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Prof. Avi Loeb at the Harvard College Observatory, March 1, 2022. (Courtesy of Leslie Kean)

August 9, 2022, 5:58 am

Israeli scientist proves his far-out theory on interstellar meteor is down to earth

Undeterred by naysayers or controversy, Prof. Avi Loeb stuck to his guns about a rare 2014 space rock — and his findings have finally been vindicated by the US government

By Rich Tenorio

A Palestinian youth salvages a toy from the rubble of his house which was destroyed during the latest three days of conflict with Israel ahead of a truce, in Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 8, 2022. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

August 9, 2022, 5:45 am

In rare interview to Israeli TV, Gaza mother says support for wars fading

Speaking in English, woman reports attitudes in Palestinian coastal enclave have ‘changed completely,’ residents no longer back Hamas and Islamic Jihad military action

By TOI staff and Agencies

Left, Prime Minister Yair Lapid delivers a message a day after the close of Operation Breaking Dawn, from the Israel Defense Forces' Tel Aviv headquarters on August 8, 2022. Right, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech during the One Ocean Summit, in Brest, Brittany, February 11, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO; Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

August 9, 2022, 4:54 am

In phone call, Lapid thanks Egypt’s el-Sissi for brokering Gaza ceasefire

PM says Cairo plays important role in ‘preserving regional stability’; Sources say PIJ demanded Israel stop targeting group in West Bank, leaders outside Gaza wanted harsher stance

By TOI staff

United Torah Judaism party chief Moshe Gafni, during an interview with Channel 12 on August 8, 2022. (Channel 12)

August 9, 2022, 3:02 am

Under attack for ambiguity, Gafni says UTJ will stick with Netanyahu ‘at all costs’

Amid speculation he might shift allegiance after the election, ultra-Orthodox party leader pledges loyalty to former PM, even if it means heading to the opposition

By TOI staff

Police direct traffic outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

August 9, 2022, 2:47 am

FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

Former president says bureau conducted ‘unannounced raid,’ rails against ‘weaponization of justice system’

By AP and TOI staff

Egyptian Ambassador to the UN Osama Abdel Khalek addresses the Security Council on August 8, 2022. (Screen capture/UN TV)

August 9, 2022, 2:25 am

After mediating Gaza ceasefire, Egypt sees envoy berate Israel at Security Council

As Lapid praises Sissi, Cairo’s envoy to UN laments ‘martyrs’ killed, Israeli ‘desecration of al-Aqsa,’ calls for end to Israeli blockade and says Israel responsible for Strip

By Jacob Magid

A gunman affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, marches as men carry the body of Dirar al-Kafrayni, killed during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Jenin, during his funeral at the Jenin refugee camp, on August 2, 2022. (Jaafar Ashitiyeh/AFP)

August 9, 2022, 1:33 am

PIJ threatens to renew fighting if Israel refuses to release two of its members

In pamphlets to Gaza residents, terror group warns violence to resume if demands not met; Israel sees opening for wider deal with Hamas

By TOI staff

Ice cream containers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malachi, on July 21, 2021. (Flash90)

August 9, 2022, 1:15 am

Ben & Jerry’s seeks injunction against parent company as Israel legal battle goes on

In court hearing, ice cream maker seeks to block future transfer of branding and intellectual property to Ben & Jerry’s Israel

By Luke Tress

Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John attends the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2018. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

August 9, 2022, 12:57 am

Olivia Newton-John, star of ‘Grease,’ dies at 73

Grammy winner, famed singer and actress of Jewish heritage battled breast cancer for 30 years, was ‘symbol of triumphs and hope,’ family says

By AP and TOI staff

Dudu Laniado, a disqualified candidate in the Likud party primaries. (Channel 12 screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

August 8, 2022, 11:51 pm

Overturning decision, Likud court okays primaries candidate convicted of assault

Panel rules that David Laniado, convicted of burglaries, can’t be disqualified for failing to disclose additional offense, due to statute of limitation; Netanyahu appeals decision

By TOI staff

The sun sets behind the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)

August 8, 2022, 11:51 pm

US says its ready to ‘quickly conclude’ nuke deal with Iran on basis of EU proposal

State Department suggests deal’s restoration is in Tehran’s hands after EU submits ‘final text’ of drafted proposal; Iran expresses skepticism

By Agencies and TOI staff

The site where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a factory in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on August 6, 2022. (Flash90)

August 8, 2022, 11:26 pm

Compensation claims flow in as over 100 properties damaged by Gaza rockets

As the ceasefire holds, Israel begins to calculate the costs of Operation Breaking Dawn, which are higher than last year’s Guardian of the Walls

By Danielle Nagler

Bread wheat. (Courtesy, Prof. Vered Zin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).

August 8, 2022, 11:26 pm

Israeli study: Pest defenses in wild wheat can help save cultivated species

With global warming encouraging more pests, breeding of wild plant’s defenses into today’s widely used varieties could save many crops and boost food industry, say researchers

By Sue Surkes

Prime Minister Yair Lapid (right) holds an assessment with military and security officials at the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv, August 6, 2022. (Kobi Elkatzur/ GPO)

August 8, 2022, 11:26 pm

Public thinks Lapid handled Gaza battle well, but no electoral boost — polls

3 TV surveys find pro-Netanyahu bloc still stuck at 59 seats, as Shaked’s Zionist Spirit fails to enter Knesset in 2 of them; PM’s Yesh Atid gains no ground following IDF operation

By TOI staff

James Franco at the premiere of HBO's 'The Deuce' third and final season in New York, September 5, 2019. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

August 8, 2022, 10:45 pm

Fidel Castro’s daughter says kosher for James Franco to play her father

Alina Fernández, the dissident offspring of the Cuban dictator, defends selection of Jewish star for part, rejecting criticism from Latino actors

By TOI staff