoam Ben-Harush, 20: Nahal soldier planned to travel world

Died on October 26, 2023, of wounds sustained while battling Hamas on October 7

Supt. Avi Zidon (Israel Police)

Those we have lost

Supt. Avi Zidon, 50: ‘Hero’ police officer and kid’s basketball coach

Killed battling Hamas terrorists in Moshav Pri Gan on October 7

Sivan Shaarbany (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Sivan Shaarbany, 21: Curly-haired partygoer who loved salt & pepper

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Sgt. Amit Tsur (IDF)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Amit Tsur, 19: Golani soldier viewed ‘every day as a holiday’

Killed battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel on October 7

Daniel Goltman and Dana Petrenko (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Dana Petrenko, 23, Daniel Goltman, 24: Young couple was ‘never apart’

Murdered at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Making waves

Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life

Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

People visit the opening of the 100th Hebrew Book Week at Sarona in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Story hour

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Amid declining reading rates nationwide, annual book event opens in both cities following one-day delay caused by Iranian missile fire

By Jessica Steinberg

Gwyneth Paltrow poses in an ad for Herzliya luxury apartment project 51 Park. (Courtesy)

Park plug

Gwyneth Paltrow lends her face to Herzliya real estate project

Award-winning actress fronts video commercial for 51 Park residential towers

By Jessica Steinberg

US President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left, Knicks owner James Dolan and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Political arena

Trump booed at NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden

'We've waited a lifetime for this, and he's made it about himself, like everything else,' one fan says of US president, who has had a complicated relationship with his former hometown

By Amy Tennery and Bo Erickson

A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)

Surrealism in 3D

Magritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture

'The Castle of the Pyrenees,' which was donated to the museum in the 1980s, was damaged by a young boy who idly pierced the canvas while visiting with his family

By Jessica Steinberg

Kosha Dillz in his video "Parade." (Screenshot via YouTube)

Go New York go

Jewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

Team's run in the NBA Finals brings in New York City Jews, from kosher watch parties to radio talk shows and a viral slogan involving bagels

Hebrew Book Week at Tel Aviv's Sarona in 2025 (Courtesy)

Cancel culture

Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks

Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors

By Jessica Steinberg

A Great White shark spotted in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, in late May. (Healthy Seas/SDSS/GhostDiving screenshot)

Jaw-some!

Diver has rare encounter with Great White shark in Mediterranean

Volunteer clearing fishing nets from wreck off Sicily says fingers trembled while videoing creature; hopes it doesn't spark hunt for endangered species, which was spotted far from shore

By Michael Horovitz

From 'Noga,' the new documentary about the indie singer premiering June 7, 2026, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (Courtesy)

Indie attention

‘Noga,’ documentary about singer, to premiere at Tribeca

Film about Noga Erez's rocky road to stardom to screen at New York City film festival

By Jessica Steinberg

A photo of the Western Wall from the 1920s (AO Freedman)

Stone setting

Tower of David Museum wants your old Western Wall photos

Request for people to search for images comes as Jerusalem institution prepares 2027 exhibit for 60th anniversary of city's reunification following 1967 Six Day War

By Jessica Steinberg