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Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (center), announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, May 20, 2024. (ICC)

July 24, 2026, 11:29 pm

ICC members vote to dismiss embattled prosecutor behind Netanyahu arrest warrant

82 of 125 members vote to remove Karim Khan, amid sexual assault allegation from ex-aide, but won’t impact case against PM and Gallant, which can only be withdrawn by ICC judges

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Palestinian residents put out a fire after vehicles were torched along with homes in an attack reportedly by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Sarra, west of the city of Nablus in the West Bank on July 24, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)

July 24, 2026, 11:19 pm

Settlers rampage across West Bank amid burial of civil security officer shot by Palestinian

Father of Israeli killed in settler raid calls on gov’t to build settlements in Gaza and Lebanon, as settlers ransack over a dozen villages, set fire to buildings and farmland

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave at the conclusion of a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

July 24, 2026, 9:01 pm

Trump’s belated normalization condition for Saudi nuke deal doesn’t erase all Israeli fears

US president insists deal already signed depends on Riyadh joining Abraham Accords — a difficult demand or kingdom to swallow. Either way, he’s making moves without asking Israel

By Lazar Berman

Graham Platner and Troy Jackson (R), who is running to replace Platner as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images via JTA)

July 24, 2026, 8:57 pm

A community divided: Maine’s Jewish Democrats gear up for Platner’s replacement

Exit of populist progressive marred by sexual assault allegations has left some Jewish Democrats relieved, but positions on Israel of likely replacement Troy Jackson are seen as largely similar

By Grace Gilson

An anti-Israel protester in New York City, September 23, 2025. (Luke Tress/ Times of Israel)

July 24, 2026, 7:53 pm

Why are US politicians so focused on Israel, when voters say it’s not a priority?

Polls show that, when asked open-ended questions about political priorities, Israel and foreign policy don’t make the cut, even though the Jewish state seems to be everywhere

By Luke Tress

The head of the UJA-Federation of New York, Eric Goldstein, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, July 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

July 24, 2026, 7:32 pm

Jewish leaders demand Mamdani tone down rhetoric against Israel after stabbing

State and city elected officials, communal figures gather at site of attack, claiming mayor’s incendiary remarks on PM and Gaza war are endangering New York City Jews

By Luke Tress

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)

July 24, 2026, 7:29 pm

PM’s office says he’ll fly to DC for Tuesday meet with Trump, Graham memorial service

If Netanyahu makes the trip, it would suggest that major US escalation against Iran is on hold, but leaders have pulled off deception campaign ahead of attack on Tehran in the past

By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid

IDF troops at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

July 24, 2026, 6:35 pm

UNESCO lists Israeli-controlled heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger

Cultural agency says Beaufort Castle has sustained damage and faced ongoing threats since IDF takeover amid fight against Hezbollah; Israel blasts Sebastia’s classification as Palestinian

By AFP and ToI Staff

IDF troops operate at the scene of a shooting near the West Bank village of Tell, July 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

July 24, 2026, 5:52 pm

2 Israelis, 4 Palestinians killed in gunfight sparked by settler raid of Palestinian town

Palestinian snatches weapon of civil security squad member Benayahu Mellet before fatally shooting him and IDF commander Yuval Ezra, as six others caught in crossfire

By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan and Lazar Berman

Ed Miliband, Britain’s Foreign Secretary arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, July 21, 2026. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

July 24, 2026, 4:27 pm

10 clues on how new UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband could deal with Israel

The Jewish politician has a long, uneasy relationship with UK Jewry. From denunciations of Israel to warm words, how has Miliband got on with the Jewish state and British Jews — so far

By Robert Philpot

On July 28, at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, Amit Tibon will receive the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for his memoir, 'The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands.' (©Ofir Berman/Courtesy Stribe via JTA)

July 24, 2026, 4:26 pm

Award-winning writer Amir Tibon readies to return to kibbutz where his family survived Oct. 7

As he accepts the Sami Rohr Prize for his memoir and prepares to move back home to Nahal Oz after three years as an evacuee, the Haaretz journalist talks about what still gives him hope

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

July 24, 2026, 12:39 pm

4-year-old boy who went missing on Ashkelon beach found alive after daylong search

Yuval Kogan reported to be well, with footage showing him sitting in a car with volunteers and police; his mother said she was waiting for him with a popsicle

By ToI Staff

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 22, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

July 24, 2026, 11:05 am

Iran said to threaten Israel, reject US ceasefire proposal passed along by Iraqi PM

US attacks Iranian military targets in 13th night of strikes; Iran retaliates in Bahrain, says also attacked in Jordan; Iranian officials say escalation would mean hitting Tel Aviv

By Agencies and ToI Staff

July 24, 2026, 10:48 am

Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon

Lazar Berman lays out what the US-Iran escalation means for Israel, and why Jerusalem remains on the sidelines. Meanwhile, Arab countries are working to develop alternatives to Hormuz

By Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, takes part in a memorandum of understanding signing with Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

July 24, 2026, 9:25 am

Malaysia envoy summoned by US over expulsion of American-Israeli dual citizen

As nation deports all Israelis, its ambassador tells Washington its position is ‘nothing new’; congressmen urge State Department to cut off money for training Malaysian army

By Reuters