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Israel & the Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
The island of Krabi in Thailand, November 27, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
Thailand shortens visa-free stay for Israelis and other tourists from 60 to 30 days
By ToI Staff
New regulations to take effect Sept. 15, covering travelers from 60 countries, including US, UK, Canada, France and Australia
Planes from Brussels Airlines on the tarmac at Brussels Airport in Brussels May 12, 2020. (Francisco Seco/AP)
Brussels Airlines facing strike after workers say they were forced to fly to Israel
By ToI Staff
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (Flash90/ToI)
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Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
IDF soldiers are filmed praying with settlers at an illegal outpost used to lay siege to Palestinians in the village of Qusra on. August 10, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
September 2, 2026, 7:05 am
IDF ousts reservist who prayed with besieging settlers; still no arrests for Qusra attack
Police chief tells officers not to cooperate with Katz plan for army to give cops responsibility for West Bank civilian law enforcement; back home after deportation by Israel, activist says settler violence backed by Israeli state
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 2, 2026, 3:56 am
Russia helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles – report
US reissues call for citizens in Mideast to exercise caution amid possible ‘unforeseen escalation’ * Trump: ‘When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?’
By ToI Staff
This screen grab made on July 22, 2026, from handout video footage released by the US Central Command on July 21, 2026 shows US forces launching what the military says are precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities for the eleventh consecutive night. (CENTCOM via AFP)
September 2, 2026, 1:02 am
US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan
Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, one of which killed 4 at a wedding according to Iranian officials; Amman says all IRGC missiles were intercepted or landed in remote areas
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, center right, and his wife Entissar Amer, right, welcome China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan as they arrive at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, for an official visit to Egypt, September 1, 2026. (Khaled Desouki/Pool photo via AP)
September 1, 2026, 10:13 pm
China’s Xi arrives in Egypt amid US sanctions threat over Iran links
Egyptian and Chinese banks could be hit by Washington’s boosted sanctions regime; Beijing seeking to prop up relations with US-friendly nations ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
By Menna Farouk and Mary Yang
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks during a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 10:02 pm
Sa’ar threatens retaliation if UK imposes sanctions on West Bank settlements
Foreign minister says Jerusalem ‘will act,’ London will regret actions after British counterpart reiterates ‘comprehensive measures’ over E1 project to be unveiled soon
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Muein al-Arabid, head of Hamas's internal security apparatus, was captured by Israel on September 1, 2026. (Social media/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 1, 2026, 9:28 pm
Israel confirms capturing Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid
Special forces from Shin Bet descend on building in Strip, nab Muein al-Arabid in ‘bold operation,’ PM, military, and security agency say
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: The Ketziot Detention Camp in the Negev desert on September 13, 2022. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
September 1, 2026, 8:19 pm
12 guards charged with reckless homicide for fatally beating Palestinian security prisoner
Thaer Abu Asab, jailed since 2005 over terror attack, died in Ketziot Prison in November 2023; senior officer accused of ordering violent assault that caused cardiac arrest
By Jeremy Sharon
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, August 31, 2026. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
September 1, 2026, 5:49 pm
Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but declines to clarify stance on Tucker Carlson
US vice president stresses importance of relationship with Israel in speech to Republican Jewish Coalition, blames rising antisemitism on immigration
By Joseph Strauss
Syria’s interim foreign minister Asaad Shaibani (L) delivers a speech during the inauguration of Syria’s embassy at Al-Nofleen district in Tripoli on August 30, 2026. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 4:21 pm
Syria says it’s working ‘seriously’ on diplomatic solution with Israel despite attacks
FM al-Shaibani reports US-mediated talks aim for full Israeli withdrawal to pre-December 2024 lines, pans Katz’s remarks on IDF remaining in Syrian territory
By AFP and ToI Staff
People gather near a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on September 1, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 1:52 pm
IDF strikes Gaza as Hamas official captured in reported raid by Israel-backed militia
Military carries out heavy wave of strikes, says it struck targets to ‘remove threats to security forces’ amid apparent operation by anti-Hamas armed group; 3 said killed
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
A motorcycle taxi drives past a banner in Pattaya, Thailand, September 1, 2026. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)
September 1, 2026, 1:44 pm
Thai resort braces for 5,000 sailors from USS Lincoln after lengthy Mideast deployment
Following reports of deteriorating mental health aboard US Navy ship, aircraft carrier set to make its first stop since November in Pattaya, Thailand
By Agencies
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (L), Joshua Kushner (2nd-L) and Disney CEO Bob Iger (2nd-R) attend a US Open match at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2025, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 1:42 pm
Joshua Kushner blames ‘political dynamics’ for collapse of plan to sell World Cup stakes
Investor and brother of Trump’s son-in-law says he ‘would not have gotten involved’ had he anticipated the level of backlash to privatizing FIFA events
By AFP
Palestinians check the damage to a mosque that, according to residents, was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers, in the West Bank village of Bazariya, September 1, 2026, as on its wall a Hebrew graffiti reads “Huckabee regards from the terrorists”, referring to the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
September 1, 2026, 11:47 am
West Bank mosque said torched by settlers; 8 arrested for assaults on Palestinians, mosque arsons
Suspects aged 16 to 20; 4 Palestinians shot during raid by settlers, soldiers; elderly Palestinian woman beaten; former Israeli officials to NYT: Settler violence is ‘like the Germans’
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump smiles during an event about drug prices, in the Oval Office of the White House, August 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
September 1, 2026, 10:25 am
‘What a stupid question’: Trump rules out idea of nuking Iran amid renewed tensions
US president claims Tehran ‘totally defeated militarily’ as he reportedly weighs limited strikes near Hormuz; several incidents reported in waterway as Tehran pushes for return to talks
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Syrian security personnel officers guard the road on the outskirts of Sweida, southern Syria on February 26, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 7:45 am
10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida
State TV claims ‘outlaw groups’ launched attacks, as Druze-affiliated group accuses government forces of firing mortal shells and machine guns toward civilians
By AFP and ToI Staff
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