Latest Articles

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Morristown Airport, in Morristown, New Jersey, September 4, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

September 7, 2026, 11:57 pm

Warning signs abound for Trump’s Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint

US President’s approval rating at all-time low amid grumbling over Iran war and economy; House win for Democrats could open door to probes of Trump

By Joseph Ax

Children watch as internally displaced Yemenis who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels, unload their belongings and set-up makeshift homes in the al-Kadah area of the Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen on September 6, 2026. (Ahmad AL-BASHA/AFP)

September 7, 2026, 11:46 pm

Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies

Days of fighting near strategic Red Sea chokepoint have left more than 300 dead; UN warns renewed large-scale fighting would have ‘grave consequences’

By AFP

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference after the Board of Governor’s Meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

September 7, 2026, 11:17 pm

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says

Assad-era site would have been ‘very efficient’ at making material for weapons, UN atomic watchdog chief says; reactor fuel manufacture plant also discovered

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Candidates for Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party at the presentation of the party's Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming election, in Rosh Haayin, September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

September 7, 2026, 10:04 pm

No last-minute mergers as most parties submit final Knesset slates for election

Eisenkot, Bennett, Ben Gvir, Winter submit independent lists, leaving landscape largely unchanged; Likud expected to submit Tuesday; Smotrich slams Winter for ‘gambling’ with political right

By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Jewish worshipers pray for forgiveness during Selichot prayers at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern Israel, early on September 4, 2026, ahead of the Jewish New Year. (David Cohen/Flash90)

September 7, 2026, 9:38 pm

Poll: Optimism rises among Israeli Jews ahead of Rosh Hashanah

76% of right-wing respondents say country is improving and will keep improving; Arab Israelis remain far more pessimistic

By Zev Stub and ToI Staff

Energy, Water, and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen visits a water desalination facility near Rishon Lezion, central Israel, September 2, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

September 7, 2026, 8:58 pm

Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel’s water resilience

At press conference on ninth day of partial suspension of water processing stations, Eli Cohen says Israel has access to almost twice the drinking water needed for all households

By Sue Surkes

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava attends an event in downtown Miami, September 16, 2025. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

September 7, 2026, 7:47 pm

Florida’s Miami-Dade county raises limit on Israel bonds investments

Cap upped from 3% to 5%; vote passes unanimously amid heated pushback from detractors urging cash be spent at home, not handed to Israeli government

By Sharon Udasin

New immigrants arrive in Israel on a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

September 7, 2026, 7:17 pm

Some 20,000 immigrated to Israel since last Rosh Hashanah as Western aliyah rises

Ministry says French immigration rose 65% and US arrivals jumped 15%, but overall numbers down as as Russian immigration continues to plummet

By Zev Stub

The densely built city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

September 7, 2026, 6:49 pm

Kids at non-Haredi Bnei Brak school find gate welded shut; parents decry ‘unending’ harassment

Police called to break gate open; families at co-ed religious Zionist school, located adjacent to a Haredi educational institution, say incident is latest in pattern of neglect by city

By ToI Staff

An Israir flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)

September 7, 2026, 5:27 pm

Israir becomes third Israeli carrier with NYC route, just as US airlines make their return

Wizz Air expands Israel operations with increased weekly flights to European destinations

By Sharon Wrobel

Yesh Atid party chair MK Yair Lapid at a faction meeting in the Knesset, June 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

September 7, 2026, 4:47 pm

With his own hands, Yair Lapid dismantled his life’s work

Facing dismal polls and amid a desperate merger with Naftali Bennett, the centrist leader abruptly ended the careers of almost 20 sitting Yesh Atid lawmakers

By Shalom Yerushalmi

Kevin Dimon, the French national to be deported by Thailand after banning Israelis from his zoo. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 7, 2026, 4:47 pm

Thailand to deport French zoo owner who barred Israelis, and an Israeli said to threaten him

Bangkok says Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park, engaged in threatening, harassing and physically abusive behavior; Israeli national given a suspended jail term

By AFP

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) and Nauruan Foreign Minister Lionel Aingimea at the opening ceremony of the Nauru embassy in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. (Gideon Sa'ar)

September 7, 2026, 4:41 pm

Pacific island nation Nauru opens its first Israeli embassy, in Jerusalem

Visiting FM Lionel Aingimea declares move is ‘message to the world of where we stand;’ FM Sa’ar lauds ‘one of Israel’s greatest friends,’ says Colombian embassy expected in October

By Nava Freiberg and AFP

Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed “Board of Peace” tasked with implementing the October 2025 ceasefire plan, speaks at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)

September 7, 2026, 4:38 pm

Mladenov: Gaza deadlock, West Bank escalation making two-state solution ‘impossible’

Board of Peace high representative says ‘no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict’ unless Strip moves forward with Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal

By AFP and ToI Staff

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Together (B'Yachad) party chairman Naftali Bennett, together with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and party members in Tel Aviv, present the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 6, 2026. (Flash90)

September 7, 2026, 4:04 pm

Hoping to put wind back in sails, B’Yachad tacks toward liberal-Zionist center

Unveiling slate at high-energy rally, Bennett’s party bets roster of experienced ‘doers’ and promises of universal service, Oct. 7 inquiry can win back support without relying on the right

By Ariela Karmel